Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 31, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 7, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 16 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 7, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2015, 8:17 AM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
876 FZAK51 PAJK 080035 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 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. PKZ098-081400- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE ARCTIC FRONT OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKAN PANHANDLE WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL PANHANDLE SUN. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS WILL MOVE NE THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF AND SE ALASKA THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NW CANADA. $$ PKZ011-081400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SOUTHERN PORTION...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN PORTION...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-081400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE...HIGHEST SOUTH OF ELDRED ROCK. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF ELDRED ROCK. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-081400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE...HIGHEST NORTH OF POINT RETREAT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT...HIGHEST NORTH OF POINT RETREAT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-081400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-081400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-081400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE...HIGHEST NORTH OF YOUNG BAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...HIGHEST NORTH OF YOUNG BAY. FREEZING SPRAY...DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR SOUTH. SNOW...MIXING WITH RAIN FAR SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING LATE NORTH OF YOUNG BAY. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-081400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT...HIGHEST OVER THE FAR NORTHERN AREA. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHEST OVER THE FAR NORTHERN AREA. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-081400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-081400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-081400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-081400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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832 FZAK51 PAJK 081232 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 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. PKZ098-090100- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NW CANADA. LOW PRESSURE NEAR KODIAK WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE SUN WHILE A SERIES OF WAVES MOVE NE OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-090100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NORTHERN PORTION...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN PORTION...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-090100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-090100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-090100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-090100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-090100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-090100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-090100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-090100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-090100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-090100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
213 FZAK51 PAJK 081717 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 817 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 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. PKZ098-090100- 817 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NW CANADA. LOW PRESSURE NEAR KODIAK WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE SUN WHILE A SERIES OF WAVES MOVING NE OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-090100- GLACIER BAY- 817 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NORTHERN PORTION...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN PORTION...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-090100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 817 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-090100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 817 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-090100- ICY STRAIT- 817 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-090100- CROSS SOUND- 817 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-090100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 817 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-090100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 817 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-090100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 817 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-090100- FREDERICK SOUND- 817 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-090100- SUMNER STRAIT- 817 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-090100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 817 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 UPDATED .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Feb 7, 5:41 AM AKST, 10 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 5:41 AM AKST, 10 hours 19 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
541 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015
.SHORT TERM...EARLY MORNING SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWS A 978 MB LOW
OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF AND A WEAK OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS DIXON ENTRANCE. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER
THE NORTHWESTERN CANADA. NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS BEEN
RELAXING A LITTLE BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE AND THE LOW IN THE
GULF...BUT STILL MAINTAINING GALE FORCE WINDS OVER NORTHERN LYNN
CANAL WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KNOTS. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS CONTINUES
ACROSS THE INTERIOR PASSES AS WELL. A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR
NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST CONTINUES TO KEEP SOUTHEAST ALASKA FROZEN
WITH EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 DEGREES OVER THE
NORTHERNMOST PANHANDLE TO THE TEENS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AREAS TO THE
UPPER 20 TO THE LOWER 30S OVER THE SOUTHERN ZONES. EXPECT WINDS
BECOME MORE ONSHORE OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS WHILE OFFSHORE OUTFLOW
WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
MODELS REMAIN IN GENERAL AGREEMENT FOR THE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
NORTH CENTRAL GULF MOVES FURTHER WEST TO NEAR KODIAK THROUGH
SUNDAY WHILE HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CANADA.
THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST
ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. REFRESHED THE INHERITED
FORECAST WITH THE ECMWF AND NAM12 FOR PRESSURE AND WIND FIELDS.
USED ENSEMBLE APPROACH FOR POP/QPF FIELDS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL SLIGHTLY WARM THIS AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN BELOW
FREEZING EXCEPT THE SOUTHERNMOST PANHANDLE WHERE AFTERNOON HIGHS
POSSIBLY GO UP TO THE MID 30S. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE SIMILAR AS
FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SOME LOCATIONS GET EVEN COLDER. EXTENDED WIND
CHILL ADVISORY FOR WHITE PASS UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING AND POSTED
ANOTHER WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR HAINES ZONE TONIGHT. LIKELY POPS
FOR SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD OVER THE PANHANDLE AND BECOME
CATEGORICAL LATE TONIGHT AS MORE STRATIFORM SNOW. LIMITED QPF
VALUES WILL PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH
TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM...NEW REINFORCING DYNAMIC WAVE DIVING INTO THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE UPPER POLAR VORTEX CURRENTLY ENTRENCHED OVER THE
PANHANDLE WILL DRIVE THE CLOSED CENTER TO THE WEST AND
SOUTH...CENTERED SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...BY SUNDAY MORNING.
