Winter Storm Warning 23, NWS Juneau, AK

604 
WWAK47 PAJK 270100
WSWAJK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

AKZ021-270200-
/X.EXP.PAJK.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-111227T0100Z/
EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOONAH
400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW HAS MIXED WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON...LIMITING ACCUMULATIONS.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH EXPECTED THROUGH
THE EVENING.

$$

AKZ019-270900-
/X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-111227T1200Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES
400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST TUESDAY.

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN. AN 
  ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 20 
  INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST 
  TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR 
  LYNN CANAL. 

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING THEN DECREASE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN 
  BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ020-025-270900-
/X.EXB.PAJK.WW.Y.0037.111227T0100Z-111227T1200Z/
GLACIER BAY-JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUSTAVUS...JUNEAU
400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY.

* SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES MONDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL
  ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTHERN AREAS

* TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN
  CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO
  2 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST MONDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ017-270900-
/X.EXB.PAJK.WW.Y.0037.111227T0100Z-111227T1800Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT
400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST
TUESDAY.

* SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO
  1 MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST MONDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ018-270900-
/X.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-111227T1200Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY. 

* SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES MONDAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  MONDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES... 
  HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR WHITE PASS. 

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE. WINDS SHIFT 
  BACK TO THE SOUTH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN 
  DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST MONDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

845 
WWAK47 PAJK 270118 CCA
WSWAJK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
411 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

AKZ021-270215-
/X.EXP.PAJK.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-111227T0100Z/
EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOONAH
411 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON.

SNOW HAS MIXED WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON...LIMITING ACCUMULATIONS.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH EXPECTED THROUGH
THE EVENING.

$$

AKZ019-270915-
/X.COR.PAJK.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-111227T1200Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES
411 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST TUESDAY.

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN. AN ADDITIONAL
  4 TO 8 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 10 TO 20 INCHES...HIGHEST
  AMOUNTS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST
  TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR
  LYNN CANAL.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING THEN DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN
  BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ020-025-270915-
/X.COR.PAJK.WW.Y.0037.111227T0111Z-111227T1200Z/
GLACIER BAY-JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUSTAVUS...JUNEAU
411 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY.

* SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES MONDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL
  ACCUMULATION 2 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN AREAS.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN
  CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO
  2 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST MONDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ017-270915-
/X.COR.PAJK.WW.Y.0037.111227T0111Z-111227T1800Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT
411 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST
TUESDAY.

* SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST MONDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ018-270915-
/X.COR.PAJK.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-111227T1200Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
411 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY.

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES MONDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL
  ACCUMULATION 5 TO 7 INCHES... HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR WHITE PASS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST MONDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

391 
WWAK47 PAJK 270647
WSWAJK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
947 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

AKZ019-271200-
/X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-111227T1200Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES
947 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN. AN ADDITIONAL
  4 TO 8 INCHES ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 10 TO 20 INCHES...HIGHEST
  AMOUNTS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM 
  TUESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO ONE MILE IN HEAVY
  SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST TUESDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ017-271500-
/X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-111227T1800Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT
947 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

* SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY 
  MORNING.

* WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
  ACTIONS...

AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST TUESDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ018-020-025-271200-
/X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-111227T1200Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-GLACIER BAY-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKAGWAY...GUSTAVUS...JUNEAU
947 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

* SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES MONDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL 
  ACCUMULATION 2 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN 
  AREAS. 

* TIMING...ANY RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BY EARLY MORNING OR
  SOONER. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO
  2 MILES OR LESS IN HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST TUESDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

227 
WWAK47 PAJK 271203
WSWAJK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
303 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

AKZ018-020-025-271315-
/X.EXP.PAJK.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-111227T1200Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-GLACIER BAY-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKAGWAY...GUSTAVUS...JUNEAU
303 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM AKST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM AKST THIS MORNING.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND DIMINISH THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE
BETWEEN A TRACE AND 3 INCHES.



$$

AKZ019-271800-
/X.EXT.PAJK.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-111227T1800Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES
303 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS
MORNING. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 10 TO 20 INCHES...HIGHEST
  AMOUNTS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO ONE MILE IN 
  HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKST TUESDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ017-271800-
/X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-111227T1800Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT
303 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS
MORNING. 

* SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS   ACTIONS...

AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKST TUESDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

382 
WWAK47 PAJK 271657
WSWAJK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
757 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

AKZ017-271800-
/X.CAN.PAJK.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-111227T1800Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT
757 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AREA HAVE DIMINISHED AND LITTLE TO NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

AKZ019-271800-
/X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-111227T1800Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES
757 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS
MORNING. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 10 TO 20 INCHES...HIGHEST 
  AMOUNTS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET. 

