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Storm Warning 15, NWS Juneau, AK

January 26, 2016

NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 26, 2016, 8:07 AM AKST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 26, 2016, 8:07 AM AKST (17:07 UTC)
Expired
Jan 26, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

137 
FZAK51 PAJK 261707 AAB
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
807 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

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.

PKZ098-270100-
807 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A STORM FORCE WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE NE GULF WILL MOVE INTO
THE SW YUKON TUE MORNING. ANOTHER STORM FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NE
INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND OVER THE PANHANDLE WED. 

$$

PKZ011-270100-
GLACIER BAY-
807 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-270100-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
807 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-270100-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
807 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. STRONGEST WINDS SOUTHERN
AREA. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ021-270100-
ICY STRAIT-
807 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ022-270100-
CROSS SOUND-
807 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

UPDATED

...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-270100-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
807 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 65 KT...STRONGER GUSTS SOUTH SIDE OF DOUGLAS ISLAND IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ032-270100-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
807 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-270100-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
807 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES...GUSTS TO 75 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO
50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO
15 FT LATE. RAIN.
.WED...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. SE SWELL. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-270100-
FREDERICK SOUND-
807 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
MORNING...BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN.
.WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-270100-
SUMNER STRAIT-
807 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES...GUSTS TO 75 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING
TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN.
.WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-270100-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
807 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING.
STRONGEST WINDS NORTHERN AREA. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN
IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN.
.WED...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT DECREASING TO 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
1 follow-up statement
193 
FZAK51 PAJK 261825 AAC
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
925 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

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.

PKZ098-270100-
925 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A STORM FORCE WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE NE GULF WILL MOVE INTO
THE SW YUKON TUE MORNING. ANOTHER STORM FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NE
INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND OVER THE PANHANDLE WED. 

$$

PKZ011-270100-
GLACIER BAY-
925 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-270100-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
925 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55
KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-270100-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
925 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

UPDATED

...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65
KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ021-270100-
ICY STRAIT-
925 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ022-270100-
CROSS SOUND-
925 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

UPDATED

...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-270100-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
925 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 65 KT...STRONGER GUSTS SOUTH SIDE OF DOUGLAS ISLAND IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ032-270100-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
925 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-270100-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
925 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES...GUSTS TO 75 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO
50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO
15 FT LATE. RAIN.
.WED...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. SE SWELL. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-270100-
FREDERICK SOUND-
925 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
MORNING...BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN.
.WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-270100-
SUMNER STRAIT-
925 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN
THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING
TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN.
.WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-270100-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
925 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

UPDATED

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN.
.WED...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT DECREASING TO 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW 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 26, 5:46 AM AKST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 5:46 AM AKST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
546 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

.SHORT TERM.../TUE THROUGH WED/ VERY ACTIVE SHORT RANGE FORECAST
AS WE DEAL WITH TWO STRONG STORMS IN RAPID SECESSION. STORM NUMBER
ONE IS CURRENTLY LASHING THE PANHANDLE WITH GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN
AS A STRONG LOW MOVES NORTH ALONG THE OUTER COAST. WIND GUSTS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE REACHED 60 TO 70 MPH IN MANY
LOCATIONS AND ARE STARTING TO DIMINISH AS OF 5 AM. HIGH WIND
WARNINGS REMAIN UP FOR SITKA AND ELFIN COVE AREAS TILL 9 AM AS
GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED FIRST FROM THE SE THEN THE SW
AS THE LOW PASSES BY. STRONG WIND HEADLINES ARE ALSO UP FOR MANY
OTHER LOCATIONS DUE TO GUSTY SE WINDS. FOR THE HAINES AND
KLONDIKE HIGHWAYS SNOW IS THE PROBLEM. WINTER STORM WARNINGS
REMAIN UP FOR THOSE LOCATIONS THROUGH THE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES
REMAIN BELOW FREEZING WITH SNOW STILL FALLING.

WINDS AND PRECIP ACROSS THE PANHANDLE WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE
DAY AS THE STRONG LOW RAPIDLY MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE SW YUKON.
BEHIND IT WINDS SWITCH TO A SW DIRECTION AS A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS
INTO THE AREA.

