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Storm Warning 11, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 26, 2017, 3:51 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 26, 2017, 3:51 AM AKST (12:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2017, 3:40 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
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- NWS Juneau, AK
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167 FZAK52 PAJK 261251 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 351 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEAS FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-270700- 351 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY. A SECOND STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE EASTERN GULF ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. OUTLOOK. A THIRD LOW WILL IMPACT THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-270700- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 351 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-270700- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 351 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-270700- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 351 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN, THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-270700- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 351 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN. .FRI...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-270700- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 351 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING S GALE TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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445 FZAK52 PAJK 270016 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 316 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEAS FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-271830- 316 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE EASTERN GULF ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. A SECOND STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-271830- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 316 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-271830- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 316 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT RISING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-271830- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 316 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT LATE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-271830- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 316 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT DECREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LATE. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-271830- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 316 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 11 FT. $$
753 FZAK52 PAJK 271241 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 341 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEAS FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-280645- 341 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NE GULF WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING MIDDAY TODAY. A GALE FORCE LOW WILL FOLLOW INTO THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-280645- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 341 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING EARLY THIS MORNING AND LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT BECOMING SW GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-280645- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 341 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING AND LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT BECOMING SW GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-280645- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 341 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-280645- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 341 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-280645- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 341 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 11 FT. $$
892 FZAK52 PAJK 271308 CCA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 408 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEAS FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-280115- 408 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NE GULF WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING MIDDAY TODAY. ANOTHER STORM FORCE LOW WILL FOLLOW INTO THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-280115- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 408 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING EARLY THIS MORNING AND LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT BECOMING SW GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-280115- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 408 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING AND LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT BECOMING SW GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-280115- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 408 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-280115- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 408 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-280115- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 408 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 11 FT. $$
332 FZAK52 PAJK 280013 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 313 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEAS FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-281815- 313 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE N THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT MAKING LANDFALL JUST WEST OF YAKUTAT EARLY SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-281815- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 313 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-281815- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 313 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-281815- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 313 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-281815- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 313 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-281815- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 313 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
053 FZAK52 PAJK 281233 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 333 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEAS FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-290645- 333 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE N THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF MAKING LANDFALL JUST W OF YAKUTAT EARLY SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-290645- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 333 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-290645- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 333 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-290645- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 333 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-290645- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 333 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-290645- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 333 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
158 FZAK52 PAJK 290040 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 340 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEAS FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-291845- 340 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW MOVING INTO THE N GULF COAST WILL ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ PKZ041-291845- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 340 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-291845- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 340 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-291845- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 340 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-291845- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 340 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-291845- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 340 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 25, 3:19 PM AKST, 12 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 3:19 PM AKST, 12 hours 32 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
319 PM AKST Wed Jan 25 2017
.SHORT TERM...Showers linger over the northern panhandle in the
wake of the most recent front to impact the area. Shower activity
will diminish through the night, but be replaced by stratiform
precipitation from the next front, currently forecast to spread
rain inland beginning late tonight. Several recent fronts have
each advected in warm low level air. Accordingly, snow levels have
been driven up such that accumulating snow is only expected near
White Pass. Even there, it may become a rain-snow mix on Thursday.
For now, have 2 to 4 inches accumulation in the forecast. Post
frontal stability parameters indicating the potential for isolated
thunderstorms over the gulf. Lightning detection over the
northern Pacific indicating thunderstorms in the post frontal
airmass as of this afternoon, so have included them in the marine
forecast for tomorrow.
Approaching front will be storm force west of Yakutat Bay, with
high end gales extending all the way down to the Dixon Entrance by
tomorrow morning. Also have gale warnings out for Cross Sound, Clarence
Strait and the ocean entrances of southern Chatham Strait. Small
craft advisories elsewhere. Over land, strong wind gusts to 40 mph
or higher on the outer coast from Cape Fairweather south for late
tonight through the morning tomorrow. Strong wind gusts for
Juneau and the southern inner channels through the day tomorrow.
Strong winds this evening over Skagway are left over from the
previous front and these winds are expected to relax later this
evening.
Very little change in temperatures between now and tomorrow
afternoon with little to no diurnal variability. Pressure updates
limited to Thursday day - used the 12Z NAM12 here. Updated winds
over the gulf for Thursday with NAM as well. Minor tweaks to wind
speeds and directions on the inside. Likewise for overnight lows
and daytime highs. PoP unchanged. used 12Z NAMDNG5 for QPF.
Overall forecast confidence is average.
.LONG TERM...First half of the long range remains very active with
at least two strong systems moving through the eastern gulf in a
36 hour period. The first of these systems, arriving on Thu
night, will be the strongest of the two. Central pressure will
drop to around 975 mb curtsy of the left exit region of a 500 mb
jet streak right over the system for most of its run through the
gulf toward Icy Bay. The associated front that will be moving
through the panhandle late Thu night and early Fri will have some
significant wind. 850 mb winds over the southern half of the
panhandle are forecast to be around 75 to 80 kt at that time. That
should be enough for wind gusts to 60 mph or higher for the
southern half of the area. Kept the high wind watch up for zones
27 and 28 but also added zones 23 (mainly for southern Baranof)
and zones 26 (Kuiu Island and around Sumner Strait) into the mix
as well. The rest of the inner channels will likely see gusts to
40 or 50 mph as the front moves north into Fri morning. These
areas will likely need strong wind headlines.
As for precip, strong warm air advection along with starting temps
already above freezing will cause most areas to stay rain for all
but possibly White Pass and the higher elevations of the Haines
Highway. Expect a few inches of accumulation possible where the
temperatures stay cold enough.
System number two is still expected right on the first one's
heels. Model agreement is still poor with track scenarios ranging
from a track up to Cape Decision (Nam), a track through the
Central gulf toward Cape Suckling (ECMWF), or a much slower
northward speed through the gulf (GFS). At the moment decided to
retain the previous forecast that followed the ECMWF, pending
better agreement from future runs. Mainly looking at another wind
event for the outer coast and southern panhandle with more gusts
to 40 or 50 mph late Fri night. Also looking at another rain
event with more warm air flowing into the panhandle.
Second half of the long range looking much quieter as a ridge
builds over the gulf early next week. Lingering showers late
weekend possible with onshore flow continuing. This will
eventually dry out toward Tues as overall flow turns more
offshore. Few changes for the Extended range at this time.
&&
.AVIATION...MVMC will prevail with pockets of IMC at times due to
low CIGS. Visibility restrictions possible in heavier
precipitation. LLWS and turbulence will become an issue overnight
and last through the day Thursday as a low level southeasterly jet
of 65 kts associated with the front moves over the panhandle from
southwest to northeast. Freezing level around 3000 feet. Watch out
for in-cloud icing above that level.
&&
.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...High Wind Watch from late Thursday night through Friday morning
for AKZ023-026>028.
Strong Wind from late tonight through Thursday morning for
AKZ022-023-027.
Strong Wind from Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon for
AKZ025.
Strong Wind from late tonight through Thursday afternoon for
AKZ028.
Strong Wind until 9 PM AKST this evening for AKZ018.
MARINE...Storm Warning for PKZ052.
Gale Warning for PKZ022-033-036-041>043-051.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ012-013-021-031-032-034-035-053.
&&
Fritsch/EAL
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Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 6:44 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 days | |
| Jan 25, 6:44 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:14 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 35 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 59 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 35 hr | |
| Jan 26, 5:42 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 30 hr | |
| Jan 26, 5:55 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 23 hr | |
| Jan 26, 5:55 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 29 hr |
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