MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for SEPTEMBER 2017 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 53.6 57.6 2:45p 52.2 5:35a 11.4 0.0 0.87 0.6 13.0 4:15p S 13.27 0.0 0.0 LoCd/SpToHvyR Cd-OccVarBrk/OccSp-HvyRShrs Cd/Shrs-Sp 2 51.8 57.3 3:05p 44.3 11:55p 13.2 0.0 0.13 0.1 9.0 12:10a W 1.80 0.0 0.0 Cd/VryHvyRn-Rn Brks Var:CdW/VarBrks-MCd-PCd PCd MClr 3 49.6 58.5 3:20p 40.2 6:25a 15.4 0.0 0.05 0.0 7.0 11:55p ENE 0.08 0.0 0.0 Clr SlowThickeningCds:PCd-MCd-Cd ThnshOvcst Cd Cd/Rn 4 55.8 60.9 4:55p 49.9 1:20a 9.2 0.0 0.83 1.2 13.0 10:00a SSE 28.48 0.0 0.0 Cd/VryLtRn-DrzToRn-Spr-VryLtRn Cd Cd/FewVarSpShrs Cd 5 58.0 66.8 2:55p 51.7 7:25a 7.1 0.1 0.00 0.0 7.0 12:00m E 0.16 0.0 0.0 PCd Fog-Brief VarClr-MClr-PCdW/ScattCd MClr-Clr MClr 6 59.0 66.1 3:55p 52.9 6:20a 6.1 0.0 0.46 0.9 18.0 11:20p SSE 21.13 0.0 0.0 VarP-MCd Clr-MClr VarPCdToCd PCd Brks Cd Cd/SpToHvyR 7 54.9 59.7 12:05a 53.1 11:05p 10.1 0.0 0.41 0.6 10.0 1:10a SSE 14.24 0.0 0.0 Cd/HvyRToLtR Cd OccTnyBrk-Hnts/FewSpShr Cd/Shrs:Sp&R 8 52.5 53.7 11:15a 50.7 9:00p 12.5 0.0 0.83 1.1 15.0 7:45a SSE 26.25 0.0 0.0 Cd/VryLtR-DrzToHvyR Cd/VarSp-VryLtR-Drz-MstToR&Lulls 9 51.8 53.8 12:30p 49.7 5:45a 13.2 0.0 0.93 0.6 11.0 11:45a SSE 13.05 0.0 0.0 Cd/VryLtRnToRn Cd/Shrs:VarSpr-Rn Cd/Rn-LtRn Cd 10 52.3 56.0 5:25p 49.6 9:30p 12.7 0.0 0.21 1.0 11.0 12:05a SSE 23.14 0.0 0.0 Cd/VryLtRn-R-LtR Cd Cd/VarSp-VryLtRn-R Cd-VarBrk PCd 11 50.4 53.2 3:05p 48.6 11:55p 14.6 0.0 0.12 0.3 10.0 12:50a SSE 6.74 0.0 0.0 PCd Cd/VryLtSp-Rn Cd Cd/Shrs:Var:Sp-Mst-Drz-Rn Cd 12 50.5 55.3 1:20p 45.7 11:55p 14.5 0.0 TRACE? 0.0 5.0 1:05p E 0.08 0.0 0.0 Cd/TrcRn? Cd Cd-VarBrks MCd-Cd Cd-VarBrks&Cd Cd-MCd 13 48.7 52.8 5:10p 45.0 12:55a 16.3 0.0 0.00 0.0 2.0 9:15a ESE 0.00 0.0 0.0 Cloudy-VariableBreaks VarFog Cloudy 14 49.9 53.2 4:25p 48.1 6:55a 15.1 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 --- --- 0.00 0.0 0.0 Cloudy Cd-BitofFogOverChannel Cloudy 15 51.0 56.4 3:30p 47.3 6:30a 14.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 --- --- 0.00 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd-SomeHntsBlu Cd Cd-OccVarBrks Cd 16 49.0 50.5 2:15p 47.6 5:15a 16.0 0.0 0.14 0.2 11.0 8:15a S 5.42 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd/VarSp Cd-FewHntsBlu Cd Quake Cd/VarSpToRW/Lull 17 50.2 54.3 3:10p 47.6 6:25a 14.8 0.0 0.19 0.1 8.0 1:35p NW 1.55 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd/OccLtPrecp Cd/VryLtRToR Cd-OccBrks Cd/SpToR Cd 18 48.6 50.7 2:15p 45.6 6:40a 16.4 0.0 0.08 0.1 10.0 12:25a SSE 2.00 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd-FewFiltBrks Cd Cd/VarSp-VryLtRn Cd/OccVarSpr 19 50.1 57.6 3:30p 45.4 7:00a 14.9 0.0 0.03 0.7 15.0 1:00p NW 17.36 0.0 0.0 Cd/.03 MCd FogCd-Fog VarCd PMCd-ThnThnsh PCd ClrMClr 20 49.8 61.6 3:50p 43.6 3:55a 15.2 0.0 0.00 0.4 11.0 1:10p NW 10.23 0.0 0.0 Foggy-CdyOvhd&VarHideMnlnd Fog DecrFog Clr Clr-FewCd 21 48.9 54.4 3:40p 43.4 2:40a 16.1 0.0 0.28 0.1 11.0 12:00m SSE 3.25 0.0 0.0 IncrCd PCd Cd-Brks Cd-HntsBrks Cd Cd/VryLtRn-DrzToRn 22 51.5 53.2 4:05p 49.4 3:05a 13.5 0.0 0.33 1.0 13.0 12:15a SSE 23.26 0.0 0.0 Cd-MnlndFreqObscHidden/R-VarMst-Sp-VryLt&Lt:Rn-Drz/R 23 51.9 53.9 12:25p 50.7 8:35a 13.1 0.0 0.35 0.1 8.0 3:40p SSE 1.94 0.0 0.0 Cd LoCd-Fog/VarSp-Mst-VryLtR-Drz Cd Cd/VryLtR-DrzToR 24 54.1 58.1 12:20p 50.1 12:00m 10.9 0.0 0.53 0.6 12.0 10:05a SSE 15.35 0.0 0.0 Cd/MstToLtR Cd/Shr Bow Brks Cd/Drz-OccSp Cd/HvShr Cd 25 50.2 57.2 3:30p 44.3 7:50a 14.8 0.0 0.01 0.0 7.0 2:50p NW 0.97 0.0 0.0 Cd/.01R MClr PCd VarFog M-PCd MCd Brks VarCd-PCd Cd 26 54.0 57.5 7:45p 48.8 4:10a 11.0 0.0 0.87 1.6 13.0 8:45a SSE 38.96 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd/R-LtVryLtR-Drz-Mst-Sp Cd/OccSp Cd/DrzToR LtWnd 27 57.7 58.9 6:50a 56.4 10:50p 7.3 0.0 0.83 3.1 18.0 7:10p SSE 73.45 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn:Lt-Hvy-VryLt-VarSp Cd Cd/VarSp Lt-Brz Cd/SpToR 28 52.6 58.1 3:55p 43.4 11:35p 12.4 0.0 0.36 0.5 11.0 2:20a W 12.00 0.0 0.0 Cd/R:LtToHvy Cd-VarBrk Cd/FewSp Cd-VarBrk DecrCd Clr 29 47.2 54.5 3:50p 42.2 2:10a 17.8 0.0 0.00 0.3 9.0 10:15a NW 7.46 0.0 0.0 IncrCd Cd-VarBrks MCd VarMClr-Clr Clr IncrCd Cd-Brks 30 46.8 52.3 2:40p 40.2 12:00m 18.2 0.0 TRACE? 0.3 10.0 1:05p NW 6.92 0.0 0.0 Cd-VarBrks Cd-OccHintsBlu Cd-LoCds Cd DecrCd Clr ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51.7 66.8 5 40.2 3 397.8 0.1 8.84 0.5 18.0 6 SSE 368.54 0.0 (1) As measured on Front Lawn at around 20:30, rounded to the nearest inch if there is uncertainty. AVERAGE Mean Temp: 51.7 AVERAGE High Temp: 56.5 MINIMUM High Temp: 50.5 16th MAXIMUM High Temp: 66.8 5th AVERAGE Low Temp: 47.6 MINIMUM Low Temp: 40.2 3rd, 30th MAXIMUM Low Temp: 56.4 27th 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 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th, 12th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, 24t, 25th, 26th, 28th, 29th MINIMUM Humidity (%): 70 3rd @ 1532 MAXIMUM Pressure (mb): 1025.5 12th @ 2349 MINIMUM Pressure (mb): 996.5 17th @ 1416 TOTAL Htg Deg Days: 397.8 AVERAGE Htg Deg Days: 13.3 MINIMUM Htg Deg Days: 6.1 6th MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days: 18.2 30th TOTAL Cool Deg Days: 0.0 Heat Base: 65.0 Cool Base: 65.0 Method: Integration TOTAL Precip.: 8.84 AVERAGE Precip.: 0.37 DAYS of Precip.: 24 All but: 5th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 20th, 29th MAXIMUM Precip.: 0.93 9th MAXIMUM Rain Rate: 1.20 1st @ 1745 Days of Rain: 21 (>.01 in) 18 (>.1 in) 0 (>1 in) TOTAL Snowfall: 0.0 DAYS of Snowfall: 0 AVERAGE High Wind: 9.9 MINIMUM High Wind: 0 14th, 15th MAXIMUM High Wind: 18 6th & 27th WIND RUN (miles): 368.54 DAYS Sun at any time: 19 All but: 4th, 8th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 18th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 27th 1st Weak - Weakened - To Full on the Mainland 2nd FULL 3rd FULL 4th NO 5th FULL 6th FULL 7th Extremely Weak to Very Weak on Mt. Roberts at 1517. Slightly Weakened in West Juneau briefly at 1151. 8th NO 9th Tried briefly in West Juneau 10th Extremely Weak 11th NO 12th FULL 13th NO 14th NO 15th Extremely Weak to Weak 16th Extremely Weak 17th Very Weak to Weakened 18th NO 19th FULL 20th FULL 21st NO 22nd NO 23rd NO 24th FULL 25th FULL 26th NO 27th NO 28th Very Weak to Weakened in West Juneau and Extremely Weak to Full on Mainland 29th FULL 30th Very Weak to Weakened (Mainland) DAYS OF Cld or M Cld: 29 All but: 5th DAYS OF Rainbow: 1 24th: To NNE 1332 - 1339 with a 2nd faint Rainbow above it from 1333 - 1338. DAYS OF Aurora: 3 6th: 0300: Diffuse over mainland. 21st: Visible in at least part of Juneau at around 1 AM. 29th: Some for a short time last night around midnight apparently - visible at least in the northern part of Juneau. It included a proton arc. DAYS OF Lightning: 0 DAYS OF Earthquake: 1 16th: 1538: 5.1 M - mww in British Columbia. 94 Km WNW of Skagway and 138.2 miles NW of Juneau. Sat. 9/30/17: Last Cruise Ship of the 2017 Visitor Season in port today: Holland America Line's Volendam from 1300 - 2300 at the Cruise Ship Terminal | State Flags along Highway 7 from 10th Street/Bridge to Marine Park to be taken down today | My opinion below [for what it's worth ;-)] on the 1% for Art requirement 2020 ADT: Clear. Trace of Rainfall overnight? 1950: Mostly Clear, the 75% waxing gibbous Moon is in the sky to the S. 1920: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy. 1850: Partly Cloudy but with most of the blue filtered to some degree. 1820: Mostly Cloudy. 1800: Trace of Rainfall overnight? 1750: Cloudy with a very large break and some extremely tiny breaks to slight breaks, a few spots and areas of weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1728: Cloudy, some very slight - slight breaks. 1705: Cloudy, tiny spot of very weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1650: Cloudy, a couple of extremely tiny breaks. 1550: Cloudy. 1520: Cloudy. 1505: Cloudy, some wisps around top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1500: Trace of Rainfall overnight? 1446: Cloudy, a couple of clouds by the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few bits and wisps by the upper S and Last Chance Basin sides of Mt. Juneau. 1430: Cloudy, a couple of clouds by the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few wisps around the SE top of Mt. Roberts, and broken ribbon upper S and Last Chance Basin sides of Mt. Juneau. 1350: Cloudy, clouds around most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few small clouds, bits, and wisps around the top - upper part of Mt. Roberts, band/clouds upper S and Last Chance Basin sides of Mt. Juneau. 1300: Cloudy, most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, and a band upper S and Last Chance Basin sides of Mt. Juneau. 1235: Cloudy, clouds hiding most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, most of the upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds and a band upper S and Last Chance Basin sides of Mt. Juneau. 1200: Trace of Rainfall overnight? 1150: Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 600' to 800' with the NW top of Mt. Juneau visible. 1020: Cloudy, mainland hidden by clouds above about 400' - 500'. 0950: Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower ribbon and clouds, Last Chance Basin and Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds above about 300' - 400'. 0850: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming to very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds filling much of the remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley, very top and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a couple of lower ribbons, ribbon upper side of Mt. Juneau and a lower ribbon, a few lower bits and wisps, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to slightly obscured. 0750: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks - hints of, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, Mt. Juneau Ridge, and SE part of Mt. Juneau, some lower ribbons, bits, and wisps; some precipitation over the mainland or just very, very thin fog? 0735: Cloudy, some very slight hints of blue, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, Mt. Juneau Ridge, and SE part of Mt. Juneau, ribbon upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts and over upper S slope of Mt. Juneau, cloud by Mt. Maria and lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0650: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and some of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a couple of clouds upper Last Chance Basin side of Mt. Juneau, broken lower ribbon. 0615 ADT: Cloudy, a couple of tiny - very small breaks, part of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by a cloud, ribbon by the upper Last Chance Basin side of Mt. Juneau. Trace of Rainfall overnight? Opinion: I think it's long past due that the mandatory 1% for Art requirement in State law & CBJ code be rescinded. Nothing is stopping a governmental entity from setting aside a certain dollar figure for art for special projects without an arbitrary 1% being forced on government projects and raising the cost of all public works projects. And it's not right that just because it's cruise ship passenger's head tax money paying $500,000 for the Aquileans it's OK to spend (waste) that amount of money; but if it were "our" money it's not OK. Fri. 9/29/17: There was some Aurora Borealis for a short time last night around midnight apparently, visible at least in the northern part of Juneau - Here and Here | Autumn Leaves - Nat King Cole - vocal, 101 Strings - instrumental (Both You Tube) .... I do not recommend the movie; Autumn Leaves (1945 Song) - Wikipedia | For 100 years, a Juneau church has kept a family focus - Juneau Empire | Rockfall at Yosemite's El Capitan '10 times bigger' than slide that killed tourist a day earlier - LA Times | Why Rockfalls Happen on Beautiful Days in Yosemite - Smithsonian 2100 ADT: Aquilean sculptures light show is in progress. There occasionally seems to be an electrical or controller problem with the lights flickering or going out momentarily and not all lights (especially for the far NW sculptures) being properly powered or activated at times. Lights turned off for the night at around 2320. They had been on all night the night of Sept. 28 - 29 with a steady whitish purple. 2020: Mostly Cloudy. 2005: Mostly/Partly Cloudy. 1950: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy. 1915: The Aquilean sculptures light show is in progress and at about 1925 went to a steady whitish purple. 1905: Clear. 1835: Clear, a few extremely tiny to very small clouds far to the NE, very weak evening sunshine on the very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge. The 66% visible waxing gibbous Moon is low in the sky to the SSE. 1750: Clear with some clouds to the NNE and NE over the mainland, a few wisps at the peak of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming almost all of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a bit of Sun in the inner Gold Creek valley and Sun shining on all but the very lowest to lower part of Mt. Juneau and very lowest to lowest part of Mt. Roberts. 1730: Clear/Mostly Clear with the clouds in the NE part of the sky over the mainland, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and some of Mt. Juneau Ridge, sun shining on most of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts. 1650: Mostly Clear, puffy clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in puffy clouds, Sun shining on most of the mainland. 1557: The Sun is back in West Juneau. 1550: Clear with a few clouds, SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in puffy clouds, Sun shining on the mainland (Sun hidden by a cloud for West Juneau). 1450: Mostly Clear, band of puffy clouds Last Chance Basin side of the top and upper part of Mt. Juneau, puffy clouds around the top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, SE top of Mt. Roberts in puffy clouds. 1405: Mostly Clear, band Channel and Last Chance Basin sides of the top of Mt. Juneau, puffy clouds hiding the top of Mt. Roberts and low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, Sun shining in most areas. 1335: Mostly Cloudy, very , very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, very top to upper SE part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, weakened sunshine on much of the mainland. 1320: Cloudy, a few breaks, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some spots and areas of very weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1250: Cloudy, a few breaks, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1214: Very weak sunshine in West Juneau. 1150: Cloudy with breaks in the NE part of the sky, top to upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few spots and areas of extremely weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1120: Cloudy, a few breaks, very top to upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, extremely weak - very weak sunshine on the very lowest to lowest part of the mainland. 1050: Cloudy, a few tiny to small breaks, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1035: Cloudy, a few very small - tiny breaks, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0950: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0850: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0750: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600' 0705: Area of clear sky to the NE and E. 0650: Cloudy, a few breaks, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 500' and partially obscured below that. 0635: Cloudy, a few breaks to the NE, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 500' - 550'. 0615 ADT: Cloudy, clear sky far to the NE, Channel side of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau and of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, a couple of lower clouds. Thur. 9/28/17: By morning: Much of Gastineau Channel is muddy | By 1010: 9 of the 10 "Aquilean" sculptures have been bolted into place along the waterside of the old Cruise Ship Terminal dock and old Alaska Steamship Dock and they're peparing to erect the last one which was installed by 1145. Anchor Electric finished up the electrical install at the sculptures late this afternoon (they were still working at 1730). As of 2000, and still at it at 2130 the color LED lighting system is being tested & programmed. 2020 ADT: Clear. .36" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Clear. 1850: Mostly Clear with almost all the clouds in the Eastern part of the sky. 1800: .36" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy but with much of the blue filtered to some degree, somewhat weakened sunshine shining on some of the mainland. 1650: Cloudy with an area of blue sky far to the WNW, some very slight filtered breaks, and a few other breaks, spots and areas of extremely weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1620: Cloudy with some breaks, hints of blue, and hints of breaks, weakened - weak sunshine in West Juneau. 1550: Cloudy, some very slight to very small breaks and some hints of blue, some spots and areas of extremely weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland, fairly bright. 1500: .36" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy with breaks, spots and areas of sunshine on the mainland. 1250: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to very small breaks, SE very top and top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds and a lower cloud, clouds skimming and a few clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts, a few spots and areas of variable sunshine on the mainland. 1220: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to small breaks, spots and areas of variable sunshine on the mainland, upper part and very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few clouds, bits, and wisps around the very top to upper part of Mt. Roberts. 1200: .36" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, fairly bright, some extremely tiny to slight breaks, brighter spots and areas in the clouds, clouds around most of the SE top of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming and SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower wisps. 1130: Cloudy, some extremely tiny - very slight to very small breaks in the NW part of the sky, clouds, bits, and wisps around the upper SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds filling the inner Gold Creek valley, very top and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1106: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley filled with clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few clouds around the SE top of Mt. Juneau, lower band/clouds Channel and Last Chance Basin sides of Mt. Juneau. 