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Gale Warning 80, NWS Juneau, AK

March 1, 2023

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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In the hours before

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 9” OF NEW ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT.
            WITH DRIFTING IT’S 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

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Local storm report, Mar 1, 12:32 PM AKST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 1, 1:36 PM AKST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 3:15 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Mar 2, 3:38 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Mar 2, 3:42 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK4 days
Mar 2, 3:43 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK35 hr
Mar 2, 9:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK6 hr

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