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Storm Warning 17, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 26, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 20 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 26, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2016, 11:45 AM AKST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
708 FZAK52 PAJK 270028 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 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. PKZ099-271400- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC IS MOVING NORTH TOWARDS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU. THE ASSOCIATED STORM FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND OVER THE PANHANDLE WED. $$ PKZ041-271400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-271400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-271400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-271400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-271400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
200 FZAK52 PAJK 270641 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 941 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 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. PKZ099-271400- 941 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC IS MOVING NORTH TOWARDS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU. THE ASSOCIATED STORM FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND OVER THE PANHANDLE WED. $$ PKZ041-271400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 941 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-271400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 941 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-271400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 941 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-271400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 941 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-271400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 941 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
946 FZAK52 PAJK 271234 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 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. PKZ099-280100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF CONTINUES TO TRACK TOWARDS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU. THE ASSOCIATED STORM FORCE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH WED NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. $$ PKZ041-280100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 70 KT DECREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-280100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 75 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-280100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-280100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-280100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
397 FZAK52 PAJK 272045 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1145 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 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. PKZ099-280100- 1145 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF CONTINUES TO TRACK TOWARDS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU. THE ASSOCIATED STORM FORCE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH WED NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. $$ PKZ041-280100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1145 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-280100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1145 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-280100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1145 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-280100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1145 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-280100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1145 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016
.SHORT TERM...THE POWERFUL STORM THAT IMPACTED MOST OF THE
PANHANDLE MOVES OUT OF THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STRONG
STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WORKS OUT AS FORECASTED. HURRICANE FORCE WIND
GUSTS OF 67 KT WERE REPORTED IN LINCOLN ISLAND ON CLARENCE STRAIT
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LAND AREAS ALONG CLARENCE STRAIT REPORTED
WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS REPORTED IN
KETCHIKAN AREA. PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND ALSO SAW GUSTS OF 60 TO 70
MPH OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT. ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH WERE
ALSO SOUTH OF WRANGELL OVERNIGHT. ALONG SOUTHERN BARANOF ISLAND,
PORT ALEXANDER REPORTED WIND GUSTS OF 67 MPH OVERNIGHT. THERE WERE
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES, POWER OUTAGES, AND PROPERTY
DAMAGES ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
THE HIGH WIND THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AS THE
LOW TRACKED NORTHWARD ALONG THE OUTER COAST AND THEN INLAND INTO
INTERIOR ALASKA AND YUKON THIS MORNING. THIS LEAD TO A RAPID
PRESSURE RISE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. THE PRESSURE IN SITKA ROSE 15
MB IN 2 HOURS AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE LOW. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN JUNEAU AND KETCHIKAN THIS MORNING WAS A WHOPPING 20 MB,
WHICH IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST WE HAVE SEEN IN A WHILE. WITH A
VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT, AND A VERY RAPID
PRESSURE RISE, THIS LEAD TO A STRONG AGEOSTROPHIC WIND COMPONENT
THAT SPREADS THE VERY STRONG WIND ACROSS THE REST OF THE
PANHANDLE. JUNEAU AREA SAW THE WIND SPIKED UP TO 60 TO 70 MPH
RANGE AT AROUND 7 AM THIS MORNING. SHEEP MOUNTAIN, AT AN ELEVATION
OF 3800 FEET JUST 2 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN JUNEAU, REPORTED A PEAK
GUST OF 160 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 140 MPH THIS MORNING.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS OBSERVED BY THE SHEEP
MOUNTAIN STATION.
AS THE LOW JUMPS INLAND, THE WIND IN CROSS SOUND TURNS TO
SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE TO STORM FORCE WIND OF 50 KT LATE THIS
MORNING. THE SOUTHERLY PUSH THEN SPREAD INTO LYNN CANAL AREA.
SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WERE REPORTED ALONG LYNN CANAL.
SOUTHEASTERLY GUSTS TO 45 MPH WAS REPORTED IN HAINES, AND
SOUTHERLY GUSTS TO 55 MPH WAS REPORTED IN SKAGWAY.
PLEASE REFER TO LOCAL STORM REPORTS, NWS ALASKA FACEBOOK,
@NWSJUNEAU TWITTER FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE IMPACTS OF THE
STORM ON MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS AFTERNOON, WINDS ARE
DIMINISHING ACROSS THE PANHANDLE, AS ANOTHER STORM FORCE WEATHER
FRONT IS READY TO MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE BY TONIGHT.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, WITH 940S-MB, IS MOVING FROM NORTH
PACIFIC OCEAN INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF. THE STORM FORCE WEATHER
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF
THIS EVENING. STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60 KT WILL SPREAD INTO
THE OUTER COAST LATE TONIGHT. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM HAVE SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT DYNAMICS THAN THE LAST STORM SYSTEM. MOST OF THE WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL BE ALOFT, AND THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
BE MORE STABLE, THUS KEEPING THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT. DO EXPECT
40 TO 45 MPH WIND GUSTS FROM CHICHAGOF ISLAND INTO BARANOF ISLAND.
HOWEVER, A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR PRINCE OF WALES
ISLANDS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING, WITH WIND GUSTS TO
60 MPH EXPECTED. FOR KETCHIKAN AREA, DO EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WIND
GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH EXPECTED IN INLAND LOCATIONS
INCLUDING JUNEAU, PETERSBURG, WRANGELL, AND KAKE.
