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Wind Advisory 33, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this wind advisory at Mar 11, 2011, 3:52 PM AKST. It took effect at Mar 11, 2011, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2011, 3:52 PM AKST (00:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 11, 2011, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2011, 3:50 PM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
786 WWAK77 PAJK 120052 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 352 PM AKST FRI MAR 11 2011 AKZ025-120900- /X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0033.110312T0600Z-110312T2100Z/ JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU 352 PM AKST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SATURDAY. * WIND: NORTHEAST WIND GUSTING TO 45 MPH OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES AND NEAR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-120900- /X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0033.110312T0600Z-110313T0100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 352 PM AKST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST SATURDAY. * WIND: NORTHEAST WIND GUSTING TO 45 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
4 follow-up statements
094 WWAK77 PAJK 120833 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1133 PM AKST FRI MAR 11 2011 AKZ025-121400- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110312T2100Z/ JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU 1133 PM AKST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY. * WIND: NORTHEAST WIND GUSTING TO 45 MPH OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES AND NEAR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-121400- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110313T0100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 1133 PM AKST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SATURDAY. * WIND: NORTHEAST WIND GUSTING TO 45 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
125 WWAK77 PAJK 121338 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 438 AM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011 AKZ025-122100- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110312T2100Z/ JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU 438 AM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * WIND: NORTHEAST GUSTING TO 40 MPH OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...NEAR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-122100- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110313T0100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 438 AM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND: NORTHEAST GUSTING TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
710 WWAK77 PAJK 121735 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 835 AM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011 AKZ025-121845- /X.CAN.PAJK.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110312T2100Z/ JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU 835 AM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ AKZ018-130100- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110313T0100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 835 AM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND: NORTHEAST GUSTING TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
779 WWAK77 PAJK 130050 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 350 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011 AKZ018-130200- /X.CAN.PAJK.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110313T0100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 350 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 11, 4:46 AM AKST, 11 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 4:46 AM AKST, 11 hours 6 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 446 AM AKST FRI MAR 11 2011 .SHORT TERM...TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED BY A STRONG EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED IN JAPAN LAST NIGHT AND ALL SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL SECTIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER TSUNAMI ADVISORY. EARLY MORNING SATELLITE LOOP REVEALS A DISSIPATING LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN COAST MOUNTAINS WITH WEAKENING TROUGH FROM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN OUTSIDE COASTAL WATERS TO HYDER. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC CONTINUES MOVING NORTHEAST WITH RAIN BAND WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW AND EXPANDING NORTHEAST TO COVER THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CANADA WEAKENS A BIT AND THE NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS BEEN RELAXED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. LET THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN PANHANDLE INTERIOR PASSES EXPIRED BY 5 AM. UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH CONTINUES TO BRING COLD AIR MASS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WITH EARLY MORNING MERCURY READINGS RANGING FROM AROUND 3 DEGREES AT YAKUTAT TO THE LOWER TEENS OVER THE NORTHERN MOST AREAS AND WIND SHELTERED INLAND LOCATIONS TO THE MIDDLE 20S TO THE LOWER 30S ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES. WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN/SNOW MIX CONTINUES OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS AS THE WEAK TROUGH SLOWLY DRIFTS EAST. MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA SLIGHTLY WEAKENING BUT CONTINUING TO PRODUCE OFFSHORE LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL PUSH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THE PRECIPITATION BAND ARRIVING NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE LATE THIS EVENING AND RAIN/SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. POPS WILL INCREASE TO CATEGORICAL FOR THE SOUTHERN AREAS TONIGHT WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND POPS ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE. NORTHERN AREAS WILL SEE INCREASING CLOUDINESS THROUGH TONIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ACROSS THE LAND AREAS BUT GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS AND SMALL CRAFT WINDS/SEAS FOR THE OUTSIDE COASTAL WATERS. REFRESHED THE INHERITED GRIDS WITH THE 06Z RUN NAM12. && .LONG TERM...NO CHANGES TO PREVIOUS FORECASTS. 11/00Z OPS MODELS AND ENSEMBLES IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS. TSUNAMI WATCH THEN ADVISORY FOR SE ALASKA OCCUPIED MOST OF THIS SHIFT. .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-022-031-051. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-032>036-042-043. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041. && AHN/JC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 3:52 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 4 days | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 13 days | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 days |
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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.