MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for FEBRUARY 2010 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 34.5 35.9 12:15p 32.7 6:50a 30.5 0.0 0.03 0.0 2.0 12:05a W 0.00 0.0 0.0 Brks-SltBrk Cd/VryLtSpr-LtSpr-Mst-VryLtDriz-FewLulls 2 35.0 36.9 12:55p 33.4 11:25p 30.0 0.0 0.02 0.0 2.0 2:20p W 0.00 0.0 0.0 Cd/Spr-LtRn Foggy-Cd/LoFog-Cds/FewSpr Cd-LoCds/OccSp 3 34.1 35.3 11:50a 33.2 2:00a 30.9 0.0 0.05 0.6 8.0 4:15p SSE 13.05 TRCE 0.0 Cldy/VryLtSn&Sn-Rn/VryLt-ExtmLtSpr Cld/Sn-Rn Cld/Spr 4 35.0 40.5 12:40p 31.2 11:55p 30.0 0.0 0.02 0.3 10.0 10:15a SSE 7.34 0.0 0.0 Cd/Sp-VryLtRn Brks MCd PCd MCd Cd Cd/Rn Cd Brks MClr 5 37.8 44.9 3:50p 31.2 12:05a 27.2 0.0 TRACE 0.8 14.0 6:45a WSW 18.75 0.0 0.0 Cld-OccHintsBlu Cld/Spr Cd-OccHintsBlu Cd-Brks PCld 6 40.5 47.6 4:30a 37.0 1:40a 24.5 0.0 0.32 1.3 21.0 9:25a SSE 30.42 0.0 0.0 Cld LtWnd Cld/VryLtRn-Spr-Rn-VryLtDriz-Spr-FewLulls 7 41.3 43.2 7:25p 39.9 12:05a 23.6 0.0 0.14 1.8 16.0 2:25a SSE 43.90 0.0 0.0 Cld/VryLtSpr-LtRn Cld Cld/RnShrs Cld Cld/VryLtRn 8 36.1 40.5 12:15a 31.9 11:55p 28.9 0.0 0.02 0.8 11.0 12:25a WSW 18.26 0.0 0.0 Cd/LtRn Cd VarCd-PCd&Brks/FewVryLtR-Drz-Sn-SpShrs Cd 9 34.4 37.2 1:35p 31.5 12:30a 30.6 0.0 TRACE 0.1 9.0 8:05p E 3.39 0.1 0.0 Cldy/VryLtSn Cld-ThnnerSpots-Areas Cld-HntsBlue Cldy 10 36.8 40.5 12:45p 33.2 8:25a 28.2 0.0 0.00 0.4 14.0 11:30p WSW 8.92 0.0 0.0 Cd Sm-TnyBrks MCd Sm-TnyBrks M/PCd Cd-VarBrks MCd 11 38.3 43.3 12:20p 34.9 1:25a 26.7 0.0 0.00 1.1 31.0 10:15a WSW 25.89 0.0 0.0 Cd-OccThnnrCds Lt-Wndy HntsBlu Cd Brks-SmClrAreas Cd 12 36.3 41.6 3:30p 29.8 8:10a 28.5 0.0 TRACE 0.4 10.0 12:35p WSW 9.01 0.0 0.0 PCd MClr PCd VryThn-ThnshCds-FiltBlu Ovcst Cd Cd/Spr 13 42.1 48.6 6:50p 33.2 1:20a 22.9 0.0 0.02 5.2 38.0 3:55p ENE 125.04 0.0 0.0 Cd Brks-HntsBrks Brz-Wndy Cd-Ovcst Cd/Sp Cd Cd/RnShr 14 41.2 45.1 10:35a 39.2 1:40a 23.8 0.0 0.13 2.2 21.0 11:00a SSE 51.98 0.0 0.0 Cd/LtRn Cd MCd OccLt-Brz Cd/FewSp Cd/SpToRn-FewLulls 15 42.1 46.7 11:00p 37.6 8:15a 22.9 0.0 0.05 3.1 29.0 9:10p E 75.17 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn Cd-FltBrks Cd-LtRn VarCdToPCd-Brks Brz-Wndy Cd 16 40.4 45.5 12:20a 37.0 7:20a 24.6 0.0 0.11 2.2 26.0 1:10a SSE 53.77 0.0 0.0 Brzy-Windy Cd Cd/VryLtSprToRain Cd Cd/OccLtRn-Mst 17 38.2 40.6 12:05a 33.4 11:35p 26.8 0.0 0.24 0.8 11.0 8:55a SSE 18.74 0.0 0.0 Cld Cld/ExtrmLtMist-Spr-Lt-VryLtRn-Driz-Rn Cld 18 32.7 38.8 1:40p 29.5 11:55p 32.3 0.0 0.00 0.1 6.0 5:50a W 2.97 0.0 0.0 VarFog-PCdAbove DecrFg PCd MClr Clr Clr-FogHdngMnlnd 19 32.5 42.9 12:50p 27.8 7:00a 32.5 0.0 0.00 0.1 4.0 4:10a W 3.04 0.0 0.0 Clr-VarFogOverChannel Frost Clr Clr-VarFogOveChannel 20 31.3 40.5 1:40p 27.2 7:30a 33.7 0.0 0.00 0.1 7.0 12:40p W 1.46 0.0 0.0 Clr-VarFogOverChannel Frost Clr Clr-VarFogOveChannel 21 29.4 38.2 1:40p 24.8 6:05a 35.6 0.0 0.00 0.1 4.0 1:05a W 1.93 0.0 0.0 Clear-VarFogOverChannel-Ovhd Frost Clear 22 30.0 39.1 1:35p 25.7 7:20a 35.0 0.0 0.00 0.1 7.0 8:30a WSW 1.70 0.0 0.0 Clear Frost Fog-VarFog Clear MClr 23 34.2 40.9 3:25p 26.6 2:35a 30.8 0.0 0.03 0.1 7.0 12:40p SSE 2.98 0.0 0.0 InCrCd Cd Cd-LtRnToSpr Cd-VarBrks PCd Cd PCd Brks Cd 24 36.6 39.5 1:40p 34.3 5:55a 28.4 0.0 0.08 0.1 8.0 3:45p SSE 1.58 0.0 0.0 Cd/OccLtRn-Spr Cd Cd/Sp-VryLtRn-Drz-Mst Cd Cd/VryLtR 25 38.6 41.6 2:50p 35.3 3:35a 26.4 0.0 0.26 0.7 13.0 3:15a SSE 16.75 0.0 0.0 Cld/Lt-VryLtRn-Rn-Spr-Driz Cld Cd/VryLtRn-Spr-Mst Cd 26 36.8 44.2 2:15p 30.3 11:10p 28.2 0.0 TRACE? 1.0 13.0 10:20a W 24.10 0.0 0.0 TrcRn? Cd MClr Clr-VarFog MClr PCd VryThn-ThnshCd-Hz 27 34.9 39.5 8:40p 30.6 12:05a 30.1 0.0 0.08 0.4 9.0 9:05p SSE 9.82 0.3 0.0 Fog-Cdy Cd Cd/Sn Cd/LtR-Drz-Sp-R Cd/OccSp-VryLtR-Mst 28 39.2 40.5 4:45p 38.3 10:15p 25.8 0.0 0.38 0.6 11.0 6:20p SSE 13.70 0.0 0.0 Cldy/Rain-LtRn-Spr-VryLtRn ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36.4 48.6 13 24.8 21 799.4 0.0 1.98 0.9 38.0 13 SSE 583.66 0.4 (1) As measured on Front Lawn at 21:00, rounded to the nearest inch if there is uncertainty. AVERAGE Mean Temp: 36.4 AVERAGE High Temp: 41.4 MINIMUM High Temp: 35.3 3rd MAXIMUM High Temp: 48.6 13th AVERAGE Low Temp: 32.5 MINIMUM Low Temp: 24.8 21st MAXIMUM Low Temp: 39.9 7th MAX >= 90.0: 0 MAX >= 80.0: 0 MAX >= 70.0: 0 MAX <= 32.0: 0 MIN <= 32.0: 13 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 27th MIN <= 0.0: 0 MAXIMUM Humidity (%): 97 18th @ 0552 MINIMUM Humidity (%): 35 15th @ 2127 MAXIMUM Pressure (mb): 1029.5 17th @ 1144 MINIMUM Pressure (mb): 993.5 24th @ 1314 TOTAL Htg Deg Days: 799.4 AVERAGE Htg Deg Days: 28.6 MINIMUM Htg Deg Days: 22.9 15th MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days: 35.6 21st TOTAL Cool Deg Days: 0.0 Heat Base: 65.0 Cool Base: 65.0 Method: Integration TOTAL Precip.: 1.98 AVERAGE Precip.: 0.09 For days with Precipitation, including days with Trace DAYS of Precip.: 21 All but: 10th, 11th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd MAXIMUM Precip.: 0.38 28th MAXIMUM Rain Rate: 0.14 25th @ 0813 Days of Rain: 17 (>.01 in) 7 (>.1 in) 0 (>1 in) TOTAL Snowfall: 0.4 DAYS of Snowfall: 3 3rd, 9th, 27th AVERAGE High Wind: 12.9 MINIMUM High Wind: 2 1st, 2nd MAXIMUM High Wind: 38 13th WIND RUN (miles): 583.66 DAYS Full Sun at any time: 11 4th, 5th, 8th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 26th DAYS OF Clear: 4 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd DAYS with Extensive Fog: 3 18th, 21st, 22nd DAYS OF Cld or M Cld: 23 DAYS OF Rainbow: 0 DAYS OF Aurora: 0 DAYS OF Lightning: 0 DAYS OF Earthquake: 1 15th 4.4 or 4.6 ML, 0829 AST, 123 miles NW or WNW of Juneau SUNDAY 2/28/10: Second Sunday in Lent 2100 AST: .33" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Rain, Cloudy. 1950: Rain, Cloudy. 1850: Rain, Cloudy. 1800: .24" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Light Rain, Cloudy, parts of the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, some clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau. 1650: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps. 1608: Sprinkling, Cloudy, murky around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts, a few lower wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1550: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, murky around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts and parts of the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few lower wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1520: Light Rain, Cloudy, murky around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts and in the Granite Creek area, a few lower bits and wisps. 1500: .21" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few lower clouds, bits and wisps. 