1053: Precipitation to the ESE. 1050: Cloudy, a few clouds around the SE top of Mt. Juneau, very top and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band Channel and Last Chance Basin sides of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds. 1004: Precipitation over part of Mt. Juneau. 0950: Cloudy, clouds skimming some of Mt. Juneau, part of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming to very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a band on the upper Channel side, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin. 0920: Cloudy, most of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band/ribbon. 0900: Cloudy, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 0835: Cloudy, break very far the NNW, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps, bright area in the clouds to the SE with a brighter area where the Sun is. 0755: The Sun is rising over the far right shoulder of Mt. Roberts with very weak sunshine. 0750: Cloudy, some breaks, a few low clouds, bits, and wisps. 0720: Cloudy, a few filtered breaks and some hints of blue and of breaks, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and a few small clouds at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few lower clouds and ptaches of fog over Gastineau Channel. 0700: .36" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Cloudy with tiny breaks and a large area of very thin clouds with breaks and hints of blue, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, lower ribbons, bits, and wisps. 0625: A few lower clouds, just a few wisps at 0635. 0620: Cloudy, a few very small breaks and thinner areas, clouds skimming some of Mt. Roberts, small bit of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and peak of Mt. Juneau. .36" of Rainfall so far today. 0210 ADT: High Rain Rate of .52" of Rain per hour. Wed. 9/27/17: 1143: NWS: Flood Advisory for Heavy Rainfall around Montana Creek until 7 AM ADT Thursday - See 1143 Below | 1234: NWS: Significant Rises expected on Area Rivers & Streams through Wednesday night - See 1234 Below | 0648: NWS: Heavy Rain will continue to affect Southeast Alaska Wednesday - See 0648 Below | NWS: Record Rainfall in Sitka set on Tuesday, Sept. 26th - See 0415 Below | Boeing Takes Trade Law Abuse To A Whole New Level - Opinion by Dan Ikenson - Forbes 2023 ADT: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light wind. .64" of Rainfall so far today. 1950: Light Rain after Rain, Cloudy, mainland very slightly to partially obscured at the least, light wind. 1920: Light Rain after Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured, light wind. 1835: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured and remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, light wind. 1800: .54" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau mostly in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, light wind. 1735: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland substantially obscured, light wind. 1720: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured, light wind. 1704: A few very small and tiny whitecaps on the Channel. 1650: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming and top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light to breezy wind. 1635: Very Light Rain, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light to breezy wind, a few very small and tiny whitecaps on the Channel. 1544: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland partially obscured, light wind. 1500: .39" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and peak of Mt. Juneau, light wind. 1439: Light to Breezy Wind. 1427: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and a small part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light wind. 1405: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and peak of Mt. Juneau. 1352: Rain, clouds skimming highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge now. 1350: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light wind. 1327: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, light wind. 1300: Light to Breezy Wind. 1250: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light wind. 1235: Light - Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming some of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light wind, a few very small and tiny whitecaps on the Channel. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1234: NWS: Significant Rises expected on Area Rivers & Streams through Wednesday night. Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 1234 PM AKDT Wed Sep 27 2017 AKZ025-280700- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Including the city of Juneau 1234 PM AKDT Wed Sep 27 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT RISES EXPECTED ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Heavy rain has fallen over the Juneau area with 24 hour accumulations upwards of 1.5 inches through Wednesday afternoon. Rain will intensify again through the evening with additional rain fall amounts around 2 inches expected. Montana Creek is forecast to rise above minor flood stage, see Flood Advisory. Other local rivers and streams such as Jordan Creek and Mendenhall Lake will also show sharp rises but are expected to remain below bankfull. Along with the rain, gusty south winds of 30 to 40 mph will occur across much of the area through this evening. Wind and rain will make travel difficult. This statement will be updated by 11 PM Wednesday or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1200: .31" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and some of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light wind, a few very small and tiny whitecaps on the Channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1143: NWS: Flood Advisory for Heavy Rainfall around Montana Creek in the Central Inner Channels. Flood Advisory National Weather Service Juneau AK 1143 AM AKDT Wed Sep 27 2017 AKZ025-281500- /O.NEW.PAJK.FA.Y.0005.170927T1954Z-170928T1500Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- 1143 AM AKDT Wed Sep 27 2017 The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a * Flood Advisory for... Heavy rainfall... Around Montana Creek in the Central Inner Channels... * Until 700 AM AKDT Thursday * At 1143 AM AKDT, satellite estimates and automated rain gauges indicate heavy rain which will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. 0.50 to 1.25 inches of rain have fallen in the last 24 hours. Additional rainfall of around 2 inches is expected over the area through Wednesday night. * For the Montana Creek: At 1143 AM AKDT the stage was 12.7 feet. Minor Flood stage is 15.0 feet. Forecast: Crest at 15.5 feet at 4 am AKDT Thursday morning. Impacts: 3-6 inches of water at low water crossing on Montana Creek Road. Please stay tuned to NOAA weather radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. 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. && LAT...LON 5841 13457 5839 13458 5838 13462 5840 13463 $$ PRB --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1050: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, some very small and tiny whitecaps on the Channel. 1014: A few to some very small and tiny whitecaps on the Channel. 1005: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, ceiling at a bout 2200' at Mt. Roberts, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0935: Very Light Sprinkling-Misting, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured, windier closer to and over the Gastineau Channel and some very small and tiny whitecaps. 0905: Very Light Sprinkling. 0850: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured. 0750: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured and some of the remainder of the mainland very slightly to slightly obscured. 0735: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau and a small part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley slightly to partially obscured. 0700: .28" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0648: NWS: Heavy Rain will continue to affect Southeast Alaska Wednesday. Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 648 AM AKDT Wed Sep 27 2017 AKZ017>029-280100- Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area- Taiya Inlet and Klondike Highway-Haines Borough and Lynn Canal- Glacier Bay-Eastern Chichagof Island- Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area- Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area- Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area- Southern Inner Channels-Misty Fjords- Including the cities of Yakutat, Skagway, Haines, Gustavus, Hoonah, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Sitka, Port Alexander, Angoon, Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, Kake, Craig, Klawock, Ketchikan, Metlakatla, and Hyder 648 AM AKDT Wed Sep 27 2017 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST ALASKA WEDNESDAY... Nearly five inches of rain occurred Tuesday in Sitka and most of that came in just a few hours late Tuesday afternoon. Rain amounts between two and four inches were fairly common over the southern half of the Panhandle Tuesday. River levels rose accordingly but there is no known flooding occurring at this time. The area of significant rainfall shifted farther north Tuesday night. As of 6 AM Wednesday heavier rain was occurring from around Glacier Bay to Yakutat. The weather front causing the rain extends offshore and well to the south. This rain band will move east during the day Wednesday. Rainfall intensities will increase from Skagway to Juneau to Sitka by this afternoon. Two to four more inches of rain are likely through tonight in these areas. Rivers such as the Taiya near Skagway, Montana Creek near Juneau, Indian River near Sitka, and Falls Creek near Petersburg could rise sharply to bankfull Wednesday afternoon. Rain will spread back into the southern Panhandle later today and especially overnight tonight. Along with the rain, gusty south winds of 30 to 40 mph will occur across much of the Panhandle. Temperatures were very mild around 60 degrees in many places all night last night. Wind and rain will make travel difficult today. This statement will be updated by 5 PM today or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0635: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0620: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light wind. .28" of Rainfall so far today. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0415: NWS: Record Rainfall in Sitka set on Tuesday, Sept. 26th. 760 SXAK77 PAJK 271220 RERAJK AKZ017-028-271800- RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 415 AM AKDT WED SEP 27 2017 ...RECORD RAINFALL IN SITKA SET ON TUESDAY SEPT 26TH...... LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR SET 3.31 INCHES 1.25 INCHES 1976 TA SEP 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------- 0150 ADT: High Rain Rate of .34" of Rain per hour. Tue. 9/26/17: 1211: NWS: Significant Rises Expected on Area Rivers and Streams through Wednesday night - See 1211 Below | 0633: NWS: Heavy Rain expected through Wednesday night across the Panhandle - See 0633 Below 2020 ADT: Rain, Cloudy, lower band/ribbon, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured at the least. .72" of Rainfall so far today. 1950: Light Rain after Rain, Cloudy, lower band/ribbon, light wind. 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, occasional light wind. 1800: .56" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured, light wind. 1735: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower bits and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland partially obscured, light wind. 1720: Light wind. 1712: High Rain Rate of .29" of Rain per hour. 1708: Rain, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured now. 1650: Misting-Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, very top to upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, some lower clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1635: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1620: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, very top to upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower bits and wisps, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1600: Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1550: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of the mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 1500: .40" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Cloudy, precipitation over part of the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1435: Cloudy, precipitation over much of the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some of the remainder of the mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 1350: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1320: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured. 1250: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and in Last Chance Basin, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and top and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1235: Cloudy, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau, and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation over part of the mainland, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1211: NWS: Significant Rises expected on Area Rivers and Streams through Wednesday night. Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 1211 PM AKDT Tue Sep 26 2017 AKZ025-272000- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Including the city of Juneau 1211 PM AKDT Tue Sep 26 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT RISES EXPECTED ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Bands of rain, heavy at times, are forecast to move into the Juneau area Tuesday night and will linger into Wednesday night before beginning to move east. Forecast rainfall totals through Wednesday night are expected to range from 3 to 5 inches with most of that falling between Tuesday night and Wednesday night. Rivers, lakes, and streams will rise significantly during this time. Montana Creek in particular will likely rise to near or above minor flood stage of 15.0 feet by Wednesday evening. As of 11 AM Tuesday, Montana Creek was at 12.2 feet. The forecast crest is at 15.7 feet before dropping late Wednesday night. Montana Creek Road could have some water flowing over the low water crossing Wednesday evening. Jordan Creek is also forecast to rise, but is only expected to possibly reach bankfull conditions at 9.2 feet late Wednesday night. Additional rain is forecast through the end of week, although the rainfall amounts are not expected to rival the values from the first part of the week. Rainfall and river stages will continue to be monitored and additional statements regarding this event may be issued. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1200: .40" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1050: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1030: Rain. 1020: Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower band/ribbon, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0950: Misting, Cloudy, upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, light wind. 0920: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band/ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts and a few lower bits and wisps, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured, light wind. 0850: Very Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds with the remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, light wind. 0842: Light wind. 0820: Light - Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming and top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top - top of Mt Roberts in clouds, lower band/ribbon, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0750: Light - Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0737: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0707: Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds and some clouds upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0700: .32" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0633: NWS: Heavy Rain expected through Wednesday night across the Panhandle. Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 633 AM AKDT Tue Sep 26 2017 AKZ017>029-270000- Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area- Taiya Inlet and Klondike Highway-Haines Borough and Lynn Canal- Glacier Bay-Eastern Chichagof Island- Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area- Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area- Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area- Southern Inner Channels-Misty Fjords- Including the cities of Yakutat, Skagway, Haines, Gustavus, Hoonah, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Sitka, Port Alexander, Angoon, Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, Kake, Craig, Klawock, Ketchikan, Metlakatla, and Hyder 633 AM AKDT Tue Sep 26 2017 ...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE PANHANDLE... A front moving through the Panhandle today is bringing another round of rain, heavy at times. Forty-eight hour totals beginning early Tuesday morning show precipitation values expected to range from 1.5 inches in the southern Panhandle to as much as 4 to 5 inches in the central Panhandle, and around 2 inches in the northern channels. The heaviest rain bands will migrate from the southern Panhandle into the northern and central Panhandle by Tuesday night. Later Wednesday night, the entire system pushes across the Panhandle. Rivers, lakes, and streams will rise significantly, with several across the northern inner channels from Juneau to Skagway possibly reaching or rising above bankfull levels by late Wednesday night, however, at this time they are expected to remain below flood stage. Additional rain is forecast through the end of week, although the rainfall amounts are not expected to rival the values from the first part of the week. Rainfall and river stages will continue to be monitored and additional statements regarding this event may be issued. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0620: Rain, Cloudy. .27" of Rainfall so far today. 