MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for SEPTEMBER 2015 NAME: 3270 Nowell CITY: West Juneau STATE: Alaska ELEV: 97 ft LAT: 58° 17' 33" N LONG: 134° 25' 37" W TEMPERATURE (°F), RAIN (in), WIND SPEED (mph), SNOW (in). Snowfall from 21:00 - 21:00, all others Midnight to Midnight. HEAT COOL AVG WIND SNOW MEAN DEG DEG WIND DOM RUN ON(1) DAY TEMP HIGH TIME LOW TIME DAYS DAYS RAIN SPEED HIGH TIME DIR (mi) SNOW GRND WEATHER ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 50.3 61.7 12:35p 41.6 5:55a 14.7 0.0 0.00 0.6 16.0 5:20p W 15.15 0.0 0.0 Clr VarClr-MClr/MClr PCd M-PCdW/VryThThnshCd Cd PCd 2 51.1 64.7 12:20p 40.5 6:10a 13.9 0.0 0.00 1.0 19.0 3:15p W 23.28 0.0 0.0 VarPCd-MClr PCd MCd Cd-Brks VarP-MCd VarPCd-MClr Clr 3 52.7 68.2 2:35p 42.3 5:25a 12.5 0.2 0.00 0.4 13.0 9:45a W 10.61 0.0 0.0 Clr MClr-PCd PCd VryVryThnToThnCdsMost-MuchofSky Clr 4 53.0 61.4 4:30p 44.5 1:50a 12.0 0.0 0.00 0.2 11.0 2:30p SSE 4.45 0.0 0.0 IncrCd Cd-MstlyThnsh Cd Cd-VarWeakSun Cd-FewBrks Cd 5 54.2 61.8 3:55p 49.9 5:45a 10.8 0.0 0.04 0.0 7.0 11:45a E 1.04 0.0 0.0 Cd/OccSp-VryLtRn Cd Cd/XtmLtSp Cd/FreqVarBrks&MCd Cd 6 52.6 56.6 3:15p 50.7 11:50p 12.4 0.0 0.09 0.1 8.0 2:25p SSE 1.22 0.0 0.0 Cd/.01Rn Cd Cd/VarSp-VryLt-LtRn-Rn Cd Cd/VryLt:Sp-Rn 7 51.9 55.4 4:00p 49.8 10:00p 13.1 0.0 0.52 0.1 9.0 3:30p SSE 2.08 0.0 0.0 Cd/VarSprToRain Cd/VarSpr-VryLtRn Cd-Brks PCd 8 51.2 57.2 3:50p 47.6 2:25a 13.8 0.0 TRACE 0.0 4.0 6:25a WSW 0.08 0.0 0.0 FogOvhd&LoCd-XtmLtMstEarly M&P-MCd Cd-MCd SltBrks Cd 9 52.7 58.7 4:30p 48.7 6:30a 12.3 0.0 0.27 0.2 12.0 10:40p E 5.56 0.0 0.0 FogOvhd&MnlndHidden LoCd Cd ThnrCds-FewBrk Cd/SpToRn 10 54.3 56.5 6:35p 51.9 3:50a 10.7 0.0 4.04 2.2 18.0 4:40a SSE 52.56 0.0 0.0 Cloudy/RainToHeavyRain OccasionalLightWind&Gusts 11 55.2 59.4 12:50p 51.0 12:00m 9.8 0.0 0.59 0.3 13.0 12:55a S 7.94 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn-VryHvyRn Cd-OccVarBrks/OccSprInPM Cd/VarSpToRn 12 51.0 53.4 2:30p 49.2 12:00m 14.0 0.0 0.20 0.2 8.0 10:10a S 4.31 0.0 0.0 Cd-Brks Cd/R Cd/OccSp-MstThenSpToRw/3Lulls&BrksTwice 13 50.3 58.1 2:55p 42.3 11:55p 14.7 0.0 0.05 0.3 9.0 7:30p WSW 6.29 0.0 0.0 CdW/Shr LoCds FewBrks Cd/Mst-Sp Cd-MCd Brks PCd Clr 14 47.5 51.3 5:00p 41.5 12:55a 17.5 0.0 0.12 0.5 11.0 10:25a S 12.72 0.0 0.0 Clr IncCd FogOvhd-LoCd Cd Cd/SpToDrz-Mst Cd Cd/SpToR 15 48.6 50.8 1:10p 47.3 5:10a 16.4 0.0 0.53 0.0 10.0 1:15p SSE 0.72 0.0 0.0 Cd/VarSpr-VryLtRnToRn&HvyRnW/LUll Cd Cd/VarSprToRn 16 48.1 49.5 11:05p 47.0 4:05a 16.9 0.0 0.43 0.3 11.0 10:25p SSE 7.78 0.0 0.0 Cd/LtRnToR Cd Cd/VryLt:Drz-Mst-Rn-Sp-Lulls Cd/SpToRn 17 50.0 50.9 3:40p 48.6 2:55a 15.0 0.0 1.72 1.3 12.0 5:50a SSE 31.06 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn-VryLtRn-Sp Cd/Rn-HvyR-Lt-VryLtR-VarSp Cd Cd/Rn 18 48.7 50.9 12:50p 45.0 12:00m 16.3 0.0 1.48 0.1 11.0 12:05a SSE 3.46 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn-HvyRn Occ:Brks-Sp Cd-MCd Bow Brks Cd/OccSp-LtR 19 46.6 49.9 11:05a 43.2 1:40a 18.4 0.0 0.46 0.2 9.0 11:20a SSE 5.58 0.0 0.0 Cd-VarBrk/Shrs Cd/SpToRn Cd-Brks Cd/Sp-DrzToRn-Lulls 20 46.7 49.5 12:50p 44.2 6:30a 18.3 0.0 0.83 0.3 11.0 12:15p S 6.87 0.0 0.0 Cd/HvyRnToSp-Mst VarBrks Cd/OccSpToRn Rnbws OccBrks 21 45.3 47.7 4:00p 42.9 11:55p 19.7 0.0 0.27 0.1 8.0 12:50p SSE 2.10 0.0 0.0 Cd/VarShrs Cd/SpToRn Cd-OccTnyBrks/OccSpToRn VarBrks 22 45.4 56.8 2:25p 37.6 5:55a 19.6 0.0 0.03 0.9 20.0 10:55a NW 22.52 0.0 0.0 Clr-LowBnd P&MCd:VryThnThnsh MClr PCd Cd Cd/SpToR Cd 23 47.1 57.4 2:55p 39.2 4:30a 17.9 0.0 0.00 0.4 11.0 11:45a NW 8.90 0.0 0.0 VarCd-PCd&MClr? WkAurora VarBrks MCd PCd Cd VarBrks 24 45.2 50.4 12:45p 39.7 5:30a 19.8 0.0 0.08 0.2 10.0 12:05a SSE 5.00 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn VarCd VryVryThnToThickCds Cd Cd-OccBrks/ShrPM 25 46.2 50.2 3:10p 41.3 3:30a 18.8 0.0 0.12 0.4 11.0 3:30p SSE 8.74 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd-OccSm-TnyBrks Cd/SpShr Cd-OccVarBrks/OccSpToRn 26 46.2 47.3 11:10p 43.8 7:15a 18.8 0.0 0.97 0.6 13.0 5:05p SSE 15.26 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd/Rn-LtRn-VryLtRn-Lt:Mist-Spr-VarDriz Cd/Rn 27 49.5 51.9 11:35p 47.2 12:05a 15.5 0.0 0.41 1.2 12.0 3:50p SSE 28.18 0.0 0.0 Cd/.01"Rn VryLoCds-FogThenCd/VryLtMst-Drz-SpW/RnLate 28 52.5 53.0 1:15p 51.9 12:05a 12.5 0.0 2.00 2.0 15.0 11:50p SSE 48.65 0.0 0.0 Cd-MnlndVarObscured-Hidden/Rn 29 53.5 54.6 1:50p 52.4 1:00a 11.5 0.0 1.86 2.8 21.0 9:40p SSE 66.30 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn-LtRn-Drz Cd/OccVarSpr-Mst Lt-Brzy Cd/SpToHvyRn 30 46.6 54.2 12:05a 40.9 6:55a 18.4 0.0 0.35 0.7 15.0 12:45a SSE 17.42 0.0 0.0 Cd/HvyR PCd MClr Brks PCd VarBrk/OccSpToR MCd Cd/Shr ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49.8 68.2 3 37.6 22 456.0 0.2 17.46 0.6 21.0 29 SSE 425.83 0.0 (1) As measured on Front Lawn at around 20:30, rounded to the nearest inch if there is uncertainty. AVERAGE Mean Temp: 49.8 AVERAGE High Temp: 55.0 MINIMUM High Temp: 47.3 26th MAXIMUM High Temp: 68.2 3rd AVERAGE Low Temp: 45.5 MINIMUM Low Temp: 37.6 22nd MAXIMUM Low Temp: 52.4 29th MAX >= 90.0: 0 MAX >= 80.0: 0 MAX >= 70.0: 0 MAX <= 32.0: 0 MIN <= 32.0: 0 MIN <= 0.0: 0 MAXIMUM Humidity (%): 100 1st, 13th, 14th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 27th. 30th MINIMUM Humidity (%): 35 3rd @ 1424 MAXIMUM Pressure (mb): 1019.0 3rd @ 0950 MINIMUM Pressure (mb): 993.2 18th @ 0701 TOTAL Htg Deg Days: 456.0 AVERAGE Htg Deg Days: 15.2 MINIMUM Htg Deg Days: 9.8 11th MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days: 19.8 24th TOTAL Cool Deg Days: 0.0 Heat Base: 65.0 Cool Base: 65.0 Method: Integration TOTAL Precip.: 17.46 AVERAGE Precip.: 0.70 DAYS of Precip.: 25 All but: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 23rd MAXIMUM Precip.: 4.04 10th MAXIMUM Rain Rate: 2.04 11th @ 0136 Days of Rain: 24 (>.01 in) 19 (>.1 in) 5 (>1 in) TOTAL Snowfall: 0.0 DAYS of Snowfall: 0 AVERAGE High Wind: 11.9 MINIMUM High Wind: 4 8th MAXIMUM High Wind: 21 29th WIND RUN (miles): 425.83 DAYS Sun at any time: 19 1st FULL 2nd FULL 3rd FULL 4th Extremely Weak to Weak 5th FULL 6th NO 7th Weak - Very Weak on Mainland 8th FULL 9th Extremely weak to Weakened 10th NO 11th FULL in West Juneau (Extremely Weak to Weakened on Mainland) 12th NO 13th FULL 14th NO 15th NO 16th NO 17th NO 18th FULL 19th FULL 20th FULL 21st Weak to Weakened on Mt. Roberts 22nd FULL 23rd FULL 24th Extremely Weak to Weak 25th Very Weak to Weakened 26th NO 27th NO 28th NO 29th NO 30th Extremely Weak to Somewhat Weakened DAYS OF Cld or M Cld: 30 All days DAYS OF Rainbow: 2 18th from 1632 - 1639: Full Rainbow to the NE. 20th: 1730: Partial Rainbow to the NNE with weak sunshine on part of downtown Juneau... gone by 1731. 1740: Partial Rainbow in the same place is back... gone by 1743. 1752: Partial Rainbow in the same place is back... gone by 1802. DAYS OF Aurora: 1 23rd @ 0321: Weak Aurora Borealis. DAYS OF Lightning: 0 DAYS OF Earthquake: 0 Wed. 9/30/15: NWS: Record 24 hour Rainfall for Tuesday, Sept. 29th - See 1228 Below | 0859: NWS: The Flood Advisory for rapid rises from heavy rainfall in northeast and eastern Gulf Coast and northern and central Inner Channels will Expire at 9 AM ADT Today - See 0859 Below; also see 0042 Below | Light Dusting of Snow on very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge overnight | NWS: Record Precipitation on Tuesday, September 29th at the Juneau Airport - See 0600 Below 2020 ADT: Mostly Cloudy. .30" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and peak of Mt. Juneau. 1935: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and peak of Mt. Juneau. 1850: Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1820: Cloudy, small break to the NE, a few hints of breaks, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1805: Cloudy with breaks. 1800: .29" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Mostly Cloudy after being Partly/Mostly Cloudy, a few areas of somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1735: Cloudy with some breaks, band of somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine on Mt. Juneau. 1650: Cloudy, a few breaks, fairly bright, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts and part of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few bits and wisps around the peak of Mt. Juneau. 1635: Cloudy, small area of blue sky, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1620: Very Light Rain. 1550: Cloudy, a few breaks, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1520: Cloudy with an area of blue sky and a few breaks in the SE part of the sky, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few bits and wisps around the very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, some spots and areas of extremely weak to very weak sunshine on the mainland. 1500: .29" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, a few filtered breaks, very top of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, part of Mt. Juneau Ridge skimmed - very top in clouds, precipitation over some of the mainland. 1433: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very tops of mainland mountains in clouds, brighter. 1429: Heavy Rain. 1426: The Sun tried to break through. 1415: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, cloud Channel side of the very top of Mt. Juneau, a few bits and wisps around the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1407: Rain, brighter. 1350: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, much of very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds 1335: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1250: Cloudy, some slight breaks, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and some of Mt. Juneau Ridge, precipitation over part of the mainland. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1228: NWS: Record 24 hour Rainfall for Tuesday, Sept. 29th. NWS Record Report Statement as of 12:20 PM AKDT on September 30, 2015 ...Record 24 hour rainfall for Tuesday, Sept. 29th.... Location New record Old Record Year Set Juneau Airport 1.62 1.52 1970 Yakutat Airport 3.77 2.92 1982 Sitka Airport 2.93 2.71 1972 All values reported in inches. Eal may 15 ----------------------------------------------------------- 1220: Cloudy, a few tiny breaks, most of the very tops of the mainland mountains in clouds, a few spots and areas of very weak sunshine on the mainland, precipitation over some of the mainland. 1200: .24" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very tops - tops of mainland mountains in clouds, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to slightly obscured. 1142: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1130: Cloudy, small filtered break, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few bits and wisps of clouds around the SE very top of Mt. Roberts, precipitation over much of the mainland. 1050: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, wisp at the peak of Mt. Juneau. 1026: Cloudy, some breaks, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds; precipitation over much of the mainland. 0950: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to very small breaks; precipitation over much of the mainland? 0949: The Sun is trying. 0920: Cloudy, a few breaks and hints of breaks. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0859: NWS: The Flood Advisory for rapid rises from heavy rainfall in northeast and eastern Gulf Coast and northern and central Inner Channels will Expire at 9 AM ADT Today. NWS Areal Flood Advisory Will Expire... Statement as of 8:51 AM AKDT on September 30, 2015 ...The Flood Advisory for rapid rises will expire at 900 am akdt for the northern and central Inner Channels...the northeast Gulf Coast...and the eastern Gulf Coast... Water levels on smaller rivers and streams are falling this morning as the heavy rain has ended. There have been no reports of damage so far this morning. Some minor flooding was reported along Jordan Creek. Several other streams and smaller rivers rose to bankfull levels. The larger rivers are still rising this morning...but they are not expected to reach flood levels. Lat...Lon 6035 13911 5891 13752 5917 13657 5937 13647 5970 13569 5722 13225 5761 13393 5722 13352 5724 13355 5748 13394 5721 13356 5702 13461 5787 13498 5787 13499 5617 13467 5829 13668 5953 13984 5991 13962 5981 13888 6054 14387 Rwt -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0850: Cloudy with some breaks, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0824: Cloudy, a few breaks, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts; precipitation over part of the mainland? 0811: Cloudy with some breaks. 0808: The Sun is breaking through. 0800: Bright glow in clouds to the ESE where the Sun is. 0750: Partly/Mostly Cloudy. 0735: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear. 0700: .23" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy with some breaks. 0645: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy. 0635: Partly Cloudy. 0620: Mostly Clear, the Moon is in the sky to the SW. .22" of Rainfall to this point today. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0600: NWS: Record Precipitation on Tuesday, September 29th at the Juneau Airport. NWS Record Report National Weather Service Juneau AK 600 am akdt Wed September 30 2015 ...Record precipitation on Tuesday... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Juneau Airport 1.62 1.52 1970 All values reported in inches. Sep 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0526: NWS: The Flood Advisory for rapid rises from heavy rainfall in northeast and eastern Gulf Coast and northern and central Inner Channels remains in effect until 9 AM ADT Wednesday. NWS Areal Flood Advisory Statement as of 5:26 AM AKDT on September 30, 2015 ...The Flood Advisory for rapid rises remains in effect until 900 am akdt Wednesday for northeast and eastern Gulf Coast...northern and central Inner Channels... At 526 am akdt...satellite estimates and automated rain gauges indicated previous heavy rain which will cause minor flooding. Rivers and streams have risen in the advisory area. Some rivers are still showing rapid rises early this morning while others are tapering off. 2 to 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall of up to 1 inch is expected over the area. Many small streams are currently near minor flood...such as Jordan and Montana creeks near Juneau...Indian River near Sitka and the Situk near Yakutat. These rivers were showed rapid rises with some beginning to taper off. River levels are expected to fall through the morning. At minor flood stages rivers will rise above bankfull and begin to inundate the surrounding area. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated...or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. If you live near or along any rivers or streams in the area stay alert and be prepared to take action. Mudslides remain possible in areas of steep terrain. Lat...Lon 6035 13911 5891 13752 5917 13657 5937 13647 5970 13569 5722 13225 5761 13393 5722 13352 5724 13355 5748 13394 5721 13356 5702 13461 5787 13498 5787 13499 5617 13467 5829 13668 5953 13984 5991 13962 5981 13888 6054 14387 Del/prb -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0042: NWS: The Flood Advisory for rapid rises from heavy rainfall in northeast and eastern Gulf Coast and northern and central Inner Channels remains in effect until 9 AM ADT Wednesday. NWS Areal Flood Advisory Statement as of 12:42 AM AKDT on September 30, 2015 ...The Flood Advisory remains in effect until 900 am akdt for around northeast and eastern Gulf Coast...northern and central Inner Channels... At 1242 am akdt...satellite estimates and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain which will cause minor flooding. Rivers and streams have risen rapidly in the advisory area. 2 to 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall of 2 to 3 inches is expected over the area. Many small streams will reach minor flood...such as Jordan and Montana creeks near Juneau...Indian River near Sitka and the Situk near Yakutat. These rivers were showing rapid rises...as much as 1 foot in the past few hours. At minor flood stages rivers will rise above bankfull and begin to inundate the surrounding area. As of Tuesday morning...there have been reports of small mudslides in the area. The potential for mudslides will remain due to the heavy rain and strong wind. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated...or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. If you live near or along any rivers or streams in the area stay alert and be prepared to take action. Lat...Lon 6035 13911 5891 13752 5917 13657 5937 13647 5970 13569 5722 13225 5761 13393 5722 13352 5724 13355 5748 13394 5721 13356 5702 13461 5787 13498 5787 13499 5617 13467 5829 13668 5953 13984 5991 13962 5981 13888 6054 14387 Prb --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0024 ADT: High Rain Rate of .49" of Rain per hour. Tue. 9/29/15: 0925: NWS: The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Flood Advisory for rapid rises from heavy rainfall in northeast and eastern Gulf Coast and northern and central Inner Channels until 9 AM ADT Wednesday - See 0925 Below | 0922: NWS: The Flood Watch for portions of AK has been cancelled and has been replaced by a Flood Advisory (See 0925) - See 0922 Below 2334 ADT: High Rain Rate of .71" of Rain per hour. 2020: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts is in clouds. 1.39" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured at the least. 1850: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, light wind, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1800: 1.19" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, light wind, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1702: Light - Breezy to Breezy Wind. 1655: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, light to breezy wind, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1630: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming to top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, light wind, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1550: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, very tops - tops of mainland mountains in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, light wind, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1500: 1.08" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured, light wind, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1430: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, light wind, some whitecaps on part of the Channel. 1350: Cloudy, brighter, light wind, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds filling most of the inner Gold Creek valley and precipitation there, some whitecaps on part of the Channel. 1250: Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, precipitation in Last Chance Basin and the inner Gold Creek valley. 1235: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, precipitation in Last Chance Basin and the inner Gold Creek valley. 1200: 1.07" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1120: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured, occasional gusts, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1118: The Wind is picking up. 1100: A few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 1050: Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, precipitation over part of the mainland. 1003: Extremely Light Misting-Sprinkling. 0946: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation over some of the mainland. 0930: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0925: NWS: The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Flood Advisory for rapid rises from heavy rainfall in northeast and eastern Gulf Coast and northern and central Inner Channels. NWS Areal Flood Advisory Statement as of 9:05 AM AKDT on September 29, 2015 The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a * Flood Advisory for rapid rises from... heavy rainfall... in northeast and eastern Gulf Coast...northern and central Inner Channels * Until 900 am akdt Wednesday * At 905 am akdt...satellite estimates and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain which will cause minor flooding. Rivers and streams will rise rapidly in the advisory area. 2 to 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall of 2 to 3 inches is expected over the area. * Many small streams will reach minor flood...such as the Taiya near Skagway...Jordan and Montana creeks near Juneau...Indian River near Sitka and the Situk near Yakutat. These rivers were showing rapid rises...as much as 1 foot in the past few hours. At minor flood stages rivers will rise above bankfull and begin to inundate the surrounding area. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated...or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. If you live near or along any rivers or streams in the area stay alert and be prepared to take action. Lat...Lon 6018 13999 6035 13910 6008 13919 5891 13752 5979 13548 5722 13225 5719 13351 5617 13467 5726 13565 5699 13584 5700 13586 5751 13596 5746 13583 5747 13582 5829 13668 5953 13985 5991 13962 5956 13930 5981 13888 6055 14391 Prb --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0922: NWS: The Flood Watch for portions of AK has been cancelled. NWS Flood Watch / Flood Statement Statement as of 9:22 AM AKDT on September 29, 2015 ...Flood Watch is cancelled... The Flood Watch for portions of AK has been cancelled. The Flood Watch has been replaced by a Flood Advisory for all but the Petersburg...Wrangell...Kake area where no advisory has been issued. