Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this winter storm warning at Jan 8, 2009, 4:58 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 8, 2009, 12:37 PM AKST. It was in force for 28 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2009, 4:58 AM AKST (13:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2009, 12:37 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2009, 4:46 PM AKST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK47 PAJK 081358 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 458 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 AKZ027-028-081500- /X.CAN.PAJK.WS.A.0002.090109T0300Z-090109T1500Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN... METLAKATLA 458 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. $$ AKZ018-082200- /X.UPG.PAJK.WS.A.0002.090109T0300Z-090110T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T1500Z-090110T0300Z/ /X.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1500Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 458 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTH WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 MPH... COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 2 MILES AT TIMES...WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. LATER ON...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE IS LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD WIND CHILLS...AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. EXPOSED SKIN IN THE ADVISORY AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ019-082200- /X.UPG.PAJK.WS.A.0002.090109T0300Z-090110T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T0300Z-090110T0300Z/ /X.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T0300Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 458 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTH WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 MPH... COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 2 MILES AT TIMES...WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. LATER ON...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD WIND CHILLS...AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. EXPOSED SKIN IN THE ADVISORY AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ026-082200- /X.UPG.PAJK.WS.A.0002.090109T0300Z-090109T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T0300Z-090109T1500Z/ /X.EXB.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.090108T2100Z-090109T0300Z/ INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 458 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL OF 6 INCHES TO 10 INCHES SHOULD OCCUR TONIGHT. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST THU OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ022-024-029-082200- /X.UPG.PAJK.WS.A.0002.090109T0300Z-090109T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T0300Z-090109T2100Z/ /X.EXB.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.090108T2100Z-090109T0300Z/ SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...ANGOON...HYDER 458 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM AKST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 4 OR MORE INCHES IS LIKELY THIS EVENING. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST THU OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ020-021-025-082200- /X.UPG.PAJK.WS.A.0002.090109T0300Z-090110T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T0300Z-090110T0300Z/ /X.EXB.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.090108T2100Z-090109T0300Z/ GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH...JUNEAU 458 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST THU OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ023-082200- /X.EXB.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.090108T2100Z-090109T1500Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 458 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. NORTH WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 MPH... COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 2 MILES AT TIMES...WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. LATER ON...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL UP TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD WIND CHILLS...AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$
11 follow-up statements
000 WWAK47 PAJK 081924 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1024 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 AKZ019-082215- /X.CAN.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAJK.WC.Y.0002.090108T1924Z-090109T0300Z/ /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T0300Z-090110T0300Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 1024 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. BREEZY NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES ARE GENERATING WIND CHILL TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE CHILKAT VALLEY. AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY AT TIMES EXPOSED SKIN IN THE ADVISORY AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 30 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. AN ADVISORY MEANS DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. LATER ON...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ029-082215- /X.CAN.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.090108T2100Z-090109T0300Z/ /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T0300Z-090109T2100Z/ MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HYDER 1024 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM AKST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 13 INCHES OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ018-082215- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T1500Z-090110T0300Z/ /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1500Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 1024 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. NORTH WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 50 MPH...COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 2 MILES AT TIMES. LATER ON...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE IS LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD WIND CHILLS...AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. EXPOSED SKIN IN THE ADVISORY AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ026-082215- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T0300Z-090109T1500Z/ /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.090108T2100Z-090109T0300Z/ INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 1024 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL OF 6 INCHES TO 10 INCHES SHOULD OCCUR TONIGHT. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ022-024-082215- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T0300Z-090109T2100Z/ /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.090108T2100Z-090109T0300Z/ SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...ANGOON 1024 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM AKST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 4 OR MORE INCHES IS LIKELY THIS EVENING. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ020-021-025-082215- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T0300Z-090110T0300Z/ /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.090108T2100Z-090109T0300Z/ GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH...JUNEAU 1024 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ023-082215- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.090108T2100Z-090109T1500Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 1024 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE STARTING TO MIX WITH RAIN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. EAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND BECOME GUSTY TO AROUND 45 MPH TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD WIND CHILLS...AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$
