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Storm Warning 62, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 1, 2016, 4:06 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 1, 2016, 4:06 AM AKST (13:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2016, 3:49 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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358 FZAK52 PAJK 011306 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 406 AM AKST THU DEC 1 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. PKZ099-020715- 406 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE EASTERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND ONSHORE FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-020715- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 406 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 ...STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SW STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 34 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-020715- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 406 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT LATE. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...SW STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 36 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-020715- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 406 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND TO 30 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-020715- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 406 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 ...STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-020715- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 406 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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941 FZAK52 PAJK 020033 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 333 PM AKST THU DEC 1 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. PKZ099-021845- 333 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT...THEN GO ONSHORE NEAR CAPE FAIRWEATHER BY EARLY FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ041-021845- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 333 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 85 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 35 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-021845- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 333 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 85 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-021845- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 333 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS INCREASING TO 85 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT BY LATE EVENING. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-021845- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 333 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 55 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 80 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-021845- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 333 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 55 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 80 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
655 FZAK52 PAJK 020811 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1111 PM AKST THU DEC 1 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. PKZ099-030215- 1111 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT...THEN GO ONSHORE NEAR CAPE FAIRWEATHER BY EARLY FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ041-030215- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1111 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 85 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 35 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-030215- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1111 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT LATE. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-030215- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1111 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT...EXCEPT 75 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT LATE. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-030215- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1111 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 55 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 80 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-030215- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1111 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 55 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 80 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
430 FZAK52 PAJK 021304 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 404 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 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. PKZ099-030715- 404 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT...THEN GO ONSHORE NEAR CAPE FAIRWEATHER BY EARLY FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ041-030715- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 404 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 26 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 24 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .SAT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-030715- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 404 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT. SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-030715- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 404 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 21 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-030715- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 404 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-030715- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 404 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
192 FZAK52 PAJK 030018 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 318 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 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. PKZ099-031830- 318 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE ASHORE AROUND LITUYA BAY EARLY THIS EVENING. MORE LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF THROUGH SAT AND MOVE INTO THE SE GULF THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NW CANADA THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ041-031830- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 318 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 33 FT. SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-031830- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 318 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...STORM WARNING EARLY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 33 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-031830- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 318 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-031830- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 318 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-031830- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 318 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL LATE. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
166 FZAK52 PAJK 031249 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 349 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 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. PKZ099-040700- 349 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR AND NORTHWEST CANADA WILL BEGIN BUILDING SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-040700- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 349 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-040700- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 349 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-040700- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 349 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-040700- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 349 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-040700- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 349 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 Nov 30, 4:15 PM AKST, 11 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 4:15 PM AKST, 11 hours 51 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
415 PM AKST Wed Nov 30 2016
.SHORT TERM...A strong occluded front will move E to the outer
coast by late tonight, then be through SE AK by late thu morning.
A strong low will develop and move NE toward the S-central gulf
by late Thu afternoon. Used blend of the previous forecast with
the 06z ARW and 12z GFS to handle things through Thu, with SREF
incorporated for POPs.
Main forecast concerns through Thu afternoon will be winds, precip
potential, potential for significant snow over the far N, and TSTM
chances. Ahead of the occluded front, winds will increase to
35-45 kt over the E gulf and a good part of SE AK tonight. Have
put out strong wind headlines for most of the area tonight, with
zone 25 continuing into early Thu morning. After front moves
through, winds will drop off some in most areas, but increase over
the far N channels as S pressure gradient increases. Then, winds
will increase again to gale force over the far S gulf as the
strong low moves closer to them.
Am expecting precip area wide as front moves through the area.
Will see precip reach the outer coast by 06z, with inner channels
seeing precip develop by 11z. After the front moves through,
precip will become showery. Steadier rain will increase again late
in the day over the SW half of the area ahead of the strong low.
Most of the area will see ptype as rain through Thu, but snow is
expected over the far N including around White Pass, W of the
Chilkat River Bridge, and near Hyder. Snowfall could be heavy near
White Pass late tonight and think they will see 5 to 8 inches
there, so have issued winter storm warning for the White Pass
area from 09-18z Thu. W of the Chilkat River Bridge, snowfall of 3
to 5 inches is likely, so issued a winter weather advisory for
them for 09-18z Thu. Hyder may see 1 to 3 inches of snow through
Thu morning.
TSTM potential will increase overnight over the S-central gulf,
then move to the NE gulf Thu as upper trof moves through. Put in
slight chance TSTMS to handle this. The threat will decrease from
the S Thu as warmer air moves in aloft ahead of the strong low.
.LONG TERM...The forecast for Thursday night and Friday hinges
on the track and strength of storm force low moving into the
northeast gulf Friday morning. Confidence is high that storm force
easterlies will spread ahead of a front as it plows north across
the gulf. We have since fine-tuned the winds in the inside
passages based on low-level jet and general forecast track. New
NAM and GFS guidance suggests a jog to the southeast and east
which would limit winds through the far northern Interior
Panhandle like Haines and Skagway but strengthen winds through the
north central panhandle such as Hoonah and Juneau. But this can be
evaluated more closely as time proceeds. Confidence is still
moderate for high wind gusts around 60 mph for the Southeast Gulf
Coast and Baranof Island. The Southern Inner Channels also look
good for this event, but we think the greatest chance of wind will
rest on the eastern shores of Prince of Wales Island rather than
Ketchikan and Annette. The High Wind Watch stands unaltered.
NAEFS Ensembles rate the integrated water vapor transport as
around 3 standard deviations above normal with this storm. Heavy
rain bands will likely strike across the eastern gulf coast
Thursday night into Friday. Based on the track, we think there
will be enough cold air stuck in the higher elevations of the
highways for potentially up to around 1 foot plus of snow
Thursday night into Friday. We even are increasingly confident
that northwesterly winds through the Chilkat may help preserve the
cold air dome through Haines for much of the period. But
temperatures will be marginal at sea level.
This system moves inland Saturday and weak onshore flow but
cooling temperatures will support scattered rain and snow showers
through the early weekend. We expect cold temperatures and mainly
dry conditions through early next week with the possibility of a
low ushering a potential overrunning snow event for late next
week. However, this is very early to count in at this point
indeed.
&&
.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...Strong Wind from midnight AKST tonight through late tonight for
AKZ024-026-028.
High Wind Watch from Thursday evening through late Thursday
night for AKZ023-027-028.
Strong Wind from 9 PM this evening to 3 AM AKST Thursday for
AKZ022-023-027.
Strong Wind from midnight AKST tonight through Thursday morning
for AKZ025.
Strong Wind from 9 PM AKST this evening through late tonight for
AKZ017-021.
Winter Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to 9 AM AKST
Thursday for AKZ019.
Winter Storm Watch from Thursday evening through Friday
afternoon for AKZ018-019.
Winter Storm Warning from midnight tonight to 9 AM AKST Thursday
for AKZ018.
MARINE...Gale Warning for PKZ021-022-031>036-041>043-051>053.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ011>013.
&&
RWT/JWA
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Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 3:13 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Nov 30, 3:21 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 61 hr | |
| Nov 30, 3:41 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Nov 30, 3:41 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Dec 1, 3:56 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 5:14 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 28 hr | |
| Dec 1, 5:15 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 33 hr |
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