1435: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, some lower wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a few clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts. 1346: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, a few wisps on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a few around the upper part of Mt. Roberts, 1250: Light Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, clouds over some of the Channel slope of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley slightly to partially obscured, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1200: .16" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, upper part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge substantially obscured-hidden with the remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, clouds over some of the Channel slope of Mt. Juneau. 1118: High Rain Rate of .05" of Rain per hour. 1050: Rain, Cloudy, much of the top of Mt. Roberts and most of the inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, peak of Mt. Juneau obscured-hidden, some lower wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1020: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts mostly hidden by clouds, some clouds upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0947: Light Rain after Rain, Cloudy, upper part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts substantially obscured - hidden, some small clouds on the Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts. 0850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, parts of the inner Gold Creek valley and of the top of Mt. Roberts partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 0750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, part of the very top of Mt. Juneau, parts of the top of Mt. Roberts, and the inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 0720: Sprinkles, Cloudy. 0700: .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured from the precipitation there. 0635: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 0620: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 0400 AST: High Rain Rate of .03" of Rain per hour. Sat. 2/27/10: 1805: Tsunami Advisory is Canceled for the Coastal areas of Alaska from Sitka to Seward - See 1805 Below | 2213: The Tsunami Advisory is Canceled for the last area of Alaska - See 2213 Below | At 1530 AST Elfin Cove had a 0.3' Tsunami - See Bulletin 21 Below | At 1527 AST Sitka had a 0.5' Tsunami - See Bulletin 19 Below and at 1723 AST Sitka had a 0.7' Tsunami - See Bulletin 25 Below | See 0604 Below for Estimated Tsunami Arrival Times (Juneau at 4:35 PM AST) | 0452: Tsunami Advisory first issued for the area including SE Alaska - See 0521 Below | A Dense Fog Advisory was in effect until 9 AM AST this morning - See 0248 Below ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2213 AST (Posted here at 0920 2/28): WEAK51 PAAQ 280713 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 25 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1113 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM SAND POINT ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA... A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTS OF THE U.S. WEST COAST STATES - ALASKA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. HOWEVER SOME OF THESE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE NON-DAMAGING SEA LEVEL CHANGES. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI IMPACT THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATIONS MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- ADAK AK 51.9N 176.6W 0440UTC 0.38M/1.2FT ALITAK AK 56.8N 154.3W 0516UTC 0.24M/0.8FT DUTCH HARBOR AK 53.9N 166.5W 0313UTC 0.21M/0.7FT KING COVE AK 55.1N 162.3W 0230UTC 0.62M/2.0FT KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 0221UTC 0.44M/1.4FT SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 0409UTC 0.40M/1.3FT SEWARD AK 60.1N 149.4W 0143UTC 0.38M/1.3FT SHEMYA AK 52.7N 174.1E 0519UTC 0.27M/0.9FT SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0223UTC 0.21M/0.7FT ATKA AK 52.1N 174.4W 0417UTC 0.40M/1.3FT TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). AT 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII IS CONTINUING ITS WARNING FOR AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. THIS WILL BE THE LAST WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT FURTHER INFORMATION. TO REPEAT - NO TSUNAMI WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. WEST COAST STATES - ALASKA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION... SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL TIMES. $$ -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2100: .07" of Precipitation to this point today. 5/16" - 3/8" Snowfall today (from the morning) consisting of .03" of Melted Precipitation. 0" of Snow on the ground at 2100. 2050: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903: WEAK51 PAAQ 280403 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 22 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 803 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM KODIAK ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO SEWARD ALASKA... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM SEWARD ALASKA TO KODIAK ALASKA... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. AT 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 0257UTC 0.33M/1.1FT ADAK AK 51.9N 176.6W 0219UTC 0.25M/0.8FT ATKA AK 52.1N 174.4W 0232UTC 0.31M/1.0FT DUTCH HARBOR AK 53.9N 166.5W 0311UTC 0.20M/0.7FT KING COVE AK 55.1N 162.3W 0230UTC 0.60M/2.0FT KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 0246UTC 0.40M/1.3FT SEWARD AK 60.1N 149.4W 0140UTC 0.33M/1.1FT ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 0030UTC 0.08M/0.3FT PORT ANGELES WA 48.1N 123.4W 2354UTC 0.15M/0.5FT SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 0116UTC 0.89M/2.9FT TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES CONTINUE TO DECREASE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST AND THE ADVISORY FOR THE STATE IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SURGES MAY STILL OCCUR AND CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN IN NEAR SHORE ACTIVITES. THE ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR ALASKA FOR THE TOWN OF KODIAK WEST TO ATTU. TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). TSUNAMIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WAVES THAT ARE NOT SURVIVABLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. TSUNAMIS OFTEN APPEAR AS A STRONG SURGE AND MAY BE PRECEDED BY A RECEDING WATER LEVEL. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS WATER SHALLOWS. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF OCEAN WAVES WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL AN ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS... OR SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. $$ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1850: Cloudy. 1805: The Tsunami Advisory is Canceled for the coastal areas of Alaska from Sitka, Alaska to Seward, Alaska. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1805: WEAK51 PAAQ 280305 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 21 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 705 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER... ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM SEWARD ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO SITKA ALASKA... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM SITKA ALASKA TO SEWARD ALASKA... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. AT 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 0116UTC 0.89M/2.9FT CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0006UTC 0.60M/2.0FT SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2022UTC 0.71M/2.3FT ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 0030UTC 0.08M/0.3FT PORT ANGELES WA 48.1N 123.4W 2354UTC 0.15M/0.5FT ATKA AK 52.1N 174.4W 0244UTC 0.31M/1.0FT KING COVE AK 55.1N 162.3W 0233UTC 0.61M/2.0FT DUTCH HARBOR AK 53.9N 166.5W 0232UTC 0.19M/0.6FT KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 0250UTC 0.29M/0.9FT OLD HARBOR AK 57.2N 153.3W 0124UTC 0.47M/1.6FT TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE DECREASING ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST BUT ARE STILL ABOVE DANGER LEVELS IN A FEW LOCATIONS. TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE INCREASING IN KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. AMPLITUDES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA ARE BELOW DANGER THRESHOLDS AND THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). TSUNAMIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WAVES THAT ARE NOT SURVIVABLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. TSUNAMIS OFTEN APPEAR AS A STRONG SURGE AND MAY BE PRECEDED BY A RECEDING WATER LEVEL. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS WATER SHALLOWS. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF OCEAN WAVES WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL AN ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS... OR SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. $$ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1800: .07" of Precipitation to this point today; .03" of that being melted precipitation from the 5/16" - 3/8" Snowfall this morning. 1750: Cloudy. 1735: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1657: WEAK51 PAAQ 280157 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 20 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 557 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER... ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM SITKA ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO SITKA ALASKA... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. AT 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- OLD HARBOR AK 57.2N 153.3W 0121UTC 0.46M/1.5FT SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 0130UTC 0.32M/1.1FT CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0006UTC 0.60M/2.0FT SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0027UTC 0.14M/0.5FT WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 2313UTC 0.24M/0.8FT CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 2206UTC 0.12M/0.4FT SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2022UTC 0.71M/2.3FT PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 2140UTC 0.27M/0.9FT SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2052UTC 0.33M/1.1FT SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2252UTC 0.72M/2.3FT TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ALONG SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA COASTS HAVE ARE BELOW DANGER LEVELS. AMPLITUDES OBSERVED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST ARE STILL ABOVE DANGER LEVELS AT A FEW LOCATIONS. TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE ARRIVING AND INCREASING ALONG THE SOUTHERN ALASKA AND ALASKA PENINSULA COASTS. TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). TSUNAMIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WAVES THAT ARE NOT SURVIVABLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. TSUNAMIS OFTEN APPEAR AS A STRONG SURGE AND MAY BE PRECEDED BY A RECEDING WATER LEVEL. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS WATER SHALLOWS. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF OCEAN WAVES WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL AN ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS... OR SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. $$ Tsunami Advisory Statement as of 5:57 PM PST on February 27, 2010 ...A tsunami advisory is in effect which includes the coastal areas of Alaska from Sitka Alaska to Attu Alaska... Persons in tsunami advisory areas should move out of the water... off the beach and out of harbors and marinas. Tsunami advisories mean that a tsunami capable of producing strong currents or waves dangerous to persons in or very near water is imminent of expected. Significant widespread inundation is not expected for areas in an advisory. Tsunamis are a series of waves potentially dangerous several hours after initial arrival time. Estimated times of initial wave arrival for selected sites in the advisory are provided below. Yakutat-AK 1619 akst Feb 27 Adak-AK 1642 akst Feb 27 Kodiak-AK 1628 akst Feb 27 Valdez-AK 1657 akst Feb 27 Sand Pt.-AK 1629 akst Feb 27 Cordova-AK 1706 akst Feb 27 Juneau-AK 1635 akst Feb 27 Cold Bay-AK 1709 akst Feb 27 Dutch Harbor-AK 1638 akst Feb 27 Shemya-AK 1721 akst Feb 27 Seward-AK 1639 akst Feb 27 Homer-AK 1739 akst Feb 27 for arrival times at additional locations see WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1650: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts, a few lower wisps. 1635: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming the mainland mountains, a few lower wisps. A Bald Eagle is in a tree to the NE along the shore. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1554: WEAK51 PAAQ 280054 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 19 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 454 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER... ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. AT 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0006UTC 0.60M/2.0FT SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0027UTC 0.14M/0.5FT WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 2313UTC 0.24M/0.8FT CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 2206UTC 0.12M/0.4FT SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2022UTC 0.71M/2.3FT PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 2140UTC 0.27M/0.9FT SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2052UTC 0.33M/1.1FT SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2252UTC 0.72M/2.3FT POINT REYES CA 38.0N 123.0W 2235UTC 0.26M/0.8FT LA PUSH WA 47.5N 124.4W 2254UTC 0.11M/0.4FT TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ALONG THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON COAST CONTINUE BELOW DANGER LEVELS. AMPLITUDES OBSERVED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST ARE STILL ABOVE DANGER LEVELS AT A FEW LOCATIONS - SUCH AS CRESCENT CITY. TSUNAMIS ARE STILL INCREASING ALONG THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST AND ARE JUST ARRIVING AT ALASKA LOCATIONS. TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). TSUNAMIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WAVES THAT ARE NOT SURVIVABLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. TSUNAMIS OFTEN APPEAR AS A STRONG SURGE AND MAY BE PRECEDED BY A RECEDING WATER LEVEL. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS WATER SHALLOWS. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF OCEAN WAVES WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL AN ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS... OR SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. $$ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1550: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming the mainland mountains, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau, a few lower wisps. 1535: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming the mainland mountains, a few lower wisps. 1500: .06" of Precipitation to this point today; .03" of that being melted precipitation from the 5/16" - 3/8" Snowfall this morning. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1454: WEAK51 PAAQ 272354 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 18 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 354 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. AT 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 2206UTC 0.12M/0.4FT SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2022UTC 0.71M/2.3FT PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 2140UTC 0.27M/0.9FT SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2052UTC 0.33M/1.1FT SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2252UTC 0.72M/2.3FT POINT REYES CA 38.0N 123.0W 2235UTC 0.26M/0.8FT LA PUSH WA 47.5N 124.4W 2254UTC 0.11M/0.4FT NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 2214UTC 0.23M/0.7FT MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2226UTC 0.28M/0.9FT ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 2304UTC 0.36M/1.2FT THE TSUNAMI CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE U.S. CALIFORNIA COAST AND IS STILL AT DANGEROUS LEVEL AT A FEW SITES SUCH AS SANTA BARBARA. NON-DAMAGING TSUNAMIS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ALONG THE OREGON, WASHINGTON, AND BRITISH COLUMBIA COASTS - THOUGH WAVE HEIGHTS ARE STILL RISING. THE TSUNAMI FRONT IS NOW APPROACHING SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND WILL BE RECORDED IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IN APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR. TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). TSUNAMIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WAVES THAT ARE NOT SURVIVABLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. TSUNAMIS OFTEN APPEAR AS A STRONG SURGE AND MAY BE PRECEDED BY A RECEDING WATER LEVEL. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS WATER SHALLOWS. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF OCEAN WAVES WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL AN ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS... OR SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. $$ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1450: Very, very light misting/sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming the mainland mountaintops with some lower clouds and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts partially to substantially obscured with a few lower clouds and wisps, some clouds low in Last Chance Basin. 1420: Very, very light misting/sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming - very tops of the mainland mountains partially to substantially obscured and hidden, cloud in lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1350: Cloudy, some lower wisps and a few thin ribbons. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1346: WEAK51 PAAQ 272246 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 17 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 246 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. AT 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 2044UTC 0.39M/1.3FT CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 2144UTC 0.36M/1.2FT SAN FRANSICO CA 37.8N 122.5W 2120UTC 0.26M/0.8FT LOS ANGELES CA 33.7N 118.3W 2043UTC 0.42M/1.4FT MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2036UTC 0.30M/1.0FT NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 2132UTC 0.15M/0.5FT POINT REYES CA 38.0N 123.0W 2144UTC 0.31M/1.0FT SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2031UTC 0.44M/1.5FT PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 2133UTC 0.24M/0.8FT SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2024UTC 0.66M/2.2FT THE TSUNAMI CONTINUES IMPACTING THE U.S. CALIFORNIA COAST AND HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON SEVERAL TIDE GAGES. REPORTS INDICATE THAT NAVIGATIONAL BUOYS IN VENTURA HARBOR HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. THE LARGEST OBSERVED TIDE GAGE READING WAS MEASURED IN SANTA MONICA, CA WITH A RISE ABOVE NORMAL OF 0.66M OR 2.2 FT. THE TSUNAMI IN CALIFORNIA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE DANGEROUS FOR THE NEXT THREE HOURS. IMPACT IN OREGON, WASHINGTON, AND BRITISH COLUMBIA IS EXPECTED TO BE LOWER THAN OBSERVED IN CALIFORNIA. TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). TSUNAMIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WAVES THAT ARE NOT SURVIVABLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. TSUNAMIS OFTEN APPEAR AS A STRONG SURGE AND MAY BE PRECEDED BY A RECEDING WATER LEVEL. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS WATER SHALLOWS. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF OCEAN WAVES WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL AN ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS... OR SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. $$ -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1305: Cloudy, lower band/ribbon. 1250: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower band Channel side of Last Chance Basin. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1247: WEAK51 PAAQ 272147 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 16 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 147 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. AT 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2021UTC 0.66M/2.2FT SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2029UTC 0.43M/1.4FT MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2031UTC 0.28M/0.9FT LOS ANGELES CA 33.7N 118.3W 2015UTC 0.41M/1.3FT LA JOLLA CA 32.9N 117.3W 2048UTC 0.34M/1.1FT ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 2046UTC 0.35M/1.2FT SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2014UTC 0.42M/1.4FT THE TSUNAMI IS NOW IMPACTING THE U.S. CALIFORNIA COAST AND HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON SEVERAL TIDE GAGES. REPORTS INDICATE THAT NAVIGATIONAL BUOYS IN VENTURA HARBOR HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. THE LARGEST OBSERVED TIDE GAGE READING WAS RECORDED IN SANTA MONICA, CA. THE TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND BE DANGEROUS FOR THE NEXT TWO TO FOUR HOURS. TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). TSUNAMIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WAVES THAT ARE NOT SURVIVABLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. TSUNAMIS OFTEN APPEAR AS A STRONG SURGE AND MAY BE PRECEDED BY A RECEDING WATER LEVEL. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS WATER SHALLOWS. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF OCEAN WAVES WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL AN ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS... OR SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. $$ -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1220: Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower band/ribbon. 1205: Cloudy, lower ribbons/bands Channel side of Mt. Juneau and lower band/ribbon Channel side of Mt. Maria and Mt. Roberts. 1200: .06" of Precipitation to this point today; .03" of that being melted precipitation from the 5/16" - 3/8" Snowfall this morning. 1150: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a thin lower ribbon and a few wisps Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1120: Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower band/ribbon. 1050: Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts and the inner Gold Creek valley hidden, cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, lower ribbon, bits and wisps. 1035: Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, most of the top of Mt. Roberts obscured- hidden, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and hidden, cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, lower ribbon and wisps. 5/16" - 3/8" Snowfall this morning so far consisting of .03" of Melted Precipitation. 1020: Light Fine Snow, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and top of Mt. Roberts hidden, lower ribbon, patchy fog/cloud Channel side of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1006: WEAK51 PAAQ 271906 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 13 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1106 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. AT 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. THE WAVES WILL FIRST REACH LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA AT 002 PM PST ON FEBRUARY 27. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- BALTRA ECUADOR 0.4S 90.3W 1430UTC 0.45M/1.5FT QUEPO COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 1417UTC 0.27M/0.9FT SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS E 0.5S 90.2W 1241UTC 1.07M/3.5FT MANZANILLO MEXICO 19.0N 104.2W 1709UTC 0.43M/1.4FT RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 1534UTC 0.27M/0.9FT ACAPULCO MEXICO 16.8N 99.9W 1804UTC 0.54M/1.8FT CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.5N 109.5W 1758UTC 0.33M/1.1FT CHATHAM ISLAND NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1844UTC 0.24M/0.8FT HIVA OA MARQUESAS FR. 9.8S 139.0W 1710UTC 3.14M/10.3FT PAPEETE FR. POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1808UTC 0.22M/0.7FT TSUNAMI FORECASTS AT SELECTED POINTS - MORE ON WEB SITE LA JOLLA, CA 0.8M/2.6 FT LOS ANGELES, CA 0.8M/2.6 FT MALIBU, CA 1.0M/3.3 FT PISMO BEACH, CA 1.4M/4.6 FT HALF MOON BAY, CA 1.0M/3.3 FT SAN DIEGO, CA 0.4M/1.3 FT HUMBOLDT BAY, CA 0.4M/1.3FT CRESCENT CITY, CA 0.6M/2.0 FT PORT ORFORD, OR 0.3M/1.0 FT MOCLIPS, WA 0.4M/1.3 FT TOFINO, BC 0.5M/1.7 FT SITKA, AK 0.4M/1.3 FT SEWARD, AK 0.4M/1.3 FT KODIAK, AK 0.7M/2.3 FT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL. TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). TSUNAMIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WAVES THAT ARE NOT SURVIVABLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. TSUNAMIS OFTEN APPEAR AS A STRONG SURGE AND MAY BE PRECEDED BY A RECEDING WATER LEVEL. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS WATER SHALLOWS. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF OCEAN WAVES WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL AN ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS... OR SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. $$ -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1000: .02" of Melted Precipitation so far today. 0952: High Precipitation Rate of .05" of Melted Precipitation per hour. 0950: Snow, Cloudy, mainland hidden. 5/16" Snowfall so far today. 0935: Snow, Cloudy, mainland hidden. 0930: 1/8" Snowfall so far today. 0915: Snow, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts and inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower bands, remainder of the mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0905: A few small snowflakes falling, cloudy, lower band, parts of the top of Mt. Roberts partially to substantially obscured. 0847: Extremely Light Snow with very tiny snowflakes, cloudy, all of the mainland above about 250' - 400' except for the very top of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog. 0820: Cloudy with hints of blue, fog hiding all but the upper part of the mainland and below about 150' on the mainland. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0804: WEAK51 PAAQ 271704 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 11 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 904 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. AT 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. THE WAVES WILL FIRST REACH LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA AT 002 PM PST ON FEBRUARY 27. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- IQUIQUE CHILE 20.2S 70.2W 0851UTC 0.30M/1.0FT ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 23.3S 70.4W 0956UTC 0.46M/1.4FT ANCUD CHILE 41.9S 74.3W 0943UTC 0.34M/1.1FT CORRAL CHILE 39.9S 73.4W 1012UTC 1.54M/5.2FT CALLAO LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 1029UTC 0.66M/2.2FT BALTRA ECUADOR 0.4S 90.3W 1430UTC 0.45M/1.5FT QUEPO COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 1417UTC 0.27M/0.9FT ACAPULCO MEXICO 16.8N 99.9W 1549UTC 0.34M/1.1FT SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS E 0.5S 90.2W 1241UTC 1.07M/3.5FT MANZANILLO MEXICO 19.0N 104.2W 1636UTC 0.23M/0.7FT TSUNAMI FORECASTS AT SELECTED POINTS - LA JOLLA, CA 0.8M/2.6 FT LOS ANGELES, CA 0.8M/2.6 FT MAILBU, CA 1.0M/3.3 FT PISMO BEACH, CA 1.4M/4.6 FT HALF MOON BAY, CA 1.0M/3.3 FT SAN FRANCISCO, CA 0.2M/0.7 FT HUMBOLDT BAY, CA 0.4M/1.3FT CRESCENT CITY, CA 0.6M/2.0 FT PORT ORFORD, OR 0.3M/1.0 FT MOCLIPS, WA 0.4M/1.3 FT TOFINO, BC 0.5M/1.7 FT SITKA, AK 0.4M/1.3 FT SEWARD, AK 0.4M/1.3 FT KODIAK, AK 0.7M/2.3 FT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL. TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). TSUNAMIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WAVES THAT ARE NOT SURVIVABLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. TSUNAMIS OFTEN APPEAR AS A STRONG SURGE AND MAY BE PRECEDED BY A RECEDING WATER LEVEL. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS WATER SHALLOWS. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF OCEAN WAVES WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL AN ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS... OR SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. $$ -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0750: Foggy/Cloudy overhead with some slight hints of blue, fog hiding the mainland above about 100' - 300'. 0650: Foggy/Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 75' - 250'. 0635: Foggy/Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 75' - 150'. 0620: Foggy/Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 150'. Light Frost formed overnight. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0604: Tsunami Advisory Statement as of 7:04 AM PST on February 27, 2010 ...A tsunami advisory is in effect which includes the coastal areas of California - Oregon - Washington - British Columbia and Alaska from the California-Mexico border to Attu Alaska... Persons in tsunami advisory areas should move out of the water... off the beach and out of harbors and marinas. Tsunami advisories mean that a tsunami capable of producing strong currents or waves dangerous to persons in or very near water is imminent of expected. Significant widespread inundation is not expected for areas in an advisory. Tsunamis are a series of waves potentially dangerous several hours after initial arrival time. Estimated times of initial wave arrival for selected sites in the advisory are provided below. La Jolla-CA 1202 PST Feb 27 Yakutat-AK 1619 akst Feb 27 Santa Barbara-CA 1231 PST Feb 27 Kodiak-AK 1628 akst Feb 27 San Francisco-CA 1326 PST Feb 27 Sand Pt.-AK 1629 akst Feb 27 Crescent City-CA 1346 PST Feb 27 Juneau-AK 1635 akst Feb 27 Charleston-or 1402 PST Feb 27 Dutch Harbor-AK 1638 akst Feb 27 seaside-or 1446 PST Feb 27 Seward-AK 1639 akst Feb 27 Westport-WA 1457 PST Feb 27 Adak-AK 1642 akst Feb 27 Neah Bay-WA 1507 PST Feb 27 Valdez-AK 1657 akst Feb 27 tofino-BC 1515 PST Feb 27 Cordova-AK 1706 akst Feb 27 Langara-BC 1551 PST Feb 27 Cold Bay-AK 1709 akst Feb 27 Sitka-AK 1529 akst Feb 27 Shemya-AK 1721 akst Feb 27 Ketchikan-AK 1549 akst Feb 27 Homer-AK 1739 akst Feb 27 for arrival times at additional locations see WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0550: Foggy/Cloudy overhead and fog hiding the mainland above about 150' except much of Mt. Roberts is at least partially visible. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 0521: WEAK51 PAAQ 271403 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 8 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 552 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER... ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO KODIAK ALASKA... ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM KODIAK ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. AT 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. THE WAVES WILL FIRST REACH LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA AT 002 PM PST ON FEBRUARY 27. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- 74MIN TALCAHUANO C 36.7S 73.1W 0657UTC 1.84M/6.1FT 40MIN SAN FELIX CH 26.3S 80.1W 0832UTC 0.81M/2.7FT 57MIN CALDERA CHIL 27.1S 70.8W 0746UTC 0.52M/1.7FT 47MIN COQUIMBO CHI 29.9S 71.3W 0902UTC 1.27M/4.2FT 78MIN IQUIQUE CHIL 20.2S 70.2W 0851UTC 0.30M/1.0FT 57MIN ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 70.4W 0956UTC 0.46M/1.5FT 84MIN ANCUD CHILE 41.9S 74.3W 0943UTC 0.34M/1.1FT 30MIN CORRAL CHILE 39.9S 73.4W 1012UTC 1.54M/5.1FT 56MIN CALLAO LA PUN 12.1S 77.2W 1029UTC 0.66M/2.2FT 52MIN BALTRA ECUAD 0.4S 90.3W 1251UTC 0.35M/1.2FT TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). TSUNAMIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WAVES THAT ARE NOT SURVIVABLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. TSUNAMIS OFTEN APPEAR AS A STRONG SURGE AND MAY BE PRECEDED BY A RECEDING WATER LEVEL. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS WATER SHALLOWS. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF OCEAN WAVES WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL AN ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS... OR SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. $$ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 0248 AST: NWS Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 9 AM AST this morning. NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 2:48 AM AKST on February 27, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory in effect until 9 am akst this morning... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a dense fog advisory...which is in effect until 9 am akst this morning. Widespread fog covers the area with locally dense fog continuing through mid morning. * Visibility: reduced to 1/4 mile or less 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 9 am akst this morning or sooner if conditions warrant. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri. 2/26/10: 2050 AST: Thinnish, thin and very thin clouds and haze over the sky, the Moon is slightly filtered. Possibly a Trace of Rainfall from overnight to this point today. 1950: Thinnish, thin and very thin clouds and haze over much of the sky, Moon very slightly filtered. 1935: Thinnish, thin and very thin clouds and haze over much of the sky, Moon very slightly filtered. 1850: Partly Cloudy with thinnish and thin clouds, Moon shining. 1800: Possibly a Trace of Rainfall from overnight to this point today. 1750: Mostly Cloudy with high thinnish, thin, and very thin clouds; the Moon is visible through a thin haze. 1654: The Moon is rising above Gold Ridge of Mt. Roberts. 1650: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy with filtered and heavily filtered blue. 1550: Mostly Cloudy with thinnish, thin, and very thin clouds, weakened sunshine on the mainland, a few wisps around Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts. 1520: Partly Cloudy, a few wisps around the top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, sun shining on the mainland. 1500: Possibly a Trace of Rainfall from overnight to this point today. 1450: Partly Cloudy, some small clouds, bits, and wisps around the upper parts of the mountains, sun shining. There are 5 Great Blue Herons now in the trees to the N. 1449: A Bald Eagle few S to the E of here. 1350: Partly Cloudy with cirrus clouds, sun shining. The 4 Great Blue Herons are still in the trees to the N. 1335: Partly Cloudy with cirrus clouds, sun shining, light wind. 1235: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear, low and lower ribbons of fog, sun shining. 4 Great Blue Herons are in trees to the N. 1220: Mostly Clear, patchy fog over the Channel variably hiding the lowest part of the mainland, some other patches of fog, light to breezy wind, sun shining. 1200: Possibly a Trace of Rainfall from overnight to this point today. 1150: Fog, (clear or partly cloudy above), a few slight hints of blue overhead, part of the very top of Mt. Juneau slightly visible, very weak sunshine, light - breezy to breezy wind. 1120: Fog, (clear or partly cloudy above), a few slight hints of blue overhead, extremely weak - very weak sunshine, light wind. 1050: Clear, fog hiding all but the very top - top of the mainland mountains, sun shining. 1035: Clear, band of fog hiding the lowest part of the mainland, sun shining, light wind. 1005: Clear, band of fog hiding the lowest part of the mainland, sun shining. 0950: Mostly Foggy overhead (otherwise clear above), fog hiding most of the mainland and f a slight bit of fog in the neighborhood, sunshine somewhat filtered by the fog. 0936: Slightly filtered by fog sunshine. 0850: Mostly Foggy overhead (otherwise clear above), fog hiding most of the mainland and fog in the neighborhood, very weak - extremely weak sunshine. 0835: Sunshine somewhat filtered by the fog. 0820: Mostly Foggy overhead (otherwise clear above), fog hiding most of the mainland and fog in the neighborhood. 0750: Clear but with fog to the NW, and far to the SE illuminated by the sun, and hiding most of the mainland 0735: Mostly Clear, lower band and ribbon of fog. 0700: Possibly a Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, slightly broken clouds, variable lower band/ribbon. 0635: Cloudy, short lower ribbon of fog in vicinity of downtown Juneau. 0620 AST: Cloudy. Possibly a Trace of Rainfall to this point today. Thur. 2/25/10: 2100 AST: .26" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Very Light Misting, Cloudy; clouds skimming to very tops or tops of the mainland mountains partially to substantially obscured or in clouds?, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured at the least 1950: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau; other mountains? 1939: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds; other mountains? 1850: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau; other mountains? 1800: .25" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds with the remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured by the precipitation there. 1650: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, precipitation in the Granite Creek area. 1635: Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1535: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds (low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley), a few lower wisps. 1500: .25" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, a few very small and tiny filtered breaks, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, a few lower wisps, brighter. 1405: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds (lower in the inner Gold Creek valley), precipitation to the E. 1350: Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1250: Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1200: .23" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1050: Rain, Cloudy, most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1030: Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 0950: Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and hidden, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, a few lower wisps. 0935: Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially and substantially obscured and hidden. 0850: Very Light Drizzle/Rain, Cloudy, very tops - tops of the mainland mountains in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured, a few lower wisps. 0835: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of the mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0820: Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower wisps. 0813: High Rain Rate of .14" of Rain per hour. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0705: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially and substantially obscured, a few lower wisps. 0700: .10" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured. 0635: Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured. 0620: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts partially to substantially obscured. .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 0319 AST: High Rain Rate of .07" of Rain per hour. Wed. 2/24/10: 2100 AST: .07" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Very Light Rain, Cloudy. 1950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, other mountains? 