Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 10, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this high wind warning at Oct 8, 2015, 5:02 AM AKDT. It took effect at Oct 9, 2015, 7:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Oct 8, 2015, 5:02 AM AKDT (13:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 9, 2015, 7:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2015, 1:22 PM AKDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
364 WWAK77 PAJK 081302 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 502 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 AKZ027-028-082115- /O.UPG.PAJK.HW.A.0008.151009T1800Z-151010T0300Z/ /O.NEW.PAJK.HW.W.0010.151009T1200Z-151010T0000Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN... METLAKATLA 502 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM AKDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM AKDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND ALONG CLARENCE STRAIT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...SE WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME S TO SWLY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREES AND BRANCHES TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS...STRUCTURES...AND POWER LINES. HIGH WIND MAY ALSO POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFT UNDERWAY OR AT THEIR MOORINGS AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...HEAVY RAIN WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE RISK OF MUDSLIDES ALONG STEEP TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AKZ026-082115- /O.NEW.PAJK.HW.W.0010.151009T1600Z-151010T0000Z/ INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 502 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM AKDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM AKDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...OUTER COAST OF KUIU ISLAND AND NORTHERN PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...SE WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH A PEAK AROUND MIDDAY. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME S TO SWLY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREES AND BRANCHES TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS...STRUCTURES...AND POWER LINES. HIGH WIND MAY ALSO POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFT UNDERWAY OR AT THEIR MOORINGS AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMACTS...HEAVY RAIN WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE RISK OF MUDSLIDES ALONG STEEP TERAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AKZ023-082115- /O.NEW.PAJK.HW.W.0010.151009T1600Z-151010T0300Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 502 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM AKDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM AKDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...OUTER COAST OF BARANOF ISLAND. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 75. * TIMING...SE WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY MORNING STARTING OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS WITH A PEAK AROUND MIDDAY. EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME S TO SW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREES AND BRANCHES TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS...STRUCTURES...AND POWER LINES. HIGH WIND MAY ALSO POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFT UNDERWAY OR AT THEIR MOORINGS AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMACTS...HEAVY RAIN WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE RISK OF MUDSLIDES ALONG STEEP TERAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ FERRIN
5 follow-up statements
430 WWAK77 PAJK 082052 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1252 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 AKZ027-028-090415- /O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0010.151009T1200Z-151010T0000Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN... METLAKATLA 1252 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM AKDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND ALONG CLARENCE STRAIT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREES AND BRANCHES TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS...STRUCTURES...AND POWER LINES. HIGH WIND MAY ALSO POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFT UNDERWAY OR AT THEIR MOORINGS AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AKZ026-090415- /O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0010.151009T1600Z-151010T0000Z/ INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 1252 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM AKDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...OUTER COAST OF KUIU ISLAND AND NORTHERN PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH A PEAK AROUND MIDDAY. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREES AND BRANCHES TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS...STRUCTURES...AND POWER LINES. HIGH WIND MAY ALSO POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFT UNDERWAY OR AT THEIR MOORINGS AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AKZ023-090415- /O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0010.151009T1600Z-151010T0300Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 1252 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM AKDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...OUTER COAST OF BARANOF ISLAND. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 75. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY MORNING STARTING OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS WITH A PEAK AROUND MIDDAY. EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREES AND BRANCHES TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS...STRUCTURES...AND POWER LINES. HIGH WIND MAY ALSO POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFT UNDERWAY OR AT THEIR MOORINGS AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
