Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 31, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this winter storm warning at Dec 1, 2012, 6:04 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 1, 2012, 12:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 28 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 1, 2012, 6:04 AM AKST (15:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 1, 2012, 12:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
998 WWAK47 PAJK 011504 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 604 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 AKZ023-024-026-012300- /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.W.0031.121201T2100Z-121202T1500Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON... PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 604 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM SOUTHERN BARANOF EASTWARD. * SNOW...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE PEAK EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. 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. POWDERY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST SAT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ021-025-012300- /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.W.0031.121202T0300Z-121203T0100Z/ EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...JUNEAU 604 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST SUNDAY. * SNOW...UP TO ONE FOOT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING AND INCREASE WITH THE PEAK LATE TONIGHT. * WIND...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS NEAR INTERIOR PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. POWDERY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THAT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST SAT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-012300- /X.NEW.PAJK.WC.Y.0005.121202T0300Z-121202T1400Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 604 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST SUNDAY NEAR WHITE PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...ABOVE 2000 FEET NEAR WHITE PASS ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP IN THE LATE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. EXPOSED SKIN WILL BECOME FROST BITTEN IN 30 MINUTES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST SAT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ019-012300- /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.A.0009.121202T1500Z-121203T1500Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 604 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW...UP ONE FOOT. * TIMING...A FRONT WILL DEVELOP THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SNOW WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM STRONG WINDS GUSTS NEAR LYNN CANAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST SAT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
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327 WWAK47 PAJK 012132 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1232 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 AKZ023-024-026-020600- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121202T1500Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON... PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 1232 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOW UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM SOUTHERN BARANOF EASTWARD. * SNOW...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE PEAK EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL PANHANDLE HAVE MEASURES SO FAR THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS LESS THAN 1 INCH. 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. POWDERY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST SAT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ021-025-020600- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0031.121202T0300Z-121203T0100Z/ EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...JUNEAU 1232 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOW FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST SUNDAY. * SNOW...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND INCREASE WITH THE PEAK LATE TONIGHT. * WIND...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS NEAR INTERIOR PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. ONLY VERY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS HAVE FALLEN HOWEVER THE SNOW HAS JUST STARTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA. IN THE WINDIER LOCATIONS AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE FOUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. POWDERY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THAT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST SAT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-020600- /X.CON.PAJK.WC.Y.0005.121202T0300Z-121202T1400Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 1232 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...ABOVE 2000 FEET NEAR WHITE PASS ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP IN THE LATE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. EXPOSED SKIN WILL BECOME FROST BITTEN IN 30 MINUTES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST SAT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ019-020600- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.A.0009.121202T1500Z-121203T1500Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 1232 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW...10 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED. * TIMING...A FRONT WILL DEVELOP THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SNOW WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM STRONG WINDS GUSTS NEAR LYNN CANAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST SAT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ BEZENEK
762 WWAK47 PAJK 020552 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 852 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 AKZ023-024-026-021500- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121202T1500Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON... PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 852 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOW UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM SOUTHERN BARANOF EASTWARD. * SNOW...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OCCASIONALLY HEAVY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRIVING IS HAZARDOUS. 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. POWDERY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ021-025-021845- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121203T0100Z/ EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...JUNEAU 852 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOW UNTIL 4 PM AKST SUNDAY. * SNOW...A 24 HOUR SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND CAN STOP FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. * WIND...