0440 ADT: High Rain Rate of .17" of Rain per hour. Mon. 9/25/17: 1707: NWS: Heavy Rain expected Monday night through Tuesday night across much of the Panhandle - See 1707 Below 2020 ADT: Cloudy, a few filtered - heavily filtered breaks, lower ribbon. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy, some breaks in the NW part of the sky. 1920: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy with an area of very thin clouds to the ENE. 1847: A Bald Eagle flew W over the backyard. 1800: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, small cloud by Cape Horn. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1707: NWS: Heavy Rain expected Monday night through Tuesday night across much of the Panhandle. Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 507 PM AKDT Mon Sep 25 2017 AKZ020>029-270115- 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 Gustavus, Hoonah, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Sitka, Port Alexander, Angoon, Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, Kake, Craig, Klawock, Ketchikan, Metlakatla, and Hyder 507 PM AKDT Mon Sep 25 2017 ...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE... A front moving through the southern Panhandle tonight will bring another round of rain, heavy at times. 36 hour totals beginning tonight show precipitation values expected to range from 1.75 inches in the Southeastern Panhandle to as much as 2.5 inches in the central Panhandle, and around 2 inches in the northern channels. This system will push northward Tuesday night. Chances of heavy precipitation will decrease toward the end of the week, while showers will continue across the central Panhandle into Wednesday morning. Rivers, lakes, and streams will rise, but are expected to remain below flood stage. Additional rain is forecast through mid-week, however, details on where and when additional heavy rain will fall are uncertain at this time. Watch for follow up statements issued by this office. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1705: Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy, very weak - weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is. 1635: Cloudy, very weak - weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is. 1620: Cloudy with a couple of breaks, weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, fairly bright. 1550: Mostly Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and a few cumulus clouds, almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine. 1500: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and some cumulus clouds, a bit of filtered to heavily filtered blue, very weak to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1435: Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and thicker clouds, very slightly to slightly filtered breaks, weak to weakened and somewhat weakened sunshine. 1350: Very, very thin to thin clouds and some cumulus clouds over much of the sky, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine in most areas. 1250: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, cloud and a few bits and wisps by the upper face of Mt. Juneau on the Last Chance Basin side, weak - to somewhat weakened sunshine. 1220: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1200: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy with breaks, lower ribbons, band, clouds, bits, and wisps, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1120: Mostly Cloudy, some clouds, bits and wisps hiding most of the upper SE part of Mt. Juneau, broken ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1050: Mostly-Partly Cloudy, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, full sun. 1009: A cruise ship foghorn sounded, and either the same one, or it and another foghorn, sounding every one to two minutes after that. 1000: Partly Foggy-Cloudy skies, broken low ribbon and a few bits and wisps, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 0950: More of the mainland visible now. 0942: Partly Foggy-Cloudy skies and patchy fog below with some of mainland visible, variable sunshine. 0926: Fog, bright from the Sun, a few slight hints of blue. 0905: Partly Foggy-Cloudy skies and patchy fog below with some of mainland visible, variable sunshine. 0850: Fog, bright from the Sun, some hints of blue. 0829: Fog, hints of blue overhead, very weak bright area in the clouds where the Sun is. 0820: Partly Cloudy, patchy fog in West Juneau with weakened sunshine, fog hiding the lower part of the mainland to much of Mt. Roberts. 07:52:52: The Sun started rising over the far right shoulder of Mt. Roberts. 0750: Partly Cloudy with fog hiding the lowest to lower part of the mainland. 0735: Partly Cloudy with fog hiding the very lowest to lower part of the mainland. 0700: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin and somewhat thick clouds, fog hiding the lowest part of the mainland. 0620: Clear or Mostly Clear, fog hiding the very lowest to lowest part of the mainland. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0400 ADT: High Rain Rate of .01" of Rain per hour. SUNDAY 9/24/17: 2020 ADT: Cloudy, lower band/ribbon. .36" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, Last Chance Basin and upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds. 1850: Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and a band below, inner Gold Creek valley mostly filled with clouds, very top- - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower band/ribbon, cloud and a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1828: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, small break to the SW, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400'. 1800: .33" of Rainfall to this point today. 1745: Light Drizzle, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower clouds hiding much of the Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a few clouds near and by Mt. Maria, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1735: Very Light Rain-Drizzle. 1720: Light Drizzle, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and partially obscured below, most of the remainder of the mainland hidden by fog/clouds. 1705: Some very, very light sprinkles. 1650: Cloudy, upper SE part of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a band upper NW end, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds in the Cape Horn/Last Chance Basin area. 1620: Cloudy, a few to some extremely tiny breaks, hints of breaks, and hints of blue, band upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, clouds in some of Last Chance Basin and the inner Gold Creek valley, a few clouds around Mt. Roberts. 1550: Cloudy, some breaks some spots of weak - weakened sunshine on Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, some clouds, bits, and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1540: The Sun is breaking through. 1535: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny to tiny breaks, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and some clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin, clouds skimming at least some of the SE part of Mt. Juneau and a few lower clouds. 1512: Cloudy, some breaks, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps, spots and areas of sunshine on the mainland. 1500: .30" of Rainfall to this point today. 1456: Some spots and areas of sunshine on the mainland. 1450: Cloudy some breaks - extremely to very small, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming to very top and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps, a few spots of somewhat weakened sunshine on Mt. Juneau. 1425: A few extremely tiny breaks. 1420: Cloudy, clouds skimming most of the SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1346: The Sun is trying to break through in West Juneau, precipitation over the mainland has ended. 1342: Cloudy, precipitation over part of the mainland, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau and a few clouds around its far SE top, clouds hiding almost all of the inner Gold Creek valley, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1339: 1332 Rainbow faded out. 1337-1338: Higher dimmer Rainbow faded out as the Sun hid in West Juneau, 1332 Rainbow is still there. 1333: 2nd but dimmer Rainbow now above the lower one. 1332: Bright Rainbow to the NNE. 1328: Rain, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden, weakened sunshine in West Juneau. 1324: The Sun is trying to break through. 1315: Rain, Cloudy, brighter, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland above about 400' hidden by fog/clouds and what's left is partially obscured. 1302: High Rain Rate of .75" of Rain per hour. 1301: Rain, Cloudy, mainland hidden. 1256: Very Light - Light Rain. 1250: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, top and very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden by clouds, a few lower bits and wisps, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1230: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation to the E. 1200: A few extremely tiny to tiny breaks now. .20" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, top and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1050: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon/band Channel side of Mt. Juneau, a few lower wisps. 1005: Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, ceiling at about 2200' at Mt. Roberts, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0950: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming to very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0900: Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0848: Cloudy after Sprinkling, very top to upper part of Mt. Juneau, very top to top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 0750: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0720: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0700: .17" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 0635: Very Light - Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 0620: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top to top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. .14" of Rainfall so far today. 0235 ADT: High Rain Rate of .04" of Rain per hour. Sat. 9/23/17: 2245 ADT: High Rain Rate of .09" of Rain per hour. 2020: Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. .22" of Rainfall so far today. 1943: Rain, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1835: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and some of Mt. Juneau, some lower clouds and a low ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a band Channel side of Mt. Roberts, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1800: .15" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 100' - 120', remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1650: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and fog/clouds hiding much of the lower part, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and some lower clouds, ribbon and wisps Channel side of Mt. Maria, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1627: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1550: Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1535: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden and clouds around Mt. Maria, most of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds above about 100' - 120', remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1500: .08" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, most of the very top to very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and a few lower clouds, SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower ribbon, clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1435: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, most of the top of Mt. Juneau and most of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, ribbon to the ESE Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1405: Cloudy, most of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau and much of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower bands. 1335: Cloudy, most of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau and most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band. 1320: Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 100' - 120'. 1250: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, most of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some wisps around the top - upper part of Mt. Juneau, lower ribbons. 1200: .08" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few lower clouds, ribbons, bits, and wisps. 1120: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, some lower bands and ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and by Mt. Maria. remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1050: Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band/ribbon, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1026: High Rain Rate of .08" of Rain per hour. 1020: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden after a period of better visibility. 1000: Very, very light misting, cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 0950: Cloudy, precipitation over much of the mainland, upper part of Mt. Juneau, part of the top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, small cloud very low in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0948: A Bald Eagle squealed nearby. 0922: A few very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming and very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few clouds, bits, and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 0908: Cloudy, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, a few clouds, bit, and wisps in Last Chance Basin and the inner Gold Creek valley, low band/ribbon. 0900: Cloudy, much of the mainland hidden by clouds above about 100'. 0820: Very, very light misting, cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 150' and very slightly - slightly obscured below that. 0750: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, mainland hidden and Blueberry Hills and upper part of Pioneer Avenue in fog. 0700: .02" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Very Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 0620: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. .01" of Rainfall so far today. 0600 ADT: High Rain Rate of .01" of Rain per hour. Fri. 9/22/17: Fall Begins - Autumnal Equinox at 12:02 PM ADT | M/V LeConte sailings are canceled for this weekend (Sept. 22-Sept. 24) due to a mechanical issue - See 1901 Below 2020 ADT: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, lower band hiding much of the lower part of the mainland. .31" of Rainfall so far today. 1950: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band hiding much of the lower part of the mainland. 1901: M/V LeConte sailings are canceled for this weekend (Sept. 22-Sept. 24) due to a mechanical issue. Repairs are in progress, the vessel is scheduled to return to service on Monday, Sept. 25. The M/V LeConte was scheduled to sail: Saturday: Juneau - Angoon - Tenakee - Juneau Sunday: Juneau - Haines - Skagway - Haines - Juneau 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. 1850: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds with the remainder substantially obscured. 1832: Very Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 100' - 150' and partially obscured below that. 1800: .30" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Light Misting-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds with the remainder partially obscured. 1720: Light Misting-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds with the remainder partially obscured. 1650: Very, very light sprinkling-misting, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and clouds down to 100' - 200' hiding the remainder of the most of Mt. Juneau and hiding Mt. Maria and Last Chance Basin, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower band, what is left is partially obscured. 1620: Sprinkling-Misting, cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds with the remainder partially to substantially obscured. 1550: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band/ribbon, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1500: .28" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Light Misting-Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band/ribbon, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1350: Very Light - Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden by fog/clouds. 1333: Very, very light sprinkling. 1320: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, very top to upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower band/ribbon, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1250: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds with the remainder partially to substantially obscured. 1200: .25" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden by fog/clouds. 1130: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden by fog/clouds. 1050: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds with the remainder partially to substantially obscured. 1035: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley, upper part of Mt. Juneau, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1002: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds with the remainder partially to substantially obscured. 0950: Light Rain-Rain, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds with the remainder substantially obscured. 0941: Rain. 0939: Sprinkling. 0935: Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden with the remainder partially to substantially obscured. 0850: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden. 0820: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 0750: Misting, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 200' - 350', remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0720: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, remainder of mainland above about 200' - 300' mostly hidden by fog/clouds and what is left is partially to substantially obscured. 0700: .18" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 550', remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0620: Very Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland partially obscured. .17" of Rainfall so far today. 