Storm Warning 78, NWS Juneau, AK

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FZAK52 PAJK 131943
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
11 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 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.

PKZ099-140100-
11 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
STRONG WEST WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY THROUGH
MONDAY.  

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PKZ041-140100-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
11 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. S SWELL. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

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PKZ042-140100-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
11 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 

...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
26 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 34 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

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PKZ043-140100-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
11 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 

...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 34 FT
SUBSIDING TO 32 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

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PKZ051-140100-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
11 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO
26 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

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PKZ052-140100-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
11 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO
23 FT LATE. 
.MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

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SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
231 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

.SHORT TERM...WEAKENING LOW IS NOW MOVING ACROSS NRN SE AK AND
WILL BE E OF THE AREA BY 00Z. A WEAK LOW WILL FORM OVER THE FAR
NRN GULF THIS EVENING AND DRIFT SLOWLY EWD INTO THE FAR NE GULF
SUN. A TROF WILL MOVE E THRU THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. USED THE 12Z
ECMWF FOR THE PRESSURE FIELD AS IT HAD GOOD HANDLE ON THE
SITUATION.

MAIN ISSUE WILL BE WINDS AND SEAS. ATTM STG WLY WINDS ARE OVER
MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND ERN GULF AND THEY JUST RECENTLY REACHED
THE OUTER COAST. EXPECT THESE WINDS TO CONTINUE BUT BACK OFF
SLIGHTLY ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING AS THE LOW OVER THE NRN AREA
PULLS AWAY. WILL KEEP HIGH WIND WARNING GOING UNTIL 03Z FOR ZONES
23 AND 27. THEY WILL LIKELY HAVE STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR LATER
THIS EVENING THRU SUN AFTERNOON ONCE WARNING ENDS. WILL KEEP THE
STRONG WIND HEADLINES ELSEWHERE S OF A PAJN-PAEL LINE. DROPPED THE
STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR THE FAR NRN AREAS DUE TO THE MAIN BELT
OF STRONGER WINDS AND PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINING TO THEIR S.

WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE RISEN UP TO 32 FT OVER THE E-CENTRAL GULF. THEY
WILL REMAIN IN THE 26 TO 32 FT RANGE OVER MUCH OF THE ERN GULF
THRU SUN. THE FAR NRN GULF SEAS WILL BE SOMEWHAT LESS GIVEN THE
LARGE WLY SWELLS WILL BE DIRECTED TO THEIR S.

OTHERWISE...OTHER THAN THE FAR NRN AREA PRECIP HAS BECOME RAIN
SHOWERS. THE FAR N HAS A FEW FLURRIES AROUND. OTHER THAN THE
CHILKAT VALLEY EXPECT ENOUGH WARMING TO CAUSE PRECIP OVER THE N TO
GO LIQUID NEAR SEA LEVEL BUT IT WILL BE SPOTTY AT BEST. COLDER AIR
WILL FILTER IN FROM THE W AND BASED ON 850 MB TEMPS DROPPING TO
-8C OR COLDER...PRECIP SHOULD TRANSITION TO MOSTLY SNOW SHOWERS
FROM THE W SUN OVER ALL BUT THE FAR SERN AREA. NOT EXPECTING MUCH
SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR SEA LEVEL THROUGH SUN WITH TEMPS LIKELY
REMAINING IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. A DUSTING TO AN INCH OF SNOW IS
LIKELY.

.LONG TERM...A TWO STEP COOLING TREND WILL OCCUR WITH THE FIRST A
WEAK PRECIP MECHANISM FOR SUN NIGHT, AND A LARGE SCALE ARCTIC OUTBREAK
BEGINNING TUE NIGHT. PRIMARY CHANGES TO THE LONG RANGE PACKAGE HAVE
BEEN FOR STRONGER WINDS AND LOWER TEMPERATURES WITH THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK.
CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.

FIRST AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK FROM THE INTERIOR TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
WILL BECOME MARINE MODIFIED AS IT TRACKS E TOWARD THE PANHANDLE.
THIS ARCTIC OUTFLOW OVER THE COMPARATIVELY WARM WATER IN THE GULF
RESULTS IN A SHALLOW UNSTABLE LAYER THAT RAPIDLY SENDS WATER VAPOR
AND WARMING INTO THE BOUNDARY LAYER. LIFTING OF THIS AIRMASS THEN
RESULTS IN LOW LEVEL CLOUDMASS, AS WELL AS PRECIP WITH AMOUNTS
LIMITED BY MOST OF THE PRECIPITABLE WATER BEING IN THE LOWEST
LEVELS.

00Z TO 12Z WED. AN UNMODIFIED ARCTIC OUTBREAK FM THE N WILL
FOLLOW WITH TUE NIGHT AND EARLY WED.

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ021-024>026-028-029.
         HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ023-027.
         STRONG WIND FROM 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR AKZ023-027.
         STRONG WIND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ022.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ022-041>043-051.
         GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-021-031>033-035-036-052.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-034-053.

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RWT/JBT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1050 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 18 WNW EDNA BAY         56.01N 134.13W
11/12/2011  M100 MPH                            AK   C-MAN STATION

            CAPE DECISION LIGHTHOUSE HAS BEEN REPORTING GUSTS OVER
            HURRICANE FORCE FOR ABOUT 13 HOURS. FROM ABOUT 8 AM THIS
            MORNING TO 9 PM THIS EVENING. HIGHEST GUSTS DURING THIS
            PERIOD WAS 100 MPH ABOUT 1 PM.

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