Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2016
Storm Warning 28, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 4, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2016, 11:20 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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449 FZAK51 PAJK 050041 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 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. PKZ098-051400- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A FRONT OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND CROSS OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. $$ PKZ011-051400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-051400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-051400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-051400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-051400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-051400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-051400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-051400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-051400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-051400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-051400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING... THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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199 FZAK51 PAJK 050427 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 725 PM AKST THU FEB 4 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. PKZ098-051400- 725 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A FRONT OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND CROSS OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. $$ PKZ011-051400- GLACIER BAY- 725 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-051400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 725 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 UPDATED .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-051400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 725 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-051400- ICY STRAIT- 725 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-051400- CROSS SOUND- 725 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-051400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 725 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-051400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 725 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-051400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 725 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-051400- FREDERICK SOUND- 725 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-051400- SUMNER STRAIT- 725 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-051400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 725 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING... THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
715 FZAK51 PAJK 050820 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 4 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. PKZ098-051400- 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A FRONT OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND CROSS OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. $$ PKZ011-051400- GLACIER BAY- 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-051400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-051400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-051400- ICY STRAIT- 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-051400- CROSS SOUND- 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-051400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-051400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-051400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-051400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-051400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-051400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Feb 4, 2:58 PM AKST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 2:58 PM AKST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
258 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016
.SHORT TERM...ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA TODAY AND
INTO TONIGHT BEFORE AN ABRUPT SHIFT TO QUIETER WEATHER ON FRIDAY.
FRONT CROSSING THE PANHANDLE TODAY HAS RESULTED IN GUSTY WINDS,
MODERATE RAINFALL, AND HEAVY SNOW. REPORTS HAVE INDICATED SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN ON THE HAINES HIGHWAY WITH ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL ALSO OCCURRING IN SKAGWAY AND ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS ALSO UNDERWAY IN THE HYDER AREA WITH THE
STEWART,BC OBSERVATION CURRENTLY REPORTING MODERATE SNOW AND 1/2
MILE VISIBILITY. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTY ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF
THE PANHANDLE BUT STRONGEST OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WHERE
GUSTS OF 50-60 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN
OVER THE PANHANDLE AND SLOWLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT. A WAVE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE THIS EVENING. A BREAK IN THE ACTIVE
WEATHER WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY AS A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
A DRY SLOT SHIFTING INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE IS
EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AM EXPECTING
PRECIPITATION RATES TO QUICKLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON SO WILL BE
CANCELLING THE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR THE HAINES AND SKAGWAY
ZONES AT 4 PM. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW IS BRINGING AN IMPRESSIVE
PLUME OF MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND ONLY EXPECT THIS
REGION OF ENHANCED LIFT TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AS THE DEVELOPING
WAVE MOVES CLOSER. FEELING IS PRECIPITATION RATES WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH
TO KEEP AN ISOTHERMAL PROFILE AT FREEZING IN HYDER EVEN WITH WARM
AIR ADVECTING IN ALOFT. DUE TO THIS UPGRADED THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY TO A WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM FRIDAY MORNING WITH
10-14 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ANTICIPATED.
GUSTY WINDS ARE THE OTHER MAIN STORY TODAY ESPECIALLY OVER THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. AS THE WAVE MOVES OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS THIS
EVENING EXPECT GUSTS TO BE ENHANCED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 60 MPH
OVER PRINCE OF WALES AND IN THE VICINITY OF KETCHIKAN. THESE WINDS
WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL JET WEAKENS AND
SHIFTS EAST BEHIND THE DEPARTING WAVE.
THE FORECASTED WEATHER ON FRIDAY CAN BE SUMMED UP WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER WINDS AS A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE PANHANDLE. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
LIFT INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON INCREASING SHOWER
ACTIVITY ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST.
USED THE 12Z NAM AND HIRES GUIDANCE FOR UPDATES TO THE SHORT RANGE
FORECAST.
.LONG TERM...MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS UPPER TROUGHING PERSISTING OVER
THE ALEUTIANS/NCNTRL PAC REGION THROUGHOUT THE LONG TERM
PERIOD...WHICH WILL FORCE QUASI-PERMANENT RIDGING OVER THE W
COAST OF N AMERICA. THIS WILL FOCUS WARM...MOIST...DEEP-LAYER SLY
FLOW EMANATING FROM THE SUBTROPICS OVER THE SRN HALF OF THE
PANHANDLE BY SUN...WHICH IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE IN EPISODIC
FASHION THROUGH NEXT THU. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT ON SUN AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES N
ACROSS THE ERN GULF. PLUME OF RICH MOISTURE CONTINUES OVER THE SRN
PANHANDLE MON-MON NIGHT...WITH THE PATTERN TRANSITIONING TO A MORE
PROGRESSIVE REGIME AS A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES MOVE FROM THE NERN
PAC NNW ACROSS THE GULF/PANHANDLE.
IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAIN...HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR HYDER
DURING THE SUN-MON TIME FRAME AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER BC LOCKS IN
SURFACE TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING. AIRMASS IS FORECAST TO
MODERATE STRONGLY AFTER MON AS VERY WARM AIR SPREADS N WITH
INCREASING SLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW. INHERITED TEMPERATURE GRIDS SHOWED
THE MODERATING TREND FAIRLY WELL. PRESSURE GRIDS WERE UPDATED WITH
AN ECMWF/GFS BLEND THROUGH SAT...THEN TRANSITIONED TO LATEST WPC
BY SUN. REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST WAS ALSO UPDATED WITH AN
ENSEMBLE BLEND.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ027.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ023-025.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ028.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ029.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ036.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-035-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ013-021-031>034.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ053.
&&
TPS/GARNER
VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAUIn the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 4, 11:29 AM AKST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1129 AM AKST THU FEB 04 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 AM HEAVY SNOW 40 NW HAINES 59.65N 136.25W
02/04/2016 M10.5 INCH XXX XX CO-OP OBSERVER
HAINES CUSTOMS
0800 AM SNOW HAINES 59.24N 135.44W
02/04/2016 M2.3 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
HAINES COOP
0930 AM SNOW 6 SSE HAINES 59.16N 135.38W
02/04/2016 M3.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
NEW SNOWFALL, VERY WET AND SLUSHY
&&
GLSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 4, 11:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr |
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