0019 ADT: High Rain Rate of .10" of Rain per hour. Thur. 9/21/17: Aurora Borealis was visible in at least part of Juneau at around 1 AM | I (finally!) found my goof and removed the erroneous "Fall Begins - Autumnal Equinox" entry for Sept. 12th in the Tide Calendar.... Fall Begins - Autumnal Equinox is tomorrow, Sept. 22nd at 12:02 PM ADT 2020 ADT: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, some lower clouds. .10" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1900: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, cloudy, clouds skimming to very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower cloud/band, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, bits and wisps near and by Mt. Maria. 1843: Light Rain, Cloudy, much of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few clouds at the peak of Mt. Juneau, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1820: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and almost all of Mt. Roberts, broken low ribbon. 1800: Very Light Rain. .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts and a low ribbon. a few low bits and wisps near/by Mt. Maria. 1740: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts, very small cloud in Last Chance Basin. 1719: High Rain Rate of .08" of Rain per hour. 1705: Rain, Cloudy. 1704: A Bald Eagle is squealing. 1650: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, a few wisps skimming mainland mountains. 1635: A few sprinkles, cloudy. 1627: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1550: Cloudy. 1450: Cloudy. 1350: Cloudy. 1335: Cloudy. 1250: Cloudy, a few bits and wisps skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1150: Cloudy, almost extremely weak sunshine on some of the mainland, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, some clouds around the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and clouds skimming part of the SE part of Mt. Juneau. 1050: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of most Mt. Roberts in clouds, almost all of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds. 1035: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, almost all of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds. 0950: Cloudy, a few very tiny breaks very far to the NE, a few clouds and a few bits and wisps around the very top of Mt. Roberts, some wisps around the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and a few bits and wisps at the very top of Mt. Juneau, small bright area in the clouds where the Sun is. 0935: Cloudy, break very far to the NE, a few bits and wisps at the peak of Mt. Juneau, cloud by the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few clouds at the very top of Mt. Roberts. 0850: Cloudy, much of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a couple of clouds around the very top of Mt. Roberts, and a few wisps at the peak of Mt. Juneau. 0820: Cloudy with some thinner spots and area, a few wisps of clouds skimming the mainland mountains. 0750: Cloudy, some hints of breaks and of blue and some brighter spots and areas. 0735: Cloudy, some hints of breaks and of blue and some brighter spots. 0650: Cloudy with a few breaks (including filtered), clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE part of Mt. Roberts. 0648: A Bald Eagle is squealing. 0635: Cloudy with some breaks, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts. 0620 ADT: Partly Cloudy with very thin clouds to thick clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and Mt. Roberts. Wed. 9/20/17: 0841: NWS: Short Term Forecast - See 0841 Below | Douglas Highway Waterline Replacement ~ Sitka St. to David St. - CBJ ... The CBJ Assembly on Sept. 18 approved awarding the contract to Miller Construction 2020 ADT: Clear with a few clouds or Clear/Mostly Clear. 1950: Clear with a few clouds. 1920: Clear with a few clouds. 1905: Clear. 1850: Clear, very weak evening sunshine on the top of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts, and on the cliffs to the left of Snowslide Gulch at the end of Last Chance Basin. 1750: Clear, Sun shining on the mainland. 1720: Clear, Sun shining only on the mainland now. 1650: Clear. 1550: Clear. 1450: Clear. 1350: Clear. 1250: Clear. 1220: Clear. A Chestnut-backed Chickadee is talking. 1200: Clear with some patchy fog-clouds overhead, a few patches of fog above Gastineau Channel, Sun shining. 1150: Mostly Foggy overhead with Clear or Mostly Clear skies above, patchy Fog hiding much of the mainland, very slightly weakened sunshine. 1139: The Sun is breaking through. 1101: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and Fog hiding almost all of the mainland, disc of the Sun is visible, fairly bright. 1050: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and Fog hiding the mainland, disc of the Sun is visible, fairly bright. 0950: Fog, fairly bright with a bright spot - area in the fog where the Sun is. 0850: Fog, fairly bright. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0841: NWS: Short Term Forecast. Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 841 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 AKZ020-021-024>026-201830- Glacier Bay-Eastern Chichagof Island- 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 Gustavus, Hoonah, Angoon, Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Kake 841 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 .NOW... Fog over the central inner channels will dissipate around 10 am Wednesday. Weather stations and web cameras indicate the fog extends from Gustavus to Petersburg and is restricting visibilities to 1/2 mile or less. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0835: Fog, fairly bright. 0750: Mostly Foggy-Cloudy sky, mainland hidden by fog, brighter. 0735: Fog. 0705: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and mainland almost totally hidden by fog. 0650: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog/clouds hiding the mainland above about 75' - 100'. 0620 ADT: Foggy-Cloudy overhead and fog/clouds hiding the mainland above about 200' - 250'. Tue. 9/19/17: State of Alaska Accepts Offer to Buy M/V Taku - See Below 2055 ADT: Clear/Mostly Clear. 2020: Partly Cloudy. .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Partly Cloudy, lower cloud Channel side of Mt. Roberts and a wisp Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1850: Mostly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds and a few other clouds, very weak evening sunshine on the very top - top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts. 1835: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds, some breaks and hints of blue, ribbon by upper Channel slope of Mt. Roberts and a couple of bits/wisps of clouds at and by the S face of Mt. Juneau, weak evening sunshine on the mainland. 1800: .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin and thinnish clouds, the blue is very slightly to slightly filtered, very weak to weakened sunshine on most of the mainland. 1735: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin and thinnish clouds, most of the blue is very slightly to slightly filtered, weakened - weak - very weak sunshine on much of the mainland. 1650: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin and thinnish clouds and some other clouds, slightly filtered sunshine. 1620: Partly/Mostly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin and thinnish clouds and some other clouds, variable sunshine, light wind. 1550: Partly/Mostly Cloudy with very, very thin to thin and thinnish clouds and some other clouds, a few wisps, slightly - very slightly weakened sunshine. 1523: Partly Cloudy, a few wisps near and by Mt. Juneau, very slightly weakened sunshine. 1450: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy, variable sunshine, ribbon upper Last Chance Basin side of Mt. Juneau and a ribbon by the Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts, light wind. 1430: Mostly Clear, slightly weakened sunshine, band Last Chance Basin side of Mt. Juneau and a ribbon neat the top of Mt. Roberts. 1412: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, ribbon/band beside Mt. Juneau, ribbon over the upper Channel slope of Mt. Roberts, a small clouds and tiny ribbon in Last Chance Basin, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there. 1350: Cloudy, some breaks, ribbon beside Mt. Juneau, band over the upper Channel slope of Mt. Roberts, light wind, variable sunshine in-and-out and here-and-there.. 1348: The Sun is breaking through. 1257: Light Wind. 1251: Mostly Cloudy, ribbon/band by Mt. Juneau and a cloud by the upper NW part of Mt. Roberts, a couple of areas of sunshine on the mainland. 1200: .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy with some breaks - some of them filtered, some brighter spots and areas in the clouds, band upper side of Mt. Juneau and upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, a few bits and wisps near and by Cape Horn, almost extremely weak sunshine. 1120: Cloudy with some breaks, upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts almost totally hidden by clouds, ribbon Last Chance Basin side of Mt. Juneau, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 1105: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy, band over the upper Channel slope of Mt. Roberts and a few clouds over the Channel slope of Mt. Juneau, a few bits and wisps of clouds. 1050: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, band over the upper Channel slope of Mt. Roberts and a few clouds over the Channel slope of Mt. Juneau, a few wisps, the clouds have hidden the Sun. 1035: Partly Cloudy, ribbon/band upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few clouds and some wisps of clouds, variable weakened - weak sunshine. 1020: Mostly Clear, band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts, very, very slightly weakened sunshine. 0935: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, lower band and clouds, bits, and wisps, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. 0850: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, fog/clouds hiding much of the mainland, slightly weakened sunshine. 0841: A Bald Eagle flew NW. 0837: Very - weak sunshine. 0835: Foggy-Cloudy skies with a few breaks and hints of blue, mainland hidden by fog above about 100' - 200'. 0756: A Cruise Ship Foghorn (Grand Princess) sounded, and sounding every 1 minute after that until the last sounding at 0804. 0750: Foggy-Cloudy overhead with a bit of blue, fog hiding the mainland, brighter. 0720: Foggy-Cloudy overhead with a few hints of blue, fog hiding the mainland. 0700: .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Mostly Cloudy, fog hiding the mainland. 0635: Fog hiding much of the mainland now. 0620: Mostly Cloudy, lower band. .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 0100 ADT: High Rain Rate of .01" of Rain per hour. State of Alaska Accepts Offer to Buy M/V Taku (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) has approved a bid from a Portland-based company, KeyMar LLC, to buy the M/V Taku as-is for $300,000. In addition to the sale price, the State of Alaska retains roughly $500,000 worth of lifesaving and other equipment salvaged off the M/V Taku. These will be used on the new Alaska Class ferries and active ships on an as-needed basis. “With the value of the equipment the State has already removed from the ship, we can confidently say this offer was the best value possible,” said Alaska Marine Highway System General Manager Captain John Falvey. “We’re happy to have a viable sale and to see the vessel take on a new life down in Portland.” The purchasing company, KeyMar LLC, offered a sealed bid and vessel relocation plan on Friday. Two other companies offered bids of roughly $50,000. KeyMar LLC intends to renovate and use the M/V Taku as a floating hotel in Portland. The M/V Taku is currently at a mooring facility in Ward Cove in Ketchikan, Alaska. The State of Alaska certified the vessel relocation plan yesterday. Vessel ownership and responsibility transfers to the new owner when the purchase closes. The sale closing date has not yet been set. The M/V Taku was determined to be excess to the needs of the state for ferry vessels and outside the realm of what the state can afford to maintain and operate in passenger service with available funding. The vessel was constructed in 1963 and faithfully operated as a part of the Alaska Marine Highway System for over 50 years. The M/V Taku was taken out of service on June 23, 2015. Mon. 9/18/17: 2020 ADT: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1905: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1835: Cloudy, precipitation over parts of the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 1800: .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden by clouds. 1650: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, very top to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds hiding almost all of the inner Gold Creek valley, al most all of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 1550: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, SE part of Mt. Juneau clouds are skimming to very top in clouds, most of the upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds and clouds hiding almost all of the inner Gold Creek valley. 1532: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden by clouds and clouds in part of Last Chance Basin, very top and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower ribbon. 1500: .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, a few bits and wisps at the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, much of the upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1435: Sprinkles, Cloudy, some bits and wisps around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, much of the upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1350: Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600'. 1320: Sprinkles, Cloudy, much of the mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 800'. 1250: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, much of the mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 1,200'. 1200: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, clouds filling Last Chance Basin. 1122: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, SE very top of Mt. Juneau and most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon /band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, clouds in much of Last Chance Basin. 1050: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of the SE part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds, bits, and wisps over much of the Channel slope of Mt. Roberts above about 350' - 450', some clouds low in Last Chance Basin. 0950: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, most of the top and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds, some clouds around the very top - top of Mt. Roberts, a few clouds around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau and a few bits and wisps low in Last Chance Basin. 0925: Cloudy, most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, some clouds around the very top of Mt. Roberts, a couple of ribbons by the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, a few bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 0850: Cloudy, a few ribbons and wisps. 0805: Cloudy, a few wisps by the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, low ribbon. 0750: Cloudy, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a few bits and wisps of clouds. 0700: .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, some hints of blue, a few low ribbons, bits, and wisps. 0615: Cloudy, a few filtered breaks and hints of breaks. .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 0100 ADT: High Rain Rate of .02" of Rain per hour. SUNDAY 9/17/17: 2020 ADT: Cloudy, lower ribbon. .19" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, band to the ESE and a lower cloud and a ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1935: Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few low wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1850: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a couple of lower clouds. 1835: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, a couple of ribbons in Last Chance Basin and a ribbon/small cloud far to the E - ESE. 1800: .18" of Rainfall to this point today. 1753: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. 1735: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1720: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps around the mainland mountains. 1703: Very Light Sprinkles. 1650: Cloudy, a few clouds, bits, and wisps in the inner Gold Creek valley and around the SE part of Mt. Juneau, band at the top of Mt. Roberts and its SE upper part is hidden by clouds. 1620: A few extremely light sprinkles, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 1000'. 1608: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few clouds, bits, and wisps around the upper part of Mt. Juneau and top and upper part of Mt. Roberts, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1600: Light Rain, Cloudy, band upper side of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming at least some of the SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1544: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and some other clouds, bits, and wisps by its upper part and top, some clouds bits, and wisps around the upper part and top of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming at least some of the SE part of Mt. Roberts and a few other bits and wisps around its upper part. 1535: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, band upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming at least some of the SE part of Mt. Roberts, a few lower wisps. 1500: .16" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, very small filtered break to the NW, clouds skimming to SE top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower cloud, upper SE part of Mt. Juneau and the top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge are mostly hidden by clouds. 1435: Cloudy, a few breaks, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge mostly in clouds, very top and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts mostly hidden by clouds, some clouds, bits, and wisps around the upper SE part of Mt. Juneau. 