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0850: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured, light wind. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0700: .89" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0620: Rain, mainland slightly to partially to substantially obscured and hidden. .83" of Rainfall to this point today. 0610: Light Rain-Drizzle. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0439: NWS: Flood Watch remains in effect through late tonight. NWS Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 4:39 AM AKDT on September 29, 2015 ...Flood Watch remains in effect through late tonight... The Flood Watch continues for * portions of southeast AK...including the following areas...northern and central Inner Channels and eastern Gulf Coast. * Through late tonight * Heavy rain will continue over the area through Tuesday night. Additional rainfall of 2 to 5 inches is possible. With the ground saturated from rainfall overnight...a majority of the remaining rain will run off into area rivers and streams. This will cause rapid rises on the rivers and streams and flooding will be possible from early this morning through late Tuesday night. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A watch means conditions are favorable for the development of flooding in and close to the watch area. Persons living along streams should stay alert and be prepared to take action if a warning or advisory is issued...or flooding is observed. This statement will be updated by 5 PM akdt Tuesday or sooner if conditions warrant. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0245 ADT: High Rain Rate of .41" of Rain per hour. Mon. 9/28/15: 0936: NWS: Flood Watch in effect from Tuesday morning through late Tuesday night - See 0936 Below | 0715: NWS: Heavy Rain through Tuesday evening - See 0715 Below 2326 ADT: High Rain Rate of .34" of Rain per hour. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2055 (Posted here at 0620 9/29): NWS: Flood Watch remains in effect from 6 AM ADT Tuesday through late Tuesday night. NWS Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 8:55 PM AKDT on September 28, 2015 ...Flood Watch remains in effect from 6 am akdt Tuesday through late Tuesday night... The Flood Watch continues for * portions of southeast AK...including the following areas...northern and central Inner Channels and eastern Gulf Coast. * From Tuesday morning through late Tuesday night * heavy rain is expected over the area through Tuesday night. Rainfall of 3 to 6 inches is possible by late Tuesday night. With the ground fairly saturated from previous rainfall...most of the upcoming rain will run off into area rivers and streams. This will cause rapid rises on the rivers and streams and flooding will be possible from early Tuesday morning through late Tuesday night. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A watch means conditions are favorable for the development of flooding in and close to the watch area. Persons living along streams should stay alert and be prepared to take action if a warning or advisory is issued...or flooding is observed. This statement will be updated by 6 am akdt Tuesday or sooner if conditions warrant. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2020 ADT: Rain, Cloudy, mainland slightly to partially obscured at the least, light wind. 1.64" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Rain, Cloudy, mainland slightly to partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1850: Rain, Cloudy, very top to upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland substantially obscured. 1800: 1.48" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1730: Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, very top to upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1650: Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1550: Rain, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1500: 1.30" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland substantially obscured. 1355: Rain, Cloudy, upper part - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1250: Rain, Cloudy, very top to upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1200: 1.13" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1050: Rain, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 0950: Rain, Cloudy, mainland almost hidden. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0936: NWS: Flood Watch in effect from Tuesday morning through late Tuesday night. Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 9:36 AM AKDT on September 28, 2015 ...Flood Watch in effect from Tuesday morning through late Tuesday night... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a * Flood Watch for portions of southeast AK...including the following areas...northern and central Inner Channels and eastern Gulf Coast. * From Tuesday morning through late Tuesday night * Heavy rain is expected over the area through Tuesday night. Rainfall of 3 to 6 inches is possible by late Tuesday night. With the ground fairly saturated from previous rainfall...most of the upcoming rain will run off into area rivers and streams. This will cause rapid rises on the rivers and streams and flooding will be possible from early Tuesday morning through late Tuesday night. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A watch means conditions are favorable for the development of flooding in and close to the watch area. Persons living along streams should stay alert and be prepared to take action if a warning or advisory is issued...or flooding is observed. This statement will be updated by 9 PM akdt tonight or sooner if conditions warrant. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0912: Rain, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 0850: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0726: Rain, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0715: NWS: Heavy Rain through Tuesday evening. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 7:15 AM AKDT on September 28, 2015 ...Heavy rain through Tuesday evening... Fronts tracking eastward over the AK Gulf will move over Southeast Alaska through Tuesday evening. These waves will bring in a long fetch of tropical moisture to the region producing moderate to heavy rain for most of the Panhandle. Six hour rainfall amounts between 0.5 and 1.0 inch are possible with total accumulations of 2 to 5 inches for the event. Highest rain amounts will be along the northeast Gulf Coast...eastern Gulf Coast and central Inner Channels with the heaviest rain falling late Monday night and Tuesday morning. This heavy rain will cause local rivers and streams to rise significantly from current levels...likely near or above bankfull. Since water levels are currently low...it will take longer for rivers to reach minor flood stage if they do rise that high. At this time the Taiya River near Skagway and Jordan Creek near Juneau have potential to rise above flood stage...there is some uncertainty with these forecast levels which will be reviewed as more data comes in. Sustained heavy rain and strong winds along the front will also increase the risk of mud slides near steep terrain. This statement will be updated as conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0702: .67" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top to top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts substantially obscured and hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured, light wind. 0646: High Rain Rate of .22" of Rain per hour. 0620: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured - hidden, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured at the least. .55" of Rainfall to this point today. 0542 ADT: High Rain Rate of .20" of Rain per hour. SUNDAY 9/27/15: 1538: NWS: Heavy Rain Sunday night through Wednesday afternoon - See 1538 Below 2331 ADT: High Rain Rate of .12" of Rain per hour. 2020: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured at the least. .21" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, mainland slightly to partially obscured at the least. 1850: Light Drizzle, Cloudy, upper part - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1800: .17" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Drizzle-Misting, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1650: Drizzle-Misting, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1550: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1538: NWS: Heavy Rain Sunday night through Wednesday afternoon. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 3:38 PM AKDT on September 27, 2015 ...Heavy rain Sunday night through Wednesday afternoon... A front in the western AK Gulf associated with a low over the Bering Sea will track eastward move over Southeast Alaska beginning Sunday night. The front will bring in a long fetch of tropical moisture to the region producing moderate to heavy rain for most of the Panhandle. Six hour rainfall amounts between 0.5 and 1.0 inch are possible with total accumulations of 3 to 7 inches for the event. Highest rain amounts will be along the northeast Gulf Coast...eastern Gulf Coast and central Inner Channels with the heaviest rain falling late Monday night and Tuesday morning. This heavy rain will cause local rivers and streams to rise significantly from current levels...likely near or above bankfull. Since water levels are currently low...it will take longer for rivers to reach minor flood stage if they do rise that high. At this time the Taiya River near Skagway and Jordan Creek near Juneau have potential to rise above flood stage...there is some uncertainty with these forecast levels which will be reviewed as more data comes in. Sustained heavy rain and strong winds along the front will also increase the risk of mud slides near steep terrain. This statement will be updated as conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1500: .11" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Light Drizzle-Misting, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1400: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1255: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, fog/clouds hiding almost all of the mainland above about 200' - 250', remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1200: .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very, very light misting-sprinkling, cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower band/ribbon - remainder of Mt. Roberts is partially obscured, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 150' - 300' and below that partially obscured. 1105: Light Drizzle-Misting, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower band/ribbon - remainder of Mt. Roberts is substantially obscured, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 150' - 200' and below that substantially obscured. 1050: Very Light Misting, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower band/ribbon - remainder of Mt. Roberts is partially obscured, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 150' - 200' and below that partially obscured. 0950: Very Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower band/ribbon - remainder of Mt. Roberts is partially obscured, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 150' and below that partially obscured. 0850: Very, very light misting-sprinkling, cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden with the remainder partially to substantially obscured. 0750: Very, very light misting, cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden with the remainder partially to substantially obscured. 0735: Very Light Drizzle-Misting, Cloudy, virtually all of the mainland is hidden. 0700: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden. 0620: Cloudy, mainland partially and substantially obscured and hidden. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0433: NWS: Heavy Rain Sunday night through Wednesday afternoon. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 4:33 AM AKDT on September 27, 2015 ...Heavy rain Sunday night through Wednesday afternoon... A developing front associated with a low over the Bering Sea will track across the Gulf of Alaska and move over Southeast Alaska beginning Sunday night. The front will bring in a long fetch of tropical moisture to the region producing moderate to heavy rain for most of the Panhandle. Six hour rainfall amounts between 0.5 and 1.0 inches are possible with total accumulations of 3 to 7 inches for the event. Highest rain amounts will be along the northeast Gulf Coast...eastern Gulf Coast and central Inner Channels with the heaviest rain falling late Monday night and Tuesday morning. This heavy rain will cause local rivers and streams to rise significantly from current levels...possibly above bankfull. Since water levels are currently low...it will take longer for rivers to reach minor flood stage if they do rise that high. Sustained heavy rain and strong winds along the front will also increase the risk of mud slides near steep terrain. This statement will be updated as conditions warrant. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0300 ADT: High Rain Rate of .01" of Rain per hour. Sat. 9/26/15: NWS: Potential for Heavy Rain Monday night into Tuesday - See 1600 Below | 0830: New Snow is visible on the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge | Geologists Discover New Layer in Earth’s Mantle - Sci-News.com | The Coming of the Clones - The Weekly Standard 2020 ADT: Light Misting-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland very slightly to partially obscured at the least. .85" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Very Light Sprinkling-Misting, Cloudy, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured at the least. 1930: Very Light Sprinkling-Misting, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band/ribbon, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1850: Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1800: .79" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Light Misting, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, small cloud very low in Last Chance Basin, a few lower bits and wisps, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1625: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower wisps, remainder of mainland substantially obscured. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1600: NWS: Potential for Heavy Rain Monday night into Tuesday. 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 4 PM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY... A DEVELOPING FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW TRACKING OVER THE AK INTERIOR WILL CROSS THE AK GULF AND THEN OVER THE PANHANDLE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE FRONT WILL BRING IN A LONG FETCH OF TROPICAL MOISTURE TO THE REGION PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FOR MOST OF THE PANHANDLE. SIX HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1.0 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THE EVENT OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. HIGHEST RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST...EASTERN GULF COAST AND CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS. THE POTENTIAL HEAVY RAIN WOULD CAUSE LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE A FEW FEET FROM CURRENT LEVELS AND POSSIBLY RISE ABOVE BANKFULL. SINCE WATER LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY LOW...RIVERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH MINOR FLOOD STAGE AT THIS TIME. THE CONSTANT HEAVY RAIN AND INCREASED WINDS ALONG THE FRONT COULD ALSO RAISE THE RISK OF MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1550: Very Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1524: Remainder of mainland is substantially obscured now. 1500: .73" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Light Sprinkling-Misting, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1413: Light Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau, and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1350: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1250: Rain, Cloudy, upper part and very top - top of Mt. Juneau, upper part Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1205: Rain, Cloudy, upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1200: .53" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1135: Light Rain after Very Light Rain. 1050: Rain, Cloudy, top and very top of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1020: Rain, Cloudy, top and very top of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0950: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0850: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0830: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. New Snow is visible on the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0735: Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0700: .22" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0620: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. .18" of Rainfall to this point today. 0555 ADT: High Rain Rate of .13" of Rain per hour. Fri. 9/25/16: 2020 ADT: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. .10" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy, a few breaks to the SE, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, lower ribbon/band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin. The Moon was still visible until 1948. 1930: Cloudy with some breaks, the 92% visible waxing gibbous Moon is to the ESE - SE, clouds skimming - very top Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, most of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 1850: Cloudy with some breaks, brighter, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Roberts, lower ribbon/cloud Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1827: Cloudy, a few tiny breaks, most of the top of Mt. Juneau, and very top and SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds filling almost all of the inner Gold Creek valley, small cloud Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1812: A few breaks, lower ribbon/band, rain continuing. 1800: Rain, Cloudy, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau and SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few clouds in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland partially obscured. .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very tops - tops of mainland mountains in clouds. 1729: Rain-Drizzle. 1715: High Rain Rate of .30" of Rain per hour. 1713: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1705: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1650: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1635: Sprinkling in the past 10 minutes, cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, heavier precipitation over parts of the mainland. 1620: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1550: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds 1520: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, some extremely tiny to very slight breaks, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few spots and areas of very weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1500: Trace (miniscule) of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, extremely tiny break to the SE, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds - lower clouds in the Granite Creek area. 1429: Small area of very weak sunshine low on Mt. Roberts. 1350: Cloudy, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1335: Cloudy, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1311: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 1250: Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds, precipitation over most of the mainland. 1216: Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, precipitation over some of the mainland. 1200: Trace (miniscule) of Rainfall to this point today. 1151: Very Light Sprinkles. 1150: Cloudy, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley; precipitation over Mt. Juneau and in the inner Gold Creek valley and Last Chance Basin. 1120: Cloudy, a few mostly very small and tiny breaks, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1110: Weakened sunshine in West Juneau. 1100: The Sun is trying to break through, a few hints of breaks. 1050: Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1026: Cloudy, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau, and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1020: Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0950: Cloudy, some slight - very slight breaks, mainland mountaintops in clouds. 0850: Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band/ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts and some bits and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau, a few other lower wisps. 