602 WWAK77 PAJK 090010 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 410 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 AKZ027-028-090800- /O.EXT.PAJK.HW.W.0010.151009T1500Z-151010T0000Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN... METLAKATLA 410 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM AKDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND ALONG CLARENCE STRAIT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREES AND BRANCHES TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS...STRUCTURES...AND POWER LINES. HIGH WIND MAY ALSO POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFT UNDERWAY OR AT THEIR MOORINGS AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AKZ023-026-090800- /O.EXT.PAJK.HW.W.0010.151009T2100Z-151010T0300Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...PETERSBURG... WRANGELL...KAKE 410 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM AKDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...NORTHERN PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND...OUTER COAST OF KUIU ISLAND...AND OUTER COAST OF BARANOF ISLAND. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 75 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE OUTER COAST. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH A PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREES AND BRANCHES TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS...STRUCTURES...AND POWER LINES. HIGH WIND MAY ALSO POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFT UNDERWAY OR AT THEIR MOORINGS AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
984 WWAK77 PAJK 090732 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1132 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 AKZ027-028-091600- /O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0010.151009T1500Z-151010T0000Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN... METLAKATLA 1132 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM AKDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND ALONG CLARENCE STRAIT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREES AND BRANCHES TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS...STRUCTURES...AND POWER LINES. HIGH WIND MAY ALSO POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFT UNDERWAY OR AT THEIR MOORINGS AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AKZ023-026-091600- /O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0010.151009T2100Z-151010T0300Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...PETERSBURG... WRANGELL...KAKE 1132 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM AKDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...NORTHERN PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND...OUTER COAST OF KUIU ISLAND...AND OUTER COAST OF BARANOF ISLAND. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 75 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE OUTER COAST. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH A PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREES AND BRANCHES TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS...STRUCTURES...AND POWER LINES. HIGH WIND MAY ALSO POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFT UNDERWAY OR AT THEIR MOORINGS AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
334 WWAK77 PAJK 091337 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 537 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 AKZ027-028-092200- /O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0010.151009T1500Z-151010T0000Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN... METLAKATLA 537 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND ALONG CLARENCE STRAIT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND ALONG THE OUTER COAST. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREES AND BRANCHES TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS...STRUCTURES...AND POWER LINES. HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFTS UNDERWAY OR AT THEIR MOORINGS AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AKZ023-026-092200- /O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0010.151009T2100Z-151010T0300Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...PETERSBURG... WRANGELL...KAKE 537 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTHERN PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND...OUTER COAST OF KUIU ISLAND...AND OUTER COAST OF BARANOF ISLAND. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 75 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE OUTER COAST. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH A PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREES AND BRANCHES TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS...STRUCTURES...AND POWER LINES. HIGH WIND MAY ALSO POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFTS UNDERWAY OR AT THEIR MOORINGS AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
766 WWAK77 PAJK 092122 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 122 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 AKZ023-026-092230- /O.CAN.PAJK.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151010T0300Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...PETERSBURG... WRANGELL...KAKE 122 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE NOT GUSTING TO 60 MPH OR MORE. SOME GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$ AKZ027-028-092230- /O.CAN.PAJK.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151010T0000Z/ DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN... METLAKATLA 122 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL STILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST RECORDED IN THE AREA WAS 76 MPH AT HYDABURG AT 716 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Oct 7, 4:15 PM AKDT, 12 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 4:15 PM AKDT, 12 hours 47 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
415 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015
.SHORT TERM...A LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF IS MAKING SLOW PROGRESS TO
THE NORTH AND IS HEADED FOR THE SOUTHWEST GULF. THE CIRCULATION
ABOUT THIS LOW IS LARGE...SO MUCH SO THAT THE ENTIRE EASTERN HALF
OF THE GULF WILL BE UNDER PREVAILING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS. IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT, WINDS OVER THE GULF WILL REACH
GALE FORCE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT WITH UP TO 40 KTS OVER
CLARENCE STRAIT FOR TOMORROW. ON THE INSIDE, HAVE KEPT WINDS
NORTHERLY OR EASTERLY EXCEPT FOR CLARENCE STRAIT, SOUTHERN CHATHAM
STRAIT, AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF FREDERICK SOUND. BY TOMORROW
MORNING, THE FRONT SHOULD BE PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS ALONG
THE SOUTHERN OUTER COAST AND SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS. EXPECT THOSE
WINDS TO PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.
