Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2014
Storm Warning 12, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 14, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
349 FZAK51 PAJK 150033 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 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 FRI FEB 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-151400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-151400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-151400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-151400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-151400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-151400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-151400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-151400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-151400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-151400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-151400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW WITH RAIN LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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191 FZAK51 PAJK 150705 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1005 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 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. PKZ098-160115- 1005 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-160115- GLACIER BAY- 1005 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-160115- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1005 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-160115- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1005 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-160115- ICY STRAIT- 1005 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-160115- CROSS SOUND- 1005 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-160115- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1005 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-160115- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1005 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-160115- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1005 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-160115- FREDERICK SOUND- 1005 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-160115- SUMNER STRAIT- 1005 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-160115- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1005 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW WITH RAIN LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
871 FZAK51 PAJK 151259 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 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. PKZ098-160100- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-160100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-160100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-160100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-160100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...E WIND BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-160100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. S SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...SE WIND BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-160100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-160100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...S WIND BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-160100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-160100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-160100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-160100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Feb 14, 3:43 PM AKST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 3:43 PM AKST, 17 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
343 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014
.SHORT TERM...VERY COMPLICATED SHORT TERM FORECAST WITH A LOT OF
MOVING PARTS TODAY.
WINTER WEATHER WARNING AND ADVISORIES AS INHERITED FROM NIGHT
SHIFT LOOKED GOOD AND WERE ON TRACK, SO NOT A LOT TO DO THERE
EXCEPT MONITOR THE SITUATION. LATE IN THE DAY, SOME LOCATIONS
SWITCHED OVER TO RAIN OR SNOW JUST PLAIN ENDED. DECIDED TO LET
THE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS EXPIRE ON TIME WITH THE ISSUANCE OF
THE AFTERNOON FORECAST. WINTER WEATHER WARNING FOR YAKUTAT WILL
LIKELY HAVE TO BE CANCELLED EARLY, HOWEVER.
WITH A VERY STRONG STORM FORCE LOW MOVING INTO THE FORECAST AREA
FROM THE SOUTH, FOCUS TODAY WAS PRIMARILY ON THE TRACK OF THE LOW
AND HOW STRONG WINDS WOULD BE OVER LAND AND SEA. RESULTING
PRESSURE FIELD RUNS PARALLEL TO LYNN CANAL AND CHATHAM STRAIT,
VERY MUCH COMPLICATING THE FORECAST IN THOSE MARINE ZONES IN
TERMS OF DIRECTION AND SPEED. WENT WITH A LARGE AREA OF STORM
FORCE WINDS OVER THE COASTAL MARINE ZONES FOR TOMORROW AND, WITH
THIS MUCH WIND ALONG THE OUTER COAST, THE DECISION TO GO WITH
EITHER HIGH WIND WARNINGS OR STRONG WIND HEADLINES DOMINATED MUCH
OF THE REMAINDER OF THE SHIFT. 850 MB LOW LEVEL JET STRENGTH
SUPPORTS HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THE OUTER COAST AND STRONG WIND
HEADLINES OVER PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR. HOWEVER, THE APPROACHING
WARM FRONT AND THE ATTENDANT STABLE AIR WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR
SHOULD PREVENT SOME OF THE UPPER LEVEL WINDS FROM GETTING DOWN TO
THE SURFACE. IN THE END, DECIDED ON HIGH END STRONG WIND
HEADLINES FOR THE OUTER COASTAL ZONES WITH STRONG WINDS OVER A
SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE INTERIOR ZONES.
APPROACHING WARM SECTOR WILL RESULT IN VERY LITTLE DIURNAL
TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY TONIGHT. MUCH OF THE OUTER COAST WILL SEE
SLOWLY RISING TEMPS THROUGH THE NIGHT WHILE INTERIOR LOCATIONS
MAY REMAIN AT OR NEAR THEIR LATE AFTERNOON VALUES.
USED NAM AS A FOUNDATION FOR PRESSURE AND WIND TODAY. POP AND
QPF ADJUSTED WITH GEM, GFS, AND ECMWF. TEMPS, SNOW LEVEL
UNCHANGED. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...THINGS ARE STARTING TO QUIET DOWN IN THE LONG RANGE
BUT NOT BEFORE WE HAVE A FEW MORE BURSTS OF WINTER WEATHER. THE
FIRST OF WHICH IS THE FRONT THAT BROUGHT ALL THE WIND ON SAT.
MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL MAKE ITSELF KNOWN SAT NIGHT AS THE
WEAKENING FRONT SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY EAST THROUGH THE PANHANDLE.
THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH MOISTURE LEFT WITH IT TO DROP AROUND A
QUARTER TO 4 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF LIQUID PRECIP AS IT MOVES
THROUGH. WHETHER THAT WILL BE SNOW DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE. THE
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE LIKELY WILL BE TOO WARM FOR SNOW.
ICE STRAIT CORRIDOR IS QUESTIONABLE AS TEMPS WILL LIKELY BE
AROUND OR A FEW DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING. HAINES AND SKAGWAY WILL
LIKELY REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW BUT IF ANY SOUTHERLY FLOW
MAKES IT UP TO EITHER PLACE THEY COULD EASILY MIX WITH RAIN.
EXPECTED SNOW AMOUNTS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE FOR
MOST AREAS SAT NIGHT DUE TO SOME WARMER TEMPS AND THE POSSIBILITY
OF SOME RAIN MIXING IN IN SOME LOCATIONS.
INTO MONDAY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AS COOLER
AIR FLOWS IN BEHIND THE FRONT. NOT MUCH ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
THINGS GET A BIT INTERESTING ON SUN NIGHT AND MON AS THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF YET ANOTHER STORM RIDING NE THROUGH THE
PANHANDLE. NOT ALL OF THE MODELS ARE ON BOARD WITH THIS THOUGH.
ONLY THE ECMWF AND THE NAM ARE SHOWING THIS, THE GEM HAS A LOW
GOING INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE RATHER THEN BARANOF ISLAND, AND
THE REST OF THE MODELS HAVE THE LOW HEADING EAST OVER SOUTHERN
HAIDA GWAII. THESE DIFFERENCES RESULT IN EITHER MORE PRECIP AND
SOME WIND FOR SUN NIGHT AND MON (ECMWF AND NAM), OR A DRIER
SCENARIO AND LESS WIND (GFS AND OTHERS). DECIDED ON STARTING TO
TREND TOWARD THE ECMWF AS IT HAS GENERALLY DONE A DECENT JOB
REPRESENTING THE VARIOUS STORMS THIS WEEK.
PAST MONDAY, MODEL DISAGREEMENTS BECOMING LARGER AS A UPPER
RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE GULF MIDWEEK. THIS HAS THE GENERAL
RESULT OF PUSHING THE NORTHERN GULF LOW SLOWLY TO THE SE. THERE
ARE STILL SEVERAL WEAK WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE LOW AND SOME MAY
BE SENT TOWARD THE PANHANDLE BUT TIMING IS NOT VERY GOOD BETWEEN
THE MODELS NOR IS HOW STRONG THEY WILL BE. GENERAL TREND IS FOR
DRIER CONDITIONS BY LATE NEXT WEEK AS GENERAL OFFSHORE FLOW
BEGINS TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR AKZ021>024-026-027.
STRONG WIND FROM 3 AM AKST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR AKZ025.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ018>021-025.
STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR AKZ028.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ029.
STRONG WIND FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ017.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ022-041>043-051-052.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-021-033>036.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-013-031-032-053.
&&
FRITSCH/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 10:05 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Feb 15, 1:56 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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