0820: Cloudy, precipitation over much of the mainland, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0758: Precipitation to the ESE and in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0750: Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds; light precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley? 0732: Clouds now skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0720: Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts and most of the top - upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, some wisps in the upper part of Last Chance Basin. 0647: Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower cloud, small cloud in Last Chance Basin. 0615 ADT: Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. Thur. 9/24/15: Last Cruise Ship of the 2015 Visitor Season in port today: Holland America Line's Oosterdam | Oops! I forgot all about updating the David's Herd comic until today; so FINALLY there is a new one now. 2020 ADT: Cloudy. .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy, breaks very far to the NW, ribbon Channel side of the top of Mt. Juneau. 1905: Cloudy, breaks very far to the NW, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, most of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1845: Cloudy, a few breaks and hints of breaks, SE very top of Mt. Roberts and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few wisps around the very top of Mt. Juneau. 1835: Cloudy, a few breaks and a bit of heavily filtered blue, some bits and wisps of clouds around the mainland mountaintops, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1800: .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy with very tiny to small filtered - heavily filtered breaks, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and clouds skimming and part of the very top and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, part of very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds with weak - very weak sunshine on part of the Ridge and upper part of the remainder hidden by clouds. 1720: Cloudy, a few tiny to small breaks, clouds skimming to SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds hiding much of the inner Gold Creek valley. 1650: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds hiding much of the inner Gold Creek valley. 1628: Very Light Sprinkling. 1611: Rain, Cloudy, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds by Cape Horn. 1550: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, heavier precipitation over most of the mainland, SE top of Mt. Roberts, most of the top - upper part of Mt. Juneau, and most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds. 1500: Precipitation over some of the mainland. .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and most of Mt. Juneau, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some wisps in Last Chance Basin, precipitation over the mainland. 1434: Very, very light sprinkles. 1430: Cloudy, small filtered break to the NE, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, and most of Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming and part of top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, small cloud over upper Channel slope of Mt. Juneau, rain over the mainland. 1420: Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, precipitation over some of the mainland. 1350: Cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds hiding much of the Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts. 1330: Cloudy, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, some bits and wisps over the Channel slope of Mt. Roberts. 1244: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few hints of blue, some of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1220: Variable almost extremely weak to very weak sunshine in West Juneau. 1200: .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, variable weak - very weak bright spot where the Sun is, light - very light precipitation over parts of the mainland. 1130: Light precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1126: Cloudy, very weak bright spot where the Sun is. 1050: Cloudy. 1035: Cloudy, a few breaks very far to the NW. 1009: Light Precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0950: Cloudy, some very small filtered breaks to the NW and clear sky very far to the NW. 0930: Cloudy, some breaks in the NW part of the sky. 0850: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy. 0750: Cloudy, some hints of blue. 0720: Cloudy with thin to somewhat thick clouds, some filtered breaks and hints of blue, lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0700: .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very, very thin to somewhat thick clouds covering the sky, low band/ribbon of fog. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0624: NWS: Now Patchy fog...reducing visibilities to less than 1 mile at times...especially near the Juneau Airport area. Elsewhere...partly to mostly cloudy skies with a light rain shower or two. Fog should dissipate later this morning. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0620: Very, very thin to somewhat thick clouds covering the sky, low ribbon of fog. .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 0555 - 0559: A ship foghorn sounded every two minutes. 0045 ADT: High Rain Rate of .09" of Rain per hour. Wed. 9/23/15: 1st Day of Fall - Autumnal Equinox at 12:21 AM ADT | 0321: Weak Aurora Borealis | Happy Birthday To Us All - Judge Rules Tune Is Public Domain - KTOO (NPR) | With Little Fanfare, FBI Ramps Up Biometrics Programs (Yet Again) - Part 1 - Electronic Frontier Foundation 2020 ADT: Cloudy, some breaks and some very thin clouds. 2012: Veiled Moon is low in the sky to the S. 1950: Cloudy, a few small breaks and some very slight breaks and hints of breaks. 1920: Cloudy, some breaks - mostly in the NW part of the sky. 1850: Cloudy, some very slight breaks and a few larger breaks. 1750: Cloudy with some very slight breaks to larger breaks with most of them filtered to heavily filtered. 1735: Cloudy with some very slight to very small filtered to heavily filtered breaks. 1650: Cloudy. 1630: Cloudy. 1550: Cloudy, blue sky very far to the NW. 1525: Cloudy, some blue sky very far to the NW. 1450: Cloudy SE 5/6ths of sky with a few hints of blue, and Clear with a few clouds NW 1/5th, almost extremely weak sunshine. 1350: Cloudy with fairly bright skies SE half of sky, Mostly Clear-Clear NW half, very weak to weakened sunshine in most areas. 1255: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear, sun shining in most areas, light wind. 1220: Partly Cloudy, light wind. 1150: Partly Cloudy, sun shining in most areas. 1131: Partly Cloudy, sun shining in most areas. 1050: Mostly Cloudy with some of the blue slightly to heavily filtered, fairly bright skies, almost extremely weak to weakened sunshine. 0950: Mostly Cloudy with much of the blue slightly to heavily filtered, fairly bright skies, almost extremely weak to slightly weakened sunshine. 0935: Cloudy with filtered to heavily filtered breaks, fairly bright skies, almost extremely weak to weak sunshine. 0850: Cloudy with some filtered - heavily filtered breaks. 0750: Cloudy with some very slight to small filtered - heavily filtered breaks, bright - brighter spots and areas in the clouds. 0650: Cloudy with some very slight to very small breaks, low ribbon to the ESE and to the N, orange glow in some of the clouds. 0643: Orange glow in some of the clouds. 0620: Cloudy, a few breaks and hints of breaks. 0321: Weak Aurora Borealis, lower ribbon. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0258 ADT: NWS: Now Areas of fog...reducing visibilities to less than one half mile at times...especially near the Airport and Lemon Creek area. Elsewhere...mostly clear skies with clouds moving in from the south through early morning. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tue. 9/22/15: Fall (the Autumnal Equinox) begins at 12:21 AM ADT, Wednesday, September 23rd | 0748: NWS "Nowcast" for Fog and Black Ice - See 0607 Below | Volkswagen Says 11 Million Cars Worldwide Are Affected in Diesel Deception - New York Times | VW Diesel Emissions Recall: What You Need To Know In 10 Questions - Green Car Reports 2020 ADT: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy. .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 2000: High Rain Rate of .02" of Rain per hour. 1950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy. 1935: Very Light Rain, Cloudy. 1930: Rain, Cloudy. 1850: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1835: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy. 1813: Light Precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1750: Cloudy, a few bits and wisps around the very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts. 1730: Cloudy, a few wisps by the peak of Mt. Juneau. 1650: Cloudy, a few hints of blue. 1620: Cloudy, a small bit of heavily filtered blue, almost extremely weak to weak sunshine. 1605: Brighter. 1550: Cloudy, a bit of filtered - heavily filtered breaks to the NE, a few spots of very weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland, a few very small and tiny whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 1520: Cloudy. 1450: Cloudy, a few breaks, fairly bright skies, almost extremely weak to weak sunshine. 1350: Cloudy with mostly thinnish clouds, Partly Cloudy far to the NW, fairly bright skies, very weak to weak - weakened sunshine, light wind. 1320: Cloudy, Partly Cloudy far to the NW, fairly bright skies, very weak to weak - weakened sunshine, light wind. 1250: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, fairly bright skies, almost extremely weak sunshine. 1205: Light Wind. 1150: Cirrus to somewhat thick clouds covering most of the SE 2/3rds of the sky (thicker the further to the SE) and Clear with a bit of very, very thin - very thin clouds NW 1/3rd of sky, very weak to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1120: Very Weak to Weakened Sunshine. 1050: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thinnish to somewhat thick clouds in the SE part, slightly - very slightly weakened sunshine. 0954: Mostly Clear with very, very thin to very thin clouds, thicker - somewhat thick clouds to the SE, full sunshine. 0900: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin clouds and thicker clouds far to the SE. 0835: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thinnish and a few thicker clouds. 0750: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds over most of the sky, thin fog blowing from NW to SE over Gastineau Channel. The Sun is rising over the right shoulder of Mt. Roberts. 0735: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds over much of the sky, fog hiding the lowest part of the mainland. 0650: Thin - very thin clouds covering much of the sky, fog hiding the lower part of the mainland. 0642: Partly Cloudy with thin - very thin clouds, patchy fog overhead and hiding the lower part of the mainland. 0620: Clear with a few small - very small clouds, fog hiding the lower part of the mainland. Patchy variable frost on roofs. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0607 ADT: NWS: Now Patchy dense fog will begin to dissipate by mid-morning. Lowest visibilities are near the Juneau Airport...with 1/4 mile or less at times. There may be patchy black ice on roads in the Mendenhall Valley especially on any bridges and in locally colder spots over the northern end of the valley. Any ice should melt off by mid-morning as temperatures rise into the 40s. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mon. 9/21/15: Advocacy Group: Commercialization Of Legal Pot Has Led To ‘Epidemic’ For Colorado Kids - CBS Denver (Are you listening Juneau?) | Juneau Empire to lay off 5 employees, consolidate with other newspapers - KTOO | CBJ Assembly Meeting on KTOO FM Radio at 104.3 MHz from 7 PM to end of meeting (the regular meeting is being broadcast as normal) 2020 ADT: Cloudy, some hints of breaks. .27" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy, a few breaks and hints of breaks. 1909: Cloudy with some very slight to very small breaks, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau. 1850: Cloudy with some breaks to breaks, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau. 1820: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to very small breaks, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts, wisp at the peak of Mt. Juneau. 1800: .27" of Rainfall to this point today. 1744: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, brighter - fairly bright clouds to the W, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming and SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1727: Getting brighter. 1720: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1700: Rain. 1650: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, a few tiny breaks, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to substantially obscured. 1642: High Rain Rate of .28" of Rain per hour. 1639: Rain. 1635: Cloudy, a few tiny breaks, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, most of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, precipitation over the mainland. 1605: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, most of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1550: Cloudy, some very slight to tiny breaks, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1545: A few spots - small areas of weak - weakened sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1535: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and most of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, heavier precipitation to the E. 1500: .21" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Sprinkles, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts and most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge is in clouds. 1435: Cloudy, upper part top and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts and part of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1342: Cloudy, brighter, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1330: Brief Lull in the precipitation in west Juneau 1322: Rain. 1320: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1250: Very Light Sprinkling-Misting, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1235: Very Light Sprinkling-Misting, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1200: .19" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of most of Mt. Roberts in clouds, peak of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to slightly obscured.. 1135: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain. 1050: Light Rain, Cloudy, peak of Mt. Juneau in a cloud, some clouds around top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, most of very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured 1030: Rain, Cloudy, a few clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge substantially obscured and hidden, peak of Mt. Juneau in a cloud, a few wisps very low in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0920: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, clouds around some of the top of Mt. Roberts. 0850: Light Drizzle/Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly obscured. 0752: Very Light Rain. 0750: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and almost all of Mt. Roberts with its SE very top in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0730: Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and almost all of Mt. Roberts, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and to the ESE. 0700: .10" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and much of Mt. Juneau Ridge (more snow at its very top), clouds skimming and SE very Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon/band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0635: Rain, Cloudy, clouds barely skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts and its SE very top is in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0620: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming and SE very Mt. Roberts in clouds, most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, lower ribbon and wisp Channel side of Mt. Roberts. .09" of Rainfall to this point today. 0156 ADT: High Rain Rate of .18" of Rain per hour. SUNDAY 9/20/15: 1647: There is a Dusting of Snow on the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge 2020 ADT: Cloudy, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. .81" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy with breaks, clouds barely skimming much of the mainland mountaintops. 1920: Cloudy with some filtered breaks. 1850: Cloudy, a few tiny breaks and a small break, clouds skimming small parts of the mainland mountains, low cloud to the ESE by Mt. Roberts. 1800: .80" of Rainfall to this point today. 1752: Partial Rainbow in the same place is back... gone by 1802. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, bright - brighter clouds in the NW part of the sky, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and most of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, weak - very weak sunshine on parts of Mt. Juneau, a few lower bits and wisps. 1740: Partial Rainbow in the same place is back... gone by 1743. 1730: Partial Rainbow to the NNE with weak sunshine on part of downtown Juneau.... gone by 1731. 1650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and a small part of Mt. Juneau Ridge - on which there is a dusting of snow at the very top. 1600: Rain, Cloudy, some wisps around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau and some bits and wisps around the top and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1550: Cloudy, precipitation over part of the mainland, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, parts of the very top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1535: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1501: Rain. 1500: Very Light Rain. .62" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, a few breaks, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, top of Mt. Juneau and most of very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1433: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very small break, top of Mt. Juneau and top upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, the sun is trying to break through. 1350: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, small clear area and a few breaks, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and most of the top and upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few spots and areas of weak - weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1320: Cloudy with some breaks, precipitation to the ESE - E, top of Mt. Roberts and upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, spots and areas of very weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1250: Cloudy, some breaks, inner Gold Creek valley and upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, spot of somewhat weakened sunshine in Last Chance Basin. 1235: Cloudy with an area of blue sky and some breaks, mainland almost totally hidden by clouds above about 400' - 800'. 1214: Sun shining. 1200: .62" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, some breaks, mainland almost totally hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 700'. 1120: Cloudy, some tiny to very small breaks, clouds filling most of Last Chance Basin, inner Gold Creek valley filled with clouds, most of the upper part of Mt. Roberts and upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, variable almost extremely weak to extremely weak sunshine. 1058: The Sun is breaking through. 1050: Cloudy, a few very small and tiny breaks, clouds filling most of the inner Gold Creek valley and of Last Chance Basin, some clouds, bits, and wisps around the upper part of Mt. Roberts, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds. 1004: Cloudy, extremely tiny break, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts and upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, clouds in much of Last Chance Basin, the Sun is breaking through - full sun, sun didn't last long. 0920: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts and top-upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, a few bits and wisps of clouds in Last Chance Basin. 0850: Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, top of Mt. Roberts and upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0800: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and SE part of Last Chance Basin, top of Mt. Roberts, and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0720: Extremely Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, upper part of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts above about 300' - 500' hidden by fog/clouds, a few bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 0700: .59" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, some bits and wisps of clouds in Last Chance Basin. 0620: Very Light Misting, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley, top of Mt. Roberts, and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, low cloud in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. .59" of Rainfall to this point today. 