Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 30, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 14, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 9 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 14, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2013, 12:58 AM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
653 FZAK51 PAJK 150102 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 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. PKZ098-151400- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL MOVE ONSHORE SATURDAY EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE OUTER COAST WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-151400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-151400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-151400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-151400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND AND INCREASING TO 35 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-151400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-151400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-151400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-151400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-151400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-151400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 50 MPH NEAR ZAREMBO ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-151400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...GUSTS TO 60 KT OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAJK 150623 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 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. PKZ098-160030- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL MOVE ONSHORE SATURDAY EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE OUTER COAST WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-160030- GLACIER BAY- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-160030- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-160030- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-160030- ICY STRAIT- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-160030- CROSS SOUND- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-160030- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-160030- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-160030- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS SOUTHERN PORTIONS. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-160030- FREDERICK SOUND- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-160030- SUMNER STRAIT- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS WESTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-160030- CLARENCE STRAIT- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...GUSTS TO 60 KT OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 150746 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1046 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 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. PKZ098-160030- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL MOVE ONSHORE SATURDAY EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE OUTER COAST WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-160030- GLACIER BAY- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-160030- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1046 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-160030- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1046 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-160030- ICY STRAIT- 1046 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-160030- CROSS SOUND- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-160030- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-160030- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1046 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT...DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-160030- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS SOUTHERN PORTIONS. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-160030- FREDERICK SOUND- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-160030- SUMNER STRAIT- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS WESTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-160030- CLARENCE STRAIT- 920 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...GUSTS TO 60 KT OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 151002 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1258 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 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. PKZ098-160400- 1258 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL MOVE ONSHORE SATURDAY EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE OUTER COAST WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-160400- GLACIER BAY- 1258 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-160400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1258 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-160400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1258 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-160400- ICY STRAIT- 1258 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-160400- CROSS SOUND- 1258 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-160400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1258 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-160400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1258 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT...DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-160400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1258 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS SOUTHERN PORTIONS. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-160400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1258 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-160400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1258 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WESTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-160400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1258 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Dec 14, 6:08 AM AKST, 9 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 6:08 AM AKST, 9 hours 52 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
