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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this high wind warning at Nov 5, 2022, 11:56 AM AKDT for Juneau City and Borough, Alaska. It was in force for 27 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 5, 2022, 11:56 AM AKDT (19:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2022, 1:51 PM AKST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
County Juneau City and Borough, AK
The radar
The Sitka radar (PACG), 188 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 5:58 AM AKST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 1 Ese Juneau, AK | PEAK GUST AT THE JUNEAU DOWNTOWN LIBRARY. GUSTS OF 55 MPH TO 65 MPH FREQUENT SINCE 1 PM 11/5. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Yakutat, (PYAK), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 326 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
740 WWAK77 PAJK 051956 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 1156 AM AKDT Sat Nov 5 2022 AKZ325-060400- /O.NEW.PAJK.HW.W.0013.221105T2000Z-221107T0100Z/ City and Borough of Juneau- Including the city of Juneau 1156 AM AKDT Sat Nov 5 2022 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with localized gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Downtown Juneau. * WHEN...Until 4 PM AKST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/ajk
4 follow-up statements
963 WWAK77 PAJK 060350 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 750 PM AKDT Sat Nov 5 2022 AKZ325-061200- /O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-221107T0100Z/ City and Borough of Juneau- Including the city of Juneau 750 PM AKDT Sat Nov 5 2022 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with localized gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Downtown Juneau and South Douglas. * WHEN...Until 4 PM AKST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/ajk
234 WWAK77 PAJK 061135 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 235 AM AKST Sun Nov 6 2022 AKZ325-061945- /O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-221107T0100Z/ City and Borough of Juneau- Including the city of Juneau 235 AM AKST Sun Nov 6 2022 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with localized gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Downtown Juneau and South Douglas. * WHEN...Until 4 PM AKST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/ajk
488 WWAK77 PAJK 061935 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 1035 AM AKST Sun Nov 6 2022 AKZ325-070100- /O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-221107T0100Z/ City and Borough of Juneau- Including the city of Juneau 1035 AM AKST Sun Nov 6 2022 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with localized gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Downtown Juneau and South Douglas. * WHEN...Until 4 PM AKST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/ajk
062 WWAK77 PAJK 062251 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 151 PM AKST Sun Nov 6 2022 AKZ325-070000- /O.CAN.PAJK.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-221107T0100Z/ City and Borough of Juneau- Including the city of Juneau 151 PM AKST Sun Nov 6 2022 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Winds have diminished below High Wind Warning criteria for the Downtown Juneau and South Douglas area over the last several hours. Therefore, the High Wind Warning has been cancelled. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are still possible through the night. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/ajk
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 3:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 49 hr | |
| Nov 5, 3:20 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 25 hr | |
| Nov 5, 2:49 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 38 hr | |
| Nov 5, 2:49 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 13 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.