1420: Cloudy, some breaks - mostly in the NW part of the sky, upper SE part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds around much of the top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge where there is also some weak - very weak sunshine, some clouds, bits, and wisps around the top - upper part of Mt. Roberts. 1350: Cloudy, upper parts of the mainland mountains mostly in clouds. 1335: Cloudy, bright spot - area in the clouds where the Sun is, top to upper part of Mt. Roberts mostly in clouds, clouds hiding much of the inner Gold Creek valley, much of the upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, fairly bright. 1321: The Sun is breaking through. 1305: Cloudy, some clouds, bits, and wisps around the upper parts of the mainland mountains. 1250: Cloudy, clouds around much of the upper parts of the mainland mountains. 1200: .16" of Rainfall to this point today. 1159: The Sun is trying to break through. 1150: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts almost totally hidden by clouds. 1133: Very Light Sprinkles after a bit heavier precipitation, cloudy, clouds hiding much of the upper parts of the mainland. 1050: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to tiny breaks, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden by clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds and top and upper part of Mt. Roberts mostly hidden by clouds. 1023: Cloudy, some very, very slight breaks, clouds hiding much of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau above about 600' - 700', variable weak - weakened sunshine. 0950: Cloudy, a few breaks, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 0920: Cloudy with large area of thinner clouds, hints of blue, and a few breaks, cloud in the inner Gold Creek valley, and a few bits and wisps of clouds. weakened sunshine. 0905: Very Weak - Weak Sunshine. 0850: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, hints of blue, brighter, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 0835: Sprinkles, Cloudy, band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a cloud near and by Mt. Maria, a few bits and wisps by the top - upper part of Mt. Roberts. 0820: Rain, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 0800: Rain. 0750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, most of the very top - top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low band/ribbon Channel side of Last Chance Basin and of Mt. Roberts. 0705: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, much of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and a lower band, low band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin. 0700: .12" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, some lower wisps and a broken low ribbon. 0634: High Rain Rate of .09" of Rain per hour. 0616: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds. .09" of Rainfall to this point today. 0515 ADT: High Rain Rate of .05" of Rain per hour. Sat. 9/16/17: Earthquake, 5.1 Magnitude (mww), 94 km WNW of Skagway, Alaska - USGS and Below | Saturday afternoon earthquake rattles Juneau, northern Southeast and the Yukon - Juneau Empire | Safety & Preparedness Expo at Centennial Hall - 9 AM to 5 PM today 2020 ADT: Very Light Rain after Light Rain, Cloudy. .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1935: Light - very light sprinkling, cloudy. 1850: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming at least some of the SE part of Mt. Roberts, wisp by the top of Mt. Juneau. 1835: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1832: Rain Rate of .04" of Rain per hour. 1815: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming at least some of the SE part of Mt. Roberts, very small cloud by the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and a wisp by the very top of Mt. Juneau. 1800: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, a few lower wisps. 1733: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, wisp at the peak of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming at least some of the SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1720: Cloudy, precipitation over most of the mainland, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, a few bits and wisps by the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE very top of Mt. Roberts. 1700: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland. 1632: A few sprinkles after a few raindrops, cloudy. 1550: Cloudy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1538: Earthquake, 5.1 Magnitude, 94 km WNW of Skagway, Alaska and 138.2 miles NW of Juneau. Earthquake was felt to varying degrees by many throughout the Juneau area. == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == Region: Southeastern Alaska Geographic coordinates: 59.904N, 136.750W Magnitude: 5.1 Depth: 10 km Universal Time (UTC): 16 Sep 2017 23:38:03 Time near the Epicenter: 16 Sep 2017 16:38:03 Local standard time in your area: 16 Sep 2017 15:38:03 Location with respect to nearby cities: 55.8 km (34.6 mi) NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska 130.3 km (80.8 mi) SW of Whitehorse, Canada 222.8 km (138.2 mi) NW of Juneau, Alaska 718.3 km (445.3 mi) ESE of Eagle River, Alaska 722.9 km (448.2 mi) ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS ________________________________ event ID : us 2000apcc This is a computer-generated message and has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist. For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000apcc or https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ National Earthquake Information Center U.S. Geological Survey DISCLAIMER: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ens/help.html?page=help#disclaimer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1500: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy. 1350: Cloudy, a few hints of blue, almost extremely weak sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1251: Cloudy. 1249: Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1235: Cloudy. 1220: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, a few lower wisps. 1200: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming much of the SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of most of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 1135: Very Light Sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and much of Mt. Roberts, a few wisps over the lower Channel slope of Mt. Juneau. 1049: Sprinkling. 1046: Cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps occasionally, location of the sun is visible. 0950: Cloudy, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 0915: Cloudy, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 0846: Cloudy, cloud at the peak of Mt. Juneau and a lower ribbon, broken ribbon by Last Chance Basin. 0813: Cloudy, a few ribbons by and near Mt. Juneau, extremely weak sunshine, light wind. 0750: Cloudy, ribbon over the very top Channel slope of Mt. Juneau. 0650: Cloudy, some slight hints of blue. 0620 ADT: Cloudy. Fri. 9/15/17: 2020 ADT: Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy. 1930: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy, a few hints of blue - breaks to the ENE. 1830: Cloudy, a few wisps by the very top of Mt. Roberts. 1750: Cloudy, wisp at the peak of Mt. Juneau and a wisp at one of the high points of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1650: Cloudy, clouds skimming some of the SE part of Mt. Roberts, some wisps by the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1624: Cloudy, a few breaks, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts, a few wisps at the SE very top of Mt. Juneau and a few bits and wisps by the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1550: Cloudy, clouds skimming some of Mt. Roberts and its clouds skimming - SE very top is in clouds, much of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming some of the SE part of Mt. Juneau. 1512: Cloudy with extremely tiny to slight and very small breaks, some bits and wisps of clouds around the very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and a few around the very top of Mt. Roberts, variable extremely weak to weak sunshine here-and-there and in-and-out. 1450: Cloudy, a few to some breaks, some wisps at the very top of Mt. Roberts and clouds skimming its SE part, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds, bits, and wisps around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau. 1437: Cloudy, some very slight - slight breaks, bright - brighter spots and area in the clouds with extremely weak - very weak sunshine, clouds skimming - very top of SE part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds and clouds skimming - very top of part of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1350: Cloudy, a few wisps skimming the SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and almost all of Mt. Roberts. 1332: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, almost all of Mt. Juneau, and SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1250: Cloudy, a few very tiny hints of breaks, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, SE part of Mt. Juneau, and some of the SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1150: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, Mt. Juneau Ridge, and the SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1124: Precipitation over Mt. Juneau now. 1115: Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, Mt. Juneau Ridge, and some of the SE part of Mt. Roberts, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1050: Cloudy, a few wisps at the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming to very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming some of the SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1035: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1020: Cloudy, precipitation in Last Chance Basin and over the very top - top of Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming - very top of much of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 0950: Cloudy, precipitation in Last Chance Basin, over some of Mt. Juneau, and in some of Last Chance Basin, a few wisps at the peak of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 0920: Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few bits and wisps of clouds at the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley and over part of the very top of Mt. Roberts. 0857: Precipitation has ended in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0850: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few bits and wisps of clouds at the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0835: Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few bits and wisps of clouds at the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0750: Cloudy, some hints of blue, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau. 0720: Cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge and some clouds around the remaining top, a few wisps by Mt. Maria. 0705: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds with precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, the remainder of which is partially obscured. 0650: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, Mt. Juneau Ridge, and Mt. Roberts, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured and top of Mt. Roberts slightly to partially obscured. 0620: Cloudy, a few low bits and wisps Channel side of Last Chance Basin and clouds skimming highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0611 ADT: Cloudy, broken lower ribbon Channel side of Last Chance Basin and of Mt. Roberts. Thur. 9/14/17: Curb Appeal ~ Home & Yard Support at Telephone # 209 - 9361, Juneau .... A hard worker and conscientious. I was not paid for this endorsement nor have any connection to Curb Appeal. 2020 ADT: Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1750: Cloudy. 1720: Cloudy, a few wisps by the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1650: Cloudy. 1550: Cloudy. 1520: Cloudy. 1450: Cloudy, wisp at the peak of Mt. Juneau and one by the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, small bit of a cloud by the top of Mt. Roberts. 1350: Cloudy. 1305: Cloudy. 1250: Cloudy, some wisps skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1150: Cloudy, some clouds, bits, and wisps at the very top of Mt. Roberts, a few wisps at the peak of Mt. Juneau and a few by the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1050: Cloudy, clouds skimming most of the SE part of Mt. Juneau, most of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower variable ribbons, bits, and wisps. 1012: Cloudy, clouds and some bits and wisps of clouds around the top and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, peak of Mt. Juneau in a cloud. 0945: Cloudy, cloud skimming highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and a few wisps below. 0920: Cloudy, a few wisps around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and a wisp by the very top of Mt. Roberts. 0850: Cloudy, a few bits and wisps by and near Mt. Maria. 0750: Cloudy. 0650: Cloudy, a couple of wisps in Last Chance Basin near Mt. Maria. 0620: Cloudy, clouds barely skimming highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very low wisp Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0519 ADT: A cruise ship foghorn sounded. Wed. 9/13/17: NWS: The weather radar on Biorka Island (near Sitka) used by the NWS Forecast Office was brought down on Sep 12th and will be down for approximately one week - See 1800 9/12 Below 2020 ADT: Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy. 1920: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy, a few wisps skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1750: Cloudy, clouds skimming highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau. 1650: Cloudy, a few wisps around the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts. 1625: Cloudy, a few wisps around the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and a wisp by the top of Mt. Juneau. 1550: Cloudy, a few small clouds, bits, and wisps around the very tops or skimming the mainland mountains. 1450: Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau mostly in clouds, clouds skimming to very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge mostly hidden by clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and a small cloud by the N end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 1355: Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few wisps skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and skimming and by very top of Mt. Roberts. 1335: Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, most of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few clouds around the very top - top of Mt. Roberts. 1246: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and parts of Mt. Juneau Ridge, cloud by the far N top of Mt. Roberts (by Gold Ridge). 1150: Cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few bits and wisps of clouds elsewhere. 1050: Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau, and very top and parts of top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower very thin patches of fog. 0950: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, some clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a very low ribbon. 0920: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower ribbons and bands and some patches of very, very thin fog to fog. 0850: Cloudy, lower ribbons and bands of fog and patches of very, very thin fog to fog, Blueberry Hills in fog. 0805: Cloudy, fog hiding almost all of the mainland. 0750: Cloudy, lower ribbons and bands of fog and very, very thin and very thin fog. 0735: Cloudy, fog hiding almost all of the mainland. 0650: Cloudy with a very tiny break far to the ENE, Fog hiding the lower part of the mainland. 0624: Fog, mainland hidden. 0620: Cloudy with possibly breaks, variable fog in West Juneau and variably hiding the mainland. 0541 - 0555 ADT: A cruise ship foghorn sounded every two minutes. Tue. 9/12/17: 2020 ADT: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge. Trace of Rainfall? to this point today. 1950: Cloudy with breaks in the SW part of the sky, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and bits and wisps around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau. 1935: Cloudy, some breaks - most of them filtered, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1850: Cloudy with very slight breaks to breaks - mostly in the NW part of the sky, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and most of Mt. Roberts, a few bits and wisps around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1800: NWS: The weather radar on Biorka Island used by the National Weather Service Forecast Office was brought down on Sep 12th and will be down for approximately one week. Public Information Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 600 PM AKDT Tue Sep 12 2017 The weather radar on Biorka Island used by the National Weather Service Forecast Office was brought down on Sep 12th and will be down for approximately one week for technicians to install an important technological upgrade. The work on the WSR-88D has been scheduled to minimize any potential impacts to office operations and will be delayed if hazardous weather is forecast. During the outage, radar coverage will be unavailable. A crew will install a new signal processor, which replaces obsolete technology, improves processing speed and data quality, provides added functionality, and supports IT security. This is the first of four major upgrades, known as service life extension projects, planned in the next five years to replace and refurbish major components of the 20 year old WSR-88Ds and to keep these radars operational into the 2030s. The $150M investment is being made by the three organizations that use these radars, the NOAA National Weather Service, United States Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration. The other service life extension projects include refurbishing the transmitter, pedestal, and equipment shelters. The tri-agency Radar Operations Center, which supports the radars, estimates it will take about 10 months to upgrade the signal processor on all 159 operational WSR-88Ds. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1800: Trace of Rainfall? to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to very small breaks, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, Mt. Juneau Ridge, and at least some of the SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1735: Cloudy, area to the N with some very slight breaks, clouds barely skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge and some wisps around its very top, clouds skimming at least some of the SE part of Mt. Roberts. 1705: Cloudy, a few bits and wisps of clouds by top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and a wisp by the SE top of Mt. Juneau. 1650: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny to tiny breaks, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few wisps around the SE very top of Mt. Juneau. 1550: Cloudy, a few wisps around the peak of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, some clouds, bits, and wisps around the very top and top of Mt. Roberts. 1500: Trace of Rainfall? to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, cloud by the peak of Mt. Juneau and some lower wisps, clouds skimming small part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few clouds around the very top to top of Mt. Roberts. 1350: Cloudy, one extremely tiny break, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, most of very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds as well as parts of its top, clouds over much of the slope of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1320: Cloudy, small break and a few extremely tiny breaks, very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top and part of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some wisps around Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1255: Sun shining in West Juneau. 1250: Cloudy, very large break and a few other breaks, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top and small part of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, and very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds with a lower cloud in the inner Gold Creek valley, small area of weak - very weak sunshine on Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1200: Trace of Rainfall? to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, a few breaks, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming to top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin/by Cape Horn, broken ribbon/band upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few spots and areas of extremely weak to slightly weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1115: Sun shining on the Last Chance Basin side of Mt. Juneau and some of the Channel side. 1055: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, clouds skimming almost all of Mt. Juneau Ridge, some clouds, bits, and wisps around SE part of Mt. Juneau and upper part of Mt. Roberts, spots and areas of extremely weak to slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine on Mt. Juneau. 1037: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy with a very large area of blue sky, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE part of Mt. Juneau, lower band Last Chance Basin side of Mt. Juneau and clouds in the Cape Horn - Last Chance Basin area, very top and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with some lower wisps. 0950: Cloudy, a few to some breaks - mostly extremely tiny to tiny, clouds around much of the mainland mountains from the SE part of Mt. Juneau to the SE, variable sunshine. 0929: The Sun is breaking through. 0850: Cloudy with breaks, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0750: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to very small breaks, SE very top of Mt. Juneau and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps; precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley? 0719: Extremely tiny break. A Chestnut-backed Chickadee is in the backyard. 0700: Trace of Rainfall? to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming to top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds, a cloud in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 0635: Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt, Juneau and SE part of Mt. Juneau, very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 0617 ADT: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and a lower band by its SE part and in Last Chance Basin, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a band/ribbon below. Trace of Rainfall? to this point today. Mon. 9/11/17: 2020 ADT: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, Mt. Roberts, and SE part of Mt. Juneau, a couple of lower clouds. .11" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Very Light Sprinkles after Rain, Cloudy, SE top of Mt. Juneau and very to top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming to very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds in the SE part of Last Chance Basin. 1944: High Rain Rate of .18" of Rain per hour. 1850: Cloudy, precipitation in Last Chance Basin and the inner Gold Creek valley, SE very top of Mt Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 1818: A Bald Eagle is in a tree to the NE along the shore. 1811: Rain, Cloudy, some clouds around the mainland mountains, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1800: .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, precipitation over Mt. Juneau and clouds skimming its peak, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, some lower clouds, ribbons, bits, and wisps. 1714: The Sun is trying to break through in West Juneau. 1650: Cloudy, precipitation over most of the mainland, clouds in part of Last Chance Basin hiding the inner Gold Creek valley, SE very top of Mt. Juneau and SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1617: Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds in much of Last Chance Basin and hiding much of the upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1553: Rain. 1550: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, SE top of Mt. Juneau and SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, cloud in part of Last Chance Basin and a cloud Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1543: Light Rain. 1520: Cloudy, small filtered break, brighter spots and areas in the clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of SE part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some clouds, bits and wisps around Mt. Juneau, and a few clouds in Last Chance Basin and by Cape Horn. 1500: .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy a few hints of blue and of brighter spots, upper part of Mt. Juneau, SE part of Last Chance Basin, almost all of the inner Gold Creek valley, and much of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower bits and wisps of clouds. 1420: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny - very tiny breaks, clouds around much of the upper part of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Roberts and in much of Last Chance Basin and the inner Gold Creek valley. 1358: High Rain Rate of .04" of Rain per hour. 1350: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, filtered break, brighter, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds in Last Chance Basin and upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, clouds skimming and clouds around some of the top and upper part of Mt. Roberts and a few lower clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to slightly obscured. 1338: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds in Last Chance Basin, upper part of Mt. Juneau and most of the upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1250: Cloudy, some hints of breaks and bright spots in the clouds, SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau, very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and much of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds in the SE part of Last Chance Basin, a few clouds, bits, and wisps Channel side of Mt. Roberts and a cloud Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1200: Precipitation has stopped in West Juneau, there is still precipitation over some of the mainland. .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Light Rain, Cloudy, SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau and most of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps in Last Chance Basin and Cape Horn area. 1050: Cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and a lower band, clouds filling most of Last Chance Basin, much of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower cloud by its NW Channel end. 0953: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, most of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts and very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, cloud in part of Last Chance Basin and lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin. 0850: Cloudy, SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, clouds skimming to SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds, cloud in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 0750: Cloudy, SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a lower ribbon cloud and a few wisps. 0720: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon/band. 0705: Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 200' to 750'. 0700: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts and its SE part above about 400' in clouds, a few lower ribbons/clouds. 0620: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon/band. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. It was Partly Cloudy for a time last night with the Moon shining. 0500 ADT: High Rain Rate of .01" of Rain per hour. SUNDAY 9/10/17: 2020 ADT: Cloudy, some breaks - mostly extremely tiny to very slight. .21" of Rainfall to this point today. 1959: Cloudy, thinner spots and areas and some filtered breaks, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' to 700'. 1920: Cloudy with filtered breaks, broken lower band/ribbon and a few bits and wisps. 1850: Cloudy with some very tiny to slight filtered breaks, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin. 1800: .21" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, area with very, very slight breaks and a few other extremely tiny - very tiny breaks, some wisps by the NW end of Mt. Roberts. 1728: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks and a few brighter spots in the clouds, some lower wisps, almost extremely weak to extremely weak sunshine. 1650: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny - very tiny hints of blue and of breaks, some lower small clouds, bits, and wisps. 1600: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few clouds and some bits and wisps around the mainland mountains. 1535: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, a few clouds, bits, and wisps around the mainland mountains. 1522: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps. 1507: Rain, Cloudy, wisps at the peak of Mt. Juneau. 1500: .18" of Rainfall to this point today. 1455: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, cloud skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts mostly in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 1427: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, a few skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, Channel side of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts. 1350: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, small - very small break to the NNE, very top of Mt. Roberts, top of Mt. Juneau, and clouds skimming to top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1250: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, tiny hint of a break and a few brighter spots in the clouds, very top and top of Mt. Juneau, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 1200: .17" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, brighter, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a few wisps. 1120: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1050: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0950: Cloudy, very top to SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation over the mainland. 0850: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top - top in clouds, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation over some of the mainland. 0750: Cloudy, very top to SE top of Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, precipitation over at least some of the mainland. 0728: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, very top to SE top - upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0700: .15" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, very top to SE top - upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0620: Cloudy, very top to SE upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley after low clouds, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds. .15" of Rainfall to this point today. 0550: Cloudy, very top to SE upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds. .15" of Rainfall to this point today. 0054 ADT: High Rain Rate of .18" of Rain per hour. Sat. 9/09/17: The weather radar on Biorka Island used by the National Weather Service Forecast Office will be down for approximately one week beginning on or about 12 Sep 2017 - See Below 2020 ADT: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower cloud. .82" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Rain, Cloudy, very top to upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1902: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1842: Very Light Rain now. 1800 .66" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: 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, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, wisp low in Last Chance Basin. 1624: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1550: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1516: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, top and very top of Mt. Juneau, most of the very top to top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1500: .63" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, mainland mountaintops in clouds. 1350: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1304: Rain. 1250: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower wisps. 1200: .62" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top and top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and some lower clouds, bits, and wisps, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few clouds, bits, and wisps in the Cape Horn Area. 1124: The Sun tried briefly to break through. 1050: Cloudy, precipitation over most of the mainland, most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden by clouds, lower band/ribbon. 0855: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming and upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few lower bits and wisps, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0847: High Rain Rate of .31" of Rain per hour, 0835: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured and remainder of mainland very slightly - slightly obscured. 0700: .41" of Rainfall to this point today. 0657: Rain. 0650: Very Light - Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts and a few other lower clouds. 0635: Very Light - Light Rain, Cloudy, very top and top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and part of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, very small cloud low in Last Chance Basin. 0612: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Roberts, a few lower clouds. .38" of Rainfall to this point today. 0040 ADT: High Rain Rate of .19" of Rain per hour. ----------------------------------------------------------------- The weather radar on Biorka Island used by the National Weather Service Forecast Office will be down for approximately one week beginning on or about 12 Sep 2017. Public Information Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 442 PM AKDT Thu Sep 7 2017 The weather radar on Biorka Island used by the National Weather Service Forecast Office will be down for approximately one week beginning on or about 12 Sep 2017 for technicians to install an important technological upgrade. The work on the WSR-88D has been scheduled to minimize any potential impacts to office operations and will be delayed if hazardous weather is forecast. During the outage, radar coverage will be unavailable. A crew will install a new signal processor, which replaces obsolete technology, improves processing speed and data quality, provides added functionality, and supports IT security. This is the first of four major upgrades, known as service life extension projects, planned in the next five years to replace and refurbish major components of the 20 year old WSR-88Ds and to keep these radars operational into the 2030s. The $150M investment is being made by the three organizations that use these radars, the NOAA National Weather Service, United States Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration. The other service life extension projects include refurbishing the transmitter, pedestal, and equipment shelters. The tri-agency Radar Operations Center, which supports the radars, estimates it will take about 10 months to upgrade the signal processor on all 159 operational WSR-88Ds. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fri. 9/08/17: 2020 ADT: Rain after Light Rain, Cloudy, a few lower clouds. .59" of Rainfall to this point today. 1947: Rain, Cloudy, some clouds, bits, and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts, remainder of mainland very slightly to slightly obscured. 1930: Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland partially obscured. 1850: Very Light Drizzle-Misting, Cloudy, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1806: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, clouds hiding much of the upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1800: .51" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, large cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts and clouds hiding much of the upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, a few bits and wisps by and near Mt. Maria. 