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS NEAR INTERIOR PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE. * IMPACTS...DRIVING IS HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES HAVE JUST STARTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA. IN THE WINDIER LOCATIONS AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE FOUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. POWDERY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THAT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-021400- /X.CON.PAJK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121202T1400Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 852 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...ABOVE 2000 FEET NEAR WHITE PASS ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...A WIND CHILL OF 24 BELOW ZERO HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ON THE CANADIAN SIDE OF THE BORDER AT FRAZIER CAMP. A WIND CHILL OF MINUS 30 SHOULD BEGIN TO OCCUR NEAR WHITE PASS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. EXPOSED SKIN WILL BECOME FROST BITTEN IN 30 MINUTES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ019-021845- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.A.0009.121202T1500Z-121203T1500Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 852 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW...10 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED. * TIMING...A FRONT WILL DEVELOP THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SNOW WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM STRONG WINDS GUSTS NEAR LYNN CANAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 AM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ JT
090 WWAK47 PAJK 020711 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1011 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 AKZ023-024-026-021400- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121202T1500Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON... PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 1011 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM SOUTHERN BARANOF EASTWARD. * SNOW...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OCCASIONALLY HEAVY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRIVING IS HAZARDOUS. 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. POWDERY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ021-025-021400- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121203T0100Z/ EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...JUNEAU 1011 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SUNDAY. * SNOW...A 24 HOUR SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND CAN STOP FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. * WIND...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS NEAR INTERIOR PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE. * IMPACTS...DRIVING IS HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES HAVE JUST STARTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA. IN THE WINDIER LOCATIONS AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE FOUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. POWDERY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THAT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-021400- /X.CON.PAJK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121202T1400Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 1011 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...ABOVE 2000 FEET NEAR WHITE PASS ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...A WIND CHILL OF 24 BELOW ZERO HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ON THE CANADIAN SIDE OF THE BORDER AT FRAZIER CAMP. A WIND CHILL OF MINUS 30 SHOULD BEGIN TO OCCUR NEAR WHITE PASS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. EXPOSED SKIN WILL BECOME FROST BITTEN IN 30 MINUTES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ019-021400- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.A.0009.121202T1500Z-121203T1500Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 1011 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW...10 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED. * TIMING...A FRONT WILL DEVELOP THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SNOW WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM STRONG WINDS GUSTS NEAR LYNN CANAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ JT
952 WWAK47 PAJK 021401 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 501 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 AKZ023-024-026-021515- /X.CAN.PAJK.WS.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121202T1500Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON... PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 501 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE THAT SIGNIFICANT WITH ABOUT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ AKZ021-025-022200- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121203T0100Z/ EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...JUNEAU 501 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SUNDAY. * SNOW...AROUND 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SO FAR WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH TODAY FOR A 24 HOUR SNOWFALL OF UP 12 INCHES. * WIND...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS NEAR INTERIOR PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE. * IMPACTS...DRIVING IS HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES HAVE JUST STARTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA. IN THE WINDIER LOCATIONS AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE FOUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. POWDERY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THAT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ019-022200- /X.UPG.PAJK.WS.A.0009.121202T1500Z-121203T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAJK.WW.Y.0031.121203T0300Z-121203T1400Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 501 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...6 TO 9 INCHES * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM STRONG WINDS GUSTS NEAR LYNN CANAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-021800- /X.EXT.PAJK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 501 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...ABOVE 2000 FEET NEAR WHITE PASS ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...A WIND CHILL OF 24 BELOW ZERO HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ON THE CANADIAN SIDE OF THE BORDER AT FRAZIER CAMP. A WIND CHILL OF MINUS 30 SHOULD BEGIN TO OCCUR NEAR WHITE PASS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. EXPOSED SKIN WILL BECOME FROST BITTEN IN 30 MINUTES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
