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Storm Warning 62, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 25, 2015, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 23 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
- Dec 25, 2015, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2015, 3:09 AM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
894 FZAK52 PAJK 251238 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-260100- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE STRENGTH FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THEN ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE DURING SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-260100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-260100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-260100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-260100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-260100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
327 FZAK52 PAJK 251925 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1024 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-261330- 1024 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE STRENGTH FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THEN ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE DURING SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-261330- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1024 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-261330- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1024 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-261330- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1024 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-261330- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1024 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-261330- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1024 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
303 FZAK52 PAJK 260032 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-261400- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE STRENGTH FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THEN ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE DURING SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-261400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-261400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-261400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-261400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ052-261400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
724 FZAK52 PAJK 260548 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 848 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-270000- 848 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE STRENGTH FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THEN ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE DURING SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-270000- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 848 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-270000- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 848 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-270000- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 848 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-270000- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 848 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ052-270000- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 848 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW...THEN RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
820 FZAK52 PAJK 261248 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 309 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-270615- 309 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TODAY AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ041-270615- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 309 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ042-270615- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 309 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-270615- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 309 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-270615- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 309 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-270615- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 309 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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 Dec 24, 4:33 PM AKST, 11 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 4:33 PM AKST, 11 hours 27 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
433 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2015
.SHORT TERM...RIDGE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT CONTINUES TO TRACK
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND TO BE EAST OF THE PANHANDLE BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A PAIR OF LOWS WILL MERGE INTO A SINGLE FEATURE
NEAR COLD BAY WITH A DEPTH AROUND 960 MB THIS EVENING WHILE THE
FRONTAL BAND WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA SHOULD STAY DRY TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE A FEW FLURRIES OVER THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
GALE FORCE WINDS SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND INTO THE
NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ALSO SOME GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH LYNN CANAL AREA TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH THEY
SHOULD BE SUBSIDING FRIDAY SOME AS THE FRONT APPROACHES AND CHANGES
THE PRESSURE PATTERN. SHOULD SEE OUTFLOW WINDS FROM INTERIOR
PASSAGES AND THROUGH CROSS SOUND IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOULD START FALLING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST REGION
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH NO LARGE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. THE COASTAL AREAS ALONG BARANOF AND CHICHAGOF ISLAND MAY
SEE A FEW LATE AFTERNOON FLURRIES BUT DO NOT EXPECT ANY MEASURABLE
SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM...SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT STILL LOOKS LIKELY ACROSS MOST
OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS FRI NIGHT AND SAT AS OCCLUDED
FRONT PUSHES IN. MODELS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON STRENGTH OF
FRONT. THERE WERE SOME MINOR TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH 12Z NAM THE
FASTEST AND CANADIAN THE SLOWEST. 18Z NAM CAME INTO LINE WITH THE
GFS AND ECMWF MIDDLE GROUND TIMING. ENDED UP USING A GFS/NAM/PREVIOUS
FORECAST BLEND FOR FRI NIGHT THRU SUN...THEN WENT WITH WPC FROM
SUN NIGHT ONWARD.
FOR FRI NIGHT AND SAT...A STRONG OVERRUNNING EVENT WILL BE
UNDERWAY BY LATE FRI EVENING. STRONG S-SW FLOW ALOFT WILL RIDE
OVER THE COLD AIRMASS OVER THE AREA. SOME FACTORS THAT INCREASE
THE LIKELIHOOD OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL (6+ INCHES) ARE A FAIRLY
DEEP DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE ALOFT FRI NIGHT AND EARLY SAT MORNING...AND
INSTABILITY DEVELOPING OVER THE TROWAL AS COLD ADVECTION OCCURS
AT HIGHER LEVELS (600 MB ON UP) LATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT MORNING.
THE ORIENTATION OF THE FRONT WILL TRY TO MAINTAIN SOME N-NE WINDS
OVER THE NRN AREA AS WELL...WHICH SHOULD KEEP PTYPE ALL SNOW
THERE. IT WILL BE MOSTLY SNOW AS WELL OVER THE FAR ERN AREAS OF
THE CENTRAL AND SRN PANHANDLE UNTIL AT LEAST SAT AFTERNOON. HAVE
EXPANDED THE WINTER STORM WATCHES TO INCLUDE THE
HOONAH...GUSTAVUS...AND ELFIN COVE AREAS DUE TO COLD AIRMASS
HOLDING IN PLACE LONGER THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. BELIEVE THAT
ZONE 28 WILL PROBABLY CONVERT TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVY ONCE
DECISION TO UPGRADE IS MADE...BUT HAVE KEPT THE WATCH GOING THERE
FOR NOW. COULD NEED SOME WIND HEADLINES ESPECIALLY FOR THE SRN
COASTAL AREA.
FOR SAT NIGHT AND SUN...STILL SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES ON HANDLING
HOW MUCH WARMING WILL OCCUR DURING THIS TIME. OTHER CONCERN IS
POTENTIAL FOR LOW PRESSURE WAVE TO KEEP PRECIP GOING OVER THE FAR
SERN AREA DURING THIS TIME. THIS COULD LEAD TO A LONGER DURATION
SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT FOR THE HYDER AREA THAN CURRENT WATCH HAS
IT. THINK MUCH OF THE AREA TO THE N WILL SEE MIXED PRECIP AS TEMPS
MODERATE SOME ESPECIALLY SUN...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE BEST CHANCE FOR
PRECIP OVER THE CENTRAL/N WILL BE AROUND THE NE GULF COAST.
AFTER SUN...LARGE SCALE EVOLUTION FAVORS A WARMER PATTERN AS
TROF SETS UP OVER THE GULF AND ERN PAC AND RIDGE BUILDS E OF THE
AREA. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL SYSTEMS COMING IN DURING THIS TIME
WITH MODELS DIFFERING ON TIMING ESPECIALLY AFTER MON NIGHT. LOOKS
LIKE AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE IN FOR SUN NIGHT AND MON. LOOKING
MORE LIKELY THAT MOST PRECIP WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL FALL AS RAIN.
THIS WILL LIKELY REMAIN THE CASE WITH FOLLOWING SYSTEMS FOR THE
REST OF THE WEEK. ENDED UP RAISING TEMPS SOMEWHAT FOR SUN NIGHT
INTO LATE WEEK WITH MOST PLACES REMAINING ABOVE FREEZING FOR THE
MOST PART.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING FOR AKZ026-028.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ019>022-025.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ017.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR AKZ029.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ022-031-036-041-042.
&&
BEZENEK/RWT
VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAUThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 43 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 31 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 32 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 32 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:59 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 34 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:59 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 31 hr |
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