0314 ADT: High Rain Rate of .75" of Rain per hour. Sat. 9/19/15: 7th Annual Discover Eaglecrest Day - 10 AM to 3 PM ... Grand Opening Ceremony for the new Porcupine Lodge is at 11 AM | How reliable are the climate models? - Mike Jonas | NOAA Massively Ramps Up Their Temperature Fraud Ahead Of Paris - Steven Goddard ... with charts illustrating changes made by NOAA to temperature readings from the past 2020 ADT: Cloudy, small area of clear sky or sky with very thin clouds to the NNW, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and most of Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. .44" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1850: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1820: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1800: .34" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1723: High Rain Rate of .33" of Rain per hour. 1718: High Rain Rate of .24" of Rain per hour. 1642: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top Mt. Roberts and most of top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1600: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, and clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1500: .14" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1420: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1405: Very Light Sprinkling. 1350: Cloudy, light precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, and most of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, occasional areas of very weak sunshine on the mainland. 1335: Very Light Rain, brighter. 1320: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1302: Very Light Sprinkles. 1255: High Rain Rate of .17" of Rain per hour. 1250: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1241: Very Light Rain. 1212: Cloudy, extremely tiny break, much of the very tops of the mainland mountaintops in clouds. 1200: .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine, mainland mountaintops mostly in clouds. 1125: Very Light Drizzle-Misting. 1120: Cloudy, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, SE very top of Mt. Juneau and most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1050: Cloudy, some breaks, weak to weakened sunshine, most of the very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1035: Sprinkling, Cloudy, some breaks, extremely weak to very weak sunshine, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, top of Mt. Juneau and very top and parts of top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, cloud by Cape Horn. 1000: Weak - Weakened Sunshine in West Juneau. 0950: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, precipitation over parts of the mainland, some clouds around the upper parts of the mainland. 0920: Cloudy, a few breaks very far to the SE, SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds by Cape Horn, clouds around most of the very top of Mt. Juneau and its SE top. 0850: Cloudy, a few breaks, part of very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, most of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, variable sunshine in-and-out in West Juneau. 0820: Cloudy with some breaks, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE part of Mt. Roberts, some lower bits and wisps, sun shining. 0756: The Sun broke through. 0750: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, some breaks,, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 0720: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with breaks, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few clouds around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0705: Rain. 0700: .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, SE top of Mt. Roberts and SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few lower wisps, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0620: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. There were some stars visible overnight. .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 0316 ADT: High Rain Rate of .05" of Rain per hour. Fri. 9/18/15: POW/MIA (Prisoner of War/Missing in Action) Recognition Day | 1032: NWS: Jordan Creek and other area streams near bankfull this morning - See 1032 Below | 0610: NWS "Nowcast" | NWS: Developing Gale Force Low will affect southern and central Panhandle through Friday morning - See 2054 9/17 Below | All Ten Planned Parenthood Videos, in Order - Breitbart.com 2020 ADT: 1.47" of Rainfall to this point today. 2016: Light - Very Light Rain, Cloudy, lower band. 1950: Cloudy, a few breaks and hints of breaks, SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, cloud in the vicinity of Cape Horn. 1920: Cloudy with an area of clear sky and a few breaks, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, upper SE part of Mt. Juneau, and SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some bits and wisps around the NW upper part of Mt. Roberts and clouds in part of Last Chance Basin. 1850: Cloudy, some breaks, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, lower ribbon/band Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few other bits and wisps of clouds around the mountains.. 1800: Cloudy, some breaks, SE top of Mt. Roberts and most of the top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top and parts of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 1.47" of Rainfall to this point today. 1745: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, some breaks, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top and upper part of Mt. Roberts and very top to top - upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 1726: Light Rain. 1720: Cloudy, some tiny - very tiny breaks, SE top of Mt. Roberts and top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds in part of Last Chance Basin. 1650: Cloudy, some breaks, lower band Channel side of SE part of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, some wisps by the NW upper part of Mt. Roberts, a few areas of extremely weak to weakened sunshine. 1639: Rainbow is gone. 1632: Full Rainbow to the NE. 1630: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few breaks, variable sunshine here-and-there and in-and-out, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, broken lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, cloud by the NW top of Mt. Roberts. 1620: Cloudy, a few very small and tiny breaks, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1535: Cloudy with breaks, clouds in most of the inner Gold Creek valley, around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, and the SE very top of Mt. Roberts, a few lower bits and wisps, spots and areas of sunshine on the mainland. 1514: Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy, spots and areas of sunshine on the mainland, clouds around most of the upper SE part of Mt. Juneau, in most of the inner Gold Creek valley, and in the SE upper part of Last Chance Basin, clouds around the SE top of Mt. Roberts with a few other wisps. 1500: 1.47" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few very small - tiny breaks, inner Gold Creek valley and clouds skimming to parts of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps, almost extremely weak to weakened sunshine. 1440: The Sun is trying to break through. 1424: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley, very top and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a ribbon below, and most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1416: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally filled with clouds, most of the top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds with a ribbon below. 1357: Sprinkling. 1352: Cloudy, precipitation over the top of Mt. Roberts. 1350: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally filled with clouds, ribbon/band over upper Channel slope of Mt. Roberts, ribbon over the upper slope of Mt. Juneau and a few small clouds, bits, and wisps around the top. 1335: Cloudy, most of the upper parts of the mainland hidden by clouds. 1250: Cloudy, some very slight to small breaks, most of the upper part of the mainland hidden by fog/clouds, bits, and wisps, variable almost extremely weak to weak sunshine. 1217: Cloudy, some very slight to tiny breaks, extremely weak to very weak sunshine, clouds skimming and upper SE part of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, inner Gold Creek valley and most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin hidden by fog/clouds. 1200: 1.45" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, some clouds, ribbons, bands, bits, and wisps around the mainland mountains. 1120: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, lower ribbon/band Channel side of Mt. Roberts, some clouds, bits, and wisps in the inner Gold Creek valley and over the slopes of Mt. Juneau. 1105: Sprinkling. 1050: Cloudy, brighter, fog/clouds, bits, and wisps hiding much of the upper parts of the mainland. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1032: NWS: Jordan Creek and other area streams near bankfull this morning. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 10:32 AM AKDT on September 18, 2015 ...Jordan Creek and other area streams near bankfull this morning... At 10 am Jordan Creek had reached bankfull of 9.2 feet. Montana Creek had also neared bankfull at 14.2 feet. Other ungauged streams and rivers have also likely reached bankfull as a result of the heavy rain during the last 24 hours. However...as the heavier precipitation has pushed east...area rivers and streams including Jordan Creek will begin falling by afternoon. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1020: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by ribbons and wisps, large cloud Channel side of the top of Mt. Juneau. a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1005: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few clouds, bits, and wisps around the mainland mountains, mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0950: Rain, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured to hidden. 0931: Rain. 0915: Light Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and some wisps Channel side of the top of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland slightly obscured. 0850: Rain, Cloudy, some lower fog/clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, remainder of mainland very slightly to slightly obscured. 0846: Rain, Cloudy, band over the upper Channel slope of Mt. Roberts, a few bits and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, top - upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds and NW upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, a few lower wisps, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0700: 1.01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 800'. 0635: Rain, Cloudy, very top of much of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a few lower wisps, a few bits and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0620: .89" of Rainfall to this point today. 0613: Heavy Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0610: NWS: Now Periods of moderate to heavy rain will continue for the next few hours. Expect rainfall rates up to one quarter to one half inch per hour at times. The heavy rain will increase the risk of mudslides and cause rising water levels in area streams and small rivers. Watch for ponding on roads and drive carefully. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0609 ADT: High Rain Rate of .76" of Rain per hour. Thur. 9/17/15: Constitution Day | 1328: NWS: Strong Storm will affect the Panhandle late tonight through Friday morning - See 1328 Below ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2054 ADT (Posted here at 0620 9/18): NWS: Developing Gale Force Low will affect southern and central Panhandle through Friday morning. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 8:54 PM AKDT on September 17, 2015 ...Developing gale force low will affect southern and central Panhandle through Friday morning... A developing low pressure area will move northeast across the central Panhandle late tonight and Friday morning. Locally heavy rain and strong winds are expected over much of the central and southern Panhandle during this time. The strongest winds will generally be from Frederick Sound southward...with wind gusts up to 50 mph late tonight and Friday morning. Heaviest rain will likely stay south of the Juneau area...with highest amounts in the south-central Panhandle. Up to 3 inches of rain could fall in that area...with the most rainfall near the Coast Mountains. For the Juneau area southwest to Sitka...light to locally moderate rain is expected from this system late tonight and Friday morning...with rainfall up to an inch in those areas. At this time...flooding is not expected...but some streams could reach bankfull levels. The combination of the heavy rain and strong winds could lead to mudslides near steep terrain. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2020: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. 1.51" of Rainfall to this point today. 2005: Cloudy, a very small break and a few hints of breaks, a few lower bits and wisps. 1950: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks. 1941: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, small bit of a cloud by Mt. Maria. 1931: Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, clouds hiding SE Channel side of top of Mt. Roberts, a few bits and wisps by very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1920: Light Sprinkling, cloudy, small area of thin clouds, brighter, some bits and wisps around the very top of Mt. Juneau, clouds around most of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts, remainder of mainland very slight to partially obscured. 1850: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, lower ribbon/band Channel side of Mt. Juneau, mainland partially to substantially obscured 1836: Rain, Cloudy, darker, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1824: Brighter. 1820: Heavy Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden and remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1800: 1.31" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, darker, very top and top of Mt. Juneau, very top of most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1724: High Rain Rate .41" of Rain per hour. 1647: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds. 1628: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1620: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley slightly to partially obscured 1605: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1547: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured and remainder of mainland very slightly to slightly obscured. 1530: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1500: 1.00" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1350: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1338: Rain. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1328: NWS: Strong Storm will affect the Panhandle late tonight through Friday morning. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 1:28 PM AKDT on September 17, 2015 ...Strong storm will affect the Panhandle late tonight through Friday morning... A developing low will approach the central outer coast late tonight...move inland over the central Panhandle Friday morning...and then exit into Canada Friday afternoon. Moderate to heavy rain will be concentrated over the southern zones as well as along the Coast Mountains from Juneau south. Additionally...moderate rain is currently occurring over the central and northern Panhandle. River...stream...and lake levels are already elevated and will respond by rising to bankfull. In addition...winds will increase across portions of the southern and central Panhandle with gusts up to 50 mph over Prince of Wales Island...the southern Inner Channels...and near Point Baker. The combination of saturated ground conditions...moderate to heavy rain...and strong winds will increase the risk for mudslides in these locations. This statement will be updated as conditions warrant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1320: Very Light Rain. 1305: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, tops - upper parts of mainland mountains in clouds. 1235: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland substantially obscured. 1220: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1200: .78" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, a few lower wisps. 1137: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1120: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1050: Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1112: NWS: Strong Storm will affect the Panhandle late tonight through Friday morning. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 11:12 AM AKDT on September 17, 2015 ...Strong storm will affect the Panhandle late tonight through Friday morning... Low pressure will strengthen as it tracks northeast across the eastern Gulf Thursday night and moves onshore over the central Panhandle Friday morning. As this occurs...rain will become moderate to heavy over most of the Panhandle Thursday night through Friday afternoon. River...stream...and lake levels are currently elevated...and will respond by rising to bankfull with the possibility of flooding in some areas of the Panhandle... particularly the Taiya River near Skagway as well as Montana Creek in Juneau on Friday. In addition...winds will increase across portions of the southern and central Panhandle with gusts up to 50 mph over Prince of Wales Island and the southern Inner Channels as well as near Point Baker. The combination of saturated ground conditions...moderate to heavy rain...and strong winds will increase the risk for mudslides. This statement will be updated as conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1040: Very Light Sprinkling. 1020: Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, some wisps in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1005: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley - the remainder of which is partially obscured. 0950: Light - Very Light Rain, Cloudy, tops - upper parts of mainland mountains in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0850: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower wisps. 0827: Light Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 0812: Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower wisps. 0747: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and top and very top of most of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0700: .49" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0620: Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. .34" of Rainfall to this point today. 0554: High Rain Rate of .38" of Rainfall to this point today. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0517 ADT: NWS: Strong Storm will affect the Panhandle Friday. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 5:17 AM AKDT on September 17, 2015 ...Strong storm will affect the Panhandle Friday... Low pressure will strengthen as it tracks northeast across the eastern Gulf Thursday night and moves onshore over the central Panhandle Friday morning. As this occurs...rain will become moderate to heavy over most of the Panhandle Thursday night through Friday afternoon. River...stream...and lake levels are currently elevated...and will respond by rising to bankfull with the possibility of flooding in some areas of the Panhandle...particularly the Taiya River near Skagway as well as Montana Creek in Juneau on Friday. In addition...winds will increase across much of the Panhandle with the possibility of high wind gusts up to 60 mph over Prince of Wales Island and the southern Inner Channels. Please refer to the high wind watch statement for more information. Elsewhere...gusts up to 45 mph will develop early Friday morning over the southern Panhandle and spread into the central Panhandle by Friday afternoon. The combination of saturated ground conditions...moderate to heavy rain...and strong winds will increase the risk for mudslides. This statement will be updated as conditions warrant. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Wed. 9/16/15: 1537: NWS: Strong Early Fall Storm to affect the Panhandle Friday - See 1537 Below | 0746: Mendenhall Lake crested Wednesday morning......Strong storm system possible on Friday - See 0746 Below and also 0447 Below 2020 ADT: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. .28" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps. 1930: Very Light Sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower cloud Channel side of Mt. Juneau, wisp very low in Last Chance Basin. 1905: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts and its SE very top is in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau. 1800: .23" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau 1720: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, part of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds. 1650: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, most of Mt. Roberts, and some of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few lower bits and wisps. 