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Last update:  11.04.09 - Wed - 02:09:35 AM (EST)

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Alaska
Issued by the National Weather Service

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XML List of Active Alerts by County

Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
     wind advisory
Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Central Interior
     winter weather advisory
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
     wind advisory
Eastern Baranof Island, Southern Admiralty Island
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Eastern Chichagof Island
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Glacier Bay
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Haines Borough, Lynn Canal
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
     wind advisory
Juneau Borough, Northern Admiralty Island
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Misty Fjords
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Northeast Prince William Sound
     short term forecast
Northern Arctic Coast
     short term forecast
Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
     wind advisory
Southern Inner Channels
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
     wind advisory
Taiya Inlet, Klondike Highway
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Upper Koyukuk Valley
     winter weather advisory

Short Term Forecast

Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YAKUTAT AK
916 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017-041200-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
INCLUDING YAKUTAT-
916 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
CONTINUING CLOUDY SKIES WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH 3 AM.
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.  TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30`S DROPPING
INTO THE LOW 30S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
$$
KH NOV 09
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area (Alaska)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017>029-041415-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...
JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS, HIGH SEAS, AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW ALONG WITH A LONG WIND FETCH WILL PRODUCE
LARGE SWELLS AND SEA STATES GREATER THAN 25 FT IN THE GULF.
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PANHANDLE. SURGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY VERY HIGH TIDES. THE MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH IN TODAYS MODEL RUNS AND
THEREFORE EXPECT THE HIGHEST SURGE TO REMAIN SOUTH OF SITKA AND
INTO DIXON ENTRANCE. NEAR YAKUTAT THE SURGE WILL REMAIN BELOW 1
FOOT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A COASTAL FLOOD SITUATION WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF BARANOF ISLAND ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF NOVEMBER AT HIGH TIDE.
THE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT.
$$
PSS
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Short Term Forecast

Taiya Inlet, Klondike Highway (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ018-041100-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING...SKAGWAY
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS...MIXING WITH SNOW
AT TIMES MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH 2 AM. LITTLE TO NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOW 30S...RANGING TO THE LOW
20S NEAR WHITE PASS. LIGHT NORTH WIND.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Taiya Inlet, Klondike Highway (Alaska)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017>029-041415-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...
JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS, HIGH SEAS, AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW ALONG WITH A LONG WIND FETCH WILL PRODUCE
LARGE SWELLS AND SEA STATES GREATER THAN 25 FT IN THE GULF.
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PANHANDLE. SURGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY VERY HIGH TIDES. THE MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH IN TODAYS MODEL RUNS AND
THEREFORE EXPECT THE HIGHEST SURGE TO REMAIN SOUTH OF SITKA AND
INTO DIXON ENTRANCE. NEAR YAKUTAT THE SURGE WILL REMAIN BELOW 1
FOOT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A COASTAL FLOOD SITUATION WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF BARANOF ISLAND ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF NOVEMBER AT HIGH TIDE.
THE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT.
$$
PSS
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Short Term Forecast

Haines Borough, Lynn Canal (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ019-041100-
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING...HAINES
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...MIXING WITH SNOW AT
TIMES MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH 2 AM. LITTLE TO NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOW 30S. NORTHWEST WIND TO 10
MPH.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Haines Borough, Lynn Canal (Alaska)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017>029-041415-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...
JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS, HIGH SEAS, AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW ALONG WITH A LONG WIND FETCH WILL PRODUCE
LARGE SWELLS AND SEA STATES GREATER THAN 25 FT IN THE GULF.
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PANHANDLE. SURGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY VERY HIGH TIDES. THE MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH IN TODAYS MODEL RUNS AND
THEREFORE EXPECT THE HIGHEST SURGE TO REMAIN SOUTH OF SITKA AND
INTO DIXON ENTRANCE. NEAR YAKUTAT THE SURGE WILL REMAIN BELOW 1
FOOT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A COASTAL FLOOD SITUATION WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF BARANOF ISLAND ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF NOVEMBER AT HIGH TIDE.
THE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT.
$$
PSS
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Short Term Forecast

Glacier Bay (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ020-041100-
GLACIER BAY-
INCLUDING...GUSTAVUS
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
CLOUDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS MOVING UP THROUGH 2 AM. LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION.
PATCHY FOG. OVERNIGHT LOWS NEAR 30. LIGHT WINDS.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Glacier Bay (Alaska)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017>029-041415-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...
JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS, HIGH SEAS, AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW ALONG WITH A LONG WIND FETCH WILL PRODUCE
LARGE SWELLS AND SEA STATES GREATER THAN 25 FT IN THE GULF.
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PANHANDLE. SURGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY VERY HIGH TIDES. THE MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH IN TODAYS MODEL RUNS AND
THEREFORE EXPECT THE HIGHEST SURGE TO REMAIN SOUTH OF SITKA AND
INTO DIXON ENTRANCE. NEAR YAKUTAT THE SURGE WILL REMAIN BELOW 1
FOOT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A COASTAL FLOOD SITUATION WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF BARANOF ISLAND ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF NOVEMBER AT HIGH TIDE.
THE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT.
$$
PSS
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Short Term Forecast

