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Storm Warning 10, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 14, 2014, 4:00 AM 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
- Feb 14, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
913 FZAK52 PAJK 141247 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-150100- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A LOW OVER THE FAR SE GULF WILL TRACK N THROUGH THE CENTRAL AK PANHANDLE AND BE N OF THE AREA BY LATE FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THERE AS SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE AREAS MOVE N ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ041-150100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-150100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-150100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SE 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-150100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-150100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS BECOMING E TO 40 KT LATE OVER THE FAR EASTERN PART. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
931 FZAK52 PAJK 141903 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1002 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-151315- 1002 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A LOW OVER THE FAR SE GULF WILL TRACK N THROUGH THE CENTRAL AK PANHANDLE AND BE N OF THE AREA BY LATE FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EAST-CENTRAL GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THERE AS SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE AREAS MOVE N ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ041-151315- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1002 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-151315- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1002 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-151315- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1002 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-151315- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1002 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-151315- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1002 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS BECOMING E TO 40 KT LATE OVER THE FAR EASTERN PART. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
488 FZAK52 PAJK 150025 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-151400- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING STORM FORCE LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND TRACK NORTH TO NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ041-151400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-151400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-151400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-151400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-151400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .SAT...N 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
880 FZAK52 PAJK 150716 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1016 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-151400- 1016 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING STORM FORCE LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND TRACK NORTH TO NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ041-151400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1016 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT INCREASING TO 19 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-151400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1016 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-151400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1016 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-151400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1016 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-151400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1016 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
599 FZAK52 PAJK 151253 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-160100- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL TRACK NORTH TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF BY SAT AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EAST CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-160100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. SE SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-160100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. SE SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ043-160100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. SE SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-160100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT BY LATE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SE SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-160100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT BY LATE MORNING OVER THE FAR EASTERN PART. WINDS BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT OVER THE FAR EASTERN PART BY LATE MORNING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. SE SWELL IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Feb 13, 3:56 PM AKST, 12 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 3:56 PM AKST, 12 hours 4 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
356 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014
.SHORT TERM...COMPLICATED SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD WITH THE
END OF A WINTER WEATHER EVENT THIS AFTERNOON AND THE BEGINNING OF
THE NEXT ONE THIS EVENING. TIMING ON THE ADVISORY/WARNING FOR
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WAS SIMPLIFIED IN THAT INDIVIDUAL ZONES WERE
COMBINED WHEREVER PRACTICAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP COMPLEXITY TO A
MINIMUM.
SNOW EVENT ENDING THIS AFTERNOON VERIFIED IN HAINES AND IN
YAKUTAT BUT SNOWFALL IN SKAGWAY AND ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY
CAME UP SHORT. EVENT TOTAL IN YAKUTAT WAS 13.2 INCHES WITH
7.8 INCHES IN HAINES AND 3 INCHES ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY.
ELSEWHERE AROUND THE PANHANDLE, LIGHT SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING IN
HYDER AND NORTH OF SUMNER STRAIT WITH SOME HEAVY SNOW SHOWER
ACTIVITY BRINGING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING CLEARLY CONVECTIVE ENVIRONMENT WITH
LIGHTNING BEING DETECTED MULTIPLE TIMES TODAY. DREW THE LINE
BETWEEN SHOWERS AND STRATIFORM FOR TONIGHT SOMEWHAT ARBITRARILY
AT THE OUTER COAST SOUTH OF CAPE DECISION AND OVER A THIN STRIP
OF LAND ALONG THE OUTER COAST FOR LOCATIONS NORTH. ALSO INCLUDED
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE COASTAL MARINE ZONE THROUGHOUT THE
TONIGHT PERIOD.
A FAST MOVING LOW SOUTH OF 50N AND EAST OF 140W WILL TURN NORTH
THIS EVENING. DEVELOPING BAROCLINIC CLOUD SHIELD AND SUBSTANTIAL
MOISTURE IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY BOOSTING CONFIDENCE IN MODEL
SOLUTIONS FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE SHORT
RANGE FORECAST PERIOD. NOT ENOUGH SNOW WITH THE WARMER TEMPS FOR
ADVISORY ACCUMULATIONS IN ZONES 27 AND 28, ALTHOUGH AREAS NORTH
OF KETCHIKAN IN 28 WILL SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES. HAVE ADVISORY LEVEL
SNOW IN ZONES 23, 26, AND 29. MAJORITY OF THE SNOW WILL FALL
FARTHER NORTH, HENCE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN LOCATIONS.
FOR HAINES AND SKAGWAY IN PARTICULAR, THE EVENT GOING ON TODAY
IS A SEPARATE EVENT FROM WHAT WILL BE ISSUED WITH THE AFTERNOON
FORECAST, EVEN THOUGH THERE WILL BE REALLY NO CESSATION IN
SNOWFALL BETWEEN THE TWO FRONTS.
GALES AT EITHER END OF THE INNER CHANNELS, WITH SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES IN BETWEEN. BRIEF PERIOD OF GALES FOR COASTAL ZONE
42 AS WELL AS SUMNER STRAIT AND FREDERICK SOUND LATE TONIGHT AS
THE LOW COMES ASHORE.
