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Storm Warning 2, NWS Juneau, AK

January 5, 2011

NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 5, 2011, 7:30 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 5, 2011, 7:30 PM AKST (04:30 UTC)
Expired
Jan 5, 2011, 11:50 PM AKST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

166 
FZAK52 PAJK 060420 AAA
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
730 PM AKST WED JAN 5 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.

PKZ099-061500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A 980 MB LOW W OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
SOUTHERN BARANOF ISLAND BY EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE N
THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN SE ALASKA AND WEAKEN THROUGH THIS
EVENING. A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT SE INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF BY THURSDAY EVENING. 

$$

PKZ041-061500-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
730 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

UPDATED

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 30 FT
SUBSIDING TO 22 FT LATE. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-061500-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
730 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

UPDATED

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 25 FT
SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-061500-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT
SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. W SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-061500-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. SW
SWELL IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-061500-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE.
SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
1 follow-up statement
685 
FZAK52 PAJK 060852 AAB
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1150 PM AKST WED JAN 5 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.

PKZ099-061500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A 980 MB LOW W OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
SOUTHERN BARANOF ISLAND BY EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE N
THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN SE ALASKA AND WEAKEN THROUGH THIS
EVENING. A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT SE INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF BY THURSDAY EVENING. 

$$

PKZ041-061500-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
1150 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT LATE. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-061500-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
1150 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-061500-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT
SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. W SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-061500-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. SW
SWELL IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-061500-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE.
SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK4 hr
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK7 hr
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK20 hr
Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAJK7 hr
Jan 5, 11:10 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK5 hr
Jan 5, 11:50 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK16 hr
Jan 6, 12:50 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK3 hr
Jan 6, 11:53 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK4 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.