High Wind Watch 2, NWS Juneau, AK

101 
WWAK77 PAJK 262051
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

AKZ025-270315-
/X.CAN.PAJK.WI.Y.0027.110227T0000Z-110227T1400Z/
/X.EXT.PAJK.HW.A.0002.110227T0300Z-110228T1400Z/
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU
1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM AKST
THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* WIND: NEAR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS...GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
  DEVELOPING TONIGHT. GUSTS MAY REACH UP TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER FOR
  SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
HIGH WINDS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ017-270315-
/X.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0003.110227T0300Z-110228T1400Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT
1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM AKST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM AKST MONDAY. 

* WIND: GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH NEAR INTERIOR PASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ023-270315-
/X.EXB.PAJK.WI.Y.0027.110227T0600Z-110228T0000Z/
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER
1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AKST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AKST
SUNDAY. 

* WIND: GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ029-270315-
/X.EXB.PAJK.WI.Y.0027.110227T1200Z-110228T0000Z/
MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HYDER
1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM AKST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM AKST SUNDAY. 

* WIND: GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ019-020-270315-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0027.110227T0000Z-110228T1400Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-GLACIER BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAINES...GUSTAVUS
1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM AKST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM AKST MONDAY. 

* WIND: GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ021-022-270315-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0027.110227T0600Z-110228T1400Z/
EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN
1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
AKST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
AKST MONDAY. 

* WIND: GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR ICY STRAIT AND
  CROSS SOUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

828 
WWAK77 PAJK 270227
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
527 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

AKZ025-271030-
/X.UPG.PAJK.HW.A.0002.110227T0300Z-110228T1400Z/
/X.EXA.PAJK.HW.W.0003.110227T0300Z-110228T1400Z/
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU
527 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

|

* VERY STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS HAVE BEGUN ACROSS PARTS OF THE
  NORTHERN PANHANDLE...INCLUDING SOUTH DOUGLAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  TO INCREASES OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
  FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS
  INCREASING TO AT LEAST 85 MPH BY EARLY SUNDAY. GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  AREA EXPECTED IN THE MENDENHALL VALLEY AND AIRPORT AREAS BY MORNING.

  SO FAR...A WIND GUSTS TO 69 MPH WAS RECORDED NEAR THE DOUGLAS
  BOAT HARBOR AT 422 PM. OTHER NOTABLE GUSTS INCLUDE AN 83 MPH
  GUST AT ELDRED ROCK AND AN 81 MPH AT CAPE SPENCER AROUND 4 PM
  THIS AFTERNOON.

  IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING QUICKLY
  OVERNIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING TO AS COLD AS 10 BELOW ZERO
  BY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

*SECURE LOOSE ITEMS THAT CAN BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE
 WIND. WHEN OUTDOORS BE AWARE FOR FLYING DEBRIS INCLUDING ROAD
 GRAVEL AND SAND THAT CAN DAMAGE THE EYES. BE PREPARED FOR THE
 POTENTIAL LOOS OF ELECTRICITY.

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

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

&&

$$

AKZ017-271030-
/X.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0003.110227T0300Z-110228T1400Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT
527 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS NEAR INTERIOR PASSES IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM AKST MONDAY.

* WIND: VERY STRONG NORTHEAST OUTFLOW WIND WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT
  WITH GUSTS 75 MPH NEAR INTERIOR PASSES. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE FOR YAKUTAT BY LATE 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.

PERSON HEADING INTO THE BACK COUNTRY NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR
SEVERE WIND CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

AKZ019-020-271030-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110228T1400Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-GLACIER BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAINES...GUSTAVUS
527 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY. 

* WIND: NORTH OUTFLOW WIND GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT. STRONGER WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE ALONG LYNN CANAL IN
  NORTHERN GLACIER BAY LATE TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHEAST. 

  SO FAR THE STRONGEST WIND GUST AT THE HAINES AIRPORT WAS 47 MPH
  AT 2 PM WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH REPORTED. THE PEAK WIND
  BARTLET COVE HAS BEEN 45 MPH WHILE THE PEAK IN GUSTAVUS HAS
  BEEN 32 MPH.
   
  THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT
  COULD LOWER VISIBILITY TO 2 MILES AT TIMES.

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 11 PM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ021-022-271030-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0027.110227T0600Z-110228T1400Z/
EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN
527 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
AKST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
AKST MONDAY. 

* WIND: GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR ICY STRAIT AND 
  CROSS SOUND. 

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 11 PM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ023-271030-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0027.110227T0600Z-110228T0000Z/
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER
527 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
AKST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
AKST SUNDAY. 

* WIND: GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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 11 PM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ029-271030-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0027.110227T1200Z-110228T0000Z/
MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HYDER
527 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM AKST
SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM AKST SUNDAY. 

