Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 69, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 1, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Nov 1, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
572 FZAK52 PAJK 011157 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 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. PKZ099-020100- 400 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY AS IT MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A COLD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO NORTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ041-020100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ042-020100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ043-020100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-020100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-020100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
757 FZAK52 PAJK 011810 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1010 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 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. PKZ099-020100- 1010 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY AS MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A COLD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO NORTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ041-020100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1010 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ042-020100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1010 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ043-020100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1010 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-020100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1010 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-020100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1010 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
460 FZAK52 PAJK 012110 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 110 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 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. PKZ099-020100- 110 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 973 MB LOW SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY AS MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH WED. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL EXIT INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA TUE EVENING. A COLD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WED AND THU. $$ PKZ041-020100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 110 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ042-020100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 110 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ043-020100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 110 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-020100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 110 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-020100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 110 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
055 FZAK52 PAJK 012334 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 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. PKZ099-021400- 400 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 970 MB LOW SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY AS MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH WED. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL EXIT INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA TUE EVENING. A COLD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WED AND THU. $$ PKZ041-021400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-021400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-021400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .WED...SE WIND BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ051-021400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ052-021400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
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 Oct 31, 3:57 PM AKDT, 12 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 3:57 PM AKDT, 12 hours 3 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
357 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011
.SHORT TERM...THE FUN BEGINS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. THE
ELONGATED FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF WITH ITS
MID TROPIC MOISTURE CONNECTION. A DEVELOPING LOW ALONG THE FRONT
INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF. STRONG WINDS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WITH STORMS EXPECTED ON THE OUTSIDE
WATERS AND GALES ACROSS MUCH OF THE INSIDE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL
SPREAD TO THE COASTAL AREAS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON BY MY
ESTIMATES. CLARENCE STRAIT AS USUAL WILL BE WINDIER THAN THE REST
DUE TO THE FUNNELING ASPECTS. HAVE BUMPED UP THE WINDS THERE A
FEW MORE KNOTS TO CARRY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FOR TUESDAY.
EARLIER I EXPANDED THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR COASTAL AREAS TO
INCLUDE ZONE 22 (WESTERN CHICHAGOF)...FOR GUSTS TO 60+ MPH. WILL
JUST GO AHEAD UPGRADE TO WARNINGS WITH THE AFTERNOON ISSUANCE.
REST OF THE AREAS WILL GET STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR TUESDAY.
COOLER AIR ALOFT WILL KEEP THE SNOW FALLING AROUND WHITE PASS.
STARTING TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. WILL BE ISSUING A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE
1500 FT FROM 8 PM THROUGH 4 PM TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 9 INCHES TO FALL AT THOSE ELEVATIONS... BUT THE GUSTY
WINDS BLOWING UP LYNN CANAL WILL CAUSE THE SNOW TO BLOW AND DRIFT
CREATING DRIVING ISSUES FOR ANYONE TRYING TO USE THE KLONDIKE
HIGHWAY.
THE SOURCE REGION FOR THE MOISTURE MEANS THAT WE CAN EXPECT TO
SEE AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PANHANDLE FROM THIS
SYSTEM. STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE FAIRLY LOW... AND SNOW LEVELS ARE
NOT THAT HIGH SO RUNOFF WILL BE HAMPERED AS WELL.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEER THE AIRPORT
TERMINAL FORECASTS FOR NEARLY ALL LOCATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY AS
WELL AS TURBULENCE.
&&
.LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT STARTS OFF WITH A COLD FRONT EXITING
THE REGION. AS A RESULT WILL SEE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS VEERING
SLIGHTLY TO THE WEST AND DIMINISHING QUICKLY AS THE FRONT PASSES
IN THE EVENING HOURS. HEAVY RAIN WILL TAPER OFF AS WELL. THE LOW
PRESSURE CENTER ASSOC WITH THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTHWARD
OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
CAUSE THE SOUTHERLY WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE AS A
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE YUKON. THESE STRONG NORTHERLIES WILL
ADVECT IN COLD AIR FROM CANADA. MID LEVEL WINDS WILL TURN OFFSHORE
AS THE LOW SHIFTS TO THE SOUTH...ALLOWING FOR DECREASING CLOUDS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FEWER CLOUDS WILL ENHANCE THE RADIATIONAL
COOLING THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL HAVE A HARD TIME
RECOVERING DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...DESPITE FULL SUNSHINE
EXPECTED...DUE TO THE CONTINUED COLD AIR ADVECTION (CAA) OUT OF THE
NORTH.
FRIDAY SEES OUR NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND FRONT MOVING INTO THE
GULF. WITH COLD TEMPERATURES STILL IN PLACE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...RAIN ASSOC WITH THE FRONT WILL LIKELY MIX WITH SNOW.
TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL WARM QUICKLY TURNING PRECIP TO ALL RAIN.
RAIN OCCNLY MIXED WITH SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE
LOW MOVES INLAND AND FLOW REMAINS ONSHORE. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF
BREAK IN THE PRECIP SUNDAY AS A RIDGE PASSES OVER BETWEEN SYSTEMS.
HOWEVER THE NEXT FRONT IS PROGGED TO ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
MODELS CONTINUE TO DIFFER ON LOW PLACEMENT TUESDAY NIGHT THEN COME
TOGETHER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. USED MAINLY THE LATEST
GFS TO UPDATE THIS PACKAGE AS IT HAS HAD THE LEAST VARIABILITY
FROM RUN TO RUN. ALL MODELS HAVE HAD THE COLD AIR OUT BREAK FOR
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MAIN ISSUE IS THAT THEY WANT TO BRING
TEMPS DOWN INTO THE TEENS. HAVE LIMITED THIS SLIGHTLY AS GROUND IS
NOT FROZEN YET AND WATER TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABLE TO MODERATE THE
CAA SOMEWHAT.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR AKZ022-023-
026-027.
STRONG WIND FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ017>021-024-025.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR AKZ028.
STRONG WIND FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
AKZ029.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT
TUESDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FOR PKZ036.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ041>043-051.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-031>035-052-053.
&&
BEZENEK/HANNONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 69 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 1, 3:47 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 18 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.