Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 93, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 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
- Dec 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2011, 9:18 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
740 FZAK51 PAJK 231255 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 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. PKZ098-240100- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SE AK WILL DRIFT EAST BY FRI AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL DRIFT NORTH OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL LIFT OVER YAKUTAT TONIGHT AS ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDS OVER SE AK. $$ PKZ011-240100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-240100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-240100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-240100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-240100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW...RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-240100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-240100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-240100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-240100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-240100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-240100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
655 FZAK51 PAJK 231818 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 918 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 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. PKZ098-240100- 918 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SE AK WILL DRIFT EAST BY FRI AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL DRIFT NORTH OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL LIFT OVER YAKUTAT TONIGHT AS ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDS OVER SE AK. $$ PKZ011-240100- GLACIER BAY- 918 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-240100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 918 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-240100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 918 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-240100- ICY STRAIT- 918 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-240100- CROSS SOUND- 918 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW...RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-240100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 918 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-240100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 918 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-240100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 918 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-240100- FREDERICK SOUND- 918 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-240100- SUMNER STRAIT- 918 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-240100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 918 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Dec 22, 3:44 PM AKST, 12 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 3:44 PM AKST, 12 hours 16 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
344 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011
.SHORT TERM...A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF AND
ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BAND IS BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND
WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE REGION. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS
HYDER AND EAGLE CREST. LATE TONIGHT THE MAIN TROUGH WILL PASS
WITH SELY WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SW FOR A TIME AND A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND IT. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS IN THE N-S
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE...CAUSING SOUTHERLY WINDS TO
REMAIN STRONG...DESPITE THE LLJ ALONG THE FRONT HAVING PASSED.
RAIN WILL TURN TO SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT AND MIX WITH SNOW
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS.
MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR THIS PACKAGE WAS WIND SPEEDS. MOST
AREAS HAVE SEEN WINDS INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH PEAK WINDS OF
40 MPH RANGING TO 85 KNOTS AT LINCOLN ROCK. THESE WERE
UNDERESTIMATED BY THE MODELS...SO THAT WAS THE MAIN CHANGES THAT
WERE MADE. OTHERWISE MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND USED AN
ENSEMBLE APPROACH TO UPDATE THE GOING FORECAST. FORECASTER
CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...ACTIVE STORM TRACK AIMED AT SOUTHEAST AK CONTINUES
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM THE AK
INTERIOR WRAPPING INTO SOUTHEAST AK NEXT WEEK. WEATHER WILL
REMAIN TO BE WET AND BREEZY WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW.
FOR FRIDAY EVENING A 980 MB LOW NEAR 50N 150W WILL TRACK ALONG
THE SOUTHERN AK GULF AS A TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMS ALONG OCCLUDED
FRONT IN THE CENTRAL AK GULF. THIS SECONDARY LOW WILL MOVE INLAND
JUST NORTH OF YAKUTAT BAY FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE PARENT LOW DEEPENS
AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO THE EASTERN AK GULF THROUGH SAT
EVENING. WITH SOME COLDER AIR MOVING IN WILL SEE PRECIPITATION
BECOME A RAIN SNOW MIX BUT AT THIS TIME NOT EXPECTING ANY
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. NEXT LOW FOR MONDAY WILL HAVE A
SIMILAR TRACK, MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AK GULF THEN TRACKING
NE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TOWARDS YAKUTAT BAY. REMNANTS OF THIS
LOW BECOME QUASI STATIONARY IN THE NORTHERN GULF TUE INTO WED AS
NEXT SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF.
MODELS WERE IN FAIR AGREEMENT FOR THE START OF THE LONG TERM
WITH NAM BECOMING AN OUTLIER FAIRLY QUICKLY. WHILE GFS
INITIALIZATION WAS A BIT BETTER THAN EC WHEN COMPARING RH TO
WATER VAPOR SATELLITE LIKED THE EC INITIALIZATION OVER GFS WHEN
COMPARING SURFACE PRESSURE FEATURES. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE BY
00Z MON WITH THE STRENGTH OF THE NEXT GULF LOW WITH 00Z GFS
SHOWING A DEEPER LOW CENTER COMPARED TO THE EC. 12Z GFS AND EC
WERE IN FAIR AGREEMENT BUT STARTING TO SEE SOME RUN TO RUN
INCONSISTENCIES IN THE EC. THAT SAID STILL USED THE 12Z TO NUDGE
GRIDS THROUGH DAY 4 THEN TRANSITIONED TO HPC GUID WHICH WAS
WEIGHED TO THE EC ENSEMBLE. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT AVERAGE
AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM THEN DROPS BELOW AVERAGE BY THE
START OF NEXT WEEK.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ020-024-026.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ023-027-
028.
STRONG WIND FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR
AKZ023-027-028.
STRONG WIND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR AKZ025.
STRONG WIND UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ022.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ021.
STRONG WIND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR AKZ018-019.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ036.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-022-031>035-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-051>053.
&&
HANNON/PRBIn the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 22, 11:13 PM AKST, 4 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1113 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0616 AM NON-TSTM WND GST HYDABURG 55.21N 132.82W
12/22/2011 M63.00 MPH AK AWOS
FIRST OCCURENCE OF WIND WARNING CRITERIA AT 616 AM, SE 43
GUSTS TO 63 MPH.
0800 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 ENE COFFMAN COVE 56.06N 132.70W
12/22/2011 M108 MPH PKZ036 AK BUOY
LINCOLN ROCK REPORTED A PEAK GUST OF 108 MPH AT 8 AM.
WIND GUSTS STAYED AROUND 100 MPH FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM.
1115 AM NON-TSTM WND GST KETCHIKAN 55.34N 131.65W
12/22/2011 M61.00 MPH AK MESONET
AT 853 AM, GUST 61 MPH MEASURED AT KETCHIKAN AIRPORT
TOWER...ELEVATION 90 FT.
1136 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SE HYDABURG 55.20N 132.80W
12/22/2011 M76.00 MPH AK AWOS
HYDABURG SEA PLANE BASE REPORTED A SE WIND 39 MPH GUSTING
TO 76 MPH AT 1136 AM. WIND GUSTS REMAINED ABOVE 60 MPH AT
HYDABURG SEA PLANE BASE FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM.
0336 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ESE METLAKATLA 55.12N 132.57W
12/22/2011 M58.00 MPH AK AWOS
METLAKATLA SEA PLANE BASE REPORTED A SOUTHEAST PEAK WIND
OF 58 MPH AT 336 PM.
0453 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 W KETCHIKAN 55.34N 131.70W
12/22/2011 M69.00 MPH AK ASOS
KETCHIKAN AIRPORT ROOF WIND REPORTED A SOUTHEAST PEAK
WIND 69 MPH AT 5 PM.
0510 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 S METLAKATLA 55.04N 132.57W
12/22/2011 M61.00 MPH AK ASOS
ANNETTE ISLAND AIRPORT REPORTED A SOUTHEAST PEAK WIND OF
61 MPH AT 5 PM.
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NCBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 55 min | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 52 min | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:52 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Dec 22, 8:56 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 19 hr | |
| Dec 22, 10:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Dec 22, 10:47 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 9:18 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Dec 23, 9:18 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 hr |
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