Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 22, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 21, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Nov 21, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
720 FZAK51 PAJK 220031 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 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. PKZ098-221400- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A VERY STRONG WARM FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE WILL PROGRESS NORTH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE WEST FRIDAY WITH STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ011-221400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-221400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-221400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-221400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING E 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-221400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-221400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-221400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-221400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-221400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-221400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-221400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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196 FZAK51 PAJK 220647 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 943 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 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. PKZ098-230045- 943 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A VERY STRONG WARM FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE WILL PROGRESS NORTH THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE WEST FRIDAY WITH STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ011-230045- GLACIER BAY- 943 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-230045- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 943 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-230045- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 943 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-230045- ICY STRAIT- 943 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING E 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-230045- CROSS SOUND- 943 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-230045- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 943 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-230045- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 943 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-230045- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 943 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-230045- FREDERICK SOUND- 943 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-230045- SUMNER STRAIT- 943 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-230045- CLARENCE STRAIT- 943 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
259 FZAK51 PAJK 221255 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 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. PKZ098-230100- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE WEST FRIDAY AND MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-230100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-230100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN BECOMING RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-230100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-230100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-230100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-230100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-230100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-230100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT... EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-230100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-230100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-230100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT... EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
120 FZAK51 PAJK 222242 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 140 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 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. PKZ098-230100- 140 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE WEST FRIDAY AND MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-230100- GLACIER BAY- 140 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-230100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 140 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-230100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 140 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-230100- ICY STRAIT- 140 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-230100- CROSS SOUND- 140 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-230100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 140 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-230100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 140 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-230100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 140 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT... EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-230100- FREDERICK SOUND- 140 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-230100- SUMNER STRAIT- 140 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-230100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 140 PM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT... EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Nov 21, 5:57 AM AKST, 10 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 21, 5:57 AM AKST, 10 hours 3 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
557 AM AKST THU NOV 21 2013
.SHORT TERM...STRONG WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 990 MB LOW
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IS MOVING OVER THE AK GULF AND PANHANDLE.
WITH LONG FETCH OF TROPICAL MOISTURE THIS FRONT HAS BEEN
PRODUCING HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER THE ENTIRE PANHANDLE. AS THE
PARENT LOW BEGINS TO TRACK NEAR KODIAK FRONTAL BANDS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE REGION. AT THIS TIME THE RAIN-SNOW LINE
IS NEAR SUMNER STRAIT AND UP ALONG THE COAST UP TO SITKA. AS THE
FRONT ADVANCES NORTHWARD TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
TRANSITION TO RAIN WITH TEMPERATURES STEADILY RISING OVERNIGHT
AND THROUGH FRIDAY. COLD AIR DAMMING NEAR HYDER SHOULD KEEP THEM
WITH HEAVY SNOW BIT LONGER THROUGH THE DAY. DEW POINTS NEAR
PETERSBURG AND WRANGLE STILL IN THE UPPER 20S WITH TEMPERATURES
JUST BELOW FREEZING. WHILE THERE WILL BE A TRANSITION TO RAIN
THINKING IS THE COLD POOL OF AIR, ESPECIALLY NEAR PETERSBURG WILL
LAST AND KEEP SNOW THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING
OVER TO RAIN.
SNOW INCREASED IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW FALL AMOUNTS
THROUGH MIDNIGHT OF 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE WITH
AMOUNTS UPWARDS OF 8 INCHES NEAR HYDER. EXPECTING ADDITIONAL SNOW
AMOUNTS TODAY IN THE 3 TO 8 INCH RANGE. AS TEMPERATURES RISE
THROUGH THE DAY SNOW WILL TRANSITION FROM THE FINER GRAINS TO
LARGER FLAKES AND WITH THE HEAVY PRECIP RATES AND QPF VALUES THIS
SHOULD PRODUCE THE HIGHER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION. SNOW AMOUNTS
LATER TONIGHT WILL BE LOWER THAN THE DAY WITH WARMING TEMPS AND
AS THE HEAVY WET SNOW COMPACTS. THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL
END AS PRECIP TRANSITIONS FROM SNOW TO RAIN.
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE ADVANCING FRONT AND HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON PRODUCING STRONG NORTHERLY AND OUTFLOW
WINDS. THESE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS THE HIGH
MOVES EASTWARD. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AS THE
FRONT MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT.