BESIDES STRONG WIND, HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE IMPACTING THE
PANHANDLE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE WARM AIR SHOULD BE
ENTRENCHED FOR MOST OF THE PANHANDLE. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE STILL
SOME REMNANT COLD AIR OVER THE HIGHER ELVATIONS OF KLONDIKE
HIGHWAY INCLUDING WHITE PASS. EXPECT 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW
TOMORROW...HEAVIEST DURING THE DAY. ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR THE AREA. FOR HAINES HIGHWAY, THERE WILL BE MORE WARM
AIR IN PLACE. DO EXPECT A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW NEAR THE HAINES
CUSTOMS, WITH SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 2 INCHES.
MODEL OF CHOICE IS HIGH RESOLUTION ARW MODEL FOR THE INSIDE
CHANNELS WINDS. USES GFS FOR THE OUTSIDE WATERS WINDS. MINOR
CHANGES FOR OTHER METEORLOGICAL FIELDS.
.LONG TERM...QUIETER WEATHER IN STORE FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA AS WE
HEAD INTO THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK. BEHIND THE FRONT MENTIONED IN
THE SHORT TERM SECTION DEEP LAYER ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN
CONTINUED HIGH PRECIPITATION CHANCES INTO FRIDAY. THERE IS MODEL
DISAGREEMENT ON THE TRACK OF A WAVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF ON
FRIDAY BUT THE GENERAL IDEA IS THIS WILL ENHANCE PRECIPITATION
ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. HOW FAR NORTH THAT
PRECIPITATION GETS IS STILL IN QUESTION.
THEREAFTER RIDGING BOTH ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL BECOME THE
DOMINANT FEATURE WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER ON TAP FOR
SOUTHEAST ALASKA. SOME WEAK OUTFLOW WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY
EARLY NEXT WEEK. CURRENTLY MODELS INDICATE THIS DRY PERIOD WILL
EXTEND AT LEAST INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT WEEK.
USED THE 12Z GFS FOR UPDATES TO THE INHERITED FORECAST THROUGH DAY
4 THEN THE LATEST WPC GUIDANCE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LONG RANGE.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY
FOR AKZ027.
STRONG WIND FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR
AKZ027.
STRONG WIND WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR AKZ027.
STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ022.
STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ023.
STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ028.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ018-019.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR
AKZ018.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ036-041>043-051-052.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-031-033>035.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-013-021-032-053.
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RCL/TPS
VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAUIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 26, 10:00 AM AKST, 6 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1000 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0956 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG CRAIG 55.47N 133.13W
01/26/2016 AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
CITY OF CRAIG REPORTED DOWNED UTILITY LINES...TREES...AND
WIND DEBRIS THROUGOUT PRINCE OF WALES IS
0956 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WRANGELL 56.47N 132.40W
01/26/2016 E70 MPH AK PUBLIC
KSTK WRANGELL REPORTED ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH
MONDAY NIGHT. POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN...SOME ROOFS
DAMAGED.
&&
DELLocal storm report, Jan 26, 1:37 PM AKST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
137 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 8 S PETERSBURG 56.70N 132.96W
01/26/2016 AK NEWSPAPER
CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER DUE TREE FALLING ON POWER LINES.
MITKOFF HIGHWAY WAS BLOCKED AT 6 LOCATIONS FROM FALLING
TREES.
0830 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
01/26/2016 AK EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE HIT A BUILDING NEAR TWIN LAKES AROUND 830 AM THIS
MORNING.
0830 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG THANE 58.26N 134.31W
01/26/2016 AK PUBLIC
STRONG WIND GUST SENT A FULL SIZED TRAMPOLINE ACROSS THE
YARD AND DOWN A DRIVEWAY NEAR THANE.
1011 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 11 W ELFIN COVE 58.21N 136.63W
01/26/2016 M71.00 MPH AK BUOY
CAPE SPENCER REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 71 MPH AT 1000
AM TUESDAY
1030 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 14 SSE MUD BAY 58.97N 135.22W
01/26/2016 M60.00 MPH PKZ012 AK BUOY
ELDRED ROCK LIGHT MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 60 MPH AT 1030
AM TUESDAY
1250 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SKAGWAY 59.48N 135.33W
01/26/2016 M58.00 MPH AK ASOS
SKAGWAY AIRPORT MEASURED A PEAK WIND OF 58 MPH AT 1250 PM
TUESDAY
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DELThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 20 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 29 min | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 20 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 20 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:29 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 20 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:34 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:36 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 28 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:58 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Jan 27, 12:11 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 hr |
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