Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 192, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Mar 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
910 FZAK52 PAJK 090028 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-091400- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS NORTHWEST CANADA. A 985 MB LOW WILL DRIFT IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF THROUGH WED. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN WED. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TO BE OVER DIXON ENTRANCE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-091400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-091400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-091400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE GALE 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-091400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OF OUT INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE GALE 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-091400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
042 FZAK52 PAJK 090828 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1130 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-091400- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS NORTHWEST CANADA. A 985 MB LOW WILL DRIFT IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF THROUGH WED. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN WED. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TO BE OVER DIXON ENTRANCE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-091400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1130 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-091400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-091400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE GALE 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-091400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OF OUT INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE GALE 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-091400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
812 FZAK52 PAJK 091231 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-100100- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS NORTHWEST CANADA WITH INCREASING OFF SHORE FLOW. A 984 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS AND SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND THU. $$ PKZ041-100100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-100100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. $$ PKZ043-100100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-100100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-100100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
953 FZAK52 PAJK 091811 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 905 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-100100- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS NORTHWEST CANADA WITH INCREASING OFF SHORE FLOW. A 984 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS AND SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND THU. $$ PKZ041-100100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 905 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-100100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 905 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. $$ PKZ043-100100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 905 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-100100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-100100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Mar 8, 3:56 PM AKST, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 3:56 PM AKST, 4 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
356 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGES THIS MORNING ARE SHOWING A WEAK
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AT THE MOMENT. THE
FEATURE IS SPREADING SNOW OVER MOST OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
PANHANDLE WITH ONLY THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BEING WARM
ENOUGH TO CHANGE IT OVER TO RAIN. SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN LIGHT
PARTICULARLY SOUTH OF SUMNER STRAIT WHERE AIR TEMPS ARE JUST A
BIT TOO WARM FOR THE SNOW TO STICK. ELSEWHERE, THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE IS STILL ENJOYING MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
DUE TO SOME OUTFLOW STILL OCCURRING.
FOR TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW, THE FRONT WILL STALL OUT OVER THE
CENTRAL PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND SHEAR APART BY TOMORROW. PETERSBURG
AND WRANGELL MAY RECEIVE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE IT
DISSIPATES AWAY. THE CONTINUING OUTFLOW SHOULD KEEP AREAS NORTH
OF FREDRICK SOUND RELATIVELY DRY.
WINDS WILL BE ANOTHER MATTER. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE
PANHANDLE WILL BE INCREASING TOMORROW AS THE HIGH IN CANADA GAINS
STRENGTH AND AN APPROACHING LOW FROM THE SOUTH COME INTO PLAY.
DECIDED TO HOIST WIND ADVISORIES FOR YAKUTAT (INTERIOR PASSES
EAST OF YAKUTAT), SKAGWAY, HAINES (MAINLY ALONG LYNN CANAL), AND
JUNEAU (DOWNTOWN AND DOUGLAS) STARTING TOMORROW. FOR JUNEAU, THE
WIND WILL MAINLY BE FROM YET ANOTHER WEAKER MOUNTAIN WAVE EVENT
AS CROSS BARRIER FLOW INCREASES. THE CRITICAL LEVEL IS A BIT TOO
LOW (AROUND 750 MB) FOR THEIR TO BE OPTIMUM CONDITIONS BUT SHOULD
STILL EXPECT GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD.
DECIDED TO USE THE NAM WITH A BIT OF THE EC DUE TO THE DETAIL
THAT WAS AVAILABLE IN THE MODELS AS WELL AS HOW WELL THEY
INITIALIZED. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...NO BIG CHANGES IN THE FORECAST AS THE MODELS
CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE
OVERALL SYNOPTIC WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN ABOUT THE SAME WITH
THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WITH MEAN TROF IN THE
GULF. THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY THAT WILL
DEVELOP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS LATE IN THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND
THAT WILL INCREASE THE CHANGE OF PRECIP OF THE MAJORITY OF THE
PANHANDLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FAR NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS.
P-TYPE WILL BE THE BIGGEST FORECAST CHALLENGE OVER THE WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. BUT FIRST THE INNER CHANNELS WILL HAVE TO
GO THROUGH ANOTHER BOUT OF STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH AND OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES.
AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD THE SURFACE HIGH OVER THE
YUKON WILL STRENGTHEN AND SEND THE ARCTIC FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE PANHANDLE. ALSO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE LIFTING
OVER THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES AND IN DOING SO IT WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. THIS WILL INCREASE THE NORTHERN LY
WINDS TO MAX GALES OVER LYNN CANAL WITH MIN GALES OVER THE REST OF
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE INNER CHANNELS. ALSO STRONG GUSTS TO 60 KT FROM
INTERIOR PASSES AND OUT OF CROSS SOUND WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST.
ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS OVER THE MARINE WATERS GUSTS TO 50 MPH
OVER ZONE 17,18,19,25 WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SHORT TERM AND PERSIST
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS SOME. BUT
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THESE WIND ADVY LEVEL GUSTS WILL
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. OTHER LAND BASE AREAS WILL SEE LOCALLY WINDY
CONDITIONS. NORTHERN LYNN WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE WINDS
THROUGH THURSDAY BUT RELAX TO GALES BY FRIDAY.
THE LOW WILL SEND A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS AND
SPREAD LIGHT MIX PRECIP THROUGH THE WED NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL
REMAIN OVER DIXON ENTRANCE THROUGH THURSDAY AND KEEP A CHANCE OF
PRECIP OF THE SOUTHERN THIRD.
ANOTHER LOW WILL LIFT OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC ROTATING AROUND THE
UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF AND DRIFT INTO THE EASTERN GULF AS IT
WEAKENS TO A TROF. THE MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL BACK AROUND TO THE
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INCREASE THE THREAT OF PRECIP
OVER THE NORTHERN HALF WITH LIKELY POPS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF.
THIS TREND OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC
WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK AND CONTINUE TO KEEP A CHANCE OF
PRECIP OVER THE PANHANDLE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ025.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ019.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ018.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-012-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ013-021-022-031>033-036-043-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041-042.
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EAL/ABJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 3:32 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AJK | 61 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 12:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 4 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.