405 WWAK47 PAJK 021608 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 708 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 AKZ021-025-022200- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121203T0100Z/ EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...JUNEAU 708 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...AROUND 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SO FAR WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH TODAY FOR A 24 HOUR SNOWFALL OF UP 12 INCHES. * WIND...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS NEAR INTERIOR PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE. * IMPACTS...DRIVING IS HAZARDOUS. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES HAVE JUST STARTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA. IN THE WINDIER LOCATIONS AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE FOUND. 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. POWDERY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THAT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ019-022200- /X.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0031.121203T0300Z-121203T2100Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 708 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST MONDAY... * SNOW...6 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM STRONG WINDS GUSTS NEAR LYNN CANAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-021800- /X.CON.PAJK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 708 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING NEAR WHITE PASS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...ABOVE 2000 FEET NEAR WHITE PASS ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...A WIND CHILL OF 24 BELOW ZERO HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ON THE CANADIAN SIDE OF THE BORDER AT FRAZIER CAMP. A WIND CHILL OF MINUS 30 SHOULD BEGIN TO OCCUR NEAR WHITE PASS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. EXPOSED SKIN WILL BECOME FROST BITTEN IN 30 MINUTES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
036 WWAK47 PAJK 021743 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 843 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 AKZ021-025-030100- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121203T0100Z/ EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...JUNEAU 843 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...AROUND 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SO FAR WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY FOR A 24 HOUR SNOWFALL OF UP 12 INCHES. * WIND...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS NEAR INTERIOR PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE. * IMPACTS...DRIVING IS HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. POWDERY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THAT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-030100- /X.EXT.PAJK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121203T2100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 843 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY... * LOCATION...ABOVE 2000 FEET NEAR WHITE PASS ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...A WIND CHILL OF 30 BELOW ZERO HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ON THE CANADIAN SIDE OF THE BORDER AT FRASER CAMP AND THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY REPORT SHOWS A WIND CHILL OF AT MOST MINUS 34 AT WHITE PASS. A WIND CHILL OF MINUS 30 TO MINUS 40 WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR NEAR WHITE PASS THROUGH TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO LIGHTEN AND TEMPERATURES WARM UP A BIT MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. EXPOSED SKIN WILL BECOME FROST BITTEN IN 30 MINUTES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 AM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ019-030100- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0031.121203T0300Z-121203T2100Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 843 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST MONDAY. * SNOW...6 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM STRONG WINDS GUSTS NEAR LYNN CANAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
128 WWAK47 PAJK 030049 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 349 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 AKZ021-025-030200- /X.EXP.PAJK.WS.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121203T0100Z/ EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...JUNEAU 349 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... AS OF 3 PM...HOONAH RECEIVED A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5.8 INCHES. JUNEAU AIRPORT HAD A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4.7 INCHES AS OF 3 PM SUNDAY...WHILE JUNEAU FORECAST OFFICE RECEIVED 7.3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...BUT THE SNOWFALL RATE IS NOT HEAVY ENOUGH TO WARRANT THE CONTINUATION OF WINTER STORM WARNING. HOONAH AREA CAN EXPECT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT...AND ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES DURING DAYTIME ON MONDAY. JUNEAU AREA CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT...AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR MONDAY. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ AKZ019-030800- /X.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0031.121203T0049Z-121203T2100Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 349 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY... * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT. FOR MONDAY...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AND PEAK THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM STRONG WINDS GUSTS NEAR LYNN CANAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-030800- /X.CON.PAJK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121203T2100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 349 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY... * LOCATION...ABOVE 2000 FEET NEAR WHITE PASS ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...A WIND CHILL OF 30 BELOW ZERO HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ON THE CANADIAN SIDE OF THE BORDER AT FRASER CAMP AND THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY REPORT SHOWS A WIND CHILL OF AT MOST MINUS 34 AT WHITE PASS. A WIND CHILL OF MINUS 30 TO MINUS 40 WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR NEAR WHITE PASS THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES WARM UP A BIT ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. EXPOSED SKIN WILL BECOME FROST BITTEN IN 30 MINUTES. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST SUN OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter 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 winter storm warning went out at Nov 30, 3:30 PM AKST, 14 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 3:30 PM AKST, 14 hours 34 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
330 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012
.SHORT TERM...OVERALL THE PATTERN HAS NOT ALTER SIGNIFICANTLY.
SAME VERTICALLY STACKED LOW WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST
CANADA. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TONIGHT FORECAST ISSUE WAS GOING TO
BE THE WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS. STORM FORCE
SUSTAINED OVER MARINE WATERS IN THE PANHANDLE...AND STRONGER
GUSTS AS WELL. REISSUED THE WARNING FOR TAKU WINDS IN THE JUNEAU
AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INITIAL THINKING IS THAT
IT SHOULD TAPER OFF THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
FOR SATURDAY THE ISSUE WAS TO BE WINDS IN THE NORTH WITH SNOW
SPREADING INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL PANHANDLE. SNOW AMOUNTS WAS TO
BE THE CONCERN BUT THOUGHT TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY BUT WITH
FURTHER REVIEW WAS COLDER AIR BEING PULLED SOUTH UNDER THE
SOUTHERLY AIR ALOFT. WILL BE GOING WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME
FREEZING RAIN LATE.