* WIND: GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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 11 PM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

516 
WWAK77 PAJK 270231 CCA
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
531 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

AKZ025-271100-
/X.UPG.PAJK.HW.A.0002.110227T0300Z-110228T1400Z/
/X.COR.PAJK.HW.W.0003.110227T0300Z-110228T1400Z/
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU
531 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* VERY STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS HAVE BEGUN ACROSS PARTS OF THE
  NORTHERN PANHANDLE...INCLUDING SOUTH DOUGLAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  TO INCREASES OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
  FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS
  INCREASING TO AT LEAST 85 MPH BY EARLY SUNDAY. GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  AREA EXPECTED IN THE MENDENHALL VALLEY AND AIRPORT AREAS BY MORNING.

  SO FAR...A WIND GUSTS TO 69 MPH WAS RECORDED NEAR THE DOUGLAS
  BOAT HARBOR AT 422 PM. OTHER NOTABLE GUSTS INCLUDE AN 83 MPH
  GUST AT ELDRED ROCK AND AN 81 MPH AT CAPE SPENCER AROUND 4 PM
  THIS AFTERNOON.

  IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING QUICKLY
  OVERNIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING TO AS COLD AS 10 BELOW ZERO
  BY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

*SECURE LOOSE ITEMS THAT CAN BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE
 WIND. WHEN OUTDOORS BE AWARE FOR FLYING DEBRIS INCLUDING ROAD
 GRAVEL AND SAND THAT CAN DAMAGE THE EYES. BE PREPARED FOR THE
 POTENTIAL LOOS OF ELECTRICITY.

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

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

&&

$$

AKZ017-271100-
/X.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0003.110227T0300Z-110228T1400Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT
531 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS NEAR INTERIOR PASSES IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM AKST MONDAY.

* WIND: VERY STRONG NORTHEAST OUTFLOW WIND WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT
  WITH GUSTS 75 MPH NEAR INTERIOR PASSES. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE FOR YAKUTAT BY LATE 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.

PERSON HEADING INTO THE BACK COUNTRY NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR
SEVERE WIND CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

AKZ019-020-271100-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110228T1400Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-GLACIER BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAINES...GUSTAVUS
531 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY. 

* WIND: NORTH OUTFLOW WIND GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT. STRONGER WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE ALONG LYNN CANAL IN
  NORTHERN GLACIER BAY LATE TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHEAST. 

  SO FAR THE STRONGEST WIND GUST AT THE HAINES AIRPORT WAS 47 MPH
  AT 2 PM WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH REPORTED. THE PEAK WIND
  BARTLET COVE HAS BEEN 45 MPH WHILE THE PEAK IN GUSTAVUS HAS
  BEEN 32 MPH.
   
  THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT
  COULD LOWER VISIBILITY TO 2 MILES AT TIMES.

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 11 PM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ021-022-271100-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0027.110227T0600Z-110228T1400Z/
EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN
531 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
AKST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
AKST MONDAY. 

* WIND: GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR ICY STRAIT AND 
  CROSS SOUND. 

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 11 PM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ023-271100-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0027.110227T0600Z-110228T0000Z/
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER
531 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
AKST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
AKST SUNDAY. 

* WIND: GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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 11 PM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ029-271100-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0027.110227T1200Z-110228T0000Z/
MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HYDER
531 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM AKST
SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM AKST SUNDAY. 

* WIND: GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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 11 PM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
557 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011

.SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL MARK A CHANGE IN THE
WEATHER OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. BANDS OF LOW TO MID LEVEL CLOUDS
ARE ALREADY STREAMING OVER THE PANHANDLE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WITH
PRE- DAWN CEILINGS DOWN TO 3000 FEET OVER SOME LOCATIONS.
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ARE NOT QUITE AS COLD AS LAST NIGHT WITH
VALUES RANGING FROM 2 DEGREES IN THE MENDENHALL VALLEY TO 36 IN
SITKA. STILL NOT SEEING EVIDENCE OF CYCLOGENESIS IN THE FAR
NORTHERN GULF NOR IS IT EXPECTED UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING...BUT
THE ASSOCIATED BAROCLINIC CLOUD SHIELD EXTENDS FROM JUST WEST OF
YAKUTAT SSW ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
WITH PRECIPITATION BEING REPORTED AT STATIONS ALONG THIS PATH.

