Alert archive / Alaska / Hurricane Force Wind Warnings in 2015
Hurricane Force Wind Warning 3, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Feb 5, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 21 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 5, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2015, 1:20 PM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
013 FZAK51 PAJK 060030 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 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. PKZ098-061400- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA THROUGH SATURDAY WHILE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS. $$ PKZ011-061400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-061400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 70 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-061400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-061400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT EAST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT EAST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-061400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-061400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 90 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-061400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-061400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW LATE. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-061400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-061400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-061400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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292 FZAK51 PAJK 060504 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 803 PM AKST THU FEB 5 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. PKZ098-061400- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA THROUGH SATURDAY WHILE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS. $$ PKZ011-061400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-061400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 803 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 UPDATED ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 100 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-061400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-061400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT EAST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT EAST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-061400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-061400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 90 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-061400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-061400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW LATE. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-061400- FREDERICK SOUND- 803 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-061400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-061400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
627 FZAK51 PAJK 060540 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 840 PM AKST THU FEB 5 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. PKZ098-061400- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA THROUGH SATURDAY WHILE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS. $$ PKZ011-061400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-061400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 803 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 100 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-061400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 840 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 95 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-061400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT EAST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT EAST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-061400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-061400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 840 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 95 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-061400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-061400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW LATE. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-061400- FREDERICK SOUND- 803 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-061400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-061400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
026 FZAK51 PAJK 061249 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 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. PKZ098-070100- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NW CANADA WILL SLOWLY MOVE E THROUGH SAT. A 970 MB LOW NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE WILL WEAKEN TO A 978 MB BY FRI EVENING OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NW ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-070100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SOUTHERN PORTION...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-070100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 95 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-070100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-070100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF POINT ADOLPHUS...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-070100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-070100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 85 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-070100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-070100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-070100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-070100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-070100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
136 FZAK51 PAJK 062220 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 120 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 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. PKZ098-070100- 120 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... LOW PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE DURING FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THEN REDEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF THROUGH SATURDAY. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA. $$ PKZ011-070100- GLACIER BAY- 120 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SOUTHERN PORTION...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-070100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 120 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-070100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 120 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-070100- ICY STRAIT- 120 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF POINT ADOLPHUS...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-070100- CROSS SOUND- 120 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-070100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 120 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-070100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 120 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-070100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 120 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-070100- FREDERICK SOUND- 120 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-070100- SUMNER STRAIT- 120 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-070100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 120 PM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane force 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 hurricane force wind warning went out at Feb 5, 6:54 AM AKST, 9 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 6:54 AM AKST, 9 hours 6 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
654 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015
.SHORT TERM...THE FORECAST TODAY IS EXTREMELY COMPLEX WHICH IS
EVIDENT BY THE ARRAY OF COLORS ON THE HAZARD MAP THIS MORNING.
WARNINGS RANGE FROM BLIZZARD AND HURRICANE WARNINGS OVER THE NORTH
TO HEAVY SNOW DOWN SOUTH. THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK WITH
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN THE YUKON AND A LOW DEEPENING AS IT
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL MAKE FOR A BREEZY DAY ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. N-NE WIND GUSTS
OF 60-90MPH OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES ARE EXPECTED WITH A PEAK LATER
THIS EVENING. TAKU WIND INGREDIENTS ARE BEST AROUND 6Z TONIGHT OR
9PM LOCAL AND WILL LIKELY BE STRONGER THAN THE LAST EVENT...THUS
THE HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU. NORTHERN
LYNN CANAL HAS THE HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT STARTING THIS
AFTERNOON WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65-70KT ARE EXPECTED NEAR TAIYA
INLET THROUGH TONIGHT. 50-60KT WINDS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF ELDRED
ROCK.
RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THIS MORNING...BUT
DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS ARE ON THE ORDER OF 10-20F...SO EXPECT THE
ATMOSPHERE TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO MOISTEN UP. THIS WILL MAKE THE
EARLY MORNING HIGHS IN THE LOW 40S TO FALL BACK INTO THE 30S AND
INTRODUCE THE CHANCE OF SNOW. AS PRECIP BECOMES HEAVIER IT WILL
INCITE THE CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AS WILL LOW LEVEL CAA OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES. GREATEST SNOWFALL POTENTIAL WILL BE FROM KLAWOCK
TO KETCHIKAN TO HYDER NORTH AND ON E-NE FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES.
