Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 67, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 30, 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
- Dec 30, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 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.
454 FZAK52 PAJK 310020 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 30 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. PKZ099-311400- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND THEN MOVE EAST TOWARD THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE DURING THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-311400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-311400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-311400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-311400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-311400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
412 FZAK52 PAJK 310347 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 647 PM AKST WED DEC 30 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. PKZ099-311500- 647 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND THEN MOVE EAST TOWARD THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE DURING THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-311500- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 647 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-311500- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 647 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-311500- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 647 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-311500- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 647 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-311500- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 647 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
471 FZAK52 PAJK 311237 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 31 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. PKZ099-010100- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE THURSDAY. ANOTHER GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-010100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-010100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ043-010100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-010100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-010100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
189 FZAK52 PAJK 311925 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1025 AM AKST THU DEC 31 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. PKZ099-010100- 1025 AM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE THURSDAY. ANOTHER GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-010100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1025 AM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-010100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1025 AM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ043-010100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1025 AM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-010100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1025 AM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-010100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1025 AM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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 30, 2:13 PM AKST, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 2:13 PM AKST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
213 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015
.SHORT TERM...HIGHLY MERIDIONAL UPPER FLOW REGIME IS PRESENT
ACROSS THE REGION DUE TO A LARGE CYCLONIC GYRE OVER THE WRN
ALEUTIANS AND A SHARP RIDGE EXTENDING N FROM THE NERN PAC TO NWRN
CANADA. QUASI-STATIONARY N-S ORIENTED GALE/STORM FORCE FRONT IS
PRESENT IN BETWEEN...WITH INTENSE MOISTURE FLUX SPREADING NNW ALONG
THE FRONT OVER THE GULF AND ACROSS AKZ017/YAKUTAT. THIS MOISTURE
COMBINED WITH STRONG MESOSCALE/OROGRAPHIC ASCENT WILL CONTINUE TO
YIELD HEAVY RAINFALL RATES THROUGH WED NIGHT.
THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED WARM CONVEYOR BELT WILL THEN BE SHUNTED
EWD ON THU AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE NERN GULF DURING
THE MORNING...AND THEN OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY THU AFTERNOON.
RAIN...LOCALLY MODERATE IN INTENSITY...WILL SUBSEQUENTLY SPREAD
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE PANHANDLE /WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SRN
AKZ028 AND MOST OF AKZ029/. STRENGTHENING SLY LOW-LEVEL WINDS OVER
LYNN CANAL WILL YIELD STRONG MOISTURE FLUX/UPSLOPE FLOW OVER THE
KLONDIKE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 15-03Z...AND WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING
NEAR FREEZING...6 INCHES OF SNOW APPEARS PROBABLE NEAR WHITE PASS
/BEFORE UPPER SHORTWAVE PASSES NNE OR THE AREA/. THUS...WINTER
STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING /REF LATEST WARNING
STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION/.
OTHERWISE...STORM FORCE SELYS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE
ERN GULF TONIGHT...WITH GALES EXPECTED OVER THE SRN INSIDE
CHANNELS ON THU AS THE FRONT MOVES E AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS. STRONG WIND GUSTS ALSO APPEAR PROBABLE FOR AREAS PRONE
TO SELYS IN AKZ027. FARTHER N...HI-RES MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS SELY
925 MB WINDS UP TO 60 KT SPREADING NW ACROSS STEPHENS PASSAGE AND
OVER THE JUNEAU AREA BETWEEN 12-21Z THU...WHICH SHOULD BE ADEQUATE
FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS INVOF GASTINEAU CHANNEL.
INHERITED PRESSURE GRIDS WERE NUDGED TO THE NAM IN ORDER TO ADD
RESOLUTION TO THE FRONT OVER THE GULF. WINDS WERE MODIFIED WHERE
NECESSARY FOR LOCAL EFFECTS. REMAINDER OF THE GRIDS WERE UPDATED
WITH AN ENSEMBLE BLEND.
.LONG TERM...FRONTAL ZONE WILL WAVER BACK AND FORTH E-W INTO THE
WEEKEND AS A FEW MORE SHORTWAVE IMPULSES MOVE NNE ACROSS THE AREA.
THEN IT LOOKS LIKE FLOW ALOFT WILL BACK TO A MORE SELY DIRECTION
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL SHIFT MAIN FRONTAL BAND OFFSHORE FOR
MUCH OF THIS TIME. A NEW FRONT MAY TRY TO MOVE NE AROUND
TUE-WED...BUT MODELS DIFFER ON THIS. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKED
REASONABLE FOR THE MOST PART FOR THE THU NIGHT-SAT PERIOD. DID GO
AHEAD AND USE LATEST WPC FOR SAT NIGHT ONWARD.
FOR THU NIGHT AND FRI...THE FRONT SHOULD BE JUST OFFSHORE. A
COUPLE OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE WAVES MAY RIDE THE FRONT NWD DURING
THIS TIME. THIS WILL KEEP THE HEAVIEST RAIN ALONG THE CENTRAL
OUTER COAST. STILL LOOKS LIKE THE FAR SE AREA WILL STRUGGLE TO GET
INTO THE PRECIP DUE TO EFFECTS OF UPPER RIDGE NEARBY. THERE WILL
BE BANDS OF GALE FORCE WINDS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY
AS EACH LOW PRESSURE WAVE MOVES PAST. INNER CHANNELS WILL BE
MOSTLY SCA LEVEL WINDS.
FOR FRI NIGHT AND SAT...LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE IN AND
MERGE WITH THE FRONTAL ZONE NEAR THE OUTER COAST. RAIN WILL
INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE NE GULF COAST AND NRN HALF OF THE INNER
CHANNELS. THE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE MAIN
FRONTAL ZONE...BUT WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE N GULF AS SECOND FRONT
MOVES IN.
FOR SAT NIGHT-SUN...LOOKS LIKE ONE LAST SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE N
ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE UPPER FLOW BACKS TO SELY AND FORCES FRONTAL
ZONE OFFSHORE AND WEAKENS IT. THE PRECIP WILL TEND TO DIMINISH
SLOWLY ESPECIALLY SUN AS THE LOW LEVEL ELY FLOW INCREASES AHEAD OF
THE FRONT.
FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...LOOKING LIKE A DRIER PERIOD FOR THE AREA AS
SELY FLOW ALOFT KEEPS SYSTEMS MOSTLY TO THE SW OF THE AREA. A NEW
FRONT MAY TRY TO MOVE BACK INTO THE ERN GULF BY LATE TUE INTO WED
BUT BULK OF UPPER SUPPORT SHOULD STAY TO THE SW OF THE AREA SO
ONLY SHOW GRADUALLY INCREASING POPS FOR TUE-WED PERIOD.
OVERALL...ENTIRE LONG RANGE PERIOD LOOKS TO REMAIN ON THE MILD
SIDE.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ027.
STRONG WIND FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
AKZ025.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ042-043-051.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-033-035-036-041-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-031-032-034-053.
&&
GARNER/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 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 19 hr | |
| Dec 31, 3:18 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 7:47 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Dec 31, 10:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Dec 31, 10:37 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.