THE BREAK DOES NOT LAST AS THE NEXT FRONT (STORM NUMBER TWO) WILL
BE RAPIDLY MAKING ITS WAY NE INTO THE GULF AND PANHANDLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS IN THE GULF WILL ALREADY BE STARTING
TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH STORM FORCE
WINDS MAKING AN APPEARANCE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT. AS FOR THE
PANHANDLE, WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING REACHING PEAK
INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT AND WED MORNING. LOW LEVEL JET STRENGTH IS
AROUND 60 TO 70 KT AT 850 MB NOT QUITE ENOUGH FOR MORE 60 MPH
GUSTS AT THE SURFACE BUT VERY CLOSE. ALSO THERE IS NO SHORT WAVE
ALONG THIS FRONT THAT WILL ENHANCE THE WINDS. SO I AM EXPECTING
WIND GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND OUTER
COAST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WED. WINDS WILL AGAIN DIMINISH WED
AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT RAPIDLY MOVES THROUGH.

AS FOR PRECIP, TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE UPPER 30S TO UPPER 40S
WITH THE PERSISTENT STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION SO RAIN IS THE MAIN
P-TYPE EXPECTED. THE EXCEPTIONS REMAIN THE HAINES AND KLONDIKE
HIGHWAYS AND HYDER. ON THE HIGHWAYS THE PRECIP FROM THE NEW FRONT
WILL NOT REACH THEM UNTIL EARLY WED MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WHERE IT
WILL BE COLD ENOUGH WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE
HYDER AREA WILL BE TRICKY AS OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE CLOSE TO
FREEZING BUT DAYTIME HIGHS MAY REACH INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S. SO
ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY BE LIMITED BY THE WARM TEMPERATURES.

SHORT RANGE MODELS WERE IN DECENT AGREEMENT. MOST OF THE
DIFFERENCES THAT WERE NOTED WERE IN REGARDS TO THE LOW CURRENTLY
PASSING THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF. NAM INITIALIZED A BIT TOO FAR
SOUTH WITH THE FEATURE, WHILE THE OTHER MODELS WERE NOT TOO FAR
AWAY FROM EACH OTHER IN THEIR DEPICTIONS OF THE SYSTEM. DECIDED TO
STAY WITH A ECMWF/GFS BLEND. MAIN CHANGES WERE INCREASING WINDS IN
THE GULF TO STORM FORCE FOR THE NEXT FRONT LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
WED.

.LONG TERM.../WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/ THE STORM FORCE LOW
DISCUSSED IN THE SHORT TERM WILL TRACK NORTHWARD OVER KODIAK
MOVING INTO THE AK INTERIOR WHILE WEAKENING. REMNANTS OVER AN OPEN
WAVE TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN THE NORTHERN AK GULF THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL HAVE CROSS OVER THE PANHANDLE
AND INTO THE YUKON WHILE A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE PANHANDLE. THIS
RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. BY
SATURDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AK GULF WITH A WEAK
INVERTED TROUGH OVER THE PANHANDLE. NEW MODELS RUNS OF GEM/NAM
WERE STARTING TO SHOW A CLOSED LOW FOR NEAR HAIDA GWAII FRIDAY AND
POSSIBLY MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN AK GULF, WILL MONITOR FOR NOW AS
NEITHER THE GFS NOR THE ECMWF HAD THOSE CLOSED LOW FORMING..

AS THE FRONT MOVES NORTHWARD PRECIP WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT
WITH SOME HEAVY PRECIP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WITH THE TROUGH STILL IN THE NORTHERN GULF AND ONSHORE FLOW
IN THE LEE SIDE OF THE BUILDING GULF RIDGE WILL KEEP CHANCE PRECIP
INTO FRIDAY ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. BY SATURDAY AND INTO
MONDAY AS THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES EAST FLOW WILL BECOME MORE
NORTHERLY AND DRY OUT THE REGION. FLOW FROM CANADA INTO THE
PANHANDLE SHOULD DROP HIGH TEMPS FROM THE UPPER 30S AND LOW 40S
SEEN THE PAST FEW WEEKS INTO MID 30S. THIS ALONG WITH CLEARING
SKIES AND RADIATIONAL COOLING MAY DROP OVER NIGHT LOWS IN THE 20S
AND POSSIBLY TEENS. NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS AFTER WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
SOME SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVER THE AK GULF, BUT WILL SHIFT A NUMBER
OF DIRECTIONAL SHIFTS OVER THE INNER CHANNELS BETWEEN THE RIDGE
OVER THE PANHANDLE MOVING WEST AND THE INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDS
INTO SE AK. OTHERWISE WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 KT OVER THE
INNER CHANNELS.

