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Gale Warning 80, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2023, 3:11 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2023, 3:11 PM AKST (00:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2023, 3:42 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Mar 1, 12:27 PM AKST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 12:27 PM AKST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 1, 11:10 AM AKST, 4 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1110 AM AKST WED MAR 1 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1045 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 SSW JUNEAU 58.29N 134.43W
03/01/2023 M11.5 INCH JUNEAU AK PUBLIC
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. MEASURING TAPE IN THE
SNOW SHOWING SNOW AROUND 11 TO 12 INCHES.
0846 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 SSE HAINES 59.17N 135.39W
03/01/2023 M10.0 INCH HAINES AK TRAINED SPOTTER
10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. STILL SNOWING AT TIME
OF CALL. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. CALM WIND.
0815 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 E YAKUTAT 59.55N 139.71W
03/01/2023 M9.0 INCH YAKUTAT AK TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY SNOW AT TIME OF CALL. 1/4 MILE
VISIBILITY. THE SNOW IS SMALL POWDERY FLAKES
BUT THEY ARE PILING UP QUICKLY.
0830 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 ESE KETCHIKAN 55.34N 131.65W
03/01/2023 M9.0 INCH KETCHIKAN GATEWAY AK TRAINED SPOTTER
ABOUT 9â OF NEW ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT.
WITH DRIFTING ITâS HARD TO GET AN ACCURATE
MEASUREMENT. HEAVY SNOW, 33 DEGREES, WIND IS
SE AT 10 WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VISIBILITY IS
ABOUT 300 YARDS.
0830 AM HEAVY SNOW 7 SSE HAINES 59.15N 135.35W
03/01/2023 M9.0 INCH HAINES AK TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW STARTED AROUND 10:30PM LAST NIGHT. 22
DEGREES AT TIME OF CALL. CALM WINDS WITH
STEADY SNOW.
0809 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 NW HAINES 59.24N 135.46W
03/01/2023 M8.5 INCH HAINES AK TRAINED SPOTTER
AT 8 AM I HAVE 8.5 INCHES OF VERY DRY SNOW
AND 13F. IT IS SNOWING MODERATELY WITH
SMALL, DRY FLAKES.
1038 AM SNOW 17 W KAKE 56.85N 134.32W
03/01/2023 M8.5 INCH PRINCE OF WALES-HYDAK PUBLIC
0808 AM HEAVY SNOW 4 SE YAKUTAT 59.51N 139.66W
03/01/2023 E7.0 INCH YAKUTAT AK NWS EMPLOYEE
NWS EMPLOYEE ESTIMATES 6 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT.
0655 AM SNOW 3 SE MENDENHALL VALLEY 58.34N 134.53W
03/01/2023 M6.5 INCH JUNEAU AK PUBLIC
0545 AM HEAVY SNOW SKAGWAY 59.46N 135.31W
03/01/2023 M6.0 INCH SKAGWAY AK PUBLIC
STRONG SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 6 INCHES. GOING OUT
WITH ROAD CREW TO CHECK CONDTIONS ON
KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.
0838 AM SNOW 4 W JUNEAU 58.33N 134.50W
03/01/2023 M6.0 INCH JUNEAU AK PUBLIC
0417 AM SNOW GUSTAVUS 58.41N 135.74W
03/01/2023 M5.0 INCH HOONAH-ANGOON AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
8 HOUR ACCUMULATION, FINE FLAKES OF SNOW.
0658 AM SNOW 7 NW KETCHIKAN 55.44N 131.79W
03/01/2023 M5.0 INCH KETCHIKAN GATEWAY AK PUBLIC
&&Local storm report, Mar 1, 12:32 PM AKST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 3:38 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 3:42 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days | |
| Mar 2, 3:43 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 35 hr | |
| Mar 2, 9:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr |
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