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Storm Warning 4, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 24, 2019, 3:26 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2019, 3:26 AM AKST (12:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2019, 3:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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964 FZAK52 PAJK 241226 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA National Weather Service Juneau AK 326 AM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 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. PKZ099-250630- 326 AM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A gale force front will move NE across the gulf and panhandle Thursday. This will be followed by a storm force front that will move NE into the panhandle Thu night and Fri. $$ PKZ041-250630- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 326 AM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING AND LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt late. Seas 15 ft. Rain late. .FRI...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ042-250630- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 326 AM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING AND LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 40 kt late. Seas 16 ft. Rain late. .FRI...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ043-250630- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 326 AM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING AND LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 45 kt late. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft late. Rain late. .FRI...S gale to 35 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ051-250630- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 326 AM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING AND LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt in the morning, then becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 45 kt late. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft late. Rain late. .FRI...S gale to 40 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. S swell. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ052-250630- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 326 AM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 ...STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 55 kt late. Seas 16 ft building to 23 ft late. Rain late. .FRI...S gale to 45 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft. S swell. .SAT...W wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft. $$
3 follow-up statements
480 FZAK52 PAJK 250025 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA National Weather Service Juneau AK 325 PM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 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. PKZ099-251830- 325 PM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A weakening front over the Panhandle will move into British Columbia tonight. A storm force front will move into the eastern Gulf early Fri morning and onto the coast by midday Fri. A weak low pressure system will move onshore near Cape Edgecumbe early Sat morning. $$ PKZ041-251830- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 325 PM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 35 kt late. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt in the morning. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt becoming NW. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ042-251830- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 325 PM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 40 kt late. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt late. Gusts to 40 kt late. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt becoming NW. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ043-251830- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 325 PM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE in the evening, then increasing to 45 kt late. Gusts to 60 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 19 ft late. Rain. .FRI...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 50 kt in the morning. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming NW. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ051-251830- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 325 PM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the evening, then becoming E 45 kt late. Gusts to 65 kt late. Seas 15 ft building to 20 ft late. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N late. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ052-251830- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 325 PM AKST Thu Jan 24 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 55 kt late. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft late. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 60 kt in the morning. Seas 22 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N late. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. SW swell in the evening. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
261 FZAK52 PAJK 251226 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA National Weather Service Juneau AK 326 AM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 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. PKZ099-260630- 326 AM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A gale force front will move across the panhandle Fri with the southern portion of the front stalling over the southern panhandle Fri night. A weak low pressure system will develop along the front Fri night and move NE into the Central Panhandle Sat. $$ PKZ041-260630- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 326 AM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 16 ft. SW swell in the evening. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ042-260630- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 326 AM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 20 kt in the morning, then becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming S 30 kt late. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ043-260630- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 326 AM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 20 kt in the morning, then becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 15 ft. SW swell in the evening. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ051-260630- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 326 AM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 20 kt in the morning, then becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ052-260630- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 326 AM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 ...STORM WARNING EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E wind 55 kt becoming S 35 kt in the morning, then becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW late. Seas 15 ft. S swell. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. S swell. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. S swell. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
556 FZAK52 PAJK 260000 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA National Weather Service Juneau AK 300 PM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 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. PKZ099-261800- 300 PM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A weak warm front will move over the southern Panhandle this evening. This is associated with a 1011 MB low off Baranof Island Sat morning that will rapidly weaken inland on Sat midday. High pressure will build over the eastern Gulf Sat night into Sun. $$ PKZ041-261800- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 300 PM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ042-261800- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 300 PM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 30 kt late. Seas 16 ft. SW swell in the evening. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ043-261800- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 300 PM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...Light winds. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt late. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ051-261800- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 300 PM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ052-261800- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 300 PM AKST Fri Jan 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NW late. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 13 ft late. SW swell. .SAT...W wind increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SW late. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
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 23, 2:52 PM AKST, 12 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 2:52 PM AKST, 12 hours 34 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
252 PM AKST Wed Jan 23 2019
.SYNOPSIS...A weak front will track across the northern Panhandle
Wednesday evening. A stronger front will follow through the gulf
Thursday. A storm force front, strongest of the three, will then
push into the gulf Thursday night.
&&
.SHORT TERM...A weak front across the northern gulf has supported
some mixed precipitation over Yakutat and some light snow over
Haines/Skagway. The big conundrum today was how quickly southerly
winds would overtake the cold air entrenched in Haines/Skagway all
day. The entire forecast hinges on this one event. Southerly winds
did find their way into Lynn Canal mid-day, but Haines due to a
persistent northwest wind is remaining very cold at 22 F. We have
adjusted temperatures downward to keep the northerly winds going
a little longer and added snow and an inch of accumulation to
cover this. We now keep the rain at bay until around midnight or
so. Realistically, there will be no mix, but a complete changeover
to rain. However, we need to hedge.
Farther south we battled fog all morning, but higher clouds
spreading over the area helped raise very low stratus decks
sufficiently to allow visibility to rise. Between one frontal
passage and the next later Thursday, there may be enough breaks to
allow more patchy fog to develop across the south late tonight
into Thursday morning.
