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Storm Warning 4, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 15, 2020, 3:30 PM AKST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020, 3:30 PM AKST (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2020, 2:47 PM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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266 FZAK51 PAJK 160030 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 330 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020 Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ098-161700- 330 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A low offshore of Washington State will curve N and then NW up the BC Coast and reach the SE gulf by Thu and weaken Thu night. Strong low pressure will develop in the North Pacific Fri. Meanwhile strong high pressure persists over NW Canada. $$ PKZ011-161700- Glacier Bay- 330 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-161700- Northern Lynn Canal- 330 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming N 50 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N gale to 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ013-161700- Southern Lynn Canal- 330 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ021-161700- Icy Strait- 330 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft then 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-161700- Cross Sound- 330 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ031-161700- Stephens Passage- 330 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of interior passes. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ032-161700- Northern Chatham Strait- 330 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt becoming E. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft then 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-161700- Southern Chatham Strait- 330 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-161700- Frederick Sound- 330 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-161700- Sumner Strait- 330 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-161700- Clarence Strait- 330 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
2 follow-up statements
842 FZAK51 PAJK 161301 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ098-170330- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Strong high pressure persists over NW Canada producing strong outflow winds through Friday. $$ PKZ011-170330- Glacier Bay- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AND LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-170330- Northern Lynn Canal- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ013-170330- Southern Lynn Canal- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ021-170330- Icy Strait- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft then 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-170330- Cross Sound- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ031-170330- Stephens Passage- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING AND LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ032-170330- Northern Chatham Strait- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt becoming E. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft then 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-170330- Southern Chatham Strait- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft then 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-170330- Frederick Sound- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-170330- Sumner Strait- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of interior passes. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt, except 50 kt out of interior passes. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-170330- Clarence Strait- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
283 FZAK51 PAJK 162347 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 247 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ098-171600- 247 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Weak low pressure in the SE Gulf will persist through Friday morning. A gale force front will then approach the southern Panhandle from the south Friday night into Saturday. High pressure persists across NW Canada. $$ PKZ011-171600- Glacier Bay- 247 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-171600- Northern Lynn Canal- 247 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N gale to 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-171600- Southern Lynn Canal- 247 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N gale to 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N storm force wind to 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-171600- Icy Strait- 247 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE gale to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft then 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-171600- Cross Sound- 247 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray late. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ031-171600- Stephens Passage- 247 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-171600- Northern Chatham Strait- 247 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt late. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft late. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...N wind 25 kt becoming E. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft then 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-171600- Southern Chatham Strait- 247 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Snow. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft then 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-171600- Frederick Sound- 247 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ035-171600- Sumner Strait- 247 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt, except 50 kt out of interior passes. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-171600- Clarence Strait- 247 PM AKST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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 15, 2:46 PM AKST, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 2:46 PM AKST, 44 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
246 PM AKST Wed Jan 15 2020
.SHORT TERM...While the cold continues across Southeast Alaska
today, actual temperatures have warmed slightly across many parts
of the area, mainly due to greater mixing of the lower boundary
layer. Estimated from MDCRS soundings, some parts of the region
had a very low inversion of 300 feet, which mixed out around
midday leading to some sharper temperature rises. However, with
wind comes wind chills; thus it was still unpleasant for many
Southeast Alaskans to be outdoors for long. The wind chill warning
for White Pass still runs into tomorrow morning. If one calls 50
below wind chill a break, anyone venturing outside on the high
point of the Klondike Highway today experienced one. Despite the
respite, we leave the warning in place as we expect both winds to
rise and temperatures to fall overnight. In fact, the warning may
need to be extended into early afternoon Thursday, but we will
take a second look Thursday morning before being absolutely
certain.
Gusty high winds in Juneau continue as weak cold air advection
from Canada continues through our mountain passes. Cross barrier
flow, while not extraordinary as estimated by the models should
strengthen tonight. All high res models are supporting a sharp
rise in wind gusts late tonight into Thursday morning. Therefore,
the gusts to 85 mph for Downtown Juneau and Douglas still seem
reasonable. In fact, as the gradient responds to a low pressing up
the BC Coast from the south, we should see the tightening gradient
even further. Now heading into the weekend, a new front looks to
form out in the North Pacific. We have gale force easterlies
building over the gulf. This should support another period of
potentially high winds for Downtown Juneau late Friday into at
least Saturday night. To prepare for this, we have dried out
conditions by reducing pop markedly for the northern Panhandle
during this time, in line with temperatures still well below
normal. But we have also begun warming temperatures a bit earlier
on Sunday as we allow the precipitation bands to climb north.