Eastern Chichagof Island (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ021-041100-
EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
INCLUDING...HOONAH
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
CLOUDY SKIES WITH PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS
MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH 2 AM. LITTLE TO NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION. OVERNIGHT LOWS NEAR 30. LIGHT WINDS.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Eastern Chichagof Island (Alaska)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017>029-041415-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...
JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS, HIGH SEAS, AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW ALONG WITH A LONG WIND FETCH WILL PRODUCE
LARGE SWELLS AND SEA STATES GREATER THAN 25 FT IN THE GULF.
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PANHANDLE. SURGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY VERY HIGH TIDES. THE MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH IN TODAYS MODEL RUNS AND
THEREFORE EXPECT THE HIGHEST SURGE TO REMAIN SOUTH OF SITKA AND
INTO DIXON ENTRANCE. NEAR YAKUTAT THE SURGE WILL REMAIN BELOW 1
FOOT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A COASTAL FLOOD SITUATION WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF BARANOF ISLAND ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF NOVEMBER AT HIGH TIDE.
THE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT.
$$
PSS
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Short Term Forecast

Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ022-041100-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
CLOUDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
CONTINUING TO MOVE UP THROUGH 2 AM. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID
30S. LIGHT EAST WIND INLAND...EAST WIND TO 15 MPH ALONG COASTAL
AREAS.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area (Alaska)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017>029-041415-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...
JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS, HIGH SEAS, AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW ALONG WITH A LONG WIND FETCH WILL PRODUCE
LARGE SWELLS AND SEA STATES GREATER THAN 25 FT IN THE GULF.
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PANHANDLE. SURGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY VERY HIGH TIDES. THE MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH IN TODAYS MODEL RUNS AND
THEREFORE EXPECT THE HIGHEST SURGE TO REMAIN SOUTH OF SITKA AND
INTO DIXON ENTRANCE. NEAR YAKUTAT THE SURGE WILL REMAIN BELOW 1
FOOT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A COASTAL FLOOD SITUATION WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF BARANOF ISLAND ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF NOVEMBER AT HIGH TIDE.
THE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT.
$$
PSS
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Wind Advisory

Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area (Alaska)

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.TWO LOWS WILL CONVERGE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ONE LOW FROM THE
SOUTH AND THE OTHER FROM THE WEST. AS THEY ADVANCE INTO THE LOCAL
AREA WINDS WILL INCREASE STARTING WITH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND SPREADING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
MORNING AND THEN SPREADING EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
AKZ022-040900-
/X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0079.091104T2100Z-091106T0000Z/
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM AKST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM AKST
THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG LOW THAT WILL
QUICKLY MERGE WITH A LOW FROM THE WEST IN THE GULF. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS THE LOW DEEPENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Short Term Forecast

Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ023-041100-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
CLOUDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
CONTINUING TO MOVE UP THROUGH 2 AM. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. EAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area (Alaska)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017>029-041415-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...
JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS, HIGH SEAS, AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW ALONG WITH A LONG WIND FETCH WILL PRODUCE
LARGE SWELLS AND SEA STATES GREATER THAN 25 FT IN THE GULF.
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PANHANDLE. SURGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY VERY HIGH TIDES. THE MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH IN TODAYS MODEL RUNS AND
THEREFORE EXPECT THE HIGHEST SURGE TO REMAIN SOUTH OF SITKA AND
INTO DIXON ENTRANCE. NEAR YAKUTAT THE SURGE WILL REMAIN BELOW 1
FOOT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A COASTAL FLOOD SITUATION WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF BARANOF ISLAND ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF NOVEMBER AT HIGH TIDE.
THE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT.
$$
PSS
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Wind Advisory

Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area (Alaska)

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.TWO LOWS WILL CONVERGE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ONE LOW FROM THE
SOUTH AND THE OTHER FROM THE WEST. AS THEY ADVANCE INTO THE LOCAL
AREA WINDS WILL INCREASE STARTING WITH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND SPREADING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
MORNING AND THEN SPREADING EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
AKZ023-040900-
/X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0079.091104T1800Z-091106T0000Z/
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM AKST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM AKST
THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG LOW
MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH
THE DAY AS TWO LOWS MERGE IN THE GULF AND DEEPEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
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Short Term Forecast