FRONTAL FORCING AND THE BEGINNING OF A SWITCH IN LOW/MID-LEVEL
WINDS TO ONSHORE WILL MARK THE ONSET OF STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION
ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE BY LATE SAT PM AND SUNDAY
MORNING...AIDED BY OVERRUNNING OF THE PREEXISTING COLD AIR MASS
AND MAXIMIZED OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WHERE THE COLD AIR IS
DEEPEST. THOUGH MODEL QPF TOTALS INTO MONDAY BACKED OFF FROM SOME
RECENT RUNS...STILL SEEMS THAT A THIRD TO A HALF INCH OF LIQUID
EQUIVALENT IS A REASONABLE BET FOR THE AREAS ACROSS THE NORTH THAT
SHOULD SEE ALL SNOW UNTIL AT LEAST MONDAY MORNING. NAM VALUES MUCH
HIGHER BUT IT IS THE CURRENT OUTLIER. USING A REASONABLE SNOW
RATIO YIELDS 3-8" ACROSS THE AREA CONSERVATIVELY, WITH YAKUTAT ON
THE HIGH END. ONLY POSSIBLE MONKEY WRENCHES ARE THE MODELS NOT
HANDLING THE COLD AIR RETREAT WELL (TOO SLOW...NOT LIKELY) OR DRY
AIR AT LOW LEVELS LIMITING THE EARLY SNOWFALL. DECIDED TO HANDLE
SITUATION AT THIS POINT WITH AN SPS...ESPECIALLY WITH CURRENT WIND
PROBLEMS CONTINUING DURING THE SHORT TERM. TODAY'S MODEL RUNS
SHOULD ALLOW A DECISION ON ANY HIGHLIGHTS. SOUTHERN SECTIONS
SHOULD SEE MINIMAL IMPACT AS SNOW WILL BE RELATIVELY BRIEF
THERE...AKT IS BORDERLINE ALREADY BY SUNDAY AND ONLY THE
HAINES/SKAGWAY HAS ANY MENTION OF SNOW AFTER ABOUT LATE MONDAY. AS
FOR WINDS...STRONG OUTFLOW APPEARS LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO PLAGUE
NORTHERN LYNN, CROSS SOUND AND YAKUTAT BAY ON SUNDAY WITH THE
NORTHERN LYNN GALE GOING ALL THE WAY INTO TUESDAY.
THE CONCLUSION OF THIS COLD EVENT WILL MARK THE ONSET OF A MAJOR
CHANGE TO THE UPPER AIR PATTERN. AS THE COLD AIR RETREATS TO THE
NORTH...WARM ADVECTION AND RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TAKE OVER AS STRONG SSWLY
FLOW BUILDS OVER THE GULF...ESTABLISHED BY MIDWEEK ON THE MODELS.
BY THEN MAJOR GALES ARE ADVERTISED FOR OFFSHORE WITH THE APPROACH
OF THE NEW LOW FROM THE SOUTH AS THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS GETS TO THE
PANHANDLE ABOUT TUES AM. THIS SCENARIO WILL INCLUDE ACCELERATION
FOR THE EAST- WEST ORIENTED INNER CHANNELS ON TUES PM IF THE MODEL
TIMING IS ACCURATE. BY MIDWEEK LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
STRENGTHEN OVER THE WESTERN GULF ALONG WITH A SERIES OF WAVES
EJECTING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD...THE TIMING OF
THESE WILL DETERMINE THE RAIN AND WIND IMPACTS ON THE PANHANDLE
WITH SOME HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. ONE OR MORE OF THESE WAVES HAS THE
POTENTIAL OF BEING STRONG BUT TOO EARLY TO DELINEATE TIMING AT
THIS POINT. ALL OF THE MODELS PAINT A SIMILAR PICTURE THROUGH NEXT
WEEK WITH PRIMARY DIFFERENCES IN THE TIMING DETAILS.
WENT WITH AN ENSEMBLE EC/NAM/GFS APPROACH ON THE GRIDS THROUGH
MONDAY WITH THE TYPICAL WIND AND SNOW LEVEL/QPF TWEAKS AND DID NOT
MAKE MAJOR CHANGES TO EXTENDED WHICH WAS BASED ON 12Z WPC GUIDANCE
AND NEW MODEL RUNS WERE MOSTLY CONSISTENT. HAD TO INCREASE
TEMPERATURES FOR MOST AREAS ON TUESDAY AS NEW GUIDANCE QUICKENED
THE TRANSITION AT THAT POINT.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
FOR AKZ018-022.
STRONG WIND FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ019.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM AKST SUNDAY
FOR AKZ019.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-043-051>053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ031>035-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041.
&&
AHN/WESLEY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 3:56 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:56 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 66 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 8:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Feb 8, 8:17 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 hr |
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