High Wind Warning 3, NWS Juneau, AK

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Juneau AK
503 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020

AKZ025-161500-
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200117T0600Z/
Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island-
Including the city of Juneau
503 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts of to 60 to 85 
  mph.

* WHERE...Downtown Juneau, Douglas, West Juneau, and Thane.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST Thursday. Strongest winds expected 
  Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. 
  Loose objects will be blown around. Travel will be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds have gusted up to 80 mph through
  Wednesday afternoon. So far, there have been no reports of 
  damage.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A high wind warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring.

&&

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Juneau AK
516 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020

AKZ019-170300-
/O.EXB.PAJK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200117T0300Z/
Haines Borough and Lynn Canal-
Including the city of Haines
516 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect until 6 PM AKST this evening. 

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts around 60 mph. 

* WHERE...Downtown Haines, Lutak Inlet, Tanani, and Mud Bay.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM this evening. 

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. 
  Loose objects will be blown around. Travel will be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles. 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds have gusted around 60 mph early
  Thursday morning. So far, there have been no reports of damage.
  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A high wind warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring.

&&

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AKZ025-170315-
/O.EXT.PAJK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200117T1400Z/
Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island-
Including the city of Juneau
516 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts of to 60 to 90 
  mph. 

* WHERE...Downtown Juneau, Douglas, West Juneau, and Thane.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM AKST Friday. Strongest winds expected this
  morning and will ease gradually through Thursday night.
 
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. 
  Loose objects will be blown around. Travel will be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles. 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds have gusted up to 90 mph Wednesday
  night and early Thursday morning in the effected areas. Very
  strong winds have also been reported along Egan Highway through
  Lemon Creek. So far, there have been no reports of damage.
  
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A high wind warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Juneau AK
246 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020

AKZ025-170300-
/O.NEW.PAJK.HW.A.0003.200118T0600Z-200119T1500Z/
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200117T1400Z/
Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island-
Including the city of Juneau
246 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Northeast Taku winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 85
  mph. 

* WHERE...Downtown Juneau, Douglas, West Juneau, and Thane.

* WHEN...Through 5 AM Friday morning. 

* IMPACTS...Winds in the affected neighborhoods have reported
  gusts around 100 mph. Damage has been reported near the
  legislative building. Several construction trailers were blown
  over in the winds this morning. A few power outages were
  reported from trees down. Damaging winds could still blow down
  trees and power lines. Power outages could still be a
  possibility. Travel will be difficult, especially for high
  profile vehicles. High wind gusts have caused difficulty driving
  down Egan Drive in Lemon Creek.
  

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Another period of high, possibly damaging
  winds is likely from Friday evening through Saturday night. 
  Peak wind gusts with the second event are expected to be between
  60 and 70 mph. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare for possible power outages. Use caution if you must 
drive.

&&

$$

AKZ019-170300-
/O.NEW.PAJK.HW.A.0003.200118T0900Z-200119T0300Z/
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200117T0300Z/
Haines Borough and Lynn Canal-
Including the city of Haines
246 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...North wind gusts around 60 mph.

* WHERE...Downtown Haines, Lutak Inlet, Tanani, and Mud Bay.

* WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 6 PM AKST this 
  evening. For the High Wind Watch, from late Friday night 
  through Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Power outages may be possible. Travel will be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Another period of high winds is likely late
  Friday night through Saturday afternoon. North winds of 20 to 30
  mph are expected with gusts around 60 mph. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare for possible power outages. Use caution if you must 
drive.

&&

$$

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https://weather.gov/ajk

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Juneau AK
535 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020

AKZ019-171445-
/O.EXP.PAJK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200117T0300Z/
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.A.0003.200118T0900Z-200119T0300Z/
Haines Borough and Lynn Canal-
Including the city of Haines
535 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Downtown Haines, Lutak Inlet, Tanani, and Mud Bay.

* WHEN...from late Friday night through Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power 
  lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds have decreased this evening, but
  gusts up to 50 mph will still occur through tonight.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.

&&

$$

AKZ025-171445-
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200117T1400Z/
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.A.0003.200118T0600Z-200119T1500Z/
Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island-
Including the city of Juneau
535 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Northeast Taku winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 75 
  mph.

* WHERE...Downtown Juneau, Douglas, West Juneau, and Thane.

