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Storm Warning 20, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 31, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
654 FZAK51 PAJK 010035 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 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. PKZ098-011400- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH SUNDAY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER NORTHWEST CANADA. $$ PKZ011-011400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-011400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-011400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ021-011400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ022-011400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-011400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-011400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-011400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-011400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-011400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-011400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. RAIN LATE. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
024 FZAK51 PAJK 010620 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 920 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 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. PKZ098-020015- 920 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH SUNDAY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER NORTHWEST CANADA. $$ PKZ011-020015- GLACIER BAY- 920 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-020015- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 920 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-020015- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 920 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ021-020015- ICY STRAIT- 920 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ022-020015- CROSS SOUND- 920 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-020015- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 920 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-020015- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 920 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-020015- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 920 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-020015- FREDERICK SOUND- 920 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-020015- SUMNER STRAIT- 920 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-020015- CLARENCE STRAIT- 920 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
732 FZAK51 PAJK 011233 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 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. PKZ098-020100- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE FAR SOUTHEAST GULF FROM THE SOUTH WHILE A WEAK FRONT STALLS OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHWEST CANADA THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. HIGHEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS OUR OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Jan 31, 3:58 PM AKST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 3:58 PM AKST, 2 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
358 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015
.SHORT TERM...ABOVE THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY, THERE IS A FASCINATING
COLLISION OF AIR MASSES ALOFT. WITNESS THE VISIBLE IMAGERY. A
MOIST AIR MASS FROM THE SOUTH IS PUSHING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAIN/SNOW ACROSS
OUR SOUTHERN ZONES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WE FEEL THAT MOST OF THIS
WILL BE RAIN, BUT THE NORTHERN EDGES OF THE PRECIPITATION FIELD
MAY BECOME SNOW LATE...SO WATCH FOR UP TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
HERE, UP TO 3 INCHES FOR HYDER. THIS WILL ALL BE SUB-ADVISORY.
TO THE NORTH, THE UNMISTAKABLE SNOW-PACKED PEAKS FROM THE CHUGACH
RUNNING EASTWARD ACROSS THE CANADIAN ROCKIES REVEAL NOTHING BUT
CLEAR AIR BETWEEN THE SATELLITE LENS AND THE GROUND. HERE A DRY
SHORT-WAVE IS PUSHING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLE...USHERING IN
COLDER AND DRIER AIR FROM THE ALASKAN INTERIOR. TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENTS BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS CANADA AND THE LOW
PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHEAST GULF WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS FOR
SKAGWAY/HAINES TONIGHT AS WELL AS NORTHERLY STORM FORCE WINDS
THROUGH LYNN CANAL. COUPLED WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES AT WHITE
PASS, A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REPLACED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY
FOR BOTH WIND CHILL AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO AND BLOWING SNOW WITH
VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THIS ADVISORY WILL SPAN THE
SHORT-TERM AND EXTEND INTO THE LONG-TERM PERIOD.
THE CLOUDS ON THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE MOIST AIR MASS ARE
SHEARING APART EAST AND WEST AND WILL FIND IT DIFFICULT TO ADVANCE
MUCH FARTHER NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT, DUE TO THE ROBUST SHORT-WAVE
PLOWING SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL KEEP THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE CLEAR FOR THE
MOST PART WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW OCCASIONAL STRIPS OF CIRRUS
OVERNIGHT.
THE SHORTWAVE WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO A LAYER OF WIND DIRECTION
REVERSAL AROUND 450 MB...WHICH WILL ALLOW THE ENERGY FROM THE
SOLID NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AT MOUNTAINTOP LEVEL TO BOUNCE FROM
THIS LAYER DOWN TO THE SURFACE AS MOUNTAIN WAVE WINDS NEAR
DOWNTOWN JUNEAU TONIGHT. THEREFORE HIGH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH THE LIKELIHOOD GROWING TOMORROW
AS YET ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE, STRONGER THAN THE FIRST DEEPENS THE
COLD AIR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN
OFFER ANOTHER CHANCE TO REFLECT THE ENERGY FROM THE RIDGETOP
LEVEL WINDS OFF THE CRITICAL LAYER TO THE SURFACE IN THE FORM OF
MOUNTAIN WAVES.
ALTHOUGH SOME LOWER CLOUDS LINGERED IN GUSTAVUS THIS MORNING,
WE THINK THAT A DRYING BOUNDARY LAYER WILL KEEP FOG FROM BEING SO
WIDESPREAD TO MENTION IN THE ZONES TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT
BEEN OUR BEST FORECASTING COMPONENT AS OF LATE. WE COOLED
TEMPERATURES IN THE FAR NORTH, ESPECIALLY AT WHITE PASS/HAINES
CUSTOMS AND WARMED THEM A TAD OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL ZONES, MAINLY
BECAUSE OF ATMOSPHERIC MIXING. ONLY SMALL CHANGES WERE RESERVED
FOR THE SOUTH.
MAINLY USED NAM FOR UPDATES WITH SOME HELP FROM SREF AND ECMWF.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE GOOD SIDE OF AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...THE ARCTIC HIGH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND FAR
NORTHWEST CANADA CONTINUES TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST BY MONDAY NIGHT AS A
LOW MOVES ACROSS THE ARCTIC SLOPE. THE OFFSHORE GRADIENT WILL
REMAIN BRISK THROUGH MONDAY PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE STRONG LOW
SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND ABOUT 600 NM PERSISTS INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. A TROUGH EXTENDS EASTWARD TOWARDS THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST
AS THE REMAINS OF THE OLD STALL FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT COULDN'T
FORCE ITS WAY NORTH PAST DIXON ENTRANCE.
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BECOME MORE COMPLEX AS AT WILL
ATTRACT A LOW OUT OF THE PACIFIC AND ONE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE
NORTH PACIFIC. FURTHER NORTH A HIGH OUT OF SIBERIA REGION OF
RUSSIA WILL BE HEADED TO NORTHWEST ALASKA COAST TUESDAY NIGHT.
WINDS LATER ON TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE PANHANDLE ARE
LIGHTER.
THE EXTENDED FORECAST FOR END OF THE WEEK IS A LITTLE CONFUSED AS
MODELS HAVE SOME TRACKING ISSUES. THE GUIDANCE I USED WAS A BLEND
OF ENSEMBLES THAT RESEMBLED THE ECMWF BUT WAS NOT AS STRONG. ONLY
MADE SOME MINOR CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST.
CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH TUESDAY AND THEN LOWERS
BEYOND THAT.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY FOR AKZ025.
STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR AKZ019.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY FOR AKZ018.
STRONG WIND FROM 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ029.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031-032-034-035-041-043-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ033-042-053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ052.
&&
JWA/BEZENEK
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Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:35 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 65 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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