Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 6, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 4, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 4, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2015, 8:29 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
778 FZAK51 PAJK 050054 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 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. PKZ098-051400- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... COLD AND STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA WITH A WEAKENING TREND BEGINNING SUN NIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SUN NIGHT. EASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF BY MON AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DAY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF. $$ PKZ011-051400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-051400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-051400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-051400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30. SEAS 6 FT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALE LATE. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-051400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-051400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-051400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-051400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-051400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALE LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 55 KT INCREASING TO 75 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-051400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS EASTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS EASTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS EASTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-051400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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282 FZAK51 PAJK 050144 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 444 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 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. PKZ098-051945- 444 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... COLD AND STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA WITH A WEAKENING TREND BEGINNING SUN NIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SUN NIGHT. EASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF BY MON AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DAY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF. $$ PKZ011-051945- GLACIER BAY- 444 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-051945- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 444 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-051945- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 444 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-051945- ICY STRAIT- 444 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30. SEAS 6 FT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALE LATE. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-051945- CROSS SOUND- 444 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-051945- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 444 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-051945- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 444 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-051945- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 444 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-051945- FREDERICK SOUND- 444 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALE LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 55 KT INCREASING TO 75 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-051945- SUMNER STRAIT- 444 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS EASTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS EASTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS EASTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-051945- CLARENCE STRAIT- 444 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
528 FZAK51 PAJK 050529 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 829 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 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. PKZ098-052330- 829 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... COLD AND STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA WITH A WEAKENING TREND BEGINNING SUN NIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SUN NIGHT. EASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF BY MON AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DAY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF. $$ PKZ011-052330- GLACIER BAY- 829 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-052330- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 829 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-052330- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 829 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-052330- ICY STRAIT- 829 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALE LATE. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-052330- CROSS SOUND- 829 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-052330- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 829 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-052330- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 829 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-052330- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 829 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-052330- FREDERICK SOUND- 829 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALE LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 55 KT INCREASING TO 75 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-052330- SUMNER STRAIT- 829 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. STRONGEST WINDS EASTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS EASTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS EASTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-052330- CLARENCE STRAIT- 829 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 4, 6:08 AM AKST, 9 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 6:08 AM AKST, 9 hours 52 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
608 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015
.SHORT TERM...THE NEAR TERM FORECAST CONTINUES TO BE ON TRACK.
WINDY OUTFLOW NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS FOR THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE
UNDER MAINLY CLEAR SKIES. LOCALLY QUITE WINDY THIS MORNING AND
THAT IS HOLDING TEMPERATURES UP OVERNIGHT IN THE NORTH DUE TO ALL
THE MIXING OCCURRING. STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR THE LYNN CANAL
AREA AND NEAR CROSS SOUND AND CAPE DECISION.
CLOUDS COVER SOUTHERN PART OF THE PANHANDLE SOUTH OF FREDERICK
SOUND. A FEW FLURRIES BEING REPORTED FROM THE FAR SOUTHERN
STATIONS LIKE ANNETTE THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATIONS. CLOUD COVER HOLDING TEMPERATURES STEADY IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
STRONG GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS THROUGH NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS
ESPECIALLY LYNN CANAL. ELDRED ROCK HAS BEEN GUSTING BETWEEN 70 TO
80 KT ALL NIGHT. EXTENDED HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAIN WAVE
TAKU EVENT FOR JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS ISLAND AREA. WINDS PICKED BACK
UP AGAIN THIS MORNING WITH SEVERAL OBSERVATION SITES RANGING
BETWEEN 60 AND 75 MPH WITH GUSTS. JUNEAU MARINE LINES SENSOR WAS
REPORTING A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 100 MPH. WINDS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING
SLOWLY THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
JUST SOME MINOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. MAIN
EMPHASIS WAS TO DAY TIME TEMPERATURES, WITH SOME CONCERN THE
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL OVERNIGHT LIKE WE ARE FORECASTING. WILL
CONFER WITH NEXT SHIFT.
.LONG TERM...COMPLICATED FORECAST FOR MIDWEEK DUE TO HIGH
UNCERTAINTY IN PRECIPITATION TYPE. IN THE MEANTIME...HIGH PRESSURE
PERSISTS OVER NWRN CANADA...WHILE LOW PRESSURE EVOLVES SSE OF THE
ALEUTIANS MON AND TUE. THIS WILL SUPPORT A CONTINUATION OF STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS...WITH GALES WIDESPREAD OVER THE INSIDE WATERS.
THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK...AND THEN WEAKEN AS
PRESSURE GRADIENT SLACKENS FRI AND SAT. COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES
AND STRONG WINDS WILL FAVOR FREEZING SPRAY FOR THE NRN INSIDE
CHANNELS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG MARINE WINDS...GUSTS WILL
POTENTIALLY BE SIGNIFICANT /40-50 MPH/ FOR LOCATIONS SUCH AS
SKAGWAY...HAINES...AND JUNEAU.
FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO ADVANCE NWD INTO FAR SRN PORTIONS
OF THE PANHANDLE ON TUE...AND THEN APPROACH THE CNTRL CWA BY THU.
SNOW MAY INITIALLY OCCUR FOR SRN AREAS AS THE FRONT ENTERS THE
AREA...BUT WILL TRANSITION TO MAINLY RAIN AS WARM AIR SPREADS NWD
BEHIND THE BOUNDARY. ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE HYDER...WHERE COLDER
CONTINENTAL AIR WILL SUPPORT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL MON NIGHT
THROUGH THU. OUTFLOW WINDS OVER THE NRN HALF OF SERN AK WILL AID
IN LOCKING IN SURFACE TEMPERATURES AOB FREEZING THROUGH THU NIGHT.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING WILL SPREAD
ABOVE THE COLDER SURFACE AIRMASS. THE DEPTH OF THE FREEZING
AIRMASS NEAR THE SURFACE WILL BE SHALLOW...WHICH COMPLICATES THE
PRECIPITATION TYPE FORECAST. PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN/DRIZZLE AND SNOW WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE. THE ONE CAVEAT WILL BE
DRY AIR EMANATING FROM THE COAST RANGE...WHICH WILL LIMIT COLUMN
SATURATION. IN ADDITION...ASCENT IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BE
MODEST. THESE FACTORS SUPPORT A FREEZING DRIZZLE SCENARIO MORE
THAN SNOW.
UPDATED PRESSURE GRIDS WITH AN ECMWF/GEM/OFFICIAL BLEND FROM 12Z
TUE THROUGH 00Z THU...THEN TRANSITIONED TO 12Z WPC. USED A
GFS/ECMWF BLEND WERE NECESSARY FOR UPDATES TO POP/QPF GRIDS. FEW
CHANGES WERE MADE TO TEMPERATURES. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS
GENERALLY LOW DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN PRECIPITATION TYPE.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR AKZ022-027.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ025.
STRONG WIND THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR AKZ029.
STRONG WIND THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR AKZ019.
STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-031.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ013-021-022-031-034>036-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-032-033-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ052.
&&
BEZENEK/GARNER
VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAUThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 8:29 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Jan 4, 8:29 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 20 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 5:03 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Jan 5, 5:03 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 7:46 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 15 hr |
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