Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 9, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 6, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 6, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2015, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
958 FZAK51 PAJK 070027 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 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. PKZ098-071400- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-071400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW LATE. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-071400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LATE. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-071400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-071400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-071400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN LATE. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-071400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EARLY IN THE EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-071400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-071400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT SWITCHING TO THE SE LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-071400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-071400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-071400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
842 FZAK51 PAJK 070605 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 905 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 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. PKZ098-080015- 905 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-080015- GLACIER BAY- 905 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW LATE. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-080015- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 905 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LATE. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-080015- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 905 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-080015- ICY STRAIT- 905 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-080015- CROSS SOUND- 905 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-080015- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 905 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-080015- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 905 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-080015- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 905 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT SWITCHING TO THE SE LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-080015- FREDERICK SOUND- 905 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-080015- SUMNER STRAIT- 905 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-080015- CLARENCE STRAIT- 905 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
036 FZAK51 PAJK 071252 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 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. PKZ098-080100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA AND LOWER PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OVER THE INNER CHANNELS THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-080100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-080100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-080100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-080100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF POINT ADOLPHUS...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-080100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-080100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-080100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-080100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-080100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-080100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-080100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 6, 5:39 AM AKST, 10 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 5:39 AM AKST, 10 hours 21 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
539 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015
.SHORT TERM...UPPER RIDGE IS IN THE PROCESS OF AMPLIFYING OVER THE
W COAST OF N AMERICA THIS MORNING DOWNSTREAM FROM A LARGE TROUGH
POSITIONED S OF THE ALEUTIANS. PLUME OF VERY MOIST AIR /PW VALUES
FROM 0.5 TO 1 INCH/ IS SPREADING N FROM THE NERN PAC...AND IS
FORECAST TO ENTER THE SRN/CNTRL PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. MODEL GUIDANCE ALSO SHOWS A MINOR UPPER
DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED LOW AT THE SURFACE EMANATING OUT OF THE
ERN PORTION OF THE PAC TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVING N TO THE
CNTRL COAST OF THE PANHANDLE BY 12Z WED. LARGE-SCALE ASCENT WILL
INCREASE OVER THE SRN PANHANDLE AS THIS OCCURS...AND ITS
INTERACTION WITH STRENGTHENING MOIST SLY FLOW AND ASSOCIATED WAA
REGIME...WILL FAVOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. MEANWHILE...HIGH
PRESSURE OVER NWRN CANADA WILL LOCK IN COLDER CONTINENTAL AIR FOR
HYDER...YIELDING A TEMPERATURE PROFILE SUPPORTIVE OF SNOW...WITH
TOTALS THROUGH TONIGHT EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 1-2 FEET.
FARTHER N OVER THE CNTRL PANHANDLE...MOISTURE WILL SPREAD INTO THE
AREA TONIGHT ALONG WITH INCREASING LOW-LEVEL WAA AND ISENTROPIC
UPGLIDE. IN ADDITION...PRONOUNCED BAROCLINIC ZONE LOCATED OVER THE
LOWEST FEW KM WILL YIELD AN ADDITIONAL MESOSCALE ZONE OF ASCENT
THROUGH FRONTOGENESIS. TEMPERATURES IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE SURFACE
WILL HOVER AROUND FREEZING...WHICH SHOULD FAVOR WET SNOW GIVEN THE
DEGREE OF ASCENT...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF FREEZING
DRIZZLE. FORECAST UNCERTAINTY HINGES ON THE AMOUNT OF DRY AIR
EMANATING FROM THE COAST RANGE...WHICH MAY DELAY COMPLETE COLUMN
SATURATION UNTIL LATE WED MORNING. CURRENT SHORT TERM FORECAST
CALLS FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE JUNEAU AREA BETWEEN 1-4 INCHES
TONIGHT.
NLY PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE
CNTRL/NRN INNER CHANNELS...WHICH WILL FAVOR CONTINUED GALES FOR
NRN LYNN CANAL...AS WELL AS GALE FORCE GAP WINDS IN CROSS SOUND.
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S COMBINED WITH THE STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO A RISK FOR LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN LYNN
CANAL. BUMPED UP WAVE HEIGHTS TO 10-12 FT FOR LYNN CANAL DUE TO
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF 40+ KT WINDS FLOWING DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE
CHANNEL. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR
SKAGWAY TO WHITE PASS DUE TO THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. IN
ADDITION...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM VERY LITTLE AT WHITE
PASS...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WIND CHILL VALUES TO -35F.
CROSS BARRIER FLOW WILL WEAKEN DURING THE DAY OVER JUNEAU...BUT
THEN RESTRENGTHEN TO 40 KT LATE TONIGHT /PER HI-RES MODEL
GUIDANCE/. HOWEVER...THE RIDGE TOP INVERSION WILL DISSIPATE
OVERNIGHT. GIVEN THESE FACTORS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 15Z...BUT PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM
40-50 MPH WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND
THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT WITH THE LOSS OF THE INVERSION. OVER SRN
AREAS...40-50 KT LOW-LEVEL SLY JET WILL SPREAD ACROSS CLARENCE
STRAIT TONIGHT RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GALE FORCE WINDS.
NUDGED PRESSURE GRIDS TOWARD THE ECMWF IN ORDER TO REFLECT MORE OF
A CLOSED SURFACE LOW APPROACHING THE GULF COAST TONIGHT. USED A
COMBINATION OF HI-RES AND COARSE-RES GUIDANCE FOR POP AND QPF.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AROUND AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM.../ WEDNESDAY TO MONDAY / HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST
CANADA GENERALLY PERSISTENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEDNESDAY
DEALING WITH SHORT WAVE DRIVING NORTHWARD OUT OF ITS MID TROPICS
STARTING POINT. GOOD MOISTURE VALUES WITH IT AS IT MOVE NORTH AND
OVER THE COLD AIR CAUGHT IN THE INNER CHANNELS. IT SEEMS TO BE
ABLE TO MOVE THE RAIN SNOW LINE ALONG WITH THE FIRST FEATURE
MONDAY TO THE TENAKEE INLET-TAKU INLET LINE. SO EXPECT RAIN SOUTH
HALF WITH SNOW NORTH. JUST CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO GO WITH WATCH FOR
NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS WEDNESDAY FOR THIS WAVE BEFORE IT MAKES
TURN OVER RIDGE ALONG ALONG COAST MOUNTAINS. LOOKS LIKE 5 TO 10
INCHES POSSIBLE FOR THE HOONAH GUSTAVUS JUNEAU HAINES AND SKAGWAY
AREAS...MORE ALONG WHITE PASS BEFORE THE WINDS BLOW THAT WAY.
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE SHORTWAVE MOVES
AWAY AND HIGH PRESSURE CENTER MOVES FROM ARCTIC SLOPE TO SOUTHERN
YUKON AGAIN. THIS WILL TRY AND HOLD THE PRECIPITATION AND OUT OVER
THE GULF AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS NEGATIVELY TILTED. FROM THIS
PATTERN LOOKS LIKE NO MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEMS UNTIL THE WEEKEND.
WINDS TEMPERATURES AND LOOSE SNOW IN NORTHERN LYNN CANAL AREA
LEADING TO WIND CHILL ADVISORIES BLOWING SNOW WORDING FOR
HIGHWAYS TO CANADA.
CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE... WITH BIGGEST CONCERNS FOR SOME OF THE
ZONES WITH THE WINTER STORM WATCH.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ025.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018>021-025.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ029.
STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ018.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ013-021-022-031-034>036-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-032-033-051>053.
&&
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Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 3:53 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 20 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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