608 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013
.SHORT TERM...ONE SYSTEM PUSHING INTO NORTHWEST CANADA, THE NEXT
SYSTEM, BOTH A FROZEN PRECIPITATION EXTENDER FOR THE HAINES
HIGHWAY AND WHITE PASS AND A WIND MAKER, POSSIBLY STARTING
EARLIER THAN FORECAST...PANHANDLE WIDE.
FIRST EXTENDED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WHITE PASS AND THE
HAINES HIGHWAY THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN RECENT WARMING
AT MOORE CREEK OB, THE WEATHER AT WHITE PASS...MAY IMPROVE A
LITTLE QUICKER THAN ANTICIPATED AN HOUR AGO. GIVEN WARMING
TEMPERATURES, THINK BLOWING SNOW WILL NOT BE AS MUCH OF AN ISSUE,
BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 7 INCHES
STILL EXIST AT THE VERY TOP. CONFIDENCE GREATER IN EXTENDING THE
WARNING FOR THE HAINES HIGHWAY, PARTICULARLY THE BORDER. MOS
GUIDANCE KEEPING THESE COOL FOR HAINES, AND NAM MOS IN PARTICULAR
KEEPING WINDS NORTHWEST. NOW, AS HAINES ITSELF HAS CAUGHT THE
SOUTHERLY SURGE FROM LYNN CANAL, ITS TEMPERATURE HAS SKYROCKETED
AS IT TYPICALLY DOES, WELL ABOVE FREEZING. IN ADDITION, THE WARM
AIR ADVECTION IS TURNING THE SNOW TO RAIN AT SOME OF THE
MIDLEVELS, AND THUS THINK THERE WILL BE LIKELIHOOD OF FREEZING
RAIN COMBINED WITH THE SNOW ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY, LESS
CONCERN FOR THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING,
FREEZING RAIN WAS REPORTED AT THE HAINES AIRPORT WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY NOT
BE AS GREAT AS THE 5 TO 7 INCHES ADDITIONAL CALLED FOR, BUT FEEL
IT IS JUSTIFIED WITH THE FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION...AROUND
0.25 INCHES POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT ISSUE OF FOCUS IS THE WIND. WHILE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS
SUGGESTING STORM FORCE IN PARTS OF THE OUTSIDE WATERS, AND AT
SOME POINTS, I DID GO WITH 50 KT...BUT WENT WITH MAJORITY OF THE
AREA AND KEPT THE MAX GALES FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OUTSIDE
WATERS BEGINNING WITH 41 THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREADING NORTHWARD
EARLY THIS EVENING. WENT WITH STRONG WINDS FOR ZONE 27 AND
28 TODAY AS WELL AS 23 STARTING LATER THIS MORNING AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES SHORE. IN ADDITION, JUNEAU GRADIENT WILL REACH STRONG
WIND THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN STRONG TONIGHT, BUT GIVEN
CURRENT OBS...WINDS MAY BE AT THIS POINT EARLIER. IT SHOULD BE
NOTED THAT POST-FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING, WINDS WILL QUICKLY
BURST TO SOUTHWEST FOR THIS EVENING, SO AUKE BAY MARINERS BE
FOREWARNED. AIRPORT WILL LIKELY GO SOUTHWEST AS WELL, OR AT LEAST
THE FISH CREEK OUTFLOW MAY PRESENT AN ISSUE FOR AVIATION.
DOWNTOWN SHOULD REMAIN SOUTHEAST. WENT WITH SOUTH WORDING FOR
JUNEAU TONIGHT TO COVER BOTH SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST. A PLETHORA
OF GALES ACROSS THE NORTH-SOUTH CHANNELS EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTH
TO THE NORTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION,
WATCH THE WESTERLIES BLOW THROUGH CROSS SOUND TO 40 KT...THIS MAY
BE UNDERFORECAST DUE TO THE COLD AIR ADVECTION BEGINNING THIS
EVENING POST-FRONTAL.
A HIGH WIND WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR SKAGWAY FOR TONIGHT FOR WINDS
OF 60 MPH OR GREATER POSSIBLE. GRADIENTS ARE SUPER STRONG, AND IT
ALMOST SEEMS THAT GRADIENTS WEAKEN TO SUCH A DEGREE THIS
AFTERNOON, SUCH THAT AS THE LOW MOVES ASHORE. THIS EVENING, THE
MOMENTUM LIKE A SLING WILL RELEASE THE WINDS UP THE CANAL. NO
CHANGES TO THE STORM FORCE, BUT IN TAIYA INLET THE SET-UP IS VERY
FAVORABLE FOR THE GUSTS. GFS MOS CALLING FOR 51 MPH SUSTAINED
AROUND 9 PM. NAM IS MUCH MORE TEMPERED, BUT IT SHOULD BE NOTED
THAT THE MODELS ARE NOT PRODUCING THE WINDS AND GRADIENTS WE ARE
EXPERIENCING NOW. WINDS AND GRADIENTS SEEM TO BE UNDERFORECAST AT
THIS POINT, SO FELT COMPELLED TO ISSUE THE WATCH WHILE WILL
EITHER BE UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING THIS AFTERNOON OR CALL
ATTENTION TO STRONG WINDS IN A HEADLINE IF WIND GUSTS WILL NOT
REACH 60 MPH.
MOST OTHER ELEMENTS UNCHANGED FROM LAST PACKAGE. STILL EXPECT
SNOW LEVELS TO FALL TO THE SURFACE FROM THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE
NORTHWARD LATE TONIGHT WITH SOME ACCUMULATION SNOW SHOWERS UP TO
3 INCHES IN SPOTS.
MODELS OF CHOICE WERE ECMWF AND NAM. CONFIDENCE IN FORECAST
SHAKY TODAY FOR WINTER STORM AT WHITE PASS...BETTER FOR HAINES
BORDER...BETTER FOR STRONG AND HIGH WINDS TONIGHT...LESS SO WITH
WINDS THIS MORNING.
.LONG TERM...UPPER TROF OVER THE GULF WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EWD AND
BE E OF THE AREA BY MIDWEEK. UPPER RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD INTO
THE GULF FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK...BUT THE RIDGE TOP LOOKS
LIKE IT WILL BE FAIRLY FLAT. THE RIDGE SHOULD GRADUALLY PUSH
ONSHORE BY NEXT WEEKEND. ENDED UP USING A 00Z GFS/NAM BLEND FOR
PRESSURES THRU MON AFTERNOON...THEN WENT WITH LATEST HPC FOR MON
NIGHT ONWARD.