1550: Very Light Sprinkling-Misting, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and parts of Mt. Juneau Ridge, lower cloud to the ESE and a few clouds, bits, and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1537: NWS: Strong Early Fall Storm to affect the Panhandle Friday. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 3:37 PM AKDT on September 16, 2015 ...Strong early Fall storm to affect the Panhandle Friday... A developing low in the outer Gulf will track northeast into the eastern Gulf Thursday night and move onshore into the north- central Panhandle Friday morning. Rain will increase and become moderate to heavy over most of the Panhandle on Thursday night and persist into Friday morning. As watersheds are currently saturated...rivers...streams...and lakes will respond by rising to bankfull with the possibility of flooding in some areas of the northern Panhandle...particularly the Taiya River near Skagway as well as Montana Creek in Juneau on Friday. Aside from heavy rain...the low will strengthen winds across much of the Panhandle with the possibility of high wind gusts up to 60 mph over Prince of Wales Island and the southern Inner Channels. For the potential of high winds over these areas...please see the high wind watch statement for more information. Elsewhere...expect gusts of up to 45 mph beginning early Friday morning and spreading northward into the Lynn Canal region by Friday night. Given very saturated ground...moderate to heavy rain...as well as strong winds...there will be a risk of mudslides. Stay tuned for further updates. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1535: Very Light Sprinkling-Misting, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and parts of Mt. Juneau Ridge, lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few lower bits and wisps. 1500: .20" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts, a few lower wisps, small cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1432: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts and its SE very top is in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1350: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Roberts, a few lower wisps. 1333: Rain, Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1331: Very Light Rain. 1320: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts and its SE very top is in clouds, clouds skimming a small part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, small cloud by the upper NW part of Mt. Roberts. 1250: Cloudy, precipitation over parts of the mainland, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and its SE very top is in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, cloud Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a smaller cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1235: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and its SE very top is in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1209: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain. 1200: .17" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and its SE very top is in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and part of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1050: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming much of Mt. Roberts and its SE very top is in clouds, cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts. 1015: Cloudy, light precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, clouds peak of Mt. Juneau, skimming most of Mt. Roberts, and part of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0945: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts and part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 0920: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds and wisps, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and over the very top of Mt. Roberts. 0850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0837: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, most of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 700', remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0750: Very light drizzle-misting, cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland partially obscured. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0746: NWS: Mendenhall Lake crested Wednesday morning......Strong storm system possible on Friday. Special Statement Statement as of 7:46 AM AKDT on September 16, 2015 ...Mendenhall Lake crested Wednesday morning... ...Strong storm system possible on Friday... Recent drainage out of Suicide Basin that resulted in rising water levels for Mendenhall Lake and River has ended. The lake crested at 7.9 feet as of 4 am akdt Wednesday. At 7 am Wednesday...the lake level was at 7.4 feet ...and is expected to continue to fall through the day. This will be the final statement issued for the Mendenhall Lake. In addition...a strong low pressure system is forecast to move north across the eastern Gulf late Thursday into Friday. Although the exact track and magnitude of the low will continue to be refined during the week...hazardous winds appear probable. Heavy rain will also be likely...resulting in rising stream and river levels. In addition...saturated soil combined with strong winds will increase the risk for land slides. This statement will be updated as new information and conditions warrant. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0724: Very, very light misting. 0700: .13" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few lower bits and wisps over the upper Channel slope of Mt. Juneau, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0620: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts and a few lower bits and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. .13" of Rainfall to this point today. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0447: NWS: Mendenhall Lake expected to crest midday Wednesday... strong storm system possible on Friday. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 4:47 AM AKDT on September 16, 2015 ...Mendenhall Lake expected to crest midday Wednesday...strong storm system possible on Friday... Recent drainage out of Suicide Basin is resulting in rising water levels for Mendenhall Lake and River. At 3 am Wednesday...the lake level was 7.6 feet...and is forecast to crest near the bankfull level of 8.2 feet by midday Wednesday...and then fall thereafter. Water level trends will continue to be monitored closely. In addition...a strong low pressure system is forecast to move north across the eastern Gulf late Thursday into Friday. Although the exact track and magnitude of the low will continue to be refined during the week...hazardous winds appear probable. Heavy rain will also be likely...resulting in rising stream and river levels. In addition...saturated soil combined with strong winds will increase the risk for land slides. This statement will be updated as new information and conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0001 ADT: High Rain Rate of .06" of Rain per hour. Tue. 9/15/15: 1329: NWS: Strong Storm System possible on Friday - See 1329 Below | Planned Parenthood Guts Babies And Sells Their Organs, But Who Really Cares? - Matt Walsh 2020 ADT: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy. .32" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy. 1850: Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1820: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1800: .30" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy. 1720: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts, very light precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1651: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1645: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts, precipitation in most of the inner Gold Creek valley. 1605: Cloudy. 1550: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts, very light precipitation in some of the inner Gold Creek valley. 1520: Cloudy, clouds barely skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1500: .30" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Roberts and a tiny part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, precipitation over much of the mainland. 1416: Precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley which is slightly obscured. 1350: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and peak of Mt. Juneau, light precipitation likely in the inner Gold Creek valley. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1329: NWS: Strong Storm System possible on Friday. Special Statement Statement as of 1:29 PM AKDT on September 15, 2015 ...Strong storm system possible on Friday... Confidence is increasing in the development of a strong low pressure system moving across the eastern Gulf and Panhandle late Thursday into Friday. Although the exact track and magnitude of the low will continue to be refined during the week...hazardous winds appear probable. Heavy rain will also be likely...resulting in rising stream and river levels. In addition...saturated soil combined with strong winds will increase the risk for land slides. This statement will be updated as new information and conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1250: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts and its SE very top of Mt. Roberts is in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, small part of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds, a few lower wisps. 1205: Cloudy, light precipitation over parts of the mainland, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few clouds around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau. 1200: .30" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau, part of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1050: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very small cloud very low in Last Chance Basin, a few lower wisps. 0950: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau. 0909: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain. 0850: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Roberts, small cloud very low in Last Chance Basin. 0750: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon to the ESE - E, a few lower wisps. 0700: .25" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Light - Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and much of Mt. Juneau. 0629: Rain. 0626: Light Rain. 0620: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, and much of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Juneau. .21" of Rainfall to this point today. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0529: NWS: Strong Storm System possible on Friday. Special Statement Statement as of 5:29 AM AKDT on September 15, 2015 ...Strong storm system possible on Friday... Confidence is increasing in the development of a strong low pressure system moving across the eastern Gulf and Panhandle on Friday. Although the exact track and magnitude of the low will continue to be refined during the week...hazardous winds appear probable. Heavy rain will also be likely...resulting in rising stream and river levels. In addition...saturated soil combined with strong winds will increase the risk for land slides. This statement will continue to be updated as new forecast information becomes available. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0100 ADT: High Rain Rate of .34" of Rain per hour. 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Roberts in clouds, light precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1850: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very small cloud hiding part of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1800: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1746: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, peak of Mt. Juneau in clouds and a wisp at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1735: Cloudy, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, wisp at the peak of Mt. Juneau. 1650: Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts and its SE very top is in clouds, wisp at the peak of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming a small part of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1555: Cloudy, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1530: Cloudy, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1500: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau with a few lower bits and wisps. 1420: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps, precipitation over much of the mainland. 1350: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, top of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. 1320: Light Drizzle-Misting, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1250: Light Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming to top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1235: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top - top and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps. 1200: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1152: Very, very light sprinkling. 1150: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1050: Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some clouds, bits, and wisps around the very top of Mt. Juneau, a few lower clouds. 1035: Cloudy, a few brighter areas in the clouds to the SE, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower bits and wisps of clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0950: Cloudy, fairly bright, area of very small and tiny filtered breaks, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau with some lower clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with some lower clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, weak sunshine on part of Mt. Juneau. 0932: The Sun is trying to break through. 0850: Cloudy, tops - upper parts of mainland mountains in clouds, a few lower clouds, ribbons, bits, and wisps. 0808: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and hiding the mainland above about 600 - 800', some of the mainland below is very slightly obscured. 0750: Cloudy with a hint of blue, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 1800'. 0738: Cloudy with some slight and tiny breaks, fog hiding the mainland above about 300' - 400'. 0720: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 300' - 350'. 0650: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 150'. 0620 ADT: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 150' - 200'. SUNDAY 9/13/15: 0349: NWS: Suicide Basin has Started to Drain - See 0349 Below, also 2319 9/12 Below 2020 ADT: Clear. .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Clear. 1920: Clear, a few clouds, ribbon hiding part of the very top of Mt. Roberts and wisp by the very top of Mt. Juneau. 1905: Clear with a few clouds. 1844: Mostly Clear, puffy clouds hiding most of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, evening sunshine on the upper parts of the mainland mountains. 1800: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1742: Partly Cloudy, cloud hiding part of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE very top of Mt. Roberts is in a puffy cloud, sun shining only on most of the mainland now, it's below the Douglas Island mountains for West Juneau. 1650: Cloudy with an area of blue sky and breaks, clouds skimming a very small part of Mt. Juneau, cloud hiding part of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE part of Mt. Roberts, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1630: Cloudy with breaks, Sun shining in West Juneau and on parts of the mainland, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, SE very top of Mt. Roberts is in a puffy cloud, very top - top of most of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1626: The Sun is breaking through in West Juneau. 1550: Cloudy with breaks, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds barely skimming and skimming Mt. Roberts, small cloud by the very top of Mt. Juneau, spots and areas of very weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1520: Cloudy, some very slight to very small breaks, clouds barely skimming and SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, SE very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1500: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, area of blue sky and some very slight to small breaks, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts and most of the top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, small part of SE top of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, slightly weakened sunshine in West Juneau. 1407: Sun shining in West Juneau now. 1350: Cloudy, large area of blue sky, some extremely tiny to small breaks, very top - top of Mt. Juneau, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, areas of extremely weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1335: Cloudy, large area of blue sky and a few breaks, SE top - upper part of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, most of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, areas of extremely weak to very weak sunshine on the mainland. 1250: Cloudy, a few breaks, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds and Granite Creek hidden by clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, large cloud hiding the upper SE party of Mt. Juneau. 1200: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy with a small area of blue sky, break far to the SE, top and upper par of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 600' - 800', small, area of weak sunshine on Mt. Juneau. 1130: Cloudy with an area of blue sky, a break, and a couple of extremely tiny breaks, upper SE part of Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1050: Cloudy with an area of blue sky, puffy clouds hiding most of the mainland above about 500' - 800, Sun shining in most areas. 1020: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy with a very large area of clear sky, puffy clouds hiding most of the mainland above about 400' - 600, slightly weakened sunshine in most areas. 0950: Cloudy, some breaks, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 350' - 550'. 0947: A Bald Eagle is squealing. 0918: Very Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few tiny breaks, some bright spots in the clouds far to the SE, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 550'. 0850: Cloudy, a few breaks and hints of breaks, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts, inner Gold Creek valley, and upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, broken lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0750: Foggy-Cloudy overhead, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 200' - 450'. 0709: Some hints of breaks and of blue. 0700: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Foggy-Cloudy overhead, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 300' - 400'. 0620: Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 200' - 400'. .05" of Rainfall to this point today. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0349: NWS: Suicide Basin has Started to Drain. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 3:49 AM AKDT on September 13, 2015 ...Suicide Basin has started to drain... Suicide Basin just off the Mendenhall Glacier crested at 11.5 ft on the University of Alaska southeast Gauge at 8 PM Saturday. As of 3 am Sunday the water level in the basin has dropped to 11.2 ft. The volume of water that accumulated in Suicide Basin does not appear to be enough to cause Mendenhall Lake and River to rise above bankfull. Water level rises should begin by 9 am this morning but no flooding is expected at this time. The National Weather Service will continue to closely monitor the Mendenhall Lake and River system during this release. Persons using the Mendenhall Lake area and living along the Mendenhall river should continue to monitor the National Weather Service forecasts and observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0125 ADT: High Rain Rate of .12" of Rain per hour. Sat. 9/12/15: 1117: NWS: Mendenhall Lake Levels Continue to Fall - See 1117 Below | NWS: Mendenhall Lake and River slowly receding - See 2142 9/11 Below | Juneau Preparedness Expo 2015 - Centennial Hall Convention Center 10 AM to 5 PM, Free Admission ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2319 ADT (Posted here at 0620 9/13): NWS: Monitoring Suicide Basin - Water Level Rising. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 11:19 PM AKDT on September 12, 2015 ...Monitoring Suicide Basin - Water Level Rising... Lake levels are continuing to decrease and the threat of significant rainfall has diminished for the next couple of days. However rises in water levels in Suicide Basin continue. The National Weather Service will continue to monitor this situation...a rapid drop in the level at Suicide Basin would indicate a potential rise in Mendenhall Lake and River even in the absence of significant rainfall. Persons using the areas along Mendenhall Lake and living near the Mendenhall River should continue to monitor National Weather Service forecasts and observations for potential water rises. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2020: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps. .20" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, some lower bits and wisps of clouds. 1920: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few lower wisps, band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1905: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain. 1850: Cloudy, precipitation over much of the mainland, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, lower cloud Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1835: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a couple of very tiny breaks very far to the ESE - SE, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden by clouds, large cloud hiding upper SE part of Mt. Juneau with a cloud below, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts and its upper SE part hidden by clouds. 1800: .19" of Rainfall to this point today. 1747: Cloudy, upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, clouds filling most of Last Chance Basin, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and a lower band. 1656: Rain, Cloudy, clouds hiding mist of the upper part of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden. 1629: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden by clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds. 1609: Cloudy, a few breaks, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and Last Chance Basin, a few bits and wisps of clouds. 1555: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin, lower band/ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1520: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, cloud by Cape Horn. 1500: .10" of Rainfall to this point today. 1447: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain. 1445: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden and clouds in SE part of Last Chance Basin, clouds skimming - very top and parts of top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 1350: Sprinkles, Cloudy, some clouds, bits, and wisps around the mainland mountains. 1320: Precipitation over some of the mainland. 1307: Heavy Rain, Cloudy - same as at 1250 but with remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. High Rain Rate of .51" of Rain per hour. 1303: Rain. 1250: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau and most of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1200: .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very, very light misting, cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few bits and wisps by Cape Horn. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1117: NWS: Mendenhall Lake Levels Continue to Fall. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 11:17 AM AKDT on September 12, 2015 ...Mendenhall Lake levels continue to Fall... Lake levels are continuing to decrease and the threat of significant rainfall has diminished for the next couple of days. However rises in water levels in Suicide Basin continue. The National Weather Service will continue to monitor this situation...a rapid drop in the level at Suicide Basin would indicate a potential rise in Mendenhall Lake and River even in the absence of significant rainfall. Persons using the areas along Mendenhall Lake and living near the Mendenhall River should continue to monitor National Weather Service forecasts and observations for potential water rises. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1050: Cloudy, a few brighter spots in the clouds, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau, most of the top of Mt. Roberts, and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds in part of Last Chance Basin hiding most of remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley, a few lower wisps. 0955: Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and much of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a cloud in part of Last Chance Basin, precipitation over some of the mainland. 0920: Very Light Sprinkling. 0850: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, most of very top - top of Mt. Roberts, and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very small cloud very low in Last Chance Basin, precipitation over some of the mainland. 0820: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny - tiny breaks to a very small break, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 0750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top - top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few lower wisps, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0735: Very, very light misting - sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. 0700: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, some hints of blue, most of the SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts, and most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, precipitation over much of the mainland, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 0620: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps, a few clouds low in Last Chance Basin. .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 0457 ADT: High Rain Rate of .06" of Rain per hour. Fri. 9/11/15: 1538: NWS: Mendenhall Lake and River Rising to Bankfull tonight - See 1538 Below | NWS: Record Rainfall Thursday, September 10th - See 0745 and 0655 Below | Thursday storm was soaker but no record in Juneau - Juneau Empire | 0457: NWS: The Flood Advisory for rapid rises has been cancelled for Juneau, Angoon, and Hoonah in the central Inner Channels - See 0457 Below | Juneau Preparedness Expo 2015 - Centennial Hall Convention Center 11 AM to 7 PM, Free Admission | Glacier Valley Rotary Club hosting ceremony to remember 9-11 and honor first responders at Riverside Rotary Park, 9:40 AM - 10:15 AM ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2142 ADT (Posted here at 0620 9/12): NWS: Mendenhall Lake and River slowly receding. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 9:42 PM AKDT on September 11, 2015 ...Mendenhall Lake and river slowly receding... Heavy rains of 3 to 6 inches over the Mendenhall basin the last two days have raised the Mendenhall Lake and River to around bankfull Friday evening. The lake and river crested at 8.1 feet just above bankfull stage of 8.0 feet around 5 PM Friday evening and has been slowly falling ever since. As of 9:15 PM the Mendenhall Lake gauge was at 7.9 feet. The slow rate of fall and the fact that Suicide Basin is still filling suggests that the high water is possibly a result of the Glacier draining from the recent heavy rains and not from a Glacier dam release. Water levels in the Mendenhall Lake and river are expected to continue to slowly fall through the rest of the night. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden, SE top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few clouds in Last Chance Basin. .56" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few bits and wisps around the very top of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured, cloud low in Last Chance Basin, band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1935: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, most of the upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1908: Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds and clouds in the SE and lower parts of Last Chance Basin, cloud upper side of Mt. Juneau. 1850: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley, SE part of Last Chance Basin, upper SE part of Mt. Juneau, and very top and upper NW part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds. 1830: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top and SE top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, a few lower wisps. 1805: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts, and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, Mt. Roberts partially obscured and remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured. 1800: .51" of Rainfall to this point today. 1747: Cloudy, darker, clouds skimming to SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps, light precipitation over some of the mainland. 1735: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny - very tiny breaks, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light precipitation over parts of the mainland. 1720: Cloudy, some breaks, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light precipitation to the E and in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1653: The Sun is breaking through in West Juneau. 1650: Cloudy, some breaks (a few filtered), ribbon of weakened sunshine on Mt. Juneau, fairly bright. 1646: Large area of weakened sunshine on Mt. Juneau. 1635: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy. 1620: Cloudy. 1609: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy. 1550: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks, a few wisps at the very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1538: NWS: Mendenhall Lake and River Rising to Bankfull tonight. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 3:38 PM AKDT on September 11, 2015 ...Mendenhall Lake and River rising to bankfull tonight... Heavy rains of 3 to 6 inches over the Mendenhall basin have raised the Mendenhall Lake and River gauge to 8.0 feet as of 3:15 PM this afternoon. Recent trends indicating a slowing rate of lake rise suggests the Glacier is draining from the recent heavy rains and not from a Glacier dam release. A crest near bankfull is expected tonight as runoff from rains decrease...but until then expect a rise of 1 to 2 inches per hour. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1520: Cloudy, most of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds. 1500: .51" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, brighter, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, much of Mt. Roberts, and much of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1420: Cloudy (all thick clouds), darker, a few tiny breaks, a few bits and wisps around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau. 1405: Extremely Weak to Very weak Sunshine. 1420: Cloudy. 1355: Cloudy with an area with very tiny - tiny filtered breaks, a few wisps by the very top of Mt. Juneau, variable extremely weak to weakened sunshine. 1320: Cloudy with a few hints of blue, a few wisps around the mainland mountaintops, very weak bright spot where the Sun is. 1250: Cloudy with very thin to mostly thick clouds with some filtered - heavily filtered breaks, a few bits and wisps by the top of Mt. Roberts, variable extremely weak to weakened sunshine in most areas. 1235: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds with hints of blue and lower levels of scattered clouds, very small cloud Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts, variable extremely weak to weakened sunshine. 1200: Cloudy, some very small and tiny heavily filtered breaks, almost extremely weak to very weak sunshine. .51" of Rainfall to this point today. 1156: The Sun is breaking through. 1150: Cloudy, a few lower wisps. 1050: Cloudy. 0950: Cloudy, a few wisps at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau, a few wisps very low in Last Chance Basin. 0850: Cloudy, a few hints of blue. 0835: Cloudy, a few thin spots, top of Olds Mtn. mostly in clouds, very slightly murky in the inner Gold Creek valley and Last Chance Basin. 0750: Cloudy, very small break and some breaks to a higher thin overcast. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0745: NWS: Record Rainfall Thursday, September 10th. NWS Public Information Statement Statement as of 7:45 AM AKDT on September 11, 2015 ...Record rainfall Thursday... New Record Old Record Year Set Port Alexander coop 4.05 3.80 1991 Elfin Cove coop 3.50 1.50 1981 Juneau Forecast Office coop 3.00 1.01 2009 Juneau Lena point coop 1.99 1.67 1995 Klawock Airport 1.59 1.22 2009 Eaglecrest coop 1.22 0.96 2008 Hoonah coop 0.62 0.52 2009 Haines #2 coop 0.33 0.17 2006 Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Kv Sep 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0720: Cloudy, a few very small - small breaks. 0700: .51" of Rainfall to this point today. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0655: NWS: Record Rainfall in Sitka on Thursday, September 10th. Record Report Statement as of 6:55 AM AKDT on September 11, 2015 ...Record rainfall on Thursday... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Sitka Airport 4.37 2.79 1991 All values reported in inches. Kv may 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0650: Cloudy with a few breaks and an area of clear sky to the W, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau, small cloud and a wisps in Last Chance Basin and a small ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0620: Cloudy. .51" of Rainfall to this point today. Gastineau Channel is still muddy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0457: NWS: The Flood Advisory for rapid rises has been cancelled for Juneau, Angoon, and Hoonah in the central Inner Channels. NWS Flood Watch / Flood Statement Statement as of 4:55 AM AKDT on September 11, 2015 ...The Flood Advisory for rapid rises has been cancelled for Juneau...Angoon...and Hoonah in the central Inner Channels... The heavy rain has ended and the high water will begin to recede this morning. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Steady rainfall ended late Thursday evening with generally 2 to 5 inches falling over the area. Area rivers and creeks are high and some just over bankfull. However...water levels are expected to begin to recede this morning. Showers can be expected through the day but expect precipitation amounts to be less than one quarter of an inch. Lat...Lon 5733 13249 5719 13351 5740 13419 5688 13474 5747 13534 5751 13450 5749 13535 5756 13543 5752 13521 5815 13605 5821 13493 5883 13440 5817 13422 5813 13416 5848 13396 5849 13395 5789 13318 5791 13397 5766 13387 5788 13319 Tps ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0136 ADT: High Rain Rate of 2.04" of Rain per hour. Thur. 9/10/15: 2229: NWS: A Flood Advisory for rapid rises from heavy rainfall around Juneau, Angoon, and Hoonah areas in the central Inner Channels is now in effect until 3:45 PM ADT Friday - See 2229 Below | 1556: NWS: Flood Watch is Cancelled - See 1556 Below, (also see 0620 Below) | 0800: Gold Creek is running muddy, turning part of Gastineau Channel muddy | 0500 ADT: NWS: Strong Wind from this Afternoon through Tonight | FVF Chenega sailings for Thur., Sept. 10 are canceled due to heavy seas forecast for Chatham Strait & S. Lynn Canal - See 0705 Below ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2229 ADT (Posted here at 0620 9/11: NWS: The Flood Advisory for rapid rises from heavy rainfall around Juneau, Angoon, and Hoonah areas in the central Inner Channels remains in effect until 3:45 PM ADT Friday. Areal Flood Advisory Statement as of 10:29 PM AKDT on September 10, 2015 ...The Flood Advisory for rapid rises remains in effect until 345 PM akdt Friday for Juneau...Angoon...and Hoonah in the central Inner Channels... At 1029 PM akdt...river gauge reports indicate rises in water levels from heavy rain over the advisory area that will cause minor flooding. Rivers and streams will rise rapidly. Around 2 to 5 inches of rain has fallen over the last 24 hours. Additional rainfall of around an inch is expected over the area through Friday morning. For Montana Creek: at 1029 PM akdt the stage was 14.5 feet. Flood stage is 15.5 feet. Forecast...15.5 feet around midnight Thursday night. Impacts...3 to 6 inches of water at the low water crossing on Montana Creek Road. For Jordan Creek: at 1029 PM akdt the stage was 8.9 feet. Flood stage is 9.7 feet. Forecast...9.3 feet around midnight Thursday night. For Mendenhall lake: at 1029 PM akdt the stage was 5.8 feet. Flood stage is 9.0 feet. Forecast...6.6 feet early Friday morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated...or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. If you live near or along streams and river in the central Inner Channels stay alert and be prepared to take action. Mudslides are possible in areas of steep terrain. Lat...Lon 5733 13249 5719 13351 5740 13419 5688 13474 5747 13534 5751 13450 5749 13535 5756 13543 5752 13521 5815 13605 5821 13493 5883 13440 5817 13422 5813 13416 5848 13396 5849 13395 5789 13318 5791 13397 5766 13387 5788 13319 Eal --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020 ADT: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 3.59" of Rainfall to this point today. 2009: Very Light Rain. 1950: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, light wind. 1925: Occasional light wind. 1850: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1800: 3.46" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1743: Light Rain. 1720: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1658: Some whitecaps on the Channel. 1650: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1635: Light Rain. 1622: Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1600: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, a few to some whitecaps on the Channel. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1556: NWS: Flood Watch is Cancelled. NWS Flood Watch / Flood Statement Statement as of 3:56 PM AKDT on September 10, 2015 ...Flood Watch is cancelled... The Flood Watch for portions of AK has been cancelled. Flood advisories have been issued for the northern and central Inner Channels and the East Gulf coast. Please refer to those statements for more information. For Yakutat...Petersburg and Wrangell...rainfall has not been as heavy as expected with significant breaks in the rainfall earlier in the day. So flooding is not expected at these locations. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1550: Rain (lightest so far today), tops - upper parts of mainland mountains in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1546: NWS: A Flood Advisory for rapid rises from heavy rainfall around Juneau, Angoon, and Hoonah areas in the central Inner Channels is now in effect until 3:45 PM ADT Friday. NWS Areal Flood Advisory Statement as of 3:46 PM AKDT on September 10, 2015 The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a * Flood Advisory for rapid rises from... heavy rainfall... around Juneau...Angoon...and Hoonah areas in the central Inner Channels * Until 345 PM akdt Friday * At 346 PM akdt...river gauge reports indicate rises in water levels from heavy rain over the advisory area that will cause minor flooding. Rivers and streams will rise rapidly. Two to four inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall of one to three inches is expected over the area through Friday morning. * For Montana Creek: At 346 PM akdt the stage was 14.2 feet. Flood stage is 15.5 feet. Forecast...15.5 feet Thursday evening. Impacts...3 to 6 inches of water at the low water crossing on Montana Creek Road. For Jordan Creek: at 346 PM akdt the stage was 8.4 feet. Flood stage is 9.7 feet. Forecast...9.3 feet. For Mendenhall lake: at 346 PM akdt the stage was 5.3 feet. Flood stage is 9.0 feet. Forecast...6.6 feet Friday morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated...or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. If you live near or along areas streams and rivers stay alert and be prepared to take action. Mudslides are possible in areas of steep terrain. Lat...Lon 5733 13249 5719 13351 5740 13419 5688 13474 5747 13534 5751 13450 5749 13535 5756 13543 5752 13521 5815 13605 5821 13493 5883 13440 5817 13422 5813 13416 5848 13396 5849 13395 5789 13318 5791 13397 5766 13387 5788 13319 Jwa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1517: A few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 1500: 3.24" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1350: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts, and most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1250: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured - hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured, light wind. 1235: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured, light wind. 1200: 2.58" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured - hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1135: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland substantially obscured. 1050: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts and part of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0950: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0942: NWS: Flood Watch remains in effect from 4 PM ADT this afternoon through Friday afternoon. NWS Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 9:42 AM AKDT on September 10, 2015 ...Flood Watch remains in effect from 4 PM akdt this afternoon through Friday afternoon... The Flood Watch continues for * Portions of southeast AK...including the following areas...northeast Gulf Coast...eastern Gulf Coast...northern and central Inner Channels. * From 4 PM akdt this afternoon through Friday afternoon * The first front is passing through the northern and central Panhandle this morning. A second front will arrive later today with more heavy rain. Rain rates have been impressive...between a quarter to half inch per hour. One to three inches of rainfall has already fallen across southeast with another 2 to 3 inches through early Friday. Storm total rainfall of 3 to 6 inches is expected through Friday with higher amounts in localized areas. * Rivers and streams have begun to rise significantly but are still currently below bankfull. Rivers...streams...and lake levels will continue to climb through the watch period with the potential for flooding by this afternoon. In addition...strong winds along with saturated ground will raise the potential for mudslides near steep terrain during this heavy rain event. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A watch means conditions are favorable for the development of flooding in and close to the watch area. Persons living along streams should stay alert and be prepared to take action if a warning or advisory is issued...or flooding is observed. This statement will be updated by 4 PM akdt Thursday or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0850: Heavy Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts, and clouds skimming - very top of part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured, 0750: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts, and part of very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0705: FVF Chenega sailings for Thursday, September 10 are canceled due to heavy seas forecast for Chatham Strait and S. Lynn Canal. The vessel was scheduled to sail Juneau - Angoon - Sitka - Juneau. Additional information will be provided as necessary.  AMHS staff is contacting affected passengers. Service notices may be found at dot.alaska.gov/amhs/service_notices.shtml or by contacting your local terminal by dialing 1-907-465-3941 or toll-free at 1-800-642-0066. 0700: 1.47" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0623: 1.30" of Rainfall to this point today. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0620: NWS: Flood Watch remains in effect from 4 PM ADT this afternoon through Friday afternoon. NWS Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 6:20 AM AKDT on September 10, 2015 ...Flood Watch remains in effect from 4 PM akdt this afternoon through Friday afternoon... The Flood Watch continues for * Portions of AK...including the following areas...Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound coastal area...Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling coastal area...eastern Baranof Island and southern Admiralty Island...eastern Chichagof Island...Glacier Bay... Haines Borough and Lynn Canal...Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island...Juneau Borough and northern Admiralty Island...Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather coastal area and Taiya Inlet and Klondike Highway. * From 4 PM akdt this afternoon through Friday afternoon * The weather front has moved onshore the northern Panhandle. A secondary low pressure feature will develop along the front and move onshore near Yakutat Thursday evening. The heavy rain has started at Yakutat with 2.4 inches of rain as of 5 am. The Juneau area has received around an inch of rain. Rainfall rates have generally ranged from one to two tenths an hour. The heavy rain will continue to spread southeast across the rest of the area Thursday morning. Storm total rainfall of 2 to 6 inches is expected through Friday with higher amounts in localized areas. Rivers and streams have begun to respond but are still currently well below bankfull. * The heavy rain will produce significant rises on rivers... streams...and lakes with the potential for flooding. In addition...strong winds along with saturated ground will raise the potential for mudslides near steep terrain during this heavy rain event. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A watch means conditions are favorable for the development of flooding in and close to the watch area. Persons living along streams should stay alert and be prepared to take action if a warning or advisory is issued...or flooding is observed. This statement will be updated by 4 PM akdt Thursday or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0620: Heavy Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland substantially obscured. 0605: High Rain Rate of .47" of Rain per hour. 0500 ADT: NWS: Strong Wind from this Afternoon through Tonight. Wed. 9/09/15: 1421: NWS: Flood Watch in Effect from Thursday afternoon through Friday Afternoon - See 1421 Below | Many global warming studies may be wrong as carbon dating found to be highly unreliable for organic matter over 30,000 years old - South China Morning Post | US Coast Guard cutter reaches North Pole - Juneau Empire | Arctic Has Gained Hundreds Of (Square) Miles Of Ice The Last Three Years - Steven Goddard | Kim Davis, ‘Lawless’ in Kentucky by John Eastman - National Review 2238 ADT: High Rain Rate of .22" of Rain per hour. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2230 (Posted here at 0620 9/10): NWS Flood Watch Remains in effect from Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon. NWS Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 10:30 PM AKDT on September 09, 2015 ...Flood Watch remains in effect from Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon... The Flood Watch continues for * Portions of AK...including the following areas...northeast Gulf Coast...East Gulf coast...northern and central Inner Channels. * From Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon * Multiple fronts of subtropical origins will lift out of the North Pacific and over Southeast Alaska through Friday. The heavy rain has started at Yakutat as of Wednesday evening and will spread southeast across the rest of the area by Thursday morning. Forecast rainfall of 2 to 6 inches through Friday with higher amounts in localized areas is expected across the Panhandle. Rivers and streams are not currently running high but with each successive system the ground will saturate quickly. * The heavy rain will produce significant rises on rivers... streams...and lakes with the potential for flooding. In addition...strong winds along with saturated soils will raise the potential for mudslides near steep terrain during this heavy rain event. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A watch means conditions are favorable for the development of flooding in and close to the watch area. Persons living along streams should stay alert and be prepared to take action if a warning or advisory is issued...or flooding is observed. This statement will be updated by 7 am akdt Thursday or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2020: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, and clouds skimming (at the least) Mt. Roberts. .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and most of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1915: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, much of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1850: Cloudy, clouds skimming most of the SE part of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1820: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau, and clouds skimming - very top of most of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1800: Extremely Light Sprinkles. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Juneau. 1739: Very Light Rain. 1730: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Juneau. 1650: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and peak of Mt. Juneau. 1620: Cloudy with thinnish clouds and lower levels of scattered clouds, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and much of Mt. Roberts. 1550: Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds with some hints of blue and a bit of heavily filtered blue, with lower levels of scattered clouds, clouds skimming far SE part of Mt. Roberts and a part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine. 1533: Cloudy with thinner areas with slight hints of blue and a few tiny filtered breaks, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, SE very top of Mt. Roberts, and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, variable extremely weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1521: Very Weak - Extremely Weak Sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1520: Cloudy, some hints of breaks to very, very slight breaks, clouds skimming far SE part of Mt. Roberts and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1450: Cloudy, clouds skimming far SE part of Mt. Roberts and barely skimming one of the high points on Mt. Juneau Ridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1428: NWS: Very Wet Conditions for Southeast Alaska through Friday. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 2:28 PM AKDT on September 09, 2015 ...Very wet conditions for Southeast Alaska through Friday... An area Flood Watch has been issued for the forecast area. Please refer to the Flood Watch statement for more information on this event. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1421: NWS: Flood Watch in Effect from Thursday afternoon through Friday Afternoon. 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS... HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON... JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 221 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST AK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...NORTHEAST GULF COAST...EASTERN GULF COAST...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * MULTIPLE FRONTS OF SUBTROPICAL ORIGINS WILL LIFT OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL SPREAD FROM THE NORTHEAST GULF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. FORECAST RAINFALL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN LOCALIZED AREAS IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING HIGH BUT WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE SYSTEM THE GROUND WILL SATURATE QUICKLY. * THE HEAVY RAIN WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIVERS...STREAMS... AND LAKES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH SATURATED SOILS WILL RAISE THE POTENTIAL FOR MUDSLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN DURING THIS HEAVY RAIN EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FLOODING IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS LIVING ALONG STREAMS SHOULD STAY ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING OR ADVISORY IS ISSUED...OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1420: Cloudy, clouds skimming far SE part of Mt. Roberts, some wisps at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1346: Cloudy, clouds skimming far SE part of Mt. Roberts, much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and peak of Mt. Juneau. 1330: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, clouds skimming far SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1250: Cloudy, clouds barely skimming the high parts of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1213: Cloudy, a few wisps at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1150: Cloudy, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1135: Cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few wisps around the mainland mountains. 1050: Cloudy, ribbon and a few clouds in Last Chance Basin, SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few wisps around the mainland mountains. 1020: Cloudy, some hints of blue, wisp at the peak of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, lower band/ribbon. 1000: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, lower band/ribbon. 0942: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds, wisps skimming the SE part of Mt. Juneau, lower band/ribbon. 0920: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 150' - 300'. 0905: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and variable lower band of fog. 0850: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding almost all of the mainland above about 150' - 200', brighter. 0750: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland from the water of the Channel to above about 75' - 100'. 0650: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog almost down to the water of the Channel. 0620: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog almost down to the water of Gastineau Channel. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0541 ADT: NWS: Very Wet Conditions for Southeast Alaska late Wednesday through Friday. NWS Special Statement Statement as of 5:41 AM AKDT on September 09, 2015 ...Very wet conditions for Southeast Alaska late Wednesday through Friday... A series of multiple fronts will lift out of the North Pacific and drift over the forecast area Wednesday through Friday. These systems will tap subtropical moisture from an unusually active equatorial Pacific. This will produce areas of heavy rain and cause rivers and streams to rise moderately across the Panhandle. Heavy rain will begin Wednesday afternoon for Yakutat and spread into the rest of the Panhandle Wednesday night into Thursday. The focus of the greatest rainfall will depend on the track of the fronts. At this time...2 to 5 inches of rain is expected to fall across the forecast area. The potential for landslides will increase in areas of prolonged heavier rains and gusty winds headed into Friday. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this upcoming event. This statement will be updated at 4 PM akdt Wednesday or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ A cruise ship foghorn was sounding sporadically around 0500 - 0530. Tue. 9/08/15: 0944: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory will Expire at 10 AM ADT this morning - See 0944 Below | The Brats of the 60’s Have Grown Up - John Velisek USN (Ret.) 2020 ADT: Cloudy, some very, very slight breaks and hints of breaks. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy, some very tiny hints of breaks. 1930: Cloudy with very, very slight breaks - hints of breaks to a few small breaks. 1905: Cloudy with very slight to very small breaks. 1850: Cloudy with very slight breaks to a fairly large one, a few spots of very weak to weakened sunshine on the Mt. Roberts. 1820: Cloudy, some breaks. 1800: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy, a few spots and areas of very weak sunshine on the mainland. 1735: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, a few spots of weak - very weak sunshine on the mainland. 1705: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, cloud Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts, sun shining on some of the mainland. 1650: Mostly Cloudy, sun shining on some of the mainland. 1620: Mostly Cloudy, variable sunshine here-and-there. 1550: Mostly Cloudy, ribbon/band over upper Channel slope of Mt. Juneau, a few bits and wisps of clouds in the vicinity of Cape Horn and NW top of Mt. Roberts, very weak to full sunshine in most areas. 1520: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, band/ribbon upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, top - upper part of NW part of Mt. Roberts hidden by a cloud, variable sunshine. 1510: Full sunshine briefly in West Juneau. 1500: Mostly Cloudy, band upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, areas of variable sunshine on the mainland, weakened sunshine in West Juneau. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1457: Very weak sunshine in west Juneau. 1450: Mostly Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and most of the top - upper part to upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, areas of very weak to weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1420: Foggy-Cloudy skies with a few small areas of blue and a few breaks, inner Gold Creek valley and top - upper part to upper parts of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, extremely weak to weak sunshine on the mainland. 1346: Mostly Foggy-Cloudy skies, band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, extremely weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1335: Foggy-Cloudy overhead with a few breaks, fog hiding the mainland above about700', very weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland below that. 1305: Foggy-Cloudy overhead with a few breaks, fog hiding the mainland above about 500' - 800'. 1250: Foggy-Cloudy overhead with a small area of blue sky and a few tiny - very tiny breaks, fog hiding the mainland above about 600', fairly bright, occasional weak sunshine on parts of mainland. 1230: Foggy-Cloudy overhead with an area of blue sky and a few breaks, fog hiding the mainland above about 400' - 600', fairly bright. 1200: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 400' - 800', tiny break to the N. 1050: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 400' - 600'. 1020: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 400' - 600'. 0950: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 300' - 500', almost extremely weak sunshine. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0944: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory will Expire at 10 AM ADT this morning. NWS Dense Fog Advisory will Expire Statement as of 9:44 AM AKDT on September 08, 2015 ...Dense fog advisory will expire at 10 am akdt this morning... Visibilities have been improving this morning as fog continues to dissipate across the region. This will be the final statement issued for this event. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0930: Brighter. 0850: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 300' - 400'. 0750: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 350' - 400'. 0700: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 350' - 600'. 0620: Extremely Light Misting, Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 400' - 600'. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 0605: Extremely Light Misting, Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 400'. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0237 ADT: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 10 AM ADT this morning. NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 2:37 AM AKDT on September 08, 2015 ...Dense fog advisory in effect until 10 am akdt this morning... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a dense fog advisory...which is in effect until 10 am akdt this morning. * Location...northern and central Panhandle * Visibility...one quarter mile or less * Timing...light winds and residual moisture has resulted in favorable conditions for the development of dense fog. Visibility will fluctuate through the morning but expect improving conditions by mid morning. * Impacts...dense fog will result in hazardous driving and aviation operations will be impacted through mid morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by 10 am akdt Tuesday or sooner if conditions warrant. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mon. 9/07/15: Labor Day - Federal, State, and Local Holiday | Study Finds Plant Growth Surges as CO2 Levels Rise - Climate Central | Green surprise: Why the world's forests are growing back by Doug Saunders - The Globe and Mail | Obama’s Social Security Administration To Strip Millions Of Americans Of Their Right To Keep And Bear Arms - Daily Caller 2020 ADT: Partly Cloudy with most of the clouds in the SE part of the sky, a few lower wisps. .52" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy with high thin - thinnish clouds and a lower level of scattered broken clouds, some hints of blue. 1920: Weak evening sunshine on Mt. Juneau. 1913: Cloudy, breaks to the SE and some tiny breaks and hints of breaks elsewhere, light precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1848: Small spot of weak - very weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1844: Cloudy, some tiny - very tiny breaks and hints of blue, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, some bits and wisps around the top of Mt. Roberts, a few small clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1800: .52" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, precipitation over much of the mainland, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and clouds skimming - SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden by clouds in part of Last Chance Basin. 1650: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and hidden, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1620: Very, very light sprinkles, heavier precipitation over parts of the mainland, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, small cloud in Last Chance Basin. 1550: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top of Mt. Roberts, and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 1508: Brighter. 1500: .51" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, a few lower wisps. 1435: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau, and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 1350: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, most of the inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds, some lower bits and wisps of clouds. 