NEW MODEL RUNS HAVE BEEN SHOWING A TREND OF THE GULF SHORTWAVES
MOVING FASTER SO THE DRYING TREND MAY HAPPEN SOONER THAN LATER. AS
WITH PREVIOUS RUNS THE ECMWF/GFS SEEM IN BETTER ALIGNMENT LATER
IN THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH GEM/NAM AS OUTLIERS. UPDATED GRIDS
WITH THE 00Z ECMWF WITH SOME 00Z GFS THROUGH DAY 8. THIS RESULTED
IN SOME CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION AND DECREASED POPS FOR THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE DUE TO THE
OUTLIER MODELS.

&&

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC... WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR AKZ018.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING FOR AKZ019.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING FOR AKZ022-023.
STRONG WIND TODAY AKZ018>021-024>028.
STRONG WIND TONIGHT AKZ027-028.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ036-041>043-051-052-310.
     GALE WARNING FOR PKZ013-021-022-031-033>035.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-012-032-053.

&&

EAL/PRB

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 26, 6:38 AM AKST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
638 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1153 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST ANNETTE                 55.04N 131.59W
01/25/2016  M65.00 MPH                          AK   ASOS

            GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH MEASURED FROM 11 PM TO 3 AM WITH A
            PEAK GUST OF 65 MPH AT ANNETTE AIRPORT.

1156 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST METLAKATLA              55.12N 131.57W
01/25/2016  E66.00 MPH                          AK   AWOS

            PEAK GUST OF 66 MPH MEASURED AT METLAKALA SEA PLANE BASE.

0136 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST HYDABURG                55.21N 132.82W
01/26/2016  M65.00 MPH                          AK   AWOS

            GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH MEASURED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM
            WITH A PEAK GUST OF 65 MPH AT THE HYDABURG SEA PLANE
            BASE.

0210 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W KETCHIKAN           55.34N 131.67W
01/26/2016  M69.00 MPH                          AK   ASOS

            GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH MEASURED FROM MIDNIGHT TO 3 AM WITH A
            PEAK GUST OF 69 MPH AT THE KETCHIKAN AIRPORT.

0253 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST KLAWOCK                 55.55N 133.09W
01/26/2016  M62.00 MPH                          AK   ASOS

            PEAK GUST OF 62 MPH AT KLAWOCK AIRPORT.

0300 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST CRAIG                   55.47N 133.13W
01/26/2016  M50.00 MPH                          AK   MESONET

            PEAK GUST OF 50 MPH AT CRAIG.

0306 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST KETCHIKAN               55.34N 131.65W
01/26/2016  M71.00 MPH                          AK   MESONET

            GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH FROM 3 TO 4 AM WITH A PEAK GUST OF 71
            MPH AT THE KETCHIKAN TIDE GAGE.

0545 AM     SNOW             20 WNW HAINES           59.35N 135.96W
01/26/2016  E8.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 8 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE HAINES HIGHWAY
            OVERNIGHT.

0600 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST PORT ALEXANDER          56.25N 134.64W
01/26/2016  M67.00 MPH                          AK   MESONET

            PEAK GUST OF 67 MPH AT THE PORT ALEXANDER TIDE GAGE.

0615 AM     SNOW             10 NNE SKAGWAY          59.61N 135.22W
01/26/2016  E4.0 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT ON THE KLONDIKE
            HIGHWAY.

&&

EAL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAJK12 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAJK24 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAJK12 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK5 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAJK12 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAJK12 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAJK12 hr
Jan 26, 7:40 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK8 hr
Jan 26, 9:25 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK7 hr
Jan 26, 9:25 AM AKSTStorm WarningAJK7 hr

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