Eastern Baranof Island, Southern Admiralty Island (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ024-041100-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING...ANGOON
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING TO
MOVE UP FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH 2 AM. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID
30S. EAST WIND TO 10 MPH.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Eastern Baranof Island, Southern Admiralty Island (Alaska)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017>029-041415-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...
JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS, HIGH SEAS, AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW ALONG WITH A LONG WIND FETCH WILL PRODUCE
LARGE SWELLS AND SEA STATES GREATER THAN 25 FT IN THE GULF.
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PANHANDLE. SURGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY VERY HIGH TIDES. THE MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH IN TODAYS MODEL RUNS AND
THEREFORE EXPECT THE HIGHEST SURGE TO REMAIN SOUTH OF SITKA AND
INTO DIXON ENTRANCE. NEAR YAKUTAT THE SURGE WILL REMAIN BELOW 1
FOOT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A COASTAL FLOOD SITUATION WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF BARANOF ISLAND ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF NOVEMBER AT HIGH TIDE.
THE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT.
$$
PSS
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Short Term Forecast

Juneau Borough, Northern Admiralty Island (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ025-041100-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING...JUNEAU
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS MOVING
UP FORM THE SOUTH THROUGH 2 AM. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Juneau Borough, Northern Admiralty Island (Alaska)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017>029-041415-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...
JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS, HIGH SEAS, AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW ALONG WITH A LONG WIND FETCH WILL PRODUCE
LARGE SWELLS AND SEA STATES GREATER THAN 25 FT IN THE GULF.
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PANHANDLE. SURGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY VERY HIGH TIDES. THE MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH IN TODAYS MODEL RUNS AND
THEREFORE EXPECT THE HIGHEST SURGE TO REMAIN SOUTH OF SITKA AND
INTO DIXON ENTRANCE. NEAR YAKUTAT THE SURGE WILL REMAIN BELOW 1
FOOT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A COASTAL FLOOD SITUATION WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF BARANOF ISLAND ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF NOVEMBER AT HIGH TIDE.
THE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT.
$$
PSS
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Short Term Forecast

Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ026-041100-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
INCLUDING...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE
815 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN SHOWERS DIMINISHING THROUGH 2 AM.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island (Alaska)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017>029-041415-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...
JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS, HIGH SEAS, AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW ALONG WITH A LONG WIND FETCH WILL PRODUCE
LARGE SWELLS AND SEA STATES GREATER THAN 25 FT IN THE GULF.
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PANHANDLE. SURGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY VERY HIGH TIDES. THE MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH IN TODAYS MODEL RUNS AND
THEREFORE EXPECT THE HIGHEST SURGE TO REMAIN SOUTH OF SITKA AND
INTO DIXON ENTRANCE. NEAR YAKUTAT THE SURGE WILL REMAIN BELOW 1
FOOT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A COASTAL FLOOD SITUATION WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF BARANOF ISLAND ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF NOVEMBER AT HIGH TIDE.
THE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT.
$$
PSS
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Wind Advisory

Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island (Alaska)

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.TWO LOWS WILL CONVERGE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ONE LOW FROM THE
SOUTH AND THE OTHER FROM THE WEST. AS THEY ADVANCE INTO THE LOCAL
AREA WINDS WILL INCREASE STARTING WITH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND SPREADING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
MORNING AND THEN SPREADING EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
AKZ026-028-040900-
/X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0079.091105T0000Z-091106T0000Z/
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM AKST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM AKST
THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS TWO LOWS THAT WILL
MERGE IN THE GULF WITH STRONG WINDS SPREADING EASTWARD INTO THE
CENTRAL PANHANDLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
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Short Term Forecast

Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK
830 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ027-041200-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING...CRAIG...KLAWOCK
830 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS DIMINISHING
THROUGH 2 AM. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 40S. EAST WIND
AROUND 15 MPH WITH INCREASING GUSTS.
$$
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Special Weather Statement

Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area (Alaska)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017>029-041415-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...
JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS, HIGH SEAS, AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW ALONG WITH A LONG WIND FETCH WILL PRODUCE
LARGE SWELLS AND SEA STATES GREATER THAN 25 FT IN THE GULF.
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PANHANDLE. SURGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY VERY HIGH TIDES. THE MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH IN TODAYS MODEL RUNS AND
THEREFORE EXPECT THE HIGHEST SURGE TO REMAIN SOUTH OF SITKA AND
INTO DIXON ENTRANCE. NEAR YAKUTAT THE SURGE WILL REMAIN BELOW 1
FOOT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A COASTAL FLOOD SITUATION WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF BARANOF ISLAND ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF NOVEMBER AT HIGH TIDE.
THE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT.
$$
PSS
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Wind Advisory

Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area (Alaska)