000 WWAK47 PAJK 082203 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 103 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 AKZ019-090615- /X.CAN.PAJK.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T0300Z/ /X.EXT.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090108T2203Z-090110T0300Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 103 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. BREEZY NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES ARE GENERATING WIND CHILL TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE CHILKAT VALLEY. AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY AT TIMES EXPOSED SKIN IN THE WARNING AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 30 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS LIKELY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ020>022-024>026-090615- /X.UPG.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T0300Z/ /X.EXT.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090108T2137Z-090110T0300Z/ GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH...ELFIN COVE... PELICAN...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 103 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ018-090615- /X.EXT.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T0900Z-090110T0300Z/ /X.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T0900Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 103 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. NORTH WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 50 MPH...COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 2 MILES AT TIMES. LATER ON...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE IS LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD WIND CHILLS...AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. EXPOSED SKIN IN THE ADVISORY AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ029-090615- /X.EXT.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T0300Z-090110T0300Z/ MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HYDER 103 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 17 INCHES OR MORE ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ027-090615- /X.EXB.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.090109T0300Z-090109T1200Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK 103 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL ALSO PICK UP THIS EVENING GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ017-090615- /X.EXB.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.090109T0300Z-090110T0300Z/ CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT 103 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ028-090615- /X.EXB.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.090109T0300Z-090109T1500Z/ SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 103 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN FRIDAY MORNING. WIND WILL ALSO BE PICKING UP THIS EVENING...GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ023-090615- /X.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 103 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE STARTING TO MIX WITH RAIN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. EAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND BECOME GUSTY TO AROUND 45 MPH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$
000 WWAK47 PAJK 090406 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 706 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 AKZ018-090615- /X.UPG.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T0900Z/ /X.NEW.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.090109T0406Z-090109T1800Z/ /X.EXT.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T1800Z-090110T0300Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 706 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 50 MPH...COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE IS LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED IN CASE THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. EXPOSED SKIN IN THE ADVISORY AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ023-090615- /X.UPG.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/ /X.EXB.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 706 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE STARTING TO MIX WITH RAIN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 3 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND. EAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND BECOME GUSTY TO AROUND 45 MPH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ019>022-024>026-029-090615- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-GLACIER BAY- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH... ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL... KAKE...HYDER 706 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ027-090615- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK 706 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL ALSO PICK UP THIS EVENING GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ017-090615- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT 706 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ028-090615- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1500Z/ SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 706 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN FRIDAY MORNING. WIND WILL ALSO BE PICKING UP THIS EVENING...GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ PSS
000 WWAK47 PAJK 090551 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 851 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 AKZ018-091215- /X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T1800Z-090110T0300Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 851 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. NORTHEAST WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 50 MPH... COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE IS LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED IN CASE THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. EXPOSED SKIN IN THE ADVISORY AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ019>022-024>026-029-091215- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-GLACIER BAY- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH... ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL... KAKE...HYDER 851 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ023-091200- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 851 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE STARTING TO MIX WITH RAIN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 3 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND. EAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND BECOME GUSTY TO AROUND 45 MPH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ027-091200- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK 851 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WHILE MIXING WITH RAIN. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ017-091215- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT 851 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ028-091215- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1500Z/ SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 851 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WHILE MIXING WITH RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN FRIDAY MORNING. WIND WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AROUND 40 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ PSS
000 WWAK47 PAJK 090748 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1048 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 AKZ028-091215- /X.UPG.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1500Z/ /X.EXB.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1500Z/ SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 1048 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WHILE MIXING WITH RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN FRIDAY MORNING. WIND WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AROUND 40 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ018-091215- /X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T1800Z-090110T0300Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 1048 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. NORTHEAST WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 50 MPH... COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE IS LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED IN CASE THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. EXPOSED SKIN IN THE ADVISORY AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ019>022-024>026-029-091215- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-GLACIER BAY- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH... ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL... KAKE...HYDER 1048 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ023-091200- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 1048 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE STARTING TO MIX WITH RAIN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 3 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND. EAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND BECOME GUSTY TO AROUND 45 MPH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ027-091200- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK 1048 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WHILE MIXING WITH RAIN. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ017-091215- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT 1048 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ PSS