Judging by new solutions and guidance, our wind forecast needed
very little changes. We nudged a little to the GFS Thursday and
then to the GFS/NAM/Canadian Thursday night to better define
Thursday's gale force front and added a lot of strength to the
Thursday night system, now a little more scary with storm force
winds late Thursday night/Friday morning. We nudged to the NAMnest
on the inside Thursday night, but our experience with high res
model winds is that they transfer too much momentum to the surface
and overly mix winds in the midst of warm air advection, so we
did not go the full strength of the high res. In reality, we may
be under noting winds in Lynn Canal, but stronger periods will
become better defined in the future. We will basically have
persistent southerly breezes.
We decided to post a winter storm watch for the South Klondike
and Haines Highways above the towns of Skagway and Haines
respectively. A lot of whether we elevate to a warning, advisory,
or downgrade to no statement will depend on how much warm air
gets into the Chilkat Valley with each succeeding system. Somewhat
worrisome is the lack of great confidence in the southerly flow.
Pressure gradients hint at just enough backing of winds to keep
doubts roaming freer than we would like. Luckily the first couple
of systems will be quicker movers and rain and snow amounts will
be limited. But late Thursday night into Friday, we now suggest 5
to 9 inches possible with snow ratios on the lower side of
climatology.
POP/QPF changes were very conservative and minimal. We elevated
categorical pop to Haines and Klondike Highways while we raised
QPF late Thursday night and Friday morning. The NAM also raised
rainfall amounts for the rest of the Panhandle in the early Friday
morning time frame to mid- day Friday. But our assessment of 1 to
2 inches for the north and 2 to 4 for the south Friday and
Saturday still hold. Therefore we found no need to change the
Special Weather Statement.
We used elements of the GFS, NAM, Canadian, and ECMWF for changes
Thursday through Friday morning. Because of disagreements over a
wave late Friday, we left the forecast unchanged beyond Friday
mid-day.
.LONG TERM.../Friday through Tuesday/ As of 10 PM Monday, the
weekend forecast remains wet with an atmospheric river impacting
the Panhandle between Friday and Saturday. While it will be wet
across the Panhandle, ensembles continue to point the bulk of the
precipitation at the southern half of the Panhandle. Storm total
precipitation ranges between Friday and Saturday afternoon fall
between 2 and 4 inches for the southern Panhandle. Strong warm air
advection will accompany this event brining lows well above
freezing for the Panhandle this weekend, as high temperatures
push into 40s even over the northern Panhandle Friday. Saturday
the system will shift southeast with a north to south drying trend
expected through the day (precipitation will still be heavy
Saturday morning over the southern Panhandle).
Seasonable strong high pressure will build behind this system
through Sunday allowing the Panhandle to dry. This will also
introduce a chance for foggy conditions over the northern
Panhandle Saturday night into Sunday. Then early next week the
next system will push into the gulf, but timing remains
uncertain.
Overall the biggest changes to the forecast were an upward trend
in PoP values with 100% values now introduced for portions of
Friday and Saturday. Additionally, temperatures have been trended
upward once again to account for the strong warm air advection on
Friday. Forecast confidence is above average through Sunday and
below average Monday and beyond.
&&
.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...Winter Storm Watch from late Thursday night through Friday
afternoon for AKZ018-019.
MARINE...Gale Warning for PKZ041>043-051-052.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ012-013-022-031-033-036-053.
&&
JWA/JB
Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/JuneauIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 23, 9:39 PM AKST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 939 PM AKST Wed Jan 23 2019 AKZ023-024-026>029-250800- Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area- Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island- Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area- Southern Inner Channels-Misty Fjords- Including the cities of Sitka, Port Alexander, Angoon, Petersburg, Wrangell, Kake, Craig, Klawock, Ketchikan, Metlakatla, and Hyder 939 PM AKST Wed Jan 23 2019 ...HEAVY RAIN TO MOVE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... A weather system will lift out of the North Pacific and move over the area starting Friday morning and will last through Saturday afternoon. Rain will become heavy at times along with freezing levels rising above 5000 feet. Possible rain amounts for this time frame may range from 2 to 4 inches. There will be rises on small streams due to the rain rates and added snow melt from the mountains. Stay tuned for updates on this evolving weather event. AKZ025-250800- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Including the city of Juneau 939 PM AKST Wed Jan 23 2019 ...HEAVY RAIN TO MOVE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A weather system will lift out of the North Pacific and move over the area starting Friday morning and will last through Saturday morning. Rain will become heavy at times along with freezing levels rising above 3000 feet. Possible rain amounts for this time frame may range from 1 to 2 inches. There will be rises on small streams due to the rain rates and added snow melt. There is a significant snow pack across the area and people are encouraged to make sure storm drains are cleared before the heavy rains move over the area. Stay tuned for updates on this evolving weather event.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 3:09 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:17 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:26 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:26 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 24, 8:34 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Jan 24, 2:52 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 18 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.