NOT MUCH VARIATION IN 00Z MODEL RUNS WITH ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO
THE WIND AND PRESSURE FORECAST. MAIN MODEL DIFFERENCE WAS THE QPF
VALUES FOR THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WITH NAM AND ECMWF SHOWING
HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. WITH THESE VALUES AND
COLDER AIR IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE INCREASED SNOW
AMOUNTS FOR THE HAINES AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAYS. DELAYED SNOW LEVEL
INCREASE FOR PETERSBURG AND HYDER ENOUGH TO EXTEND THOSE WINTER
STORM WARNINGS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE FOR SYNOPTIC
PATTERN WITH SOME UNCERTAINTY ON TIMING OF ADVANCING WARM AIR AND
SNOW AMOUNTS.
&&
.LONG TERM...STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE EASTERN GULF ON FRIDAY
AS A SURGE OF WARM AIR MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. THE
RESULTING AIR MASS DISPLACEMENT WILL HAVE TURNED ALL BUT LYNN
CANAL ZONES INTO RAIN BY FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE THE FOCUS
AS WE SHALL SEE OUR LAST WINTER STORM EVENT FOR THIS
ROUND...SQUARELY ON THE HAINES HIGHWAY. THE WARNING STATEMENT
ISSUED CALLS FOR 7 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE HAINES
ZONE...WITH 7 INCHES TOTAL FOR HAINES, BUT 24 INCHES NEAR THE
BORDER...AS THE COLD AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED IN THE CHILKAT
VALLEY EVEN AS THE WARM AIR WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE
FREEZING NEAR LYNN CANAL, TURNING HAINES ITSELF TO RAIN AROUND
MID-DAY FRIDAY. THINK SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RISE FOR FRIDAY WITH A
POSSIBLE 1 TO 8 INCHES FOR THE HAINES ZONE...AGAIN LIGHTER
AMOUNTS NEAR LYNN CANAL. WHITE PASS IN TURN HAS BEEN PLACED UNDER
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...FOR POSSIBLE 4 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. JUST AS COLDER TEMPERATURES AND FLUFFIER FLAKES
WILL BE THE BIG REASON FOR WARNING/ADVISORY AMOUNTS UP NORTH FOR
THURSDAY NIGHT, HIGHER QPF IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WILL PUSH
SNOW TOTALS EVEN HIGHER FOR FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
ELSEWHERE EXPECT FRIDAY TO BE A VERY MESSY, WET, RAINY DAY OVER
HEAVY SNOWFALL ALREADY ON THE GROUND. IF THURSDAY'S COMMUTE WILL
BE BAD, FRIDAY'S WILL NOT BE A CAKEWALK. DID PUSH INSIDE PASSAGE
WINDS TO GALE FORCE FOR MUCH OF THE NORTH-SOUTH CHANNELS IN
ADVANCE OF THIS FRONT...THINKING MODELS MAY HAVE UNDERDONE THE
GRADIENTS, AND ADDING 5 KT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
IN ADDITION, 850 MB WINDS ARE UP TO 60 KTS IN AREAS OF THE
PANHANDLE MID-DAY FRIDAY. BY THE SAME TOKEN A LOT OF COMMUNITIES
WILL SEE WIND RISES...SUCH AS JUNEAU FROM THE SOUTHEAST,
KETCHIKAN FROM THE SOUTHEAST. ELFIN COVE AND SITKA FROM THE EAST
AND SOUTHEAST AS WELL. EXPECT A BRIEF PERIOD OF 55 KT FRIDAY
MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTSIDE WATERS AND THEN A SLOW DECLINE
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING AS GRADIENTS RELAX.
BEYOND...SOME COOL AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY THUS TURNING MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION INTO
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. BEYOND THIS FOR SIMPLICITY, WENT WITH
STRATIFORM. ACTIVE PATTERN REMAINS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME
CLEARING AND AGAIN COOLING TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WITH MORE
PRECIPITATION MOVING IN WITH A SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTH ON MONDAY.
FORECAST BEYOND SUNDAY LARGELY LEFT UNCHANGED.
MODELS OF CHOICE WERE ECMWF AND GFS WITH SOME ELEMENTS OF NAM
USED AS WELL. MODELS DIVERGE RUN TO RUN ON THE WAY THEY HANDLE
THE BUILDING RIDGE POST-FRONTAL...SO ELECTED NOT TO CHANGE
PRESSURE FIELD FOR SATURDAY AND BEYOND. CONFIDENCE IN FORECAST
AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ026-029.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018-027.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ022-024.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ020-021-025.
