High Wind Watch 1, NWS Juneau, AK

997 
WWAK77 PAJK 132049
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1149 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

AKZ029-140500-
/X.CAN.PAJK.HW.A.0001.110114T1500Z-110115T1500Z/
/X.EXT.PAJK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110115T0100Z/
MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HYDER
1149 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST
FRIDAY. 

* WIND: NORTHEAST TO EAST GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR INTERIOR PASSES AND
  EXPOSED AREAS. STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE OUT OF
  INTERIOR PASSES AND CHANNELED TERRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ018-132200-
/X.CAN.PAJK.HW.A.0001.110114T1500Z-110115T1500Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
1149 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST WINDS
GUSTING TO 45 MPH AND WIND CHILLS TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

$$

AKZ025-140500-
/X.UPG.PAJK.HW.A.0001.110114T1500Z-110115T1500Z/
/X.NEW.PAJK.HW.W.0002.110113T2100Z-110114T2100Z/
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU
1149 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND: NORTHEAST GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR INTERIOR PASSES...DOWNTOWN
  JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 70 MPH
  IN DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT HIGH WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THESE WINDS COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

TAKE THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.



THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ026-140500-
/X.EXB.PAJK.WI.Y.0007.110113T2100Z-110115T0100Z/
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE
1149 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST FRIDAY. 

* WIND: NORTHEAST TO EAST GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR INTERIOR PASSES 
  AND EXPOSED AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ019-140500-
/X.UPG.PAJK.HW.A.0001.110114T1500Z-110115T1500Z/
/X.EXA.PAJK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110115T0900Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES
1149 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND: NORTHWEST TO NORTH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS
  AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE NEAR TAIYA INLET AND LYNN CANAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&


$$

AKZ017-020-022-140500-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110115T0900Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-GLACIER BAY-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...GUSTAVUS...ELFIN COVE...
PELICAN
1149 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST FRIDAY
NIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST FRIDAY
NIGHT. 

* WIND: NORTHEAST TO EAST GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR INTERIOR PASSES 
  AND EXPOSED AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ023-140500-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0007.110114T0600Z-110115T0600Z/
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER
1149 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM
AKST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM
AKST FRIDAY. 

* WIND: NORTHEAST GUSTS TO 40 MPH DEVELOPING NEAR INTERIOR PASSES AND 
  EXPOSED AREAS LATE THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
426 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

.SHORT TERM...STRONG COLD HIGH PRESSURE IN THE INTERIOR OF
CANADA IS PROVIDING A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND COLD OUTFLOW
TO SUPPORT STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS ACROSS THE AREA AND EVEN A STRONG
TAKU WIND EVENT IN DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS. PEAK WIND GUSTS
REACHED 88 MPH AT SOUTH DOUGLAS LAST NIGHT, AND SOME REPORTS OF
DAMAGE WERE RECEIVED. HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS UP AS CONDITIONS
STILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR MORE STRONG GUSTS INTO THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS. ELSEWHERE A HIGH WIND WARNING WAS HOISTED FOR
FOR THE ELFIN COVE AREA AS WINDS HAVE GUSTED AS HIGH AS 70 MPH
THERE TODAY. WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN UP FOR YAKUTAT, GUSTAVUS,
WRANGELL, AND HYDER DUE TO OUTFLOW WINDS OUT OF THE VARIOUS
INTERIOR PASSES, WITH MOST PLACES REPORTING GUSTS TO 40 OR 45 MPH
AT SOME POINT THIS MORNING. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ALSO ARE
STILL UP FOR HAINES AND SKAGWAY FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW WIND
CHILL. THOUGH FOR HAINES MOST OF THE HIGH WINDS AND LOW WIND
CHILL WILL BE ALONG LYNN CANAL.

 FOR THE MARINE ZONES, MOST INNER CHANNEL AREAS ARE EXPERIENCING
AT LEAST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND TEMPERATURES ARE MAKING
THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING SPRAY VERY LIKELY WITH HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY VERY LIKELY IN THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS. NORTHERN LYNN
CANAL AND CROSS SOUND ARE CURRENTLY BLOWING STORM FORCE WITH SOME
OF THE OTHER NORTHERN INNER CHANNEL AREAS BLOWING GALE OR SCA.

 THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TROUGH TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW. AS THE COLD HIGH IN CANADA CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH. THE
INGREDIENTS FOR THE TAKU WINDS NOT BE AS FAVORABLE BY THURSDAY
BUT WILL STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS
THROUGH THE DAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA IS
EXPECTED TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY AS THE WEAK LOW THAT IS NEAR THE
CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WEAKENS AND MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING. HOWEVER
A SECONDARY LOW WILL BUILD BEHIND IT KEEPING THE GRADIENT HIGH
THROUGH THURSDAY. THE PRESENTS OF THIS SECONDARY LOW MAY ALSO
BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT THE SOUTHERN OUTER COAST DUE
TO SE FLOW INTO THAT AREA.

 MODEL AGREEMENT WAS RATHER GOOD THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD.
DECIDED TO GO WITH A BLEND TO THE NAM WITH SOME OF THE LOCAL WRF
MODEL MIXED IN FOR WINDS TO INCORPORATE MORE OF THE LOCAL
EFFECTS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS GOOD FOR THE PERIOD.

 &&
.LONG TERM...LONG RANGE MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH
SATURDAY WITH THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE BERING STRAIGHT DRIFTING
NORTHWARD AS A LOW RETROGRADES ALONG 60N FROM CANADA INTO THE GULF
OF ALASKA BY SATURDAY AND BERING SEA BY SUNDAY. FLOW ALOFT
INCREASES OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY THE WEEKEND AS THE LOW
MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.

AT THE SURFACE A LOW MOVES FROM THE PACIFIC TO JUST OFFSHORE
OF DIXON ENTRANCE BY SATURDAY CAUSING THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA ONCE AGAIN. SNOW WILL
LIKELY SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AS FLOW ALOFT BECOMES
MORE ONSHORE ADVECTING MOISTURE OVER THE COLD AIR. BY EARLY NEXT
WEEK ONSHORE FLOW ALOFT EXTENDS INTO CENTRAL SOUTHEAST ALASKA
INCREASING THE CHANCE OF SNOW AS FAR NORTH AS JUNEAU.

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ026.
         HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ025.
         HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ022.
         WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR
AKZ017-020-029.
	 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR
AKZ018-019.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-031-032-034-035.
	 STORM WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-022-031-036.
	 GALE WARNING FOR PKZ021-032>035-041>043-051-052.

&&

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