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM 
  TUESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO ONE MILE IN 
  HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKST TUESDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

444 
WWAK47 PAJK 271745
WSWAJK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
845 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

AKZ019-271845-
/X.EXP.PAJK.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-111227T1800Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES
845 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY WITH SOME
RAIN MIXING IN AT TIMES. SNOW TOTAL FOR HAINES CUSTOMS 18 INCHES TOTAL
AT 8 AM TUESDAY. FOR HAINES 13 INCHES TOTAL AT 5 PM MONDAY.

$$

SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
548 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011

.SHORT TERM...A COMPLEX 975 MB LOW NEAR 55/143 IS FORECAST TO
DEEPEN TO 960 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST GULF THIS AFTERNOON
AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE WEST OF PAYA AND WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. LEAD
OCCLUDED FRONT IS CURRENTLY ENTERING THE SOUTHEAST GULF AND WILL
WARP NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. A
FAIRLY STRONG SECONDARY COLD FRONT IS QUICKLY CATCHING UP TO THE
LEAD OCCLUSION AND WILL PUSH THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA THIS EVENING.

EXPECT VERY STRONG WIND ALONG THE COAST TODAY AS 80 KT BARRIER JET
DEVELOPS AS FRONT APPROACHES. EXPECT STORM FORCE WIND IN COASTAL
WATERS TODAY THAT DROP OFF AND SHIFT A BIT TO THE SOUTH WITH
AFTERNOON. HWW IS IN EFFECT THOUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR ZONES 22,
23, AND 28. THERE IS A SECOND WRAP WITH SW STORMS THAT MOVE INTO
THE NE GULF THIS EVENING. GALES AND A STRONG NE-SE WIND GUSTS
EXPECTED THROUGH INNER CHANNELS TODAY THAT GO TO SOUTH AND
DIMINISH TONIGHT. WINDS IN NORTHERN AREAS STARTING THE DAY OUT
SOUTHERLY BUT EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO SOLID
SMCR BY THIS AFTERNOON.

HAVE SOME COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA. PRECIP WILL
START OUT AS SNOW MOST AREA BUT WILL GO TO ALL RAIN FOR SOUTHERN
AND COASTAL AREAS BY MID MORNING. NE WIND MAY BRING IN SOME
RE-ENFORCING COLD AIR TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE SO PRECIP
HERE WILL BE MAINLY SNOW. WILL KEEP WWY FOR PAHN AND PAGY AREAS
THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH HIGHEST SNOWFALL NEAR PASSES. THERE
WILL BE SOME DOWN SLOPE WARMING TO DEAL WITH EARLIER MONDAY THAT
COULD PUSH HIGHS INTO THE UPPER 30S BUT WITH LOW DEW POINTS EXPECT
TEMPS TO DROP WITH THE ONSET OF PRECIP. ONCE SECONDARY COLD FRONT
PUSHES THROUGH AND STRONG CAA IN WESTERLY FLOW BEGINS ALL AREAS GO
SNOW.

MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH SHORT TERM WITH NAM MAIN
OUTLIER. THE NAM IS TAKING MAIN LOW CENTER MUCH CLOSER TO PAYA
WHILE EC AND GFS ARE FARTHER WEST. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
DIFFERENCES WITH POTENTIAL FOR STORM SURGE AT HIGH TIDE TONIGHT.
USED A BLEND OF GFS AND EC FOR PRES AND WIND WHICH RESULTED IN A
TROUGH LIFTING THROUGH PAYA THIS EVENING.

&&

.LONG TERM...A QUICK RIDGE PUSHES THROUGH REMNANTS OF THE LATEST
FRONTAL FEATURE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVE OUT
OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF. A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENCES IN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS FOR THE WEDNESDAY SYSTEM BUT
HAVE CONTINUED THE CURRENT TREND OF THE LOW TRACKING ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PANHANDLE LATER HALF OF WEDNESDAY.

COMBINATION OF THE SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA THAT IS BEING REINFORCED AND THEN
REPLACE WITH A SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR MASS AND BACK TO COOLER WITH
THE LOW TRACKING THROUGH. A LOT OF THE EXPECTED TEMPERATURES RUN
FROM THE MID TO UPPER 20S TO LOWER TO MID 30S. THIS MAKES THE
PRECIPITATION TYPE FORECASTING INTERESTING. APPEARS TO BE A LOT OF
SNOWS/WET SNOWS/ MIXED RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THE TIME PERIOD...ALL
DEPENDING ON WHAT THE TEMPERATURES HOLD ON TO. THERE COULD BE A
POTENTIAL GOOD SNOW EVENT WITH A SECTION OF THE WEDNESDAY SYSTEM
BUT PINNING IT DOWN IS DIFFICULT AT THE TIME BEING. WILL SEE WHAT
NEXT RUN OR TWO HAS IN STORE FOR THE AREA.

FOR END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND LONG RANGE SOLUTIONS
HAVING HARD TIME WITH THE SYSTEMS IN THE PROGRESSIVE FLOW PATTERN
OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PACIFIC. SO POSITIONS AND
STRENGTHS OF THE FEATURES ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. OVERALL RIGHT
NOW WE ARE NOT EXPECTING A MAJOR SHIFT IF THE WEATHER PATTERN
THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEA.

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ020-021-
     024>026-029.
         HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ023-027-
     028.
         HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ022.
         WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ018-
     019.
         STRONG WIND FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ022-036-041>043-051.
         GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-021-033>035-052-053.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-031-032.

&&

MM/BEZENEK