STRONG WIND UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR AKZ022.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 6 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR AKZ020-023.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ019.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM AKST
FRIDAY FOR AKZ018.
STRONG WIND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ017.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-031-036-041>043-051>053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ032>035.
&&
PRB/JWAIn the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 21, 2:49 PM AKST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
249 PM AKST THU NOV 21 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM HEAVY SNOW 15 ESE JUNEAU 58.21N 134.03W
11/21/2013 M9.5 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
SNETTISHAM
0600 AM SNOW CRAIG 55.47N 133.13W
11/21/2013 M2.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
SNOW ACCUMULATION BEFORE CHANGEOVER TO RAIN.
0600 AM HEAVY SNOW PETERSBURG 56.81N 132.96W
11/21/2013 M7.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
9 MILES OUT OF PETERSBURG
0620 AM HEAVY SNOW JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
11/21/2013 M6.8 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
SNOW THROUGH 620AM STILL SNOWING A GOOD RATE. IN
MENDENHALL VALLEY.
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW OUTER POINT 58.30N 134.69W
11/21/2013 M10.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 38 WNW HAINES 59.45N 136.44W
11/21/2013 M1.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW WHITE PASS 59.62N 135.14W
11/21/2013 M3.0 INCH AK OTHER FEDERAL
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW CANYON ISLAND 58.55N 133.68W
11/21/2013 M6.7 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 S EAGLECREST 58.25N 134.51W
11/21/2013 M7.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
TOP OF EAGLECREST.
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW EAGLECREST 58.27N 134.51W
11/21/2013 M7.3 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
BASE OF EAGLECREST
0800 AM SNOW JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
11/21/2013 M4.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
BLUEBERRY HILL IN WEST JUNEAU.
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW GUSTAVUS 58.41N 135.80W
11/21/2013 M20.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW HAINES 59.24N 135.44W
11/21/2013 M2.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 SE JUNEAU 58.28N 134.37W
11/21/2013 M8.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT
0830 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 NW GUSTAVUS 58.46N 135.90W
11/21/2013 M30.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
0900 AM HEAVY SNOW HOONAH 58.11N 135.44W
11/21/2013 M16.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
0930 AM SNOW YAKUTAT 59.54N 139.73W
11/21/2013 M2.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
FREEZING RAIN STARTED AT 1208 PM AKST.
1000 AM HEAVY SNOW AUKE BAY 58.38N 134.65W
11/21/2013 M10.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1030 AM HEAVY SNOW TENAKEE SPRINGS 57.78N 135.22W
11/21/2013 M24.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
1030 AM SNOW SKAGWAY 59.48N 135.33W
11/21/2013 E0.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
BLOWING SNOW WITH LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION.
1100 AM SNOW PELICAN 57.95N 136.21W
11/21/2013 M5.6 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FREEZING RAIN STARTED AT 1 PM.
1100 AM SNOW HYDER 55.91N 130.02W
11/21/2013 M24.5 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
SNOW ACCUMULATION BEFORE CHANGEOVER AT 1130 AM.
1100 AM SNOW 5 SE SITKA 57.00N 135.24W
11/21/2013 E7.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 6 TO 8 INCHES.
1200 PM HEAVY SNOW LENA LOOP 58.39N 134.77W
11/21/2013 M11.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
9 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY MORNING.
1200 PM HEAVY SNOW 10 NW JUNEAU 58.40N 134.61W
11/21/2013 M10.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
JUNEAU FORECAST OFFICE
1200 PM HEAVY SNOW 8 NW JUNEAU 58.38N 134.57W
11/21/2013 M10.0 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
JUNEAU AIRPORT
1230 PM HEAVY SNOW ANGOON 57.50N 134.59W
11/21/2013 M14.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
0100 PM HEAVY SNOW ELFIN COVE 58.19N 136.34W
11/21/2013 M16.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
2 INCHES BEFORE 3 PM WEDNESDAY, 14 INCHES OVERNIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING, CURRENT TEMPERATURE 26 F
0100 PM HEAVY SNOW PETERSBURG 56.81N 132.96W
11/21/2013 M15.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
PETERSBURG AIRPORT
&&
RCLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 5:15 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AJK | 105 min | |
| Nov 22, 9:37 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AJK | 2 hr |
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Sources
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