Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 26, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 28, 2011, 5:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 11 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
- Feb 28, 2011, 5:00 PM AKST (02:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
483 FZAK51 PAJK 010156 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 500 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY 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. PKZ098-011400- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN QUEEN CHARLOTTES WILL BE REPLACED BY A NEW LOW MOVING INTO THE DIXON ENTRANCE AREA WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE YUKON WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ011-011400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-011400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 500 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-011400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-011400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-011400- CROSS SOUND- 500 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-011400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-011400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-011400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-011400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ035-011400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-011400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
140 FZAK51 PAJK 011243 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY 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. PKZ098-020100- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN QUEEN CHARLOTTES WILL BE REPLACED BY A NEW LOW MOVING N INTO THE DIXON ENTRANCE AREA BY WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE YUKON WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Feb 28, 3:20 PM AKST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 3:20 PM AKST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
320 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011
.SHORT TERM...NO SURPRISES IN THE SHORT RANGE. HIGH PRESSURE
OVER NORTHWEST CANADA HAS A STRONG OUTFLOW WIND PATTERN ACROSS
SOUTHEAST ALASKA. PRESENTLY 2 HIGH WIND WARNING AND ABOUT A HALF
DOZEN WIND ADVISORIES FOR THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS... AND WIND/WIND
CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE SKAGWAY AREA FRO THE WHITE PASS. MARINE
AREAS WITH STORM FORCE WINDS AND GUSTS OF 50 TO 80 KT DEPENDS ON
LOCATIONS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH A LITTLE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN RATHER GUSTY.
DRY WEATHER AND MOSTLY SUNNY THOUGH THERE IS CLOUDS INCREASING
OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PANHANDLE DURING THE AFTERNOON A
FEW FLURRIES COULD START LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. NAM/WRF USED FOR
ANY ADJUSTMENTS DONE...THOUGH MAINLY JUST ADJUSTED THE PRESSURE
FIELD.
DID EXTEND OUT HIGH WIND WARNING AND ADVISORIES TO COVER NEXT
INCOMING STORM. MORE DETAILS IN THE LONG TERM SECTION.
&&
.LONG TERM...ANOTHER PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WIND IS LIKELY IN PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST ALASKA AROUND WEDNESDAY. EAST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90
MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT SEA LEVEL BETWEEN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
THURSDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE INCLUDING A TAKU WIND IN THE JUNEAU AREA.
THE WEATHER PATTERN THAT CAUSED FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM JUNEAU TO SKAGWAY AND THE CENTRAL OUTER
COAST IS GRADUALLY WEAKENING. THE HIGHEST MEASURED WIND GUST WAS
150 MPH /130 KNOTS/ AT SHEEP MOUNTAIN SOUTH OF JUNEAU AT 3540
FEET ELEVATION. HIGHEST WIND GUST AT SEA LEVEL WAS 103 MPH /90
KNOTS/ AT CAPE SPENCER IN CROSS SOUND.
A NEW STORM BREWING MONDAY HALF WAY BETWEEN SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND
HAWAII WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY WEDNESDAY. AFTER A
BRIEF LULL IN WIND TUESDAY... STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND WILL
DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE APPROACHING STORM CENTER NEARS DIXON
ENTRANCE. SOME SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BUT THE REAL STORY WILL BE THE WINDS
CAUSING LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC PATTERN FOR THE START
OF THE LONG TERM BUT THEN DIVERGE WITH DETAILS ON THE LOCATION OF
THE LOW WED. GFS HAS BEEN MORE OF AN OUTLIER WITH NAM AND EC IN
BETTER AGREEMENT. EC RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY WAS ALSO BETTER TODAY.
UPDATED GRIDS WITH A BLEND ON 12Z NAM12 TO DAY 3 THEN BLENDED 12Z
EC MAKING A TRANSITION TO 12Z HPC. MAIN CHANGES WERE IN DEEPEN AND
TRACK THE WED LOW A BIT FURTHER NW. THE OTHER MAJOR CHANGE WAS TO
EXPEND WARNINGS AND ADVY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW AMOUNTS
ON WED WERE CALCULATED USING 15:1 RATIO DUE TO COLD TEMPS. ATTM
FEEL AMOUNTS WILL BE BELOW SNOW ADVY LEVELS AS OUTFLOW WINDS AND
OROGRAPHIC LIFTING WILL KEEP QPF VALUES LOW. FORECAST CONFIDENCE
IS ABOUT AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ019>022-026-029.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ023-024-028.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ025.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ018.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ021.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-022-031-034-035.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ032.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031-032-034>036-043-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ033-041-042-052.
&&
BEZENEK/PRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 8:55 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Mar 1, 12:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Mar 1, 12:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | 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.