000 WWAK47 PAJK 091150 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 250 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 AKZ023-091300- /X.EXP.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 250 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED OFF OVER THE SITKA AND PORT ALEXANDER AREAS WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO THE MIDDLE 30S. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MIX WITH RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ AKZ027-091300- /X.EXP.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1200Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK 250 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ROSE TO MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S EARLY THIS MORNING WITH SNOW CHANGED OVER TO ALL RAIN. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ AKZ018-091500- /X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T1800Z-090110T0300Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 250 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 50 MPH... COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE IS LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. EXPOSED SKIN IN THE ADVISORY AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 AM AKST THIS MORNING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ019>022-024>026-029-091500- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-GLACIER BAY- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH... ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL... KAKE...HYDER 250 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY WITH THE STORM THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 AM AKST THIS MORNING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ028-091500- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1500Z/ SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 250 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING WHILE MIXING WITH RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN. WIND WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AROUND 40 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS MORNING. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 AM AKST THIS MORNING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ017-091500- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT 250 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 AM AKST THIS MORNING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$
000 WWAK47 PAJK 091349 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 449 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 AKZ028-091500- /X.CAN.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1500Z/ SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 449 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SIGINIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS CHANGED TO MODERATE RAIN IN THE KETCHIKAN AND METLAKATLA AREAS AS TEMPERATURES RISING TO THE MIDDLE 30S. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ AKZ018-091800- /X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090109T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T1800Z-090110T0300Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 449 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 50 MPH... COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE IS LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. EXPOSED SKIN IN THE ADVISORY AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ019>022-024>026-029-091800- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-GLACIER BAY- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH... ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL... KAKE...HYDER 449 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY WITH THE STORM THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ017-091800- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT 449 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$
000 WWAK47 PAJK 091745 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 845 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 AKZ018-100200- /X.CAN.PAJK.WS.W.0002.090109T1800Z-090110T0300Z/ /X.EXT.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 845 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 MPH... COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE IS LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. EXPOSED SKIN IN THE WARNING AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ019>022-024>026-029-100200- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-GLACIER BAY- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH... ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL... KAKE...HYDER 845 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY WITH THE STORM THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ017-100200- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT 845 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$
000 WWAK47 PAJK 092348 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 248 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 AKZ018-100300- /X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 248 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 MPH... COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STORM SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. EXPOSED SKIN IN THE WARNING AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ019>022-024>026-029-100300- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-GLACIER BAY- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH... ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL... KAKE...HYDER 248 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ017-100300- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT 248 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STORM SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$
000 WWAK47 PAJK 100054 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 354 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 AKZ017-100200- /X.CAN.PAJK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT 354 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ AKZ018-100300- /X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 354 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 MPH... COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STORM SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. EXPOSED SKIN IN THE WARNING AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ AKZ019>022-024>026-029-100300- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-GLACIER BAY- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH... ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL... KAKE...HYDER 354 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS. A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$
000 WWAK47 PAJK 100146 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 446 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 AKZ019>022-024>026-029-100300- /X.CAN.PAJK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0300Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-GLACIER BAY- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH... ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL... KAKE...HYDER 446 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ AKZ018-100815- /X.EXT.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0900Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 446 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 50 MPH... COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. STORM SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 1 FOOT OR MORE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. EXPOSED SKIN IN THE WARNING AREA CAN BECOME FROSTBITTEN IN 10 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 7, 1:29 PM AKST, 15 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 1:29 PM AKST, 15 hours 29 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
129 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009
.SHORT TERM...COLD DAY ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TODAY. TEMPS RANGE
FROM BELOW ZERO IN THE NORTH TO THE 20S IN THE SOUTHERN ZONES.
THE COLD SPOT TODAY IS SKAGWAY WHICH IS SITTING AT MINUS 8 AT
NOON. TEMPS TODAY WILL NOT WARM UP MUCH THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
AGAIN FALL TONIGHT AS THE ARCTIC AIR REMAINS ENTRENCHED. THE COLD
AIR IN COMBINATION WITH THE WARM WATER OF THE INNER CHANNELS IS
CREATING LOW CLOUD COVER AROUND CROSS SOUND/ICY STRAIT AND AROUND
THE PETERSBURG AREA AND IN SOME CASES CAUSING LIGHT SNOW
FLURRIES.
HELPING TO KEEP THE COLD AIR IN PLACE IS A 1024 MB HIGH THAT IS
CENTERED IN THE YUKON AND IS CAUSING A HIGH PRESSURE GRADIENT
ALONG THE COAST RANGES. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OUT OF INNER
PASSAGES ARE CONTINUING TO BLOW PROMPTING WIND ADVISORIES AND
VARIOUS GALE AND STORM WARNINGS FOR THE INNER CHANNELS. THE HIGH
WIND WITH COLD TEMPS IS ALSO CAUSING THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN SOME OF THE NORTHERN CHANNELS TODAY INTO
TONIGHT AS WELL AS DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ALONG THE
KLONDIKE AND HAINES HIGHWAYS.
FOR TONIGHT THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO HAVE INCREASING CLOUDS AS WE
BEGIN TO SEE THE EFFECTS OF THE NEXT SYSTEM COMING FROM THE WEST.
