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Wind Advisory 64, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this wind advisory at Sep 25, 2009, 4:30 AM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 25, 2009, 5:06 PM AKDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2009, 4:30 AM AKDT (12:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 25, 2009, 5:06 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2009, 3:53 AM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK77 PAJK 251230 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 430 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 AKZ018-260000- /X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0064.090926T0500Z-090926T1400Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 430 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL TIGHTEN THE NORTH SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH STARTING LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 400 PM AKDT FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ025>028-251400- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-090925T1400Z/ JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE... CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 430 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. WINDS GUSTS TO 47 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT THE AWOS IN HYDABURG AND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT THE ASOS IN KETCHIKAN AND THE KETCHIKAN TIDE GAGE OVERNIGHT. HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWAK77 PAJK 251342 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 542 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 AKZ025-026-251445- /X.EXP.PAJK.WI.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-090925T1400Z/ JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 542 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM AKDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM AKDT EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ AKZ027-028-251700- /X.EXT.PAJK.WI.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-090925T1700Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN... METLAKATLA 542 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. A STRONG FRONT MOVING OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS GUSTS TO 47 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT THE AWOS IN HYDABURG AND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT THE ASOS IN KETCHIKAN AND THE KETCHIKAN TIDE GAGE OVERNIGHT. HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKDT FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-260000- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0064.090926T0500Z-090926T1400Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 542 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL TIGHTEN THE NORTH SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH STARTING LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 400 PM AKDT FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
000 WWAK77 PAJK 251433 CCA NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 542 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 AKZ025-026-251445- /X.EXP.PAJK.WI.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-090925T1400Z/ JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 542 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM AKDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM AKDT EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ AKZ027-028-251700- /X.COR.PAJK.WI.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-090925T1700Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN... METLAKATLA 542 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. A STRONG FRONT MOVING OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS GUSTS TO 47 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT THE AWOS IN HYDABURG AND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT THE ASOS IN KETCHIKAN AND THE KETCHIKAN TIDE GAGE OVERNIGHT. HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKDT FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-260000- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0064.090926T0500Z-090926T1400Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 542 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL TIGHTEN THE NORTH SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH STARTING LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 400 PM AKDT FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
000 WWAK77 PAJK 251653 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 853 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 AKZ027-251800- /X.EXP.PAJK.WI.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-090925T1700Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK 853 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. WINDS GUSTS TO 47 MPH WERE OBSERVED AT THE AWOS IN HYDABURG EARLIER THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 30 MPH... A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS MAY CONTINUE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BUT THE STRONGER WINDS SHOULD BE OVER. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ AKZ028-252000- /X.EXT.PAJK.WI.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-090925T2000Z/ SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 853 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. A STRONG FRONT MOVING OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT THE ASOS IN KETCHIKAN AND THE KETCHIKAN TIDE GAGE OVERNIGHT. HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKDT FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-260100- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0064.090926T0500Z-090926T1400Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 853 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL TIGHTEN THE NORTH SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH STARTING LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 400 PM AKDT FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ BEZENEK
000 WWAK77 PAJK 251949 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1149 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 AKZ028-252100- /X.EXP.PAJK.WI.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-090925T2000Z/ SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 1149 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKDT TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKDT TODAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUING TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ AKZ018-260000- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0064.090926T0500Z-090926T1400Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 1149 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL TIGHTEN THE NORTH SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH STARTING LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 400 PM AKDT FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
000 WWAK77 PAJK 252347 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 347 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 AKZ018-261315- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0064.090926T0500Z-090926T1400Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 347 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL TIGHTEN THE NORTH SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 500 AM AKDT SATURDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
000 WWAK77 PAJK 260106 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 506 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 AKZ018-261400- /X.EXT.PAJK.WI.Y.0064.090926T0106Z-090926T1400Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 506 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN THE NORTH SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 500 AM AKDT SATURDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
000 WWAK77 PAJK 261153 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 353 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 AKZ018-261300- /X.CAN.PAJK.WI.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-090926T1400Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 353 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE WINDY WITH SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ AKZ022-023-026-262000- /X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0065.090926T1153Z-090926T2000Z/ SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA... PORT ALEXANDER...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 353 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING AS WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EFFECT THE OUTER COASTAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKDT TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Sep 24, 2:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 2:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
230 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE REVEALS 984MB LOW SOUTH OF THE AK
PENISULA WITH ASSOCIATED STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING EAST
FROM THE LOW AND MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND
EASTERN GULF ATTM. AREAS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...AHEAD OF
FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE PANHANDLE. JUNEAU
WFO PICKED NEARLY ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH WITH FIRST AREA OF RAIN.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
AFTERNOON. 6HR QPF RATES OF ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH
ON TAP STARTING THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT FOR MOST LOCATIONS. RAIN
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS VERY MOIST STEM
GIVEN THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON CHOI WAN ARE EMBEDDED IN THE
SYSTEM.
WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE FRONT APPROACHES ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
OUTER COAST WHERE WIND ADVISORIES ARE POSTED FOR ZONES 22 AND 23
THIS AFTERNOON AND ZONE 27 THIS EVENING. BARRIER JET INDICATED
ALONG NORTHERN COAST WILL BRING GUSTY CONDITIONS WEST OF PAYA BUT
SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED. WIND ADVISORY ALSO POSTED FOR ZONE 28 THIS
EVENING WITH FAVORABLE SOUTHERLY FETCH. GALES FOR OFFSHORE AND ALL
OUTSIDE WATERS THIS EVENING.
PARENT LOW CONTINUES TO SLOWLY FILL JUST EAST OF KODIAK OVERNIGHT
AS FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE PANHANDLE.
GRADIENT RELAXES IN SOUTHERN ZONES LATE TONIGHT BUT INCREASES
AGAIN TOMORROW EVENING AS SHORTWAVE ROTATING AROUND PARENT LOW
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. WINDS INCREASE TO GALES IN MZ 310 IN
RESPONSE. ONSHORE FLOW TOMORROW BEHIND FRONT LEADING TO
CATEGORICAL TO LIKELY OPS FOR PANHANDLE.
MODELS WHERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AGAIN TODAY WITH GFS ECMWF AND
UKMET VERY SIMILAR ON POSITION...TRACK AND STRENGTH OF LOW IN
WESTERN GULF AND CONSISTENT WITH THE TIMING OF THE FROPA THROUGH
THE PANHANDLE. NAM12 DID BRING STRONGER WINDS ALOFT OVER PANHANDLE
WITH 60KTS OVER PAJN VS 45 KTS WITH REST OF THE MODELS. OPTED TO
BLEND 06Z WSWRF TO CAPTURE SMALL SCALE FEATURES AND GRADIENTS INTO
A BLEND OF 12 GFS AND INHERITED GRIDS FOR THE PRESSURE AND WIND
FIELDS THROUGH THE TONIGHT PERIOD. FOR THE TOMORROW PERIOD A BLEND
OF INHERITED GRIDS AND GFS WAS USED. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IF ABOVE
AVERAGE BASED ON RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THE GFS AND MINIMAL
SPREAD BETWEEN MODEL FAMILIES.
&&
.LONG TERM...THROUGH THE WEEKEND THE 12Z MODEL RUNS WERE IN
FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT. THERE WERE SOME BRIEF PERIODS LARGER
DISCREPANCY HEADING AROUND SUNDAY NIGHT OVER THE EASTERN GULF.
HOWEVER MODELS RE-CONVERGE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE GOOD AGREEMENT
EVEN INTO MID WEEK YET. BASED THE GRID ADJUSTMENTS THROUGH SUNDAY
ON THE GFS SOLUTION AND THEN WAS USING HPC GUIDANCE FOR THE LAST
FEW DAYS.
AS THE MAIN LOW WEAKENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT MOVES INLAND NEAR
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND A FAIRLY STRONG WESTERLY GALE WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE GULF AND WILL BUILD A STRONG SWELL TO MOVE THE COASTAL
AREAS FOR THE WEEKEND EXPECT SEAS 20+ FT FOR MARINES 41>43. NEXT
LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
AHEAD OF THE NEXT MAJOR SYSTEM MOVING TO THE BERING SUNDAY A
RIDGE IS BUILT UP IN ADVANCE OF THIS LOW. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST
THROUGH MID-WEEK. AT THE PRESENT THE FRONTAL BAND OF THIS LAST LOW
SHOULD MOVE INTO THE GULF TUESDAY AND SHOULD IMPACT SOUTHEAST
ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY.
CONFIDENCE IS GENERALLY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY FOR
AKZ027-028.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR AKZ022-023.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-033-036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-031-032-034-035.
&&
CCC/BEZENEKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Sep 24, 7:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Sep 24, 8:30 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 32 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.