Thus, late Saturday night into Sunday, we are looking for possibly
significant snow potential for the southern Panhandle but much
lighter snow for the north.
Lastly, we did nudge upward temperatures for the next 30 hours over
the Inner Channels using the HRRR which seems to be performing
far better than the NBM's disappointing cold bias. We still left
the heavy freezing spray for Sumner Strait late tonight into
tomorrow morning, as Stikine River outflow may be pretty
impressive overnight, and temperatures in Wrangell are indeed
quite cold in the middle teens.
.LONG TERM...Change is still in the works for the next week as
the cold dry weather starts gives in to warming temperatures and
rain creeping into the forecast, perhaps even for some locations
in the northern Panhandle. Forecast confidence past the weekend
is still suffering from what the upstream upper level features
will do, but the overall message is a gradual warm up with
southerly onshore flow. Forecast confidence is moderate favoring
the WPC and NBM for updates.
&&
.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...High Wind Warning until 9 PM AKST Thursday for AKZ025.
Strong Wind from late tonight through Thursday morning for
AKZ022.
Strong Wind through Thursday morning for AKZ021.
Strong Wind through Thursday afternoon for AKZ019.
Wind Chill Advisory from 9 PM this evening to noon AKST Thursday
for AKZ019.
Wind Chill Warning until 10 AM AKST Thursday for AKZ018.
Strong Wind through late tonight for AKZ018.
MARINE...Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ011-031.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ011.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ011.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ011.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ013.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ031.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ012.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ035.
Storm Warning for PKZ012.
Gale Warning for PKZ013-021-022-031-043-051.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ011-032>036-041-042-052-053.
&&
JWA/EAL
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Local storm report, Jan 15, 11:34 AM AKST, 3 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1134 AM AKST WED JAN 15 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0129 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 N DOUGLAS 58.29N 134.39W
01/14/2020 AK C-MAN STATION
OBSERVED WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH AT 1PM. NO DAMAGE REPORTED
0129 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ENE DOUGLAS 58.28N 134.39W
01/14/2020 AK C-MAN STATION
OBSERVED WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH AT 946AM. NO DAMAGE
REPORTED
0129 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW DOUGLAS 58.30N 134.43W
01/14/2020 AK C-MAN STATION
OBSERVED WIND GUST OF 63 MPH AT 1PM. NO DAMAGE REPORTED
0202 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NW DOUGLAS 58.30N 134.43W
01/14/2020 M64.00 MPH AK MESONET
PEAK WIND REPORTED AT THE MARINE EXCHANGE OFFICE.
0503 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NNW DOUGLAS 58.29N 134.40W
01/14/2020 M76.00 MPH AK MESONET
PEAK WIND REPORTED AT JUNEAU AJ DOCK.
0522 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 N DOUGLAS 58.29N 134.39W
01/14/2020 M90.00 MPH AK MESONET
PEAK WIND REPORTED AT JUNEAU AML DOCK.
0603 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ENE DOUGLAS 58.28N 134.39W
01/14/2020 M61.00 MPH AK MESONET
PEAK WIND REPORTED AT SOUTH DOUGLAS ISLAND.
0422 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NNE DOUGLAS 58.29N 134.39W
01/15/2020 M75.00 MPH AK C-MAN STATION
0808 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ENE DOUGLAS 58.28N 134.39W
01/15/2020 M60.00 MPH AK C-MAN STATION
0812 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NNW DOUGLAS 58.30N 134.43W
01/15/2020 M67.00 MPH AK C-MAN STATION
0812 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 N DOUGLAS 58.29N 134.40W
01/15/2020 M81.00 MPH AK C-MAN STATION
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JRUCKMANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:31 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:01 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 72 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:01 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:01 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Jan 16, 5:15 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AJK | 3 days | |
| Jan 16, 2:46 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 2:47 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 61 hr | |
| Jan 16, 2:47 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 25 hr | |
| Jan 16, 2:47 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 37 hr |
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