THE AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY SEEING OVERCAST SKIES WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE TO SEE OVERCAST SKIES AND MAYBE A FEW FLURRIES. THE MORE
STEADY PRECIP FROM THE APPROACHING SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED TO
START UNTIL AROUND MIDDAY TOMORROW AS SNOW FROM OVERRUNNING THE
ARCTIC AIR WILL START TO DEVELOP. DO NOT EXPECT ANY LARGE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT AS THE MAIN BATCH OF PRECIP
WILL STILL BE OFFSHORE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
MODEL OF CHOICE TODAY WAS THE GEM MODEL AS IT DID THE BEST WITH
MODELING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE COAST RANGES FOR TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW. THOUGHT THAT THE OTHER MODELS WERE WEAK ON THE
GRADIENTS. MODELS ARE STILL SOMEWHAT AT ODDS ON TRACK AND TIMING
OF THE FRIDAY STORM BUT ARE IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT THAN THEY
WERE EARLIER IN THE WEEK. THOUGHT GFS MODEL A LITTLE TOO FAST ON
MOVING THE CANADIAN HIGH TO THE EAST AND BRINGING THE LOW IN THE
GULF IN. GRIDS WERE UPDATED WITH A BLEND OF GEM/NAM/CURRENT GRIDS
WITH MORE WEIGHT ON THE GEM.
&&
.LONG TERM...FORECAST CONCERN REMAIN THE 994 MB LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE AK GULF INTO THE WEEKEND WITH THE
LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONT APPROACHING THE PANHANDLE COAST INTO
THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON REMAINS IN PLACE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND KEEPING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE N PANHANDLE.
TRIPLE POINT LOCATION IS AN UNCERTAINTY WITH THE CURRENT
FORECAST LOCATION NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO
EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS WERE INCREASED FROM PREVIOUS GRIDS BUT
BACKED OFF THE MODELS DOUBLING AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHERN ZONES.
TIMING, DURATION AND TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO RAIN ARE ALSO BIG
UNCERTAINTIES FOR THIS EVENT. ARCTIC AIR OVER THE REGION IS MOVED
OUT MUCH QUICKER WITH MANY MODELS. THE CANADIAN DID KEEP THE COLDER
AIR IN PLACE A BIT LONGER. SLOWED DOWN THE TIMING OVER THE SOUTHERN
ZONES AND SPED UP TIMING OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES FOR A THURSDAY
EVENING START TIME. ADDED ZONES 21, 22 AND 24 TO THE WS.A. WITH
THE LEADING OVERRUNNING EVENT AND COLD AIR IN PLACE SHOULD SEE
ENOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATION BEFORE TRANSITION TO RAIN FOR THE N
COAST AND S REGION. ZONE 17 IS CURRENTLY NOT LISTED AT THE TACK OF
THE LOW LOOKS TO BE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO LIMIT PRECIP IN PAYA. ZONE
27 IS STILL QUESTIONABLE FOR WARNING CRITERIA WITH ADVISORY LEVEL
SNOW MORE LIKELY BUT STILL WAITING TO SEE THE TIMING OF THE TEMP
INCREASE. FOR THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE EXPECTING THE SECONDARY WARP
TO BRING THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS FRIDAY.
MODELS DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEKEND WITH
THE GFS TRACKING A 972 MB SHORTWAVE INTO THE AK INTERIOR WITH EC
AND HPC GUIDANCE KEEPING A WEAKER LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF. MODELS
ARE IN AGREEMENT OF A BLOCKING PATTERN FORMING WITH RIDGE BUILDING
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH STRONG LOWS OVER THE TIP OF THE
ALEUTIANS AND EASTERN CANADA. USED A BLEND OF THE EC WITH
INHERITED GRIDS OUT TO DAY 4 THEN A BLEND OF INHERITED GRIDS, EC
AND HPC GUIDANCE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. FELT THE GFS
BROUGHT THE THURS-FRI LOW IN TOO QUICKLY.
WITH MODELS MOVING THE ARCTIC AIR OUT TOO QUICKLY AND DIFFERENCES IN
TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE LOW FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS BELOW
AVERAGE FOR THE START OF THE LONG TERM. AS MODELS DIVERGE
SIGNIFICANTLY FORECAST CONFIDENCE THEN DROPS FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE PERIOD.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ020-025-026.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR AKZ026>028.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING FOR AKZ022-024-029.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018>021-025.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM AKST THURSDAY FOR
AKZ018-019.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011>013.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012-013.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-021-022-031>036.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ041>043-051-052.
&&
EAL/PRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 5:09 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Jan 8, 10:24 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AJK | 3 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.