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Storm Warning 57, NWS Juneau, AK

December 14, 2018

NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 14, 2018, 3:25 PM AKST. It was in force for 37 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 14, 2018, 3:25 PM AKST (00:25 UTC)
Expired
Dec 16, 2018, 4:18 AM AKST
In force
37 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

641 
FZAK52 PAJK 150025
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
National Weather Service Juneau AK
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018

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.

PKZ099-151830-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A ridge over the eastern gulf will get pushed east into Canada
Friday evening. A large strong storm will move east into the 
central gulf by Saturday spreading storm force winds and high seas
across the gulf through Saturday night. 

$$

PKZ041-151830-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming SE in the evening, then
increasing to 45 kt late. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft late. W 
swell in the evening. 
.SAT...SE wind 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE storm force wind to 50 kt diminishing to
gale to 40 kt late. Seas 25 ft. Rain in the evening, then rain 
showers late. 
.SUN...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-151830-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SE in the evening, then
increasing to 45 kt late. Seas 11 ft building to 15 ft late. W
swell in the evening. 
.SAT...SE wind 50 kt. Gusts to 70 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE storm force wind to 50 kt diminishing to
gale to 40 kt late. Seas 27 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Showers.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-151830-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 40 kt late. Seas 13 ft. W 
swell in the evening. 
.SAT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE storm force wind to 55 kt diminishing to
gale to 40 kt late. Seas 27 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 25 kt becoming E. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 12 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. 
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-151830-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt late. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 17 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...E storm force wind to 50 kt diminishing to gale
to 40 kt late. Seas 27 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to
12 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-151830-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt late. Seas 13 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 45 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19
ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...E storm force wind to 50 kt diminishing to gale
to 40 kt late. Seas 27 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to
12 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$
3 follow-up statements
432 
FZAK52 PAJK 151252
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
National Weather Service Juneau AK
352 AM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

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.

PKZ099-160700-
352 AM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A large strong storm will move east into the central gulf 
Saturday spreading storm force winds and high seas across the gulf
through Saturday night. Winds and seas will gradually diminish in
the wake of the front Sunday. 

$$

PKZ041-160700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
352 AM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SE wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt. Seas 
16 ft building to 26 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 55 kt diminishing to 40 kt late. Seas 27 ft.
Rain in the evening, then showers late. 
.SUN...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Showers.
.MON...S wind 30 kt becoming SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. 
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-160700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
352 AM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SE wind 40 kt increasing to 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt. Seas
14 ft building to 26 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 55 kt diminishing to 40 kt late. Seas 28 ft.
Rain.
.SUN...SE gale to 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers.
.MON...S wind 25 kt becoming SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. 
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-160700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
352 AM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt increasing to 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 13 ft building to 25 ft. Rain in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt late. Seas 28 ft.
Rain.
.SUN...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. 
.MON...S wind 25 kt becoming E. Seas 14 ft. 
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 13 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-160700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
352 AM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt. Seas 12 ft building to
25 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt diminishing in the evening. Seas 28 ft. 
Rain.
.SUN...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 25 kt becoming E. Seas 14 ft. 
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.WED...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-160700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
352 AM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 
14 ft building to 25 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. 
.MON...S wind 20 kt becoming E. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.WED...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 

$$
819 
FZAK52 PAJK 160038
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
National Weather Service Juneau AK
338 PM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

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.

PKZ099-161845-
338 PM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A large strong storm in the central gulf will continue to bring
high winds and seas across the gulf through Saturday night. Winds
and seas will gradually diminish as the storm weakens and moves 
north through Monday. 

$$

PKZ041-161845-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
338 PM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 60 kt diminishing to 40 kt late. Seas 28 ft.
Rain in the evening, then showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms late. 
.SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Showers in the evening.
Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers late. 
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Showers.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. 
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. 
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-161845-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
338 PM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 55 kt diminishing to 40 kt late. Seas 29 ft.
Rain then rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late.
.SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas
22 ft subsiding to 17 ft late. Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. S swell. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. 
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft. 
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-161845-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
338 PM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt late. Seas 29 ft. 
Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain showers and slight chance 
of thunderstorms.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. S swell. Rain showers. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. 
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 13 ft. 
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-161845-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
338 PM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt late. Seas 28 ft. 
Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. S swell. Rain showers. 
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.WED...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-161845-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
338 PM AKST Sat Dec 15 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the evening. Seas
28 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers and slight chance 
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas
20 ft. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. S swell. 
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. 
.TUE...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.WED...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$
802 
FZAK52 PAJK 161318
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
National Weather Service Juneau AK
418 AM AKST Sun Dec 16 2018

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.

PKZ099-170730-
418 AM AKST Sun Dec 16 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A large strong storm in the central gulf will continue to bring
high winds and seas across the gulf through Sunday night. Winds 
and seas will gradually diminish as the storm weakens and moves 
north through Monday. 

$$

PKZ041-170730-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
418 AM AKST Sun Dec 16 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
showers in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Showers.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. 
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 17 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-170730-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
418 AM AKST Sun Dec 16 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. 
.MON NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. 
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft. 
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-170730-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
418 AM AKST Sun Dec 16 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. Slight chance of 
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Rain showers. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. 
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 13 ft. 
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-170730-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
418 AM AKST Sun Dec 16 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. Slight chance of 
thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. S swell. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Rain showers. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. 
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.WED...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-170730-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
418 AM AKST Sun Dec 16 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. Slight chance of 
thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers and slight 
chance of thunderstorms. 
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. SE swell in the morning.
Slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. 
.TUE...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.WED...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 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 Dec 14, 2:53 PM AKST, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 2:53 PM AKST, 32 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
253 PM AKST Fri Dec 14 2018

