Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Juneau, AK

128 
WWAK47 PAJK 051753
WSWAJK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
853 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

AKZ018-060100-
/X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.100305T2100Z-100307T0000Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
853 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM
AKST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM AKST
SATURDAY. 

* WIND: STRONG SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH OR MORE AT SEA LEVEL THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE GUSTS 
  WILL DIMINISH TO 45 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS ALONG THE 
  KLONDIKE HIGHWAY WILL GUST ABOVE 40 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW: WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/4 
  MILE ABOVE 500 FEET. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: 10 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY 
  TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 6 INCHES SATURDAY FOR STORM TOTAL OF 16 
  TO 18 INCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 400 PM AKST FRI OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ019-060100-
/X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0006.100305T2100Z-100307T0000Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES
853 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM
AKST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM
AKST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: 7 TO 9 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 
  3 TO 4 ON SATURDAY BEFORE MIXING WITH RAIN ALONG THE HIGHWAY. 
  STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 13 INCHES. 

* WIND: STRONG SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE NEAR DOWNTOWN HAINES 
  AND SOUTH TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 400 PM AKST FRI OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ017-060100-
/X.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0017.100305T1800Z-100306T1400Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT
853 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND 3 TO 5
  INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WIND: SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH OR MORE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 400 PM AKST FRI OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

BEZENEK

085 
WWAK47 PAJK 060029
WSWAJK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
329 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

AKZ018-060800-
/X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
329 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SATURDAY. 

* WIND: STRONG SOUTH WIND TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR MORE
  AT SEA LEVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE GUSTS WILL DIMINISH TO 45
  MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY WILL GUST
  ABOVE 40 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW: WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/4 
  MILE ABOVE 500 FEET. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 500 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ019-060800-
/X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES
329 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES.

* WIND: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ017-060800-
/X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100306T1400Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT
329 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WIND: SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH OR MORE DIMINISHING BY
  EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$


RWT

985 
WWAK47 PAJK 060237
WSWAJK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
537 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

AKZ018-060815-
/X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
537 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SATURDAY. 

* WIND: STRONG SOUTH WIND TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR MORE 
  AT SEA LEVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE GUSTS WILL DIMINISH TO 
  45 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY WILL 
  GUST ABOVE 40 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW: WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/4 
  MILE ABOVE 500 FEET. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 500 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ019-060815-
/X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES
537 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES.

* WIND: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ017-060815-
/X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100306T1400Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT
537 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY.

* SNOW AMOUNT: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH 
  TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

RWT

594 
WWAK47 PAJK 060738
WSWAJK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

AKZ018-061400-
/X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SATURDAY. 

* WIND: STRONG SOUTH WIND TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT SEA
  LEVEL THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY WILL
  GUST ABOVE 40 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW: WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/4 
  MILE ABOVE 500 FEET. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 500 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ019-061400-
/X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES
1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES.

* WIND: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ017-061400-
/X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100306T1400Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT
1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH 
  TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

RWT

596 
WWAK47 PAJK 061244
WSWAJK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
344 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

AKZ017-061345-
/X.CAN.PAJK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100306T1400Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT
344 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

...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.

$$

AKZ018-062100-
/X.CON.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
344 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WIND: STRONG SOUTH WIND TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT SEA
  LEVEL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY
  WILL GUST AROUND 35 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW: WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/4 
  MILE ABOVE 500 FEET. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 500 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ019-062100-
/X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES
344 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES ALONG
  THE HAINES HIGHWAY.

* WIND: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

780 
WWAK47 PAJK 061521
WSWAJK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
621 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

AKZ018-062100-
/X.CAN.PAJK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/
/X.EXA.PAJK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
621 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WIND: STRONG SOUTH WIND INCREASING BY THE AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT SEA LEVEL.

* SNOW AMOUNT: STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES NEAR WHITE PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 TODAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.


&&

$$

AKZ019-062100-
/X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES
621 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW AMOUNT: STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES 
  ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. 

* WIND: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  35 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

CVP

SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
358 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

.SHORT TERM...A WEAK TROUGH ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL BE
LIFTING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THROUGH THE EVENING WITH
A BAND OF ENHANCED SHOWERS MOVING TOWARDS THE YAKUTAT REGION.
CONVECTION LOOKS AS IF IT MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH SO HAVE ADDED
MENTION OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM FOR MARINE AREAS 051 AND 052 FOR
THE EVENING. THE STALLED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WILL KEEPS SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION THERE. MAINLY AND A MIX OR
RAIN THROUGH EVENING BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF.

THERE IS A PERIOD OF RIDGING THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONTAL BAND. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN GULF ON FRIDAY. THE FRONT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG
UPPER 950 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND THE LOW WILL TRACK
EAST ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO COOK INLET BY
LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A 965 MB LOW. THERE IS A PUSH OF COLDER
AIR ALOFT SO EXPECT THE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION EARLY FRIDAY TO
BE SNOW AND THE AS THE FRONT APPROACHES SOUTHEAST ALASKA WITH SOME
WARMER AIR WILL SEE A MIX OR CHANGE OVER IN THE AFTERNOON. THINK
THE BEST SNOW FOR YAKUTAT WILL BE STARTING ABOUT 6 AM AND
CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH RAIN MIXING IN AROUND 3 PM OR
SO. RIGHT NOW AM FORECASTING 2 TO 5 INCHES AND WILL BE HOLDING OFF
ON WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WILL HAVE THE NEXT SHIFT TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK WITH THE NEW MODEL RUNS. 850MB TEMP FOR THE 00Z RUN AT
YAKUTAT WAS -9.3C AND WILL LIKELY NEED TO WARM TO AROUND -4 BEFORE
THERE WILL BE A CHANGE OVER.

WILL SEE THE WINDS INCREASING AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS WELL...GALES
FOR THE OUTER COASTAL AREAS FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
FRIDAY...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PKZ052 WHERE I THINK THERE WILL BE
ENOUGH TO GO STORM FORCE 50 KT AROUND MIDDAY. ALONG THE COASTAL
AREA THINK THAT WEST OF YAKUTAT ALONG THE COAST GUSTS WILL BE IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH SO A WIND ADVISORY FOR WEST OF YAKUTAT WILL BE
ISSUED FOR THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM...PROGRESSIVE PATN WITH THE GULF SEEING A SEQUENCE OF
STRONG POLAR FRONT ZONE WAVES MOVG ONSHORE THE PNHDL. THERMAL
FIELDS SHOW THE WAVES RUNNING WELL ABOVE AND BELOW FREEZING FOR
ALL OF THE FCST DOMAIN EXCEPT THE SRN PNHDL. THIS LARGE SCALE
PROGRESSIVENESS IS MORE TYPICAL OF THIS TIME OF YEAR THAN MUCH OF
WHAT HAS HAPPENED THIS WINTER.

12Z AK GFS WAS USED AS PRIMARY GUIDANCE. 12Z MON A TRANSITION WAS
MADE TO HPC GUIDANCE FOR WINDS AND SURFACE PRESSURE.

MODEL CHANGES FROM RUN TO RUN ARE LARGE FOR SUN NIGHT THROUGH
TUE, AND CONFIDENCE IS LOWER THAN USUAL FOR THESE PERIODS.

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ052.
         GALE WARNING FOR PKZ041>043-051.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-012-021-022-031-033>036.

&&

BEZENEK/JBT