FOR SUN-MON...AIRMASS OVER THE AREA WILL SLOWLY COOL DURING THIS
PERIOD. ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST AND THIS WILL KEEP THE SHOWERS
COMING. THEY WILL GENERALLY BE TRANSITIONING FROM RAIN SHOWERS TO
SNOW SHOWERS FROM NW TO SE DURING THIS TIME...EXCEPT THE FAR SERN
AREA WILL LIKELY ONLY GET TO MIXED PRECIP. HEAVIEST PRECIP SHOULD
BE ALONG SW FACING TERRAIN DURING THIS PERIOD.
FOR MON NIGHT AND TUE...FORECAST GETS A BIT TRICKIER ESPECIALLY
OVER THE S. MODELS ARE SHOWING A SHORTWAVE TROF AND SFC LOW
RIDING NE TOWARD THE FAR SERN AREA IN GENERAL...BUT DIFFER ON
TRACK AND TIMING ENOUGH TO MAKE PRECIP POTENTIAL AND TYPE
FORECAST DIFFICULT. HAVE HEDGED ON THIS BY GOING WITH LIKELY POPS
OVER THE SRN AREA FOR MON NIGHT INTO TUE MORNING AT LEAST. OVER
THE N...THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND ARCTIC AIR
SHOULD BEGIN TO DROP SWD INTO THE AREA AS A SFC HIGH BUILDS OVER
THE YUKON.
FOR TUE NIGHT AND WED...COLDER AIR SHOULD CONTINUE TO WORK ITS
WAY SWD...WITH LEADING EDGE OF IT GETTING TO THE FAR S BY WED.
THIS PERIOD LOOKS DRY AS WELL AS UPPER TROF WILL BE INLAND AND
LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BE N-NE. THERE ARE MODEL DIFFERENCES ON HOW
MUCH COLD AIR GETS IN...WITH THE GFS GENERALLY COLDER THAN THE
ECMWF. GEM IS IN BETWEEN. DID LOWER TEMPS SOME FOR MOST PLACES AS
EVEN THE WARMEST ECMWF MOS WAS 5-10 DEGREES LOWER THAN WHAT WAS
IN THERE BEFORE.
FOR LATE WEEK...LOOKING LIKE A SNOW RIDGE SETUP WILL BE
DEVELOPING WITH FLAT TOPPED UPPER RIDGE AND ARCTIC AIRMASS IN
PLACE. ITS WAY TOO EARLY TO TELL HOW MUCH SNOW WOULD FALL...OR
WHEN ANY PRECIP TYPE TRANSITION TO RAIN WOULD OCCUR...BUT IT
SHOULD GRADUALLY WARM UP DURING THIS PERIOD. DID DIFFER FROM HPC
POPS SOME AS THERE IS BROAD MODEL AGREEMENT ON AN OVERRUNNING
EVENT OCCURRING...SO BROUGHT LIKELY POPS FURTHER N FOR THU-THU
NIGHT.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ027-028.
STRONG WIND FROM 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
FOR AKZ025.
STRONG WIND FROM 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
AKZ022.
STRONG WIND FROM NOON AKST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR AKZ023.
STRONG WIND THIS EVENING FOR AKZ020.
STRONG WIND FROM 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ019.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018-
019.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012-013.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ021-022-031>033-036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-034-035-053.
&&
JWA/RWTIn the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 14, 12:06 PM AKST, 3 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1206 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1146 AM FLOOD KETCHIKAN 55.34N 131.65W
12/14/2013 AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
BLOCK STRUCTURES AND DRAINAGES WITH DEBRIS. MINOR
FLOODING ON UPPER AVENUES. APARTMENT BUILDING HAS
SUFFERED SOME WATER DAMAGE.
&&
BMBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 35 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 7:58 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 33 hr | |
| Dec 14, 9:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Dec 14, 9:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Dec 15, 12:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 15 hr | |
| Dec 15, 12:58 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 35 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Dec 15, 6:27 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 10 hr |
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