ADDITIONAL MARINE PRODUCT ISSUE IS THE FREEZING SPRAY AND HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AFFECTING NORTHERN INNER CHANNEL AREAS SOME OUTER
WATERS NEAR YAKUTAT WITH THE STRONGER OUTFLOW LOCATIONS.
&&
.LONG TERM...INTERESTING FORECAST UPCOMING FOR THE WEEKEND AS WE
HAVE A SHORT WAVE RIDING UP THE OUTER COAST SAT NIGHT WITH
CONTINUED OUTFLOW WINDS. AREAS ALONG THE PANHANDLE FROM SUMNER
STRAIT NORTHWARD WILL BE UNDER THE GUN FOR SNOW SAT NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY WITH THE SUBSTANTIAL COLD AIR STILL IN PLACE IN THE INNER
CHANNELS. THERE IS NOT A VERY STRONG MOISTURE PLUME ASSOCIATED
WITH THE SHORT WAVE SO MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL BE COMING FROM THE
OVERRUNNING OF THE WARMER AIR OVER THE COLD ARCTIC AIR. THE MAIN
BAND OF ISENTROPIC LIFT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE JUST SOUTH OF
JUNEAU EARLY SAT EVENING AND WILL SLOWLY SPREAD OVER ANGOON,
JUNEAU AND HOONAH BY LATE SAT EVENING. HIGHER RESOLUTION MODELS
SEEM TO BE IN DECENT AGREEMENT ON THIS BUT THE BAND LOOKS TO BE
RATHER NARROW SO SNOW AMOUNTS MAY TURN OUT TO BE LOWER IN SOME
AREAS DEPENDING ON WHERE THE BAND GOES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED
TO BE IN EXCESS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AS THE MAIN
BAND SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. AREAS FARTHER WEST AND NORTH
MAY SEE SNOW OUT OF THIS A LITTLE LATER INTO THE DAY ON SUN BUT
DUE TO THE CONTINUED OUTFLOW THE BAND WILL BE WEAKENING ON SUNDAY.
OUTFLOW WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD AS THE HIGH
IN THE YUKON REMAINS BUT IN A WEAKER STATE THAN IT HAS BEEN.
LACKING THE REINFORCING SHOTS OF COLD AIR THE ONLY THING
SUSTAINING IT IS THE LINGERING COLD AIR THAT IS TRAPPED ON THE
CANADIAN SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. AS A RESULT THE OUTFLOW WIND WILL
NOT BE A STRONG AS THEY HAVE BEEN. LYNN CANAL SHOULD STILL HAVE
ENOUGH PRESSURE GRADIENT AND SOME COLD AIR FLOWING OVER THE
PASSES TO HAVE MIN GALE FORCE WINDS CONTINUING INTO NEXT WEEK WITH
FREEZING SPRAY. OTHER OUTFLOW AREAS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BLOW
BUT AT LOWER MAGNITUDES THAN WHAT HAS BEEN OBSERVED THIS WEEK.
LOOKING FARTHER OUT MODELS ARE STILL IN FLUX FOR HOW THEY ARE
HANDLING THE VARIOUS SHORTWAVES THAT ARE COMING INTO THE
PANHANDLE FROM THE SOUTH. THE STRONGER WAVE THAT WAS FORECAST FOR
TUES HAS NOW BEEN ABANDON BY MOST OF THE LONG RANGE MODELS. IN
ITS PLACE IS A BROAD WEAKER TROUGH THAT WILL LIFT NORTH OVER THE
PANHANDLE ON TUES INSTEAD. OVERALL GUIDANCE WENT TOWARD THE EC
AND NAM IN THE MID RANGE AND EC/HPC IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ025.
STRONG WIND THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ025.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ022.
STRONG WIND THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ017>019-029.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ013.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012-022.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-021-031-032-035-043-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ033-034-036-041-042-053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ052.
&&
BEZENEK/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 6:04 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AJK | 3 days | |
| Dec 1, 6:04 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 23 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.