LOCATIONS ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE SHADOWED AND
NOT SEE AS MUCH SNOW. EXPECT MAINLY RAIN SOUTH OF THAT LINE. SNOW
WILL PROGRESS NORTHWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT REACHING THE SOUTHERN
TIP OF BARANOF ISLAND AND JUST SOUTH OF KAKE. SEE THE LATEST
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR YOUR AREA FOR MORE DETAILS ON AMOUNTS.
THE NAM AND ECMWF INITIALIZED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA
WELL...BUT THE PRESSURE VALUES WERE ABOUT 2MB TOO HIGH ACROSS THE
BOARD. MEANING THAT THE LOW COULD BE A LITTLE STRONGER OR MOVING
IN A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE MODELS HAVE. FORECAST CONFIDENCE ON
THE WIND AND OVERALL PATTERN IS HIGH. BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON
TEMPERATURES SINCE A GUST OF WIND CAN AND HAS CHANGED THE
TEMPERATURE FROM 9F IN GUSTAVUS TO 30F IN A MATTER OF A COUPLE
HOURS. THEREFORE EXPECT LARGE TEMPERATURE RANGES ACROSS ALL ZONES
FOR BOTH THE HIGHS AND LOWS TODAY.
.LONG TERM...MODELS REMAIN IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
EVENING FOR THE SHARPENING UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE.
CONTINENTAL ARCTIC AIR MASS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH WILL
CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE PANHANDLE TEMPERATURES AS FAR SOUTH TO
SOUTHERN BARANOF ISLAND TO THE EASTERN PRINCE OF WALE ISLANDS. THE
LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL
PUSH RELATIVE WARM AIR OVER THE EXISTING COLD AREAS ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE AND PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL RATE FROM SOUTHERN
BARANOF ISLAND EAST TO COAST MOUNTAINS...MAINLY SOUTH OF JUNEAU TO
HYDER AREA. MAIN FOCUS OF DEVELOPING SNOW WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTH
CENTRAL PANHANDLE. AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHWEST...EXPECT
THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL RATE START DECREASING BY LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. MADE A FEW COSMETIC TOUCHES OVER THE
INHERITED FORECAST FOR FINE TUNES.
STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CONTINUE AS WELL ACROSS THE NORTHERN TWO
THIRD OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY DUE TO THE TIGHT
OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH IN THE NORTHWESTERN
CANADA AND THE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN AREA...DRIFTING
NORTHWEST. MAINTAINED SOLID GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS FOR MOST OF
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS. TAKU WIND SCENARIO FOR
DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS WILL CONTINUE AS WELL. FREEZING SPRAY
AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ARE POSTED OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
INNER CHANNELS...INCLUDING NORTHERN OUTSIDE WATERS. BLIZZARD
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERNMOST PANHANDLE ALONG THE
KLONDIKE HIGHWAY TO WHITE PASS FOR STRONG WINDS/BLOWING SNOW AND
LOW WIND CHILLS. STAYED WITH THE LATEST WPC ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS FOR
THE EXTEND LONG TERM PERIODS AND EXPECT A SLIGHT WARMING TREND
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST
SATURDAY FOR AKZ026.
STRONG WIND LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ027.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY
FOR AKZ027.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR
AKZ024.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ018-025.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR
AKZ025.
STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR AKZ022.
STRONG WIND FROM NOON AKST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR
AKZ023.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR AKZ023.
STRONG WIND FROM NOON AKST TODAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
AKZ020.
STRONG WIND FROM 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ021.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR
AKZ028.
STRONG WIND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR AKZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR AKZ029.
STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR AKZ017-019.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING FOR AKZ018.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ013.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FOR PKZ012.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-022-031.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ021-032>036-041>043-051-053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ052.
&&
FERRIN/AHN
VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAUIn the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 5, 2:13 PM AKST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
213 PM AKST THU FEB 05 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 20 SE HAINES 59.03N 135.04W
02/05/2015 M100 MPH AK MESONET
ELDRED ROCK OBSERVED PEAK GUST OF 87 KTS
1215 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG THANE 58.26N 134.31W
02/05/2015 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
12-18 INCH DIAMETER TREE BLOWN OVER KNOCKING DOWN POWER
LINE
0136 PM NON-TSTM WND GST DOUGLAS 58.27N 134.39W
02/05/2015 M71.00 MPH AK MESONET
PEAK WIND OF 62 KTS MEASURED AT SOUTH DOUGLAS
&&
BPCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:17 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 3 hr |
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