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Wind Advisory 48, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this wind advisory at Aug 31, 2011, 3:36 PM AKDT. It took effect at Aug 31, 2011, 10:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2011, 3:36 PM AKDT (23:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 31, 2011, 10:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
549 WWAK77 PAJK 312336 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 336 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 AKZ022-010600- /X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0048.110901T0600Z-110901T1300Z/ SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN 336 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKDT THURSDAY. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 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 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ023-010600- /X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0048.110901T0600Z-110901T1500Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 336 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ027-028-010600- /X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0048.110901T0900Z-110901T1500Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN... METLAKATLA 336 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 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 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
3 follow-up statements
834 WWAK77 PAJK 010539 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 939 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 AKZ022-011300- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0048.110901T0600Z-110901T1300Z/ SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN 939 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT THURSDAY... * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKDT THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ023-011300- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0048.110901T0600Z-110901T1500Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 939 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY... * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 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 AKDT THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ027-028-011300- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0048.110901T0900Z-110901T1500Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN... METLAKATLA 939 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY... * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKDT THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
863 WWAK77 PAJK 011146 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 346 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 AKZ022-011300- /X.CAN.PAJK.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110901T1300Z/ SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN 346 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS REMAINED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ RCL AKZ023-011300- /X.CAN.PAJK.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110901T1500Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 346 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS REMAINED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ RCL AKZ027-028-011500- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110901T1500Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN... METLAKATLA 346 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 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 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ RCL
165 WWAK77 PAJK 011446 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 646 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 AKZ027-028-011600- /X.EXP.PAJK.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110901T1500Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN... METLAKATLA 646 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... WINDS REMAINED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$
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 Aug 31, 5:51 AM AKDT, 9 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 5:51 AM AKDT, 9 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 551 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011 .SHORT TERM...EARLY MORNING SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE FORECAST DOMAIN THIS MORNING. DRY WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS THE PANHANDLE UNDER EXTENSIVE MID LEVEL CLOUDS. MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THIS MORNING THEN MOVE INTO CANADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF DRIFTS SOUTHEAST INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN OVER ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. REFRESHED THE INHERITED GRIDS WITH THE NAM FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE RIDGE TOP MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE ENHANCED AND BECOMING STRONG ENOUGH TO GENERATE SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVER NORTHERN LYNN CANAL WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR SKAGWAY. THE INCOMING FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL PRODUCE SMALL CRAFT WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN OUTSIDE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THEN SPREADING THE WINDS SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT TO INCLUDE SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS. CHANCE POPS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FORECAST DOMAIN THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE INCOMING FRONT. CATEGORICAL POPS WILL BEGIN OVER YAKUTAT AREA AND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF EARLY THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY MOVE OVER ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE. EXPECT HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES. .LONG TERM...THE FRONTAL SYSTEM DISCUSSED IN THE SHORT RANGE SECTION ABOVE IS THE LAST IN ZONAL FLOW, AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DIMINISH IN PRECIP RATES AND WINDS THU. NOTE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK: THE SPEED OF THIS SYSTEM TRACKING E THROUGH OUR AOR IS THE REASON THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME. A SECOND FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MATTER FOR THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL BE A CYCLOGENETIC SYSTEM ON A LARGER SCALE THAN THE FIRST SYSTEM. THIS SECOND SYSTEM IS THE BEGINNING OF A FAMILY OF LOWS ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE-SCALE TROUGH ALOFT DIGGING S FM OVER PAWD. AT 00Z SAT A LOW ON THE POLAR FRONT ZONE SHOULD REACH 986 MB ABOUT 100 NM SE OF PAWD AS THE ASSOCD FLOW FM SURFACE TO TROP SPREADS E OVER OUR ENTIRE AOR. ANOTHER LARGE-SCALE CYCLOGENETIC SYSTEM WILL OCCUR WITHIN 300 NM S OF THE AK PEN BUT THE MODELS ARE UNSETTLED ON THE SOLUTION. MODELS: USED THE GOOD CONSENSUS BETWEEN THE EC AND GFS FOR THE GULF FOR THAT LOW THAT AT 00Z SAT SHOULD BE ABOUT 986MB AND 100 S OF PAWD. .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-012-022-033>036-041>043-051-052. && AHN/JBT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 29 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.