Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 101, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 29, 2015, 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
- Jan 29, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2015, 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.
069 FZAK51 PAJK 300033 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015 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. PKZ098-301400- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK LOW WILL ENTER THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOVE NORTHEAST OVER HAIDA GWAII LATE FRIDAY. A VERY LARGE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL PUSH A FRONT NORTH OVER THE GULF SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-301400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-301400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-301400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-301400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-301400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-301400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-301400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-301400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-301400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-301400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-301400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE EVENING. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
498 FZAK51 PAJK 301230 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 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. PKZ098-310100- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIT EAST AWAY FROM HAIDA GWAII FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ011-310100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-310100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 131 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-310100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-310100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-310100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-310100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-310100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-310100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-310100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-310100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-310100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 29, 3:54 PM AKST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 3:54 PM AKST, 6 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
354 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015
.SHORT TERM...SOME COLDER AIR REMAINS IN PLACE AND THE ARCTIC
FRONT HAS REMAINED AS FAR SOUTH AS THE AUKE BAY AREA FOR A GOOD
PORTION OF THE DAY TODAY. SNOW SHOWERS AT THE BACK OF THE
MENDENHALL VALLEY TOTALED MORE THAN 1/2 INCH BEFORE FINALLY
WARMING UP ABOVE FREEZING. FARTHER NORTH, HEAVY SNOW CONTINUED TO
FALL AT THE KENSINGTON MINE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE FRONTAL
FEATURE THAT RESULTED IN HEAVY SNOW IN HAINES AND SKAGWAY
OVERNIGHT IS WEAKENING AS IT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTH.
SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
AND THEN DIMINISH TO AN END OVERNIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN ZONES WITH
SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY IN THE YAKUTAT AREA CONTINUING THROUGH
THE NIGHT. MORE SOUTHERLY LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN DRY FOR THE MOST PART
SINCE LATE MORNING.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER TODAY...PRIMARILY OVER
THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...AND MORE BREAKS WILL SHOW UP FARTHER
NORTH. ENOUGH SO THAT FOG HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN SOME OF THE
PANHANDLE TAF SITES. WHATEVER FOG DOES FORM SHOULD DISPERSE
QUICKLY TOMORROW WITH THE FIRST LIGHT WINDS OF THE DAY.
WINDS AND SEAS NOT MUCH OF A FACTOR THROUGH TONIGHT. A LONG PERIOD
(8 TO 10 SECONDS) 8 FOOT SWELL DOMINATES MOST OF THE OUTER COAST,
BUT VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF WIND WAVE. AN OFFSHORE GRADIENT WILL
INTENSIFY TOMORROW OVER THE FAR NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS. LOOK FOR
NORTHERLY GALES TO 40 KTS OVER NORTHERN LYNN CANAL BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON WITH 30 KT SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVER SOUTHERN LYNN AND 25
KT SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVER GLACIER BAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE
BLOWING OUT OF TAKU INLET AS WELL, AND SUSPECT THINGS WILL BE
GETTING PRETTY GUSTY NEAR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU BY THE END OF THE DAY
TOMORROW AS WELL.
PREFERRED A BLEND OF THE NAM WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM GEM FOR
PRESSURE AND WIND. POP AND QPF FROM ECMWF AND GFS. NO CHANGE TO
TEMPS. OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD NE INTO INTERIOR AK AND BECOME
A BLOCKY UPPER HIGH BY FRI NIGHT. THIS WILL BUILD SFC HIGH OVER
INTERIOR AK AND NW CANADA THRU SAT. THIS HIGH WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT
TO THE E THEN SE THRU WRN CANADA NEXT WEEK AS UPPER HIGH SHIFTS SE
AND MERGES WITH RIDGE TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. WEAKENING OCCLUDED
FRONT WILL MOVE NWD AND AFFECT MAINLY THE SRN AREA SAT-SUN. LOOKS
LIKE STRONGER SYSTEMS WILL TRY TO MOVE IN NEXT WEEK...BUT MODEL
AGREEMENT DECREASES SO CONFIDENCE IN TIMING AND TRACK ARE FAIRLY LOW.
USED BLEND OF THE 12Z ECMWF/GEM/NAM FRI NIGHT-SAT NIGHT...THEN
EC/GEM BLEND FOR SUN...THEN WPC FOR MON ONWARD. BLENDED WPC WITH
THE EC/GEM BLEND SUN NIGHT TO SMOOTH THE TRANSITION.
COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE NRN AREA FRI NIGHT AND SAT...AND
REACH THE CENTRAL AREA SAT NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STORM
FORCE IN LYNN CANAL WITH GALES OVER MUCH OF THE REMAINING NRN
CHANNELS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. WILL HAVE STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
DEVELOP...AND THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MTN WAVE ACTIVITY IN THE
DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AREA FRI NIGHT-SUN. OCCLUDED FRONT MOVING NWD WILL
LIKELY SPREAD SOME PRECIP INTO THE SRN AREA FOR SAT NIGHT AND
SUN...BUT WILL SHEAR APART AS IT TRIES TO GET FURTHER N DUE TO THE
STRONG BLOCKY HIGH.
WILL SEE MODERATING TREND IN TEMPS BY MIDWEEK. AS MENTIONED
BEFORE...ONE OR MORE SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE AREA BUT
HAVE LOW CONFIDENCE IN TRACK/TIMING. WILL HAVE GRADUALLY
INCREASING POPS FOR TUE-THU. LOOKS LIKE BY TIME ANY SIGNIFICANT
PRECIP WOULD GET IN...IT WILL WARM ENOUGH FOR THE PRECIP TO BE
MOSTLY RAIN...ESPECIALLY BY WED NIGHT-THU.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-031.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041>043-051-052.
&&
FRITSCH/RWT
VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAUThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:29 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.