1335: Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, most of the inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds, clouds in the lower and SE part of last Chance Basin. 1322: Light Rain. 1250: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and almost all of inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds, clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1237: Brighter. 1200: .47" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds, a few small lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1050: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley, and top and upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, lower band/ribbon. 0950: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden by fog/clouds above about 150' - 200', remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0920: Light Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold Creek valley and SE part of Last Chance Basin filled with clouds, a few lower clouds and a ribbon, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0900: Rain, remainder of mainland substantially obscured now. 0850: Light Rain, Cloudy, upper part - top of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley, and top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, SE part of Last Chance Basin filled with clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley, and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0700: Rain. .34" of Rainfall to this point today. 0645: Light Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds, lower band/ribbon, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0635: Sprinkling. 0620: Very Light Sprinkling after Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden by fog/clouds above about 200' - 250'. .32" of Rainfall to this point today. 0026 ADT: High Rain Rate of .24" of Rain per hour. SUNDAY 9/06/15: The Rose Hips on the Sitka Rose Bush have developed 2020 ADT: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, most of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds above about 300' - 400', band Channel side of Mt. Maria. .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, Last Chance Basin filled with clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds with a lower cloud/ribbon, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1935: Very, very light sprinkling, Last Chance Basin filled with clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds with a lower ribbon, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1920: Very, very light sprinkling. 1850: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and part of Last Chance Basin filled with clouds, most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1800: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and much of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, some bits and wisps by Cape Horn. 1735: Very Light Sprinkling. 1720: Cloudy, precipitation to the E, a few clouds, bits, and wisps around the upper part of Mt. Roberts, top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, some wisps in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1650: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, some bits and wisps in the inner Gold Creek valley, clouds around most of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts. 1615: Cloudy, some precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, very top of Mt. Juneau and most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few wisps in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1550: Cloudy, very tops - tops of mainland mountains in clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1520: Cloudy, small filtered - heavily filtered break, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, top of Mt. Roberts, very top - top of Mt. Juneau, and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1514: Spot of very, very weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1500: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, precipitation in Last Chance Basin and the inner Gold Creek valley, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured. 1430: Very, very light misting-sprinkling. 1420: Cloudy, precipitation in Last Chance Basin and over Mt. Juneau, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley filled with clouds. 1350: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau and most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley filled with clouds. 1320: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, a few hints of blue, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds in some of Last Chance Basin and hiding almost all of the inner Gold Creek valley. 1250: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, much of the mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400', fairly bright. 1235: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, fairly bright, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, most of Last Chance Basin filled with clouds, broken lower ribbon, bits, and wisps. 1220: Very, very light sprinkles, brighter. 1200: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, top and upper part of Mt. Roberts and much of the upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds, lower wisps and ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts, some lower bits and wisps in the inner Gold Creek valley and a cloud very low in Last Chance Basin. 1120: Light - Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, band upper side of Mt. Juneau Ridge, most of top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some small clouds, bits, and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1109: High Rain Rate of .05" of Rain per hour. 1050: Rain after Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts mostly in clouds, clouds filling much of the inner Gold Creek valley, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin and some wisps upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1030: Very Light Rain. 1020: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts mostly in clouds, clouds in much of the inner Gold Creek valley with the remainder substantially obscured, clouds, bits, and wisps hiding much of the top of Mt. Juneau, very small cloud low in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. A Great Blue Heron is in a tree to the N. 0950: Cloudy, some clouds around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau with a few lower wisps, top of Mt. Roberts mostly in clouds and inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and some clouds, bits, and wisps there, a few small clouds low in Last Chance Basin, precipitation over the upper part of Mt. Juneau, in Last Chance Basin and the inner Gold Creek valley, and over the top of Mt. Roberts. 0920: Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts, most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau, and inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds, clouds in part of Last Chance Basin, broken lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0850: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds hiding almost all of the inner Gold Creek valley, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, precipitation over Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Roberts, and in Last Chance Basin and the inner Gold Creek valley. 0835: Top of Mt. Roberts in clouds now. 0805: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley which is partially obscured, over the very top of Mt. Roberts, and over the top and upper part of Mt. Juneau, lower band/ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and low in Last Chance Basin, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0735: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley which is partially obscured, over the very top of Mt. Roberts, and some of Mt. Juneau, large lower cloud Channel side of Mt. Juneau and far to the ESE, some wisps in Last Chance Basin. 0700: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley which is substantially obscured, and over the top and upper part of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts and its upper SE part hidden by clouds, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau with a ribbon below. 0620: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley which is substantially obscured, and over the upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming a small part of Mt. Juneau and clouds skimming - very top of much of Mt. Roberts in clouds, ribbon upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0300 ADT: High Rain Rate of .01" of Rain per hour. Sat. 9/05/15: 2020 ADT: Cloudy. .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy. 1935: Cloudy. 1855: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks and hints of breaks. 1835: Cloudy, a break to the ENE. 1800: .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, some blue sky very far to the ESE, some very slight breaks. 1735: Cloudy, some blue sky very far to the SE, some very slight breaks. 1650: Cloudy with a small bit of blue sky and some very slight breaks, fairly bright, a few spots of very weak sunshine on the mainland. 1620: Cloudy, some breaks, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1550: Mostly Cloudy, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1535: Cloudy with breaks, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1506: Cloudy, some very slight to very small breaks, extremely weak to weak sunshine. 1500: .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy. 1420: Cloudy, brighter. 1350: Cloudy, a few very, very slight breaks. 1315: Cloudy, some very, very slight to slight breaks, extremely weak sunshine on parts of the mainland. 1250: Cloudy with some breaks - mostly tiny to small, variable extremely weak to weakened sunshine in most areas. 1200: .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, variable extremely weak to weakened sunshine in most areas. 1050: Cloudy with hints of blue and a bit of heavily filtered blue, fairly bright skies, extremely weak to weakened sunshine. 1031: Cloudy, a few very small and tiny filtered breaks and some hints of blue, weak sunshine. 0950: Cloudy, a few very slight hints of blue, bright spot where the sun is, extremely weak - very weak sunshine. 0927: Cloudy with some hints of blue, bright spot where the sun is, extremely weak - very weak sunshine. 0851: Extremely Weak Sunshine. 0850: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, brighter. 0835: Cloudy, small bit of a cloud low in Last Chance Basin. 0750: Cloudy. 0715: Cloudy, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of downtown Juneau. 0709: Cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. 0700: .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy. 0620: Cloudy. .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 0543: A Steller's Jay is squawking. 0404 ADT: High Rain Rate of .07" of Rain per hour. Fri. 9/04/15: With soggy August, Juneau stays on track for wettest year on record; Taku Glacier's advance stagnates- Juneau Empire | 44 Years ago today, 111 died in Alaska Airlines Crash Near Juneau 2020 ADT: Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy, some extremely tiny breaks - hints of breaks to the ENE. 1750: Cloudy. 1730: Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy, a few very small and tiny filtered breaks. 1622: Cloudy, a few filtered breaks, bright spot where the Sun is, almost extremely weak to weak sunshine. 1550: Cloudy, small filtered - heavily filtered break to the E and a few hints of blue, fairly bright. 1505: Cloudy, bright area in the clouds where the Sun is, almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine. 1450: Cloudy, weak bright spot where the sun is, fairly bright. 1350: Cloudy, very weak bright spot where the sun is, fairly bright. 1250: Cloudy, very weak bright spot where the sun is, fairly bright. 1220: Cloudy, very weak bright spot where the sun is. 1150: Cloudy, very small bit of filtered - heavily filtered blue, fairly bright clouds, bright spot where the Sun is, very weak to weak sunshine. 1122: Cloudy, fairly bright clouds, bright spot where the Sun is, very weak to weak sunshine. 1050: Cloudy, very weak bright spot where the Sun is. 1020: Almost extremely weak to weak sunshine. 1005: Cloudy, a few slight hints of blue, bright spot where the Sun is, weak to very weak sunshine. 0950: Cloudy, a few slight hints of blue, very weak bright spot in the clouds where the sun is. 0940: Cloudy, weak bright spot in the clouds where the sun is, almost extremely weak sunshine. 0850: Cloudy with a uniform overcast, tiny brighter spot in the clouds where the Sun is. 0750: Cloudy. 0720: Cloudy. 0650: Cloudy with mostly thinnish clouds, a few breaks ... small bit of filtered - heavily filtered blue. 0620: Very, very thin to thin, thinnish, and somewhat thicker clouds covering almost all of the sky. 0014 ADT: The Moon is in the sky low over Mt. Roberts. Thur. 9/03/15: Disney star Dean Jones dies - USA Today; Dean Jones - Wikipedia | How did our cool weather get logged by NOAA as hot? - Herald Sun (Australia - mostly related to weather in Australia) | The Top 10 Global Warming "Lies" of the Left - at Accuracy In Academia | Ky. clerk (an elected official there) jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses (to anyone) - USA Today .... JAILED 2020 ADT: Clear. 1950: Clear. 1920: Clear or Mostly Clear, evening sunshine shining the upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and a few spots at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1850: Very, very thin clouds, very thin clouds, and haze over much of the sky, weakened evening sunshine on the mainland. 1750: Very, very thin to thin clouds over most of the sky, very slightly weakened sunshine. 1720: Very, very thin to thin clouds over much of the sky. 1650: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin clouds. 1550: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin clouds. 1450: Clear, a few very, very thin very small clouds and a few tiny - very tiny clouds. 1350: Clear with a few very small and tiny very thin clouds. 1250: Clear with a few very, very thin clouds and a tiny cumulus cloud. 1150: Clear. 1050: Clear. 0950: Clear, light wind. 0943: Light Wind. 0850: Clear. 0750: Clear. 0740: The Sun started rising over Gastineau Peak on Mt. Roberts. 0650: Clear. 0620 ADT: Clear. Wed. 9/02/15: 0630: Now Available: The August 2015 Monthly Report, and the updated Weather Database | NWS Summary of August 2015 Weather at the Juneau International Airport - See Below | Ancient trees emerge from frozen forest 'tomb' (and Taku Glacier is slowly advancing) - Juneau Empire, Sept. 13, 2013 | Glaciers were Already Retreating Before 1900 and Alaska’s Recent Warmth is Mostly Due to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation - Dr. Roy Spencer | The shrinking Mendenhall Glacier - Cathy Connor and Roman Motyka - Juneau Empire, Jan. 5, 2001 2324 ADT (Posted here at 0620 9/03): The Moon started rising over the southern end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 2020: Clear with a bit of very, very thin to very thin clouds. 1950: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thin clouds, evening sunshine on the top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts. 1935: Light Wind. 1905: Light Wind. 1850: Clear, a few very tiny to very small clouds, sun shining only on the mainland now. 1750: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear with very thin to thin clouds, very, very slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1730: Partly/Mostly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin clouds, very, very slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1650: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin clouds, very, very slightly weakened sunshine. 1630: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin clouds, very slightly weakened sunshine, light wind. 1602: Light to Breezy Wind. 1550: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy with very thin to thin clouds, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1520: Clear/Mostly Clear, Light to Breezy Wind. 1450: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin clouds. 1430: Light Wind. 1350: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear. 1306: Light Wind. 1250: Partly Cloudy, full sunshine. 1150: Partly Cloudy, very slightly weakened sunshine in most areas. 1130: Partly Cloudy, full sunshine in most areas. 1050: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, somewhat weakened to full sunshine. 1038: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, full sunshine in most areas. 1020: Mostly Cloudy, variable extremely weak to full sunshine. 0950: Partly Cloudy, variable sunshine. 0930: Partly Cloudy, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 0850: Cloudy with breaks, a few clear areas, variable sunshine. 0820: Cloudy with breaks, a few clear areas, weak sunshine. 0750: Cloudy with Partly Cloudy sky to the NE and E and clear sky to the SE, very slightly weakened sunshine. 0739: The Sun started rising over Mt. Roberts by Gastineau Peak. 0650: Mostly Cloudy. 0630: Now Available: The August 2015 Monthly Report, and the updated Weather Database. 0620 ADT: Partly Cloudy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NWS Summary of August 2015 Weather at the Juneau International Airport: ...WETTER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER NORMAL FOR AUGUST 2015... THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST WAS 56.7...WHICH IS ABOUT 1 DEGREE ABOVE NORMAL. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH WAS 80 DEGREES ON AUGUST 3RD. THERE WERE 8 DAYS WHERE TEMPERATURES WERE 70 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH WAS 41 DEGREES ON AUGUST 26TH. NEARLY 9 INCHES OF RAIN (8.92") FELL FOR THE MONTH...WHICH IS MORE THAN 3 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS IS THE 8TH WETTEST AUGUST ON RECORD. THERE WERE 5 DAYS WITH DAILY RAINFALL EXCEEDING 1 INCH. THERE WERE 8 DAYS WITHOUT ANY MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. FOG WAS OBSERVED 18 DAYS THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEED AT THE AIRPORT WAS 48 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST ON THE 22ND. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue. 9/01/15: Fresh Snow on Olds Mountain (from yesterday) - Its 1st Snowfall of 2015 - 2016 Winter | 1703: 4 or 5 Water Pipits are on the lawn across the street | FVF Chenega sailings for Wed., Sept. 2 are canceled due to heavy seas forecast for Chatham Strait & S. Lynn Canal - See 1148 Below | Historic Variations in Arctic sea ice. Part II: 1920-1950 - Tony Brown | CCGS Amundsen re-routed to Hudson Bay to help with heavy ice ... Worst ice conditions in 20 years force change of plans to icebreaker research program - CBC News - 7/22/15 | Alaskan Glaciers Grow for First Time in 250 years - Oct. 16, 2008 - Daily Tech | 25 Years Of Predicting The Global Warming ‘Tipping Point’ - Daily Caller | Kickbacks and Murder: A day in the life of the #PPSellsBabyParts industry - RedState.com 2249 ADT (Posted here at 0620 9/02): The Moon is to the E after having just risen above Mt. Roberts. Partly Cloudy to possibly Mostly Clear. 2020 ADT: Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and somewhat thick clouds. 1950: Mostly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds. 1917: Very weak to full evening sunshine on the mainland. 1850: Mostly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and thicker clouds. 1750: Partly/Mostly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds over much of the sky, very weak to full sunshine. 1720: Very, very thin to thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds, very weak to weakened sunshine. 1650: Very, very thin to thinnish clouds over much of the sky, sun shining in most areas. 1550: Partly Cloudy with mostly very, very thin to thin clouds, variable sun in-and-out and here-and-there. 1450: Mostly Clear, variable sunshine here-and-there and in-and-out. 1355: Clear/Mostly Clear. 1250: Mostly Clear, variable sun in-and-out and here-and-there. 1150: Clear/Mostly Clear. 1148: FVF Chenega sailings for Wednesday, September 2 are canceled due to heavy seas forecast for Chatham Strait and S. Lynn Canal. The vessel was scheduled to sail Juneau - Sitka - Juneau. Additional information will be provided as necessary.  AMHS staff is contacting affected passengers. Service notices may be found at dot.alaska.gov/amhs/service_notices.shtml or by contacting your local terminal by dialing 1-907-465-3941 or toll-free at 1-800-642-0066. 1050: Clear/Mostly Clear. 0950: Mostly Clear with thin - very thin clouds, very slightly weakened sunshine. 0850: Clear/Mostly Clear with thin - very thin clouds. 0835: Clear/Mostly Clear with thin - very thin clouds. 0823: Light Wind. 0750: Clear, a few very thin clouds, some lower wisps of fog blowing towards the SE, the Moon is low in the sky to the SW - WSW. 0737: The Sun started rising over Mt. Roberts just to the left of Gastineau Peak. 0650: Clear, thin - very thin clouds very far to the SE, very low ribbon of fog Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of downtown Juneau. 0620 ADT: Clear, some small clouds very far to the SE, low band/ribbon of fog.