USED NAM AND ECMWF FOR UPDATES TO PRESSURE AND WINDS. POP FIELDS
SLIGHTLY TWEAKS. USED NEW MODEL RUN TO UPDATE QPF. TEMPS FROM
ENSEMBLE GFS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AS A SLOW MOVING SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
SUBSTANTIAL COLD AIR STILL REMAINS ENTRENCHED IN THE PANHANDLE SO
SNOW WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY RESULT FOR ANY PRECIP THAT FALLS
THIS WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM SHOWS UP AS A DRIFTING FRONT IN THE
CENTRAL GULF SOON AFTER THE FRI STORM. MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL
REMAIN OFFSHORE INITIALLY EXCEPT FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
YAKUTAT WILL BARE THE BRUNT OF THE PRECIP, AND WITH TEMPERATURES
STILL COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW THROUGH MIDDAY SAT, MAY SEE UPWARDS OF
ANOTHER FOOT OF SNOW BEFORE TEMPS START TO WARM UP ENOUGH TO MIX
WITH RAIN. AS SUCH DECIDED TO ISSUE ANOTHER WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR YAKUTAT FROM FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT MORNING.
AS FOR THE REST OF THE PANHANDLE THE PRECIP WILL TAKE ITS TIME
GETTING HERE AS THE FRONT WILL BE VERY SLOW TO MAKE ITS WAY
EASTWARD. THE LOW THAT FORMS ALONG THE FRONT AND HEADS NORTH FRI
NIGHT DOES NOT HELP WITH THE FORECAST AS SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE
STRUGGLING WITH HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. THEY ARE CURRENTLY SPREADING
ITS POSITION ALL OVER THE GULF. ALL IN ALL DECIDED ON A ECMWF AND
GEM SOLUTION FOR THIS MESS. THE EASTERLY FLOW STILL PRESENT IN
THE INNER CHANNELS WILL NOT HELP EITHER. AT THIS POINT THE OUTER
COAST WILL BE THE FIRST TO SEE THE PRECIP STARTING AS EARLY AS
FRI NIGHT. IT WILL TAKE UNTIL SAT NIGHT BEFORE FRONT MOVES
EASTWARD ENOUGH TO GET THE REST OF THE INNER CHANNELS INVOLVED.
BY THAT POINT THE FRONT WILL HAVE WEAKENED ENOUGH THAT PRECIP
VALUES WILL NOT BE AS HIGH.
THE OTHER THING TO WATCH WILL BE THE WIND. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
STILL EXPECTED FOR THE EASTERN GULF EARLY SAT AND WITH 850 MB
WINDS KICKING UP TO 60 KT TO 70 KT ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE
FRONT, MARINE HEADLINES AND STRONG WIND HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED
SAT FOR THE OUTER COAST AND SOME INNER CHANNEL AREAS. SPEAKING OF
THE INNER CHANNELS, WIND DIRECTION ON SAT WAS TRICKY AS WE STILL
HAVE NORTHERLY COLD AIR OUTFLOW. HOWEVER, THE QUESTIONS IS WILL
THE OUTFLOW STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERPOWER THE SYNOPTIC SE
FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT. I AN THINKING THAT FROM ABOUT POINT
RETREAT SOUTHWARD THE ANSWER WILL BE NO AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE
ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE NORTH-SOUTH CHANNELS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
A SE WIND. NORTHERN LYNN CANAL, SKAGWAY, AND HAINES WILL LIKELY
STAY NORTH AS I THINK THE COLD AIR WILL JUST BE DEEP ENOUGH TO
KEEP THE OUTFLOW GOING THERE ON SAT.
AFTER THE FRONT CLEARS OUT LATER THIS WEEKEND THERE IS
INDICATIONS OF MORE WEAK SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH BUT THERE IS NO
MODEL CONSENSUS ON WHEN OR WHERE THEY WILL BE EARLY NEXT WEEK. BY
MID WEEK THINGS START TO CHANGE AS THE NORTHERN GULF LOW STARTS
DRIFTING TO THE SE. THE OFFSHORE FLOW THAT SETS UP WILL START TO
DRY THINGS OUT AGAIN AS WELL AS MAYBE START ANOTHER COOLING
TREND.
LONG RANGE MODELS WERE NOT IN THE BEST AGREEMENT WITH THIS FRONT
ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT. OVERALL NAM WAS VERY SLOW, ECMWF WAS
FASTER, AND THE GFS WAS SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE. THE
DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE LOW FORMING ALONG THE FRONT FRI NIGHT DID
NOT HELP. MODEL AGREEMENT GETS WORSE NEXT WEEK AS THE OVERALL
PATTERN STARTS TO SLOWLY CHANGE. DECIDED ON USING THE ECMWF AND
GEM FOR THE WEEKEND AS THOSE SEEMED TO HAVE AT LEAST SOME
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THEM. USED WPC FOR LATER PERIODS TO EVEN OUT
THE OVERALL DIFFERENCES.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ026.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ024.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ018>021-025.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ023.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ029.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ018-019.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ017.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-034>036-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031>033-041-043-051-
052.
&&
FRITSCH/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:57 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 6:09 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Feb 14, 1:00 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:53 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 21 hr |
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