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.TWO LOWS WILL CONVERGE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ONE LOW FROM THE
SOUTH AND THE OTHER FROM THE WEST. AS THEY ADVANCE INTO THE LOCAL
AREA WINDS WILL INCREASE STARTING WITH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND SPREADING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
MORNING AND THEN SPREADING EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
AKZ027-040900-
/X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0079.091104T1500Z-091106T0000Z/
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM AKST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM AKST
THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG
LOW MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
THROUGH THE DAY AS TWO LOWS MERGE IN THE GULF AND DEEPEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
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Short Term Forecast

Southern Inner Channels (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK
830 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ028-041200-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
830 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS DIMINISHING
THROUGH 2 AM. OVERNIGHT LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15
MPH.
$$
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Special Weather Statement

Southern Inner Channels (Alaska)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017>029-041415-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...
JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS, HIGH SEAS, AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW ALONG WITH A LONG WIND FETCH WILL PRODUCE
LARGE SWELLS AND SEA STATES GREATER THAN 25 FT IN THE GULF.
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PANHANDLE. SURGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY VERY HIGH TIDES. THE MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH IN TODAYS MODEL RUNS AND
THEREFORE EXPECT THE HIGHEST SURGE TO REMAIN SOUTH OF SITKA AND
INTO DIXON ENTRANCE. NEAR YAKUTAT THE SURGE WILL REMAIN BELOW 1
FOOT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A COASTAL FLOOD SITUATION WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF BARANOF ISLAND ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF NOVEMBER AT HIGH TIDE.
THE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT.
$$
PSS
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Wind Advisory

Southern Inner Channels (Alaska)

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.TWO LOWS WILL CONVERGE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ONE LOW FROM THE
SOUTH AND THE OTHER FROM THE WEST. AS THEY ADVANCE INTO THE LOCAL
AREA WINDS WILL INCREASE STARTING WITH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND SPREADING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
MORNING AND THEN SPREADING EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
AKZ026-028-040900-
/X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0079.091105T0000Z-091106T0000Z/
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM AKST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM AKST
THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS TWO LOWS THAT WILL
MERGE IN THE GULF WITH STRONG WINDS SPREADING EASTWARD INTO THE
CENTRAL PANHANDLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
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Short Term Forecast

Misty Fjords (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK
830 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ029-041200-
MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING...HYDER
830 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN SHOWERS DIMINISHING THROUGH 2 AM.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS NEAR HYDER... EAST
WIND TO 20 MPH ALONG THE SOUTHERN OUTER COAST.
$$
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Special Weather Statement

Misty Fjords (Alaska)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ017>029-041415-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS...
HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...
JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...
KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER
333 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS, HIGH SEAS, AND
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW ALONG WITH A LONG WIND FETCH WILL PRODUCE
LARGE SWELLS AND SEA STATES GREATER THAN 25 FT IN THE GULF.
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PANHANDLE. SURGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY VERY HIGH TIDES. THE MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM TRACK HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH IN TODAYS MODEL RUNS AND
THEREFORE EXPECT THE HIGHEST SURGE TO REMAIN SOUTH OF SITKA AND
INTO DIXON ENTRANCE. NEAR YAKUTAT THE SURGE WILL REMAIN BELOW 1
FOOT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A COASTAL FLOOD SITUATION WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF BARANOF ISLAND ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF NOVEMBER AT HIGH TIDE.
THE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT.
$$
PSS
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Short Term Forecast

Northeast Prince William Sound (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ AK
1000 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ131-041200-
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1000 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WITH
ACCUMULATION UP TO THREE INCHES...FIVE INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
LOOK FOR RAIN OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SOUTH OF VALDEZ THROUGH 4 AM.
$$
SNP NOV 09
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Short Term Forecast

Northern Arctic Coast (Alaska)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BARROW AK
935 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ202-041200-
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
935 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
.NOW...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH FLURRIES AND PATCHY FOG. EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WIND CHILL 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.
$$
GH NOV 09
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Winter Weather Advisory

Upper Koyukuk Valley (Alaska)

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
159 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ219-041515-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0059.091104T1500Z-091105T0900Z/
UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ALLAKAKET...HUGHES...BETTLES...CARIBOU MOUNTAIN...
GOBBLERS KNOB
159 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER SUMMITS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
A STRONG NORTHEAST GRADIENT WILL BE SETTING UP OVER AREA EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND OUT OF THE NORTHEAST
FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WHICH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALLY POOR
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.
$$
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Winter Weather Advisory

Central Interior (Alaska)

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
159 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
AKZ221-041515-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0059.091104T1500Z-091105T0900Z/
CENTRAL INTERIOR-
INCLUDING...NENANA...ANDERSON...TANANA...MINTO...
MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...RAMPART...LAKE MINCHUMINA...LIVENGOOD
159 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
A STRONG NORTHEAST GRADIENT WILL BE SETTING UP OVER AREA EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND OUT OF THE NORTHEAST
FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WHICH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALLY POOR
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.
$$
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