.SHORT TERM.../Through Sun night/ Wet and windy weekend expected
for a good portion of the panhandle and gulf as 965 mb low settles
into the central gulf. Wide spread storm force winds are expected
across the gulf tonight into Sat night with wave heights reaching
nearly 30 feet. That wind will start to advance inland Sat with
gusts increasing throughout the day. A high wind warning has been
issued for Hydaburg and Craig for Sat afternoon for gusts up to 60
mph. Gusts up to 40 to 50 mph are likely for the rest of the
southern panhandle and outer coast. At the same time, strong NE
pressure gradients along the northern coast mountains will product
strong outflow in the northern inner channels. Conditions will
also be favorable for a synoptically driven taku wind event for
Downtown Juneau and Douglas Sat evening (cross barrier flow of 50
to 70 kt, and good critical level at least to start with). Decided
to go ahead and upgrade the high wind watch to a warning starting
late Sat afternoon for gusts to 60 mph.

That is not the only concern with this system. Many places in the
panhandle have cooled off and will continue to cool off tonight.
Thus when the precip starts up tomorrow afternoon and evening many
places in the north will likely start out as snow. The question
then becomes a matter of how much. The Icy Strait corridor will
likely stay cold enough for snow into late sat night, but easterly
downslope flow will curtail qpf amounts. Current thinking
supports around 2 to 4 inches of new snow before it changes over
to rain early Sun morning. Other areas farther south and west will
also see some snow to start out with but are expected to quickly
change over to rain with little accumulation due to strong warm
air advection. The problem areas are the Klondike Highway, Haines
Highway, and Hyder. All three places are expected to remain near
or below freezing for an extended period of time during the higher
periods of qpf. Decided to issue a winter storm watch for the
Haines and Klondike highways starting Sat night as upwards of 17
inches of snow is possible especially on the higher elevations of
those highways. Hyder may well see accumulations up to 8 inches
Sat into Sun before temperatures warm up enough to start mixing
with rain.

Forecast remains rather active into Sun night as the main front
seems to stall and then gradually weaken over the panhandle.
Gusty winds and showers are expected to continue through the
period. Forecast changes were minimal as guidance was in good
agreement through the period.

.LONG TERM.../Sunday through Friday night as of 10 pm
Thursday/ Extended range forecast begins with a large, negatively
tilted upper trough which will move east to be over the Panhandle
by Monday morning. Model. Low level southerly jet will start out
strong, particularly along the outer coast, but will diminish
significantly by Monday afternoon. At the surface, a very large
high end gale force low will dominate the entire gulf. This system
will track north towards western Prince William Sound while
weakening, dissipating over the interior by Monday afternoon. Even
as this low exists the forecast area, another will be tracking
northeast, to enter the southeastern gulf Monday night. Model
agreement at this point in the long range forecast is below
average, so no one deterministic model was used. Instead, current
forecast of this second low reflects an ensemble approach to both
pressure and wind. That being said, if models remain consistent,
it is likely that winds over the eastern gulf will need to be
increased to gale force. If the track of the low shifts to the
east, strong winds along the southern outer coast are possible
early Tuesday with gales in Clarence Strait. WPC used beyond this
point.

After a break in the precipitation on Friday, the first low will
have pushed a front into the Panhandle. Showers from this front
will remain over Southeast Alaska until the front associated with
the second low arrives from the south Monday night. In summary -
wet and/or snowy weather will persist through the upcoming week.
Overnight lows over the central and northern inner channels will
allow for accumulating snow with the best chance being Sunday
morning. Daytime highs will probably allow for a transition to
rain by Sunday afternoon everywhere but the far northern inner
channels - Haines, Skagway, and the highways. This may wind up
becoming an advisory event for those locations. Weak warm air
advection early in the week associated with the second front and
low will most likely result in a p-type of rain both day and
night for locations south of the Icy Strait corridor. By midweek,
the trend reverses with the rain/snow lines shifting south in the
overnight hours to Frederick Sound late in the week.

Used GFS for updates to the mid range wind forecast Sunday and
Sunday night. Net effect of this was to increase winds to 40-45
kts. Used the National Blend for updates to PoP Sunday through
Monday evening. WPC thereafter. Overall forecast confidence is
average.

&&

.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...Strong Wind Saturday afternoon for AKZ026-028.
     High Wind Warning from noon to 9 PM AKST Saturday for AKZ027.
     Strong Wind from late tonight through Saturday morning for
     AKZ027.
     High Wind Warning from 3 PM Saturday to 3 AM AKST Sunday for
     AKZ025.
     Strong Wind from Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon for
     AKZ022-023.
     Winter Storm Watch from Saturday evening through late Sunday
     night for AKZ018-019.
MARINE...Storm Warning for PKZ041>043-051-052.
     Gale Warning for PKZ012-013-021-022-031-033>036.
     Small Craft Advisory for PKZ011-032-053.

&&

EAL/Fritsch

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 14, 3:25 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK48 hr
Dec 14, 3:25 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK48 hr
Dec 14, 3:30 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAJK38 hr
Dec 14, 3:31 PM AKSTWinter Storm WatchAJK14 hr
Dec 15, 3:51 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Dec 15, 3:52 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK25 hr
Dec 15, 3:52 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK12 hr
Dec 15, 3:52 AM AKSTStorm WarningAJK25 hr
Dec 15, 5:02 AM AKSTWinter Storm WarningAJK35 hr
Dec 15, 5:02 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAJK29 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.