1712: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds hiding much of the Channel side of Mt. Juneau, most of the upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1705: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1652: Rain, Cloudy, large cloud Channel side of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming part of Mt. Roberts, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1626: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1551: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1545: Cloudy, precipitation over parts of the mainland, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. 1507: Cloudy, precipitation over the mainland, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1500: .46" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1420: Sprinkling, Cloudy, band/ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts and a large cloud Channel side of Mt. Juneau, a few wisps by Mt. Maria. 1355: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower wisps, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1350: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1307: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds hiding upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few bits and wisps of clouds. 1250: Rain, Cloudy, band Channel side of the top of Mt. Juneau, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1220: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and a lower cloud and wisps, clouds skimming and SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower cloud. 1200: .39" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming and SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower cloud and ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts and some clouds, bits, and wisps over the Channel slope of Mt. Juneau. 1120: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming much of Mt. Juneau and some of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured and some of the remainder of mainland very slightly to slightly obscured. 1050: Cloudy, precipitation over parts of the mainland, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming and a small part of very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1017: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1003: Rain. 0955: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, ceiling at about 2200' at Mt. Roberts. 0850: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0837: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds and ceiling at about 2500' at Mt. Roberts. 0820: Very Light Misting-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, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, light wind. 0750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley slightly to partially obscured and some of the remainder of mainland very slightly to slightly obscured. 0720: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, light to breezy wind. 0700: .35" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming and upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0635: Very Light Rain-Drizzle. 0620: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, light wind. .33" of Rainfall to this point today. 0231 ADT: High Rain Rate of .25" of Rain per hour. Thur. 9/07/17: 0050: NWS: Flood Advisory for Heavy Rainfall... Around Mendenhall Lake in effect until Noon ADT Thursday - See 0050 Below 2015 ADT: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. .36" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1850: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1820: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured and remainder of mainland very, very slightly to slightly obscured. 1800: .35" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Extremely Light Sprinkling-Misting, Cloudy, very tiny break, a few bright spots in the clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1732: Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1650: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and very top to top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially to substantially obscured. 1630: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 1601: Rain, Cloudy, a tiny break, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and almost all of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds in part of Last Chance Basin. 1550: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny - very tiny breaks, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1517: Cloudy, some breaks, some clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts, clouds in part of Last Chance Basin, a few spots and areas of very weak - extremely weak sunshine on Mt. Roberts. 1500: .19" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, extremely tiny break and a cluster of them, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, lower band and a few clouds, bits, and wisps. 1420: Cloudy, much of the mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 800'. 1350: Cloudy, a few brighter spots and hints of breaks and of blue, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600'. 1325: Rain, Cloudy, SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland above about 400' hidden by clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1305: Cloudy, clouds, bits, and wisps around much of the mainland mountains above about 400' - 600. 1245: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part and very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, much of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps, and clouds mostly in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1220: Cloudy, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau, very top and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and much of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps, and clouds in part of Last Chance Basin. 1200: .17" of Rainfall to this point today. 1151: The Sun is breaking through in West Juneau. 1148: Cloudy, some brighter spots in the clouds, fairly bright, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts and much of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, some clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin and by Cape Horn, broken lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1130: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks and brighter spots in the clouds, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds filling some of Last Chance Basin, a few other lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1050: Cloudy, precipitation over much of the mainland, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming to very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps, and a cloud very low in Last Chance Basin. 1020: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts and SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few bits and wisps of clouds, and clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 0950: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band/ribbon and some bits and wisps of clouds. 0920: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, much of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower ribbon, remainder of mainland above about 400' hidden by fog/clouds. 0910: Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 700'. 0850: Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, lower band/ribbon and a few bits and wisps, a few patches of fog in the upper part of West Juneau. 0835: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny - very tiny breaks in a cluster overhead, some lower clouds, ribbons, bits, and wisps. 0805: Cloudy, clouds skimming highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, band Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few bits and wisps near Mt. Maria. 0750: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks, a few lower wisps. 0720: Cloudy, a few hints of blue - breaks, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, low band/ribbon to the ESE Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0700: .16" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0615: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE part of Mt. Roberts. .16" of Rainfall to this point today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0050: (Posted here at 0620) NWS: Sent: 00:50 AKDT on 09-07-2017 Effective: 00:36 AKDT on 09-07-2017 Expires: 09:00 AKDT on 09-07-2017 Event: Flood Advisory Alert: The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a * Flood Advisory for... Heavy rainfall... Around Mendenhall Lake in the Central Inner Channels... * Until noon AKDT Thursday * At 1245 AM AKDT, river gauge reports indicate rises in water levels from heavy rain over the advisory area that will cause minor flooding. 0.59 inches of rain have fallen in the last 3 hours. Additional rainfall of one half to one inch is expected over the area through late tonight. * For the Mendenhall Lake: At 1245 AM AKDT the stage was 8.2 feet. Flood stage is 9.0 feet. Forecast: 9.0 to 9.2 feet by 9 AM Thursday. Impacts: At 9.09 feet, water covers West Glacier Spur Road between Skaters Cabin and West Glacier Trailhead. Also, water will flow into the Mendenhall Lake Campground. 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 Mendenhall Lake and other nearby streams stay alert and be prepared to take action. Instructions: Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Target Area: Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0001 ADT: High Rain Rate of .63" of Rain per hour. Wed. 9/06/17: Record High Temperature set on Tuesday, Sept. 5th at the Annette and Yakutat Airports - See Below | Record Precipitation at Sitka Airport and Record Temperature at the Annette Airport on Monday, September 4th - See 9/05 Below 2357 ADT: High Rain Rate of .76" of Rain per hour. 2020: Very Light - Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. .07" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few lower bits and wisps. 1935: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and peak of Mt. Juneau. 1920: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and SE part of Mt. Roberts, some lower bits and wisps Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, a few lower ribbons, bits, and wisps. 1820: Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1800: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Light Sprinkles, Cloudy. 1720: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy. 1650: Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1622: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy. 1550: Cloudy. 1520: Cloudy. 1450: Cloudy, variable extremely weak - very weak and weak sunshine with variable bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is. 1435: Cloudy. 1417: Cloudy, extremely weak - very weak sunshine with bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is. 1350: Cloudy. 1250: Cloudy. 1226: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny - very tiny breaks. 1150: Cloudy, a few filtered breaks, spots and areas of extremely weak to weak sunshine on Mt. Juneau. 1120: Cloudy, a few breaks, almost extremely weak to very weak sunshine. 1055: Cloudy, a few to some breaks, variable sunshine. 1030: Cloudy, a few breaks, variable sunshine in West Juneau. 0950: Partly Cloudy, variable sunshine in West Juneau and on parts of the mainland. 0905: Partly Cloudy, slightly to somewhat weakened and weakened sunshine. 0850: Mostly Cloudy, extremely weak - very weak sunshine on Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0820: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, variable sunshine. 0750: Partly Cloudy, very slightly - slightly weakened sunshine. 0742-0743: The Sun is rising over Mt. Roberts to the right of Gastineau Peak. 0650: Mostly Cloudy, a few bits and wisps very low in Last Chance Basin. 0620: Mostly-Partly Cloudy 0300 ADT: Clear with some diffuse Aurora Borealis over the mainland. Because of clouds earlier and the Full Moon all night, the Aurora, to whatever extent it was, was hard to see. ---------------------------------------------------------- NWS: Record High Temperature set on Tuesday, Sept. 5th at the Annette and Yakutat Airports. RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 411 AM AKDT WED SEP 6 2017 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET ON TUESDAY SEPT 5TH...... LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR SET ANNETTE AIRPORT 82 78 1993 YAKUTAT AIRPORT 74 70 1957 ALL PRECIP/TEMPS REPORTED IN INCHES/FARENHEIT ABJ SEP 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------- Tue. 9/05/17: 2020 ADT: Mostly Clear with most of the clouds in the NW 1/3rd of the sky. 1950: Mostly Clear. 1935: Clear/Mostly Clear. 1920: Very weak sunshine on upper part of Mt. Roberts. 1847: Mostly Clear with the clouds to the W. 1835: Mostly Clear with the clouds mostly to the W, weakened sunshine on the very top - top of Mt. Roberts. 1756: A Bald Eagle flew SE over Gastineau Channel. 1750: Mostly Clear/Clear. 1650: Mostly Clear/Clear. 1620: Mostly Clear. 1550: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy. 1450: Mostly Clear, very slightly weakened sunshine to full sun in most areas. 1420: Partly Cloudy with scattered extremely tiny to tiny clouds and a few larger clouds, Sun shining in most areas. 1350: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy, variable sunshine here-and-there and in-and-out. 1250: Mostly Clear with scattered extremely tiny to small clouds, variable sunshine. 1220: Partly Cloudy with extremely tiny to very small scattered clouds, variable sunshine. 1150: Clear with some extremely tiny to very small clouds. 1050: Mostly Clear/Clear with scattered clouds. 0950: Clear, a few extremely tiny to tiny clouds. 0850: Clear with some scattered extremely tiny to very small clouds, full sunshine. 0835: Mostly Clear with numerous extremely tiny to small scattered clouds, thin lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few wisps very low in Last Chance Basin, variable sunshine in-and-out. 0820: Clear with a large area with scattered tiny - very tiny clouds. 0750: Clear, a few wisps of fog near Mt. Maria. 0741: The Sun is starting to rise over Mt. Roberts to the right of Gastineau Peak. 0735: Some very, very thin - very thin clouds, patchy variable fog. 0713: Fog, mainland almost totally hidden. 0650: Sky mostly hidden by fog-clouds, lower bands and ribbons hiding much of the mainland. 0620 ADT: Partly Cloudy with mostly very, very thin to thin clouds, broken lower band/ribbon, patchy fog in parts of West Juneau. ----------------------------------------------------------------- NWS: Record Precipitation at Sitka Airport and Record Temperature at the Annette Airport on Monday, September 4th. ...RECORD PRECIPITATION AND HIGH TEMPERATURE EVENT ON MONDAY SEPT 4TH 2017... LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR SET SITKA AIRPORT 2.77 2.49 2000 ANNETTE AIRPORT 78 77 1949 ALL PRECIP/TEMPS REPORTED IN INCHES/FAHRENHEIT JBYRD 09/05/2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mon. 9/04/17: Labor Day - Federal, State, & Local Holiday | 0632 (Same statement re-issued at 1124): NWS: Heavy Rain for the Northern Panhandle Monday - See 0632 Below | Part IV Oroville Spillway Construction Tour - Juan Browne | Mudslide in Sitka on the way to the ferry terminal - Juneau Community Facebook page; Landslide closes Halibut Point Road in Sitka - KCAW 2020: Cloudy, a few thinner spots in the clouds, a few bits and wisps very low in Last Chance Basin. .83" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy, a few wisps skimming the mainland mountains, a few bits and wisps very low in Last Chance Basin. 1928: Cloudy, clouds barely skimming peak of Mt. Juneau. 1850: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, small part of the highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and most of Mt. Roberts. 1820: A few very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1800: .81" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1735: Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1650: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1550: Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps. 1535: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1520: Rain after Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 1500: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. .80" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured and remainder of inner Gold Creek valley slightly obscured. 1410: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured 1350: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part o Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few wisps very low in Last Chance Basin. 1334: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1250: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1200: Light Wind. .72" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and some lower clouds, bits, and wisps, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1105: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts and very top - top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1030: Rain, Cloudy, very top to top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1001: Light Wind. 0950: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, some lower clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0935: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0850: Rain after Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - 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. 0835: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to slightly obscured. 0820: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0735: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0710: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0700: .34" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and the same for Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0638: Rain, remainder of mainland partially obscured now. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0632: NWS: Heavy Rain for the Northern Panhandle Monday. Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 632 AM AKDT Mon Sep 4 2017 AKZ020-022-025-050300- Glacier Bay-Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Including the cities of Gustavus, Elfin Cove, Pelican, and Juneau 632 AM AKDT Mon Sep 4 2017 ...HEAVY RAIN FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY... Heavy rain is expected over portions of the northern Panhandle from Pelican and Elfin Cove to Juneau through late Monday afternoon as the band of heavier rains shifts westward. Rain amounts of 1 to 4 inches are expected in this region. Fast reacting streams such as the Salmon River in Gustavus and Montana and Jordan Creeks in the Juneau area, to name a few, will respond quickly with significant rises through this afternoon and could reach bankfull levels this evening. Another potential concern in the Juneau area is the runoff draining into Mendenhall Lake and then the Mendenhall River. The lake and river system reacts a little slower than the streams and the crest may be Tuesday. The water levels at the lake may also rise significantly as well, but not anticipating it to reach bankfull. The next batch of rain is not expected to move into the Panhandle until Wednesday. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0620: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Roberts, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. .29" of Rainfall so far today. 0027 ADT: High Rain Rate of .19" of Rain per hour. SUNDAY 9/03/17: NWS: Heavy Rain for portions of the Northern Panhandle Monday and Wednesday - See 1537 Below | 0420: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 10 AM ADT this morning - See 0420 Below | After hot start, August cools off with rain - Juneau Empire 2020 ADT: Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1750: Cloudy. 1735: Overcast-Cloudy, very weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is. 1714: Cloudy, weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is. 1650: Cloudy. 1620: Cloudy. 1550: Overcast, very weak bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1537: NWS: Heavy Rain for portions of the Northern Panhandle Monday and Wednesday. Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 337 PM AKDT Sun Sep 3 2017 AKZ020-022-025-050000- Glacier Bay-Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Including the cities of Gustavus, Elfin Cove, Pelican, and Juneau 337 PM AKDT Sun Sep 3 2017 ...HEAVY RAIN FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY... Heavy rain is forecast for portions of the Northern Panhandle Monday and Wednesday. A frontal system over the Gulf of Alaska Sunday evening will move slowly eastward then stall over the eastern Gulf Monday. A stream of sub-tropical moisture will produce persistent rain...heavy at times...on Monday. Rain will diminish Monday night and Tuesday as the moisture stream shifts to the west before moving east again Tuesday night into Wednesday. Potential rain amounts for the area will range from 4 to 7 inches through Wednesday. This rain will cause significant rises on streams and rivers. Stay tuned to updates from the National Weather Service on this event. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1450: Overcast with thinnish clouds, weak sunshine. 1420: Overcast with thinnish clouds, weakened sunshine. 1353: Overcast with thinnish clouds, bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, weak - very weak sunshine. 1335: Cloudy-Overcast with thinnish clouds, bright spot in the clouds where the Sun is, extremely weak sunshine. 1250: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and a bit of filtered blue, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 1150: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and some very slight hints of blue, weakened sunshine. 1050: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and a few hints of blue, weakened sunshine. 0950: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy with very, very thin to thinnish clouds, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 0930: Mostly Cloudy with very, very thin to thinnish clouds, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine. 0929: Two? Bald Eagles are squealing. 0850: Partly Cloudy with very, very thin to very thin clouds, very slightly weakened sunshine. 0825: Clear, low ribbon of fog to the ESE. 0808: A cruise ship foghorn sounded and again at 0810; fog hiding the very lowest - lowest part of the mainland and patchy fog in West Juneau, full sunshine. 0750: Clear, a few thin patches of fog over Gastineau Channel. 0741: The Sun is rising over Gastineau Peak on Mt. Roberts. 0735: Clear, fog hiding the very lowest to lowest part of the mainland. 0650: Clear, fog hiding the lowest part to lower part of the mainland. 0620: Clear, fog hiding the very lowest to lowest part of the mainland. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0420 ADT: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 10 AM ADT this morning. URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 420 AM AKDT Sun Sep 3 2017 AKZ021>026-028-031800- /O.NEW.PAJK.FG.Y.0008.170903T1220Z-170903T1800Z/ 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- Southern Inner Channels- Including the cities of Hoonah, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Sitka, Port Alexander, Angoon, Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, Kake, Ketchikan, and Metlakatla 420 AM AKDT Sun Sep 3 2017 ...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...Across central Panhandle from Tenakee Springs to Angoon and Endicott Arm southward through eastern Kupreanof Island to near Ernest Sound. * VISIBILITY...Visibilities to a quarter mile or less. * TIMING...Fog will continue into the early morning dissipating by 10 am. * IMPACTS...Allow extra time for morning commute and rapidly changing visibilities. 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 Sunday or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat. 9/02/17: 0637: Now Available: The August 2017 Monthly Report, and the updated Weather Database | NWS Summary of August 2017 Weather in Southeast Alaska - See Below 2020 ADT: Mostly Clear. .13" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Clear/Mostly Clear. 1905: Mostly Clear, spots and areas of extremely weak to somewhat weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1850: Partly Cloudy, spots and areas of very weak to somewhat weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1800: .13" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Partly Cloudy, cloud skimming the highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, areas of variable sunshine on the mainland. 1735: Partly Cloudy, variable sunshine on the mainland. 1650: Mostly Cloudy, a few spots and areas of weak - very weak sunshine on the mainland. 1550: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, variable sunshine here-and-there and in-and-out. 1500: .13" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, some breaks, a few wisps around the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, variable sunshine. 1440: A Dragonfly is flying over the front yard. 1420: Cloudy, a few breaks, a few wisps skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1350: Cloudy, some extremely tiny to very tiny breaks and a few other larger breaks, a few bits and wisps around the SE top of Mt. Juneau and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few spots and areas of extremely weak to weak sunshine on the mainland. 1326: The Sun is trying to break through. 1250: Cloudy, a few to some breaks, some clouds around the SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, bits and wisps around the peak of Mt. Juneau, cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts and a few lower wisps, weak sunshine on part of Mt. Juneau. 1226: Cloudy, some breaks, clouds skimming highest part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE part of Mt. Roberts, very weak to weakened sunshine on most of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau. 1200: .13" of Rainfall to this point today. 1156: The Sun broke through in West Juneau and spots and areas on the mainland. 1150: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with the clouds mostly in the SE part of the sky, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, SE very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a few lower clouds, some bits and wisps around the upper part of Mt. Juneau, sun shining on some of the top of Mt. Juneau. 1120: Mostly Cloudy, clouds around much of the upper part of Mt. Juneau and over the SE part of Mt. Juneau. 1050: Cloudy with some breaks - clear areas, some clouds, bits, and wisps around the mainland mountains, slightly weakened to weakened sunshine on Mt. Juneau and in some of the inner Gold Creek valley. 1035: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, some clouds, bits, and wisps around the mainland mountains, slightly weakened to weakened sunshine on Mt. Juneau and in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0950: Partly Cloudy, cloudy by the SE Channel side end of Mt. Juneau, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin, full sunshine in West Juneau and on Mt. Juneau and weaker sunshine on some other parts of the mainland. 0938: Partly Cloudy with most of the clouds in the SE part of the sky, lower band/ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, lower band to the ESE, weak to somewhat weakened sunshine. 0908: Weak - very weak sunshine in West Juneau. 0900: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, most of the top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds and a lower ribbon, clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin and for SE lower end of Mt. Juneau, weakened sunshine on upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and on much of Mt. Juneau. 0837: Cloudy SE half of sky and Mostly - Partly Cloudy NW half of sky, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Roberts, some clouds in Last Chance Basin, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and ribbon/band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0820: Very slightly weakened sunshine. 0802: Weakened sunshine. 0750: Cloudy, some breaks, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau and barely skimming Mt. Juneau, low ribbon/band and a few small clouds, bits, and wisps, bright area in the clouds where the Sun is. 0735: Cloudy, some breaks, clouds skimming most of Mt. Juneau Ridge and most of the SE part of Mt. Juneau, low band/ribbon. 0700: .13" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Mostly Cloudy, fog hiding the lower part of the mainland. 0637: Now Available: The August 2017 Monthly Report, and the updated Weather Database. 0635: Cloudy with some breaks, lower band, clouds, bits, and wisps. 0620: Cloudy with some breaks, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. .13" of Rainfall to this point today. 0023 ADT: High Rain Rate of .80" of Rain per hour. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NWS Summary of August 2017 Weather in Southeast Alaska: ...Wetter than normal August with a brief return to summer temps... Summer returned to southeast Alaska for the first week and a half at the beginning of the month with daytime highs well above normal and overnight lows also above normal for most locations except the northeast Gulf coast. Some record highs were set as well during the first week with temperatures rising to 80 degrees or above. In total, at least 16 locations saw daytime highs during that first week of 80 degrees or higher. Topping out the list of sites experiencing truly hot temperatures was Skagway, which recorded 93 degrees for the daytime high on August 5th. Summer warmth and dry weather was replaced with overly wet conditions by the middle of the month. Soon thereafter, nearly all locations had met or exceeded their normal monthly precipitation totals. The exception was, once again, the northeast Gulf coast. Yakutat did end the month with above normal precipitation, but that did not occur until the last week of the month. Multiple daily rainfall records were set. Ketchikan International Airport was particularly notable with a three day total of over 9 inches and a one day total of 4.18 inches on August 22nd. This smashed a 100 year old record of 2.27 set back in 1917 and coincided with an atmospheric river event that affected the entire panhandle. Ketchikan also had the dubious distinction of experiencing the rainiest summer on record with a 3-month total of 46.99 inches of rain. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri. 9/01/17: 0706: NWS: Montana Creek and Mendenhall Lake/River Water Levels Rising - See 0706 Below | Afternoon: Much of Gastineau Channel is muddy 2020 ADT: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower ribbon, remainder of mainland above about 400' - 600' mostly hidden by clouds. .82" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600'. 1850: Cloudy, a few very, very slight hints of blue, upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds barely skimming and SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds hiding almost all of the inner Gold Creek valley, a few clouds in Last Chance Basin. 1820: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, Se very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds. 1800: .80" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few clouds in Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1745: Very Heavy Rain, fairly bright, cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, remainder of mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1742: Rain, brighter. 1735: Light Rain, Cloudy, tops - upper part of mainland mountains in clouds, a few low wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1717: High Rain Rate of 1.14" of Rain per hour. 1715: High Rain Rate of .90" of Rain per hour. 1650: Heavy Rain, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1635: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top to top - upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1605: Cloudy, a few to some breaks, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds and almost all of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with some lower wisps, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden by clouds and clouds in the SE part of Last Chance Basin. 1541: Cloudy, some breaks, most of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and some bits and wisps over its lower NW Channel side, top of Mt. Juneau, and most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a few clouds, bits, and wisps in Last Chance Basin, a few areas of variable sunshine on the mainland. 1507: Sprinkling. 1500: .43" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, some breaks, clouds filling most of Last Chance Basin, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, top of Mt. Roberts and upper part of Mt. Juneau mostly hidden by clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1440: The Sun is trying. 1415: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, SE very top - top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, some clouds at the NW end of Mt. Roberts and a lower band/ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts, clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1350: Cloudy, most of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower band by its NW Channel end, upper part of Mt. Juneau in clouds and clouds filling almost all of Last Chance Basin. 1335: Rain, Cloudy, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, clouds in much of Last Chance Basin, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1322: High Rain Rate of .57" of Rain per hour. 1313: Rain, Cloudy, SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a broken lower band-clouds, remainder of mainland above about 400' mostly hidden by fog/clouds, and what's left is partially obscured. 1235: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny to small - very small breaks, clouds skimming most of the SE part of Mt. Juneau and most of the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, some clouds, bits, and wisps around Mt. Roberts above about 400' - 500', band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1220: Cloudy with an area of extremely tiny breaks, fairly bright, much of the mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400'. 1218: The Sun very briefly tried to break through. 1200: Cloudy, brighter spots and areas in the clouds, SE very top - top of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds in much of the inner Gold Creek valley, lower band/ribbon. .38" of Rainfall to this point today. 1158: A Bald Eagle is squealing. 1145: Cloudy, clouds, bits, and wisps around much of the top of Mt. Roberts, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600', 1120: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower band/ribbon, remainder of mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 300' - 400', possibly precipitation over some of the mainland. 1050: A few extremely light sprinkles, cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and a lower band, remainder of mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 300' - 400'. 1035: Very, very light sprinkling. 1023: Sprinkling. 0950: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band/ribbon and some bits and wisps. 0935: Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 500' 0850: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600' and partially obscured below that. 0820: Rain, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 200' - 400'. 0718: Rain. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0706: NWS: Montana Creek and Mendenhall Lake/River water levels. Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 706 AM AKDT Fri Sep 1 2017 AKZ025-020000- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island- Including the city of Juneau 706 AM AKDT Fri Sep 1 2017 ...HIGH WATER IN THE MENDENHALL VALLEY TODAY... Heavy showers in the Montana Creek and Mendenhall Lake/River areas have caused water levels to rise to bankfull approaching minor Flood Stage. Montana Creek is around 14.0 this morning after nights rainfall total and will remain about that level in the morning. Showers are forecasted to decrease Friday morning and water levels will fall rapidly. Mendenhall Lake/River are also at high water levels, and may reach minor flood stage of 9.0 feet this morning and then diminish in the morning. A crest at this height will bring water to the West Glacier Spur Road Friday Morning. Persons recreating in the Mendenhall Valley should take precautions for high water early this morning. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0700: .30" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 100' - 300', remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0620: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. .29" of Rainfall to this point today. 0144 ADT: High Rain Rate of .51" of Rain per hour.