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Storm Warning 80, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. 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 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
877 FZAK51 PAJK 161237 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 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. PKZ098-170100- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE SE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A STRONG OUTBREAK OF ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH WILL SPREAD SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-170100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-170100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-170100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-170100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-170100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .THU...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-170100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-170100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-170100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-170100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-170100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-170100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
014 FZAK51 PAJK 162003 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1100 AM AKST WED NOV 16 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. PKZ098-170100- 1100 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE SE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A STRONG OUTBREAK OF ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH WILL SPREAD SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-170100- GLACIER BAY- 1100 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-170100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1100 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-170100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1100 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-170100- ICY STRAIT- 1100 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-170100- CROSS SOUND- 1100 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW INTHE EVENING. .THU...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-170100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1100 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-170100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1100 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-170100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1100 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-170100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1100 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-170100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1100 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-170100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1100 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
217 FZAK51 PAJK 162139 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1236 PM AKST WED NOV 16 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. PKZ098-170100- 1236 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE SE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A STRONG OUTBREAK OF ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH WILL SPREAD SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-170100- GLACIER BAY- 1236 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-170100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1236 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-170100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1236 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-170100- ICY STRAIT- 1236 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-170100- CROSS SOUND- 1236 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .THU...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-170100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1236 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-170100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1236 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-170100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1236 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-170100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1236 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-170100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1236 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-170100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1236 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Nov 15, 2:33 PM AKST, 13 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 2:33 PM AKST, 13 hours 27 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
233 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011
.SHORT TERM...WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR ALL
THE SAME ZONES AND ARE LISTED BELOW. A MODEST DOWNWARD
ADJUSTMENT HAS BEEN MADE TO THE AMOUNTS IN SOME OF THE ZONES. THE
TOUGHEST DECISION TO MAKE WAS ON THE WINTER WEATHER WARNING FOR
HEAVY SNOW FOR THE PUBLIC ZONE 22 INCLUDING ELFIN COVE AND
PELICAN. THE SNOW SHOULD BE UNMIXED ON THE OUTER COAST N OF CROSS
SOUND, AND MOSTLY RAIN SOUTH OF ELFIN COVE AND PELICAN. THE
CONCLUSION IS THAT ENOUGH SNOW WILL FALL UNMIXED TO WARRANT THE
WARNING FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES, BUT CONFIDENCE IS ONLY FAIR THAT
IT WILL AVOID THE RAIN MIX THAT WOULD LIMIT THE SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. ELSEWHERE THE CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
994 MB LOW 200 NM S OF PACV IS CYCLOGENETIC AND WILL DEEPEN TO
ABOUT 980 MB 100 M SE OF PACV BY 18Z WED. AT THIS TIME THE GOES
IR DEPICTS A BAROCLINIC LEAF TRACKING NE WITH A CIRRI-FORM WIDTH
COVERING PACV TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER. THE OVER RUN OF THE COOLER
AIRMASS IN THE PANHANDLE AND THE NORTH GULF COAST SHOULD GENERATE
UNMIXED SNOW FOR THE OUTER COAST NORTHEAST OF A CSP TO PAWG LN
BEGINNING THIS EVENING.
THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK IS DISCUSSED IN THE LONG RANGE SECTION
BELOW. THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE PANHANDLE WILL BEGIN TO HAVE
THE IN ARCTIC OUTFLOW TOMORROW AFTERNOON, BUT THE BULK OF THE
ARCTIC OUTBREAK IS NOT UNDERWAY UNTIL WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH A MEAN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE GULF AND UPPER RIDGE OVER CANADA ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EAST
AND AN ARCTIC SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIGGING SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN
ALASKA INTERIOR AND YUKON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WHILE A STRONG
UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA. THE STRONG RIDGE OVER
THE WESTERN ALASKA WILL BEGIN ERODING ON FRIDAY MORNING AND MOVE
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER RIDGE MOVING INTO
THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE RIDGE WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE ON SUNDAY AS A DEEP UPPER TROUGH MOVING INTO THE GULF.
THIS TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. REFRESHED THE INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE
FOR POPS WITH THE ECMWF FOR ITS BETTER CONSISTENCY WHILE OTHER
MODELS MAKE AN OVERALL GOOD CONSENSUS. PRESSURE FIELDS WERE
BLENDED WITH THE ECMWF THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN REFRESHED THE
EXISTING GRIDS WITH THE HPC OUTPUTS THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD.
GENERALLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVING
INTO THE FORECAST DOMAIN AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE MOVES INTO CANADA AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
EASTERN ALASKA INTERIOR AND YUKON. NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT
BECOMES TIGHT ENOUGH TO PRODUCE GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS AND MODERATE TAKU WINDS SCENARIO OVER
SOUTH DOUGLAS AND DOWNTOWN JUNEAU ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY. THIS EPISODE MAY BEAR A POTENTIAL HIGH WIND WARNING FOR
THE NORTHERN AREAS. GALE FORCE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS THROUGH SATURDAY. WITH THIS COLD AIR
OUTBREAK...MAINTAINED FREEZING SPRAY FORECAST FOR NORTHERN INNER
CHANNELS THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILL MAY DROP TO 20 BELOW ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. THE DEEP UPPER TROUGH MOVING INTO THE GULF
ON SUNDAY WILL PUSH A FRONTAL PASSAGE INTO THE EASTERN GULF ON
LATE SUNDAY. WITH THE RESIDING COLD AIR OVER THE AREA...THE
INCOMING FRONT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SNOW THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ024-026.
STRONG WIND FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR AKZ027.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ017>022-025.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ041>043-051>053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-012-021-022-033>036.
&&
JBT/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 15, 10:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 11:35 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Nov 16, 12:36 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 hr |
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