* WHEN...Through 5 AM Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...Winds in the affected neighborhoods have reported 
  gusts around 100 mph. Damage has been reported near the 
  legislative building. Several construction trailers were blown 
  over in the winds this morning. A few power outages were 
  reported from trees down. Damaging winds could still blow down 
  trees and power lines. Power outages could still be a 
  possibility. Travel will be difficult, especially for high 
  profile vehicles. High wind gusts have caused difficulty 
  driving down Egan Drive in Lemon Creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Another period of high, possibly damaging 
  winds is likely from Friday evening through Saturday night. 
  Peak wind gusts with the second event are expected to be 
  between 60 and 70 mph.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare for possible power outages. Use caution if you must
drive.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Juneau AK
454 AM AKST Fri Jan 17 2020

AKZ025-180200-
/O.CAN.PAJK.HW.A.0003.200118T0600Z-200119T1500Z/
/O.EXT.PAJK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200119T0900Z/
Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island-
Including the city of Juneau
454 AM AKST Fri Jan 17 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST SATURDAY
NIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Northeast Taku winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 75 
  mph.

* WHERE...Downtown Juneau, Douglas, West Juneau, and Thane.

* WHEN...Until midnight AKST Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Downed trees and branches could take down power lines.
  Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles. Objects will be blown 
  around in the wind.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High wind gusts to 60 mph will be less
  frequent today, but become more frequent and rise to 75 mph
  Friday night through Saturday. Gusts will begin to ease Saturday
  night.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$

AKZ019-180200-
/O.EXT.PAJK.HW.A.0003.200118T1500Z-200119T0300Z/
Haines Borough and Lynn Canal-
Including the city of Haines
454 AM AKST Fri Jan 17 2020

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT 
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Downtown Haines, Lutek Inlet, Tanani, and Mud Bay.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile
  vehicles. Objects could be blown around in the wind. Power
  outages are possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.

&&

$$

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WWAK77 PAJK 172348
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Juneau AK
248 PM AKST Fri Jan 17 2020

AKZ019-180100-
/O.CAN.PAJK.HW.A.0003.200118T1500Z-200119T0300Z/
Haines Borough and Lynn Canal-
Including the city of Haines
248 PM AKST Fri Jan 17 2020

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Juneau has cancelled the High
Wind Watch. 

Frequent gusts expected Friday night and Saturday are only
expected to rise to 55 mph.

$$

AKZ025-180800-
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200119T0900Z/
Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island-
Including the city of Juneau
248 PM AKST Fri Jan 17 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Northeast Taku winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 75 
  mph. 

* WHERE...Downtown Juneau, Douglas, West Juneau, and Thane.

* WHEN...Until midnight AKST Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Downed trees and branches could take down power 
  lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles. Objects will be blown 
  around in the wind. 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High wind gusts to 60 mph will become more
  frequent this evening and rise to 75 mph late Friday night
  through Saturday. Gusts will begin to ease Saturday afternoon
  through Saturday night.
  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Juneau AK
925 PM AKST Fri Jan 17 2020

AKZ025-181500-
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200119T0900Z/
Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island-
Including the city of Juneau
925 PM AKST Fri Jan 17 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Northeast Taku winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to around 75 
  mph.

* WHERE...Downtown Juneau, Douglas, West Juneau, and Thane.

* WHEN...Until midnight AKST Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Downed trees and branches could take down power 
  lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles. Objects will be blown 
  around in the wind.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The high wind gusts will become more 
  frequent tonight and last through Saturday morning. Gusts will 
  begin to ease Saturday afternoon through Saturday night.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Juneau AK
502 AM AKST Sat Jan 18 2020

AKZ025-190100-
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200119T0900Z/
Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island-
Including the city of Juneau
502 AM AKST Sat Jan 18 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northeast Taku winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to around 
  75 mph. 

* WHERE...Downtown Juneau, Douglas, West Juneau, and Thane.

* WHEN...Until midnight AKST Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Downed trees and branches could take down power 
  lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles. Objects will be blown 
  around in the wind. 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The highest wind gusts will last through 
  Saturday morning. Gusts will begin to ease Saturday afternoon 
  through Saturday night. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Juneau AK
300 PM AKST Sat Jan 18 2020

AKZ025-190900-
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200119T0900Z/
Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island-
Including the city of Juneau
300 PM AKST Sat Jan 18 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northeast Taku winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to around 
  65 mph.

* WHERE...Downtown Juneau, Douglas, West Juneau, and Thane.