CONVECTIVE ENVIRONMENT BEHIND THE FRONT IS PRODUCING
THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING HAS BEEN DETECTED WEST OF HAIDA GWAII
FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING. INSTABILITY NEAR THE SURFACE AND ALOFT
SHOULD WEAKEN AS THE FRONT CONTINUES NORTH, SO NO MENTION OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON FORECASTS. BLENDED TWP IMAGERY
INDICATING BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.0 INCHES PRECIPITABLE WATER AND WATER
VAPOR IMAGERY SUGGESTS THIS FIRST ROUND OF PRECIPITATION IS
RELATED TO HURRICANE OHO. HAVE HEAVY PRECIP IN THE FORECAST FOR
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...SPREADING NORTH WITH THE MAIN FRONTAL BAND,
BUT THE HEAVIEST PRECIP WILL OCCUR IN THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST
PERIOD. FOR DETAILS, SEE BELOW. AFTER A WEEK OF BASICALLY DRY
WEATHER, RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE DOWN AND THE SURFACE LAYERS ARE A
LITTLE MORE DRY, SO THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF ROOM FOR MOST, IF NOT
ALL OF THE RAINFALL TO INFILTRATE DOWN OR BE CARRIED AWAY BY
RIVERS WITHOUT FLOODING CONCERNS. MORE RAIN IS ON THE WAY IN THE
EXTENDED RANGE, SO HYDROLOGY WILL BECOME A CONCERN LATER ON THIS
WEEK.
USED NAM FOR UPDATES TO PRESSURE AND WIND. POP AND QPF FROM HIGH
AND LOW RESOLUTION NAM WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM GFS. TEMPS ADJUSTED
PER GFS MOS. OVERALL FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...ALL THE ATTENTION IS ON WHAT HAPPENS TO HURRICANE
OHO...CURRENTLY WELL NE OF HAWAII. MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER
AGREEMENT THAT IT WILL TRANSITION TO A VERY STRONG EXTRATROPICAL
STORM THAT MOVES INTO THE E GULF FRI. 12Z GFS/ECMWF/GEM WERE ALL
SHOWING THIS SYSTEM IN THE 950-960 MB RANGE OVER THE E GULF. 12Z NAM
WAS SOMEWHAT WEAKER...BUT 18Z RUN CAME IN STRONGER AND CLOSER TO
THE OTHER MODELS. THIS HAS PROMPTED US TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH
FOR ZONES 27 AND 28 FOR FRI MORNING THRU EARLY EVENING. I AM
CONCERNED THAT THE TRACK COULD DRIFT A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE
W...WHICH WOULD INCREASE HIGH WIND THREAT TO ZONES 23 THRU 26 FRI
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LATER SHIFTS CAN ADD IN OTHER ZONES AS
NEEDED...BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED ALONG THE
SOUTHERN OUTER COAST FRI AFTERNOON. KEPT SE GULF MARINE WINDS
LIMITED TO 60 KT TO START STRONG UPWARD TREND FROM PREVIOUS
FORECAST...BUT THIS SYSTEM HAS CHANCE TO BRING A PERIOD OF 65+ KT
WINDS ON E SIDE OF LOW TRACK.
RAIN WILL BE SIGNIFICANT WITH THIS SYSTEM AS WELL DUE TO ITS
TROPICAL ORIGINS. HOWEVER...CURRENT THINKING IS THAT STREAMS WILL
NOT REACH FLOOD LEVELS OR ARE MUDSLIDES EXPECTED DUE TO THE
GROUND NOT BEING FULLY SATURATED DURING THE EVENT. LATER SHIFTS
WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE RAINFALL FROM THE PRECEDING SYSTEMS
THOUGH AS IT WOULD NOT TAKE MUCH MORE RAIN FROM THEM PLUS THE
RAINFALL WITH THE FRI SYSTEM TO CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING OR MUDSLIDES.
FURTHER OUT...BASICALLY USES THE LATEST WPC FROM SAT NIGHT ONWARD.
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT STORM SUN NIGHT AND
MON...BUT MODELS DIFFER SOME ON TRACK AND INTENSITY.
&&
.AVIATION...REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL BE A FACTOR FOR
TOMORROW, THOUGH THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GO BELOW MVMC. 5000FT
WINDS UP TO 50 KTS SUGGESTING THAT WINDS SHEAR WILL BE AN ISSUE
FOR TOMORROW WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
THE PANHANDLE. STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO BE A FACTOR ON
TAKEOFF AND LANDING FOR ALL BUT THE HEAVY IRON ON THURSDAY. WIND
GUST AND WIND SHEAR CONDITIONS DETERIORATING AND BECOMING
DANGEROUS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE OHO
TRACK NORTH OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ027-028.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
AKZ027-028.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-031>035.
&&
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Oct 8, 1:04 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 15 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | 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.