 THE TWO MAIN ISSUES DURING THE SHORT RANGE FORECAST PERIOD HAVE
TO DO WITH THE TRACK OF THE DEVELOPING LOW AND TIMING THE ARRIVAL
OF PRECIPITATION RELATIVE TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE ASSOCIATED WARM
AIR.  THE POP FIELD IS VERY SPOTTY OWING TO THE FRAGMENTED NATURE
OF THIS FRONT...WHICH IS NOT HOLDING UP WELL AS IT MAKES ITS WAY
OVER THE TOP OF THE SURFACE HIGH LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL GULF. FOR
THOSE LOCATIONS WHERE PRECIP BEGINS BEFORE ABOUT NOON...THE EVENT
WILL BEGIN AS SNOW...THEN LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO A RAIN-SNOW MIX
OR EVEN STRAIGHT RAIN BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPS. PRECIP TYPE WILL THEN TRANSITION BACK TO
STRAIGHT SNOW FOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF SUMNER STRAIT AND EAST OF
CHATHAM STRAIT THIS EVENING. QPF VALUES ARE NOT TOO IMPRESSIVE.
THIS COMBINED WITH THE FRAGMENTED POP FIELD WILL LIMIT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TO 2 INCHES OR LESS.

 REGARDING THE TRACK OF THE LOW...THIS SYSTEM WILL BE FORMING IN
AN UNUSUAL LOCATION AND HAVE AN EQUALLY UNUSUAL TRACK...FORMING
VICINITY YAKUTAT BAY AND TRACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST. RESULTANT
PRESSURE CONTOURS WILL PRODUCE A FAIRLY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND
OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST GULF. HAVE ISSUED A GALE WARNING FOR CROSS
SOUND AND ICY STRAIT IN RESPONSE TO THIS. ALSO AM EXPECTING WINDY
WEST TO NORTHWEST CONDITIONS IN SITKA TONIGHT AS WELL.

 USED NAM FOR UPDATES TOT HE SHORT TERM FORECAST. CONFIDENCE ONLY
AVERAGE DUE TO THE VERY SPOTTY NATURE OF THE POP FIELD.

 &&

 .LONG TERM...A RETURN TO DRY, COLD, AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE IN
THE CARDS FOR NEXT WEEK AS AN OMEGA BLOCK RIDGE BUILDS TO OUR
WEST. AT THE SURFACE, THE REMAINS OF THE SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA FRI NIGHT AND SAT WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD SOUTH
INTO SUNDAY BEFORE SLOWING DOWN OVER DIXON ENTRANCE AND NEARLY
STALLING OVER THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS MONDAY. BEHIND IT THE
NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BUILD AS A 1040 MB HIGH BUILDS
INTO THE YUKON. OUTFLOW WINDS WILL START UP AS EARLY AS SAT NIGHT
NEAR YAKUTAT AND SPREAD OVER THE REST OF THE AREA BY SUNDAY.

 THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST TEMPS WILL NOT BE UNTIL SUN NIGHT
AND MON AS THE HIGH IN THE YUKON REACHES ITS PEAK. PRESSURE
GRADIENTS ARE FORECAST TO BE AS HIGH AS 13 MB BETWEEN PAJN AND
PAGY, AND 20 MB BETWEEN CYXY AND PAYA. AS SUCH I AM EXPECTED AT
LEAST GALE FORCE WINDS IN LYNN CANAL, STEPHENS PASSAGE, AND
GLACIER BAY ON MONDAY AND WITH THE COLDER TEMPS SOME FREEZING
SPRAY IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTIONS IN MOST OF THE INNER CHANNELS.
THE USUAL OUTFLOW AREAS MAY BE INTERESTING ON MONDAY AND THERE IS
THE POSSIBILITY OF A MOUNTAIN WAVE EVENT FOR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND
DOUGLAS AS WELL. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT NOT ALL THE INGREDIENTS
WILL BE PRESENT FOR A TAKU EVENT. WE WILL HAVE THE INVERSION, AND
THE CROSS BARRIER FLOW WILL BE THERE AS WELL, BUT THE CRITICAL
LEVEL IS NOT THAT WELL DEVELOPED OR NON-EXISTENT. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS SHOW AN AREA OF DIMINISHING WIND INTENSITY JUST ABOVE
THE CROSS BARRIER FLOW FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE IN SPEED AT ABOUT
500 MB BUT, THERE IS NO CHANGE IN DIRECTION. STILL THE CBF WILL
BE BLOWING AT ABOUT 50 TO 70 KT OVER THOSE RIDGES SO IT STILL
BEARS WATCHING.

 TEMPS WILL ALSO BE FALLING EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE ARCTIC AIR
RUSHES IN. LOWS WILL BE APPROACHING SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW
ZERO IN MOST NORTHERN LOCATIONS WITH TEENS FOR HIGHS. LATER NEXT
WEEK BRINGS A BIT OF A WARM UP AS THE OUTFLOW WEAKENS, BUT THE
DRY AND CLEAR CONDITIONS CONTINUE.

 MODEL AGREEMENT WAS STILL VERY GOOD TONIGHT WITH ONLY MINOR
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THEM. REFRESHED THE MID RANGE FORECAST
WITH A BIT OF THE NAM TONIGHT.

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ021-022-043-051-052.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-031>036-041-042.

&&

FRITSCH/EAL