* WHEN...Until midnight AKST Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Downed trees and branches could take down power 
  lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles. Objects will be blown 
  around in the wind.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusts will ease through the evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Juneau AK
832 PM AKST Sat Jan 18 2020

AKZ025-190645-
/O.CAN.PAJK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200119T0900Z/
Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island-
Including the city of Juneau
832 PM AKST Sat Jan 18 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Strong outflow and Taku winds over Downtown Juneau and Douglas
have diminished as a weather front has moved up from the south. 

This will be the final statement on this event.


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Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
246 PM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020

.SHORT TERM...A frigid air mass remains entrenched across the
Alaska Panhandle. While surface records are hard to come by,
sounding climatology notes that the 12Z Annette Sounding is one of
the coldest ever recorded for the date at -21.9 C at 850 mb. Cold
air advection probably got the better of us, with a downward
momentum in offshore winds at ridgetop level near Downtown Juneau
and Douglas. Winds began gusting strongly this morning, and then
began peaking around 60 mph or greater by mid-morning. This
correlated well to daytime mixing, thus our zero lead time high
wind warning was issued through 6 PM this evening as mixing levels
should back off with solar "heating."

The forecast remains dry and cold through the next three days. And
thus our only forecast challenge has been relating temperature
with the expected slight increase in winds each day. A Taku event
was studied today such that we issued a watch for another event
over Downtown Juneau and Douglas. Models are indicating a rise in
925 mb winds and while the times of strongest cross-barrier flow
in the low levels (Thursday morning) and critical level (zero
component cross barrier between 400 and 600 mb (Thursday
afternoon) do not coincide, we felt given today's events, that
there is an even greater chance that winds will match. Also of
note, is that we expect another period of strong cold air
advection across the mountains at this time which would aid in
downward momentum of wind gusts. Therefore, we issued a high wind
watch Thursday to go along with the warning today.

Finally, we edited temperatures. We raised air temperatures
across much of the Inner Channels Thursday night into Friday to
reflect current trends in order to better forecast the always
impactful heavy frenzing spray. We also tried to increase a
warming trend for the south/central Panhandle on Friday as we do
expect clouds to increase during this time period, which in
addition to warm air advection should support a good rise in
temperatures.

Forecast confidence is good through Friday.

.LONG TERM.../Friday onward/ Signs of change are still in the
cards for the long range period as precipitation and less outflow
returns for the weekend. Overall expected upper level pattern has
not changed much since yesterday with a ridge over Western Alaska
transitioning to a broad trough by early next week. About the only
change from yesterday is that the merging of the upper lows over
the AK Peninsula late week has been pushed back by about half a
day.

For the panhandle, Strong outflow and cold temperatures expected
to continue into Fri. Freezing spray remains an issue for many
marine areas and low wind chills are still expected in windy
areas. Little change in the forecast here.

Long range guidance has gotten better for the low trying to move
north into the eastern gulf Fri. However compared to yesterday the
low is stronger, and the track is farther out to sea. Also due to
this, the arrival of significant precip into the southern
panhandle is slower by about 6 to 12 hours. Now instead of the
precip arriving Fri evening, it will more likely be late Fri night
before the precip moves in to the south, and will not impact the
north until Sat at least. The deep cold air will still be present
so significant snowfall is still possible for the southern
panhandle, just at a later time then previously forecast. There is
the possibility that later model runs will push this timing even
further back as we get closer to the event so limited the
possibility of precip to likely as a result. Favored ECMWF and
WPC for updates here.

Southerly flow continue behind the first low that will bring
another system into the southern panhandle for early next week.
However model agreement is poor with the only certainty being that
there will still be precipitation in the area with more southerly
flow gradually warming temperatures into early next week.

&&

.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...High Wind Warning until 6 PM AKST this evening for AKZ025.
     High Wind Watch from late Wednesday night through Thursday
     evening for AKZ025.
     Strong Wind from 6 PM AKST this evening through Wednesday
     afternoon for AKZ025.
     Strong Wind through Wednesday afternoon for AKZ019.
     Wind Chill Advisory from 11 PM this evening to 10 AM AKST
     Wednesday for AKZ019.
     Wind Chill Advisory from 9 PM Wednesday to 9 AM AKST Thursday
     for AKZ019.
     Wind Chill Warning until 10 AM AKST Thursday for AKZ018.
     Strong Wind through Wednesday afternoon for AKZ018.
MARINE...Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ031.
     Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ012.
     Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ013-032.
     Gale Warning for PKZ012-013.
     Small Craft Advisory for PKZ021-022-031>035-041>043-051-052.

&&

JWA/EAL

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