1850: Cloudy, very tops of the mainland mountains in clouds. 1800: .07" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, some fog/clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1650: Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and most of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, lower band/ribbon. 1635: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band. 1605: Light Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts, Last Chance Basin mostly filled by fog/clouds. 1550: Very Light Drizzle/Sprinkling, Cloudy, fog/clouds hiding much of the Channel side of Mt. Juneau and filling much of Last Chance Basin, lower ribbons and a few clouds Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1520: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and fog/cloud filling the lower part of Last Chance Basin, some lower wisps and ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1500: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, most of Mt. Juneau and Last Chance Basin hidden by fog/clouds above about 400', a few wisps and lower ribbon/band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1435: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, Mt. Juneau and Last Chance Basin hidden by fog/clouds above about 400', some lower fog/clouds and band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1350: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 500'. 1250: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, lower wisps, ribbon, and band, inner Gold Creek valley and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts partially and substantially obscured 1220: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, lower band/ribbon. 1200: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower band. 1050: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower band. 1035: Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower band. 0950: Cloudy, a few very tiny hints of blue, lower band. 0850: Cloudy, fog hiding the upper part of Mt. Roberts, lower band and ribbon, patches of thin fog Channel side of Mt. Juneau, sun very weakly lighting the clouds to the E and ESE. 0835: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks and of blue, lower band of fog. 0805: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland hidden above about 250' - 300' by fog/clouds. 0750: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, fog hiding Mt. Roberts above about 250', low band above downtown Juneau and Channel side of Mt. Juneau with patchy fog hiding some of the upper part of Mt. Juneau. 0705: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower band/ribbon. 0700: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, lower ribbon, small cloud low in Last Chance Basin. 0620 AST: Cloudy, lower band/ribbon of fog. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. Tue. 2/23/10: A NWS Winter Weather Advisory for Freezing Rain and Snow was in effect until 10 AM AST this morning - See 0708 Below | Certain areas of the West Juneau Weather Station showed .02" of Precipitation on Feb. 22, there was no precipitation on that day. I neglected to check the database for the erroneous data (which was caused by melting frost) and then delete it. 2100 AST: .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Cloudy, lower ribbons, bands and thin fog over the Channel. 1957: Cloudy with broken areas and small clear areas, the Moon is visible through the clouds. 1920: Partly Cloudy, a few thin lower ribbons. 1850: Cloudy, some very small and tiny breaks and a small clear area with the Moon visible, lower ribbon. 1835: Cloudy, fog/cloud mostly hiding the upper part of Mt. Roberts, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1800: .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy with breaks and small clear areas, the Moon is visible, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1705: Cloudy with some filtered breaks, lower ribbon/band; a large fog/cloud rapidly developed by Mt. Roberts then dissipated to a ribbon in the past 10 minutes. 1650: Cloudy with breaks. 1550: Cloudy, a few small and tiny breaks and a few small spots of sunshine on Mt. Juneau in the past 5 minutes. 1505: Partly Cloudy, sun shining here and there from extremely weak to strong. 1500: .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, some breaks, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1420: Cloudy, a few very small and tiny spots of blue, cloud Channel side of the top of Mt. Juneau, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1350: Cloudy, some tiny - very tiny breaks in the NW part of the sky, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1347: A Great Blue Heron glided SE and landed in a tree to the E. 1300: Cloudy with some breaks, sun in and out, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1250: Cloudy, some breaks in the NW part of the sky, clouds skimming the mainland mountains. 1200: .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy with some breaks, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, sunshine (broke through in the past 3 minutes). 1105: Cloudy, a few small and tiny breaks, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1050: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy, some very tiny breaks in the NW part of the sky, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps. 1035: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few very tiny filtered spots of blue, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps. 0950: Cloudy, clouds skimming - very tops of the mainland mountains in clouds, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 0920: Cloudy, clouds skimming - very tops of the mainland mountains in clouds, some wisps in Last Chance Basin. 0850: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming the mainland mountains, lower cloud Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin and Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0750: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, lower ribbon in Last Chance Basin, a few wisps. 0720: Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge substantially obscured, a few lower wisps. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0708: NWS Winter Weather Advisory for Freezing Rain and Snow in effect until 10 AM AST this morning. NWS Winter Weather Advisory Statement as of 7:08 AM AKST on February 23, 2010 ...Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 10 am akst this morning... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for freezing rain and snow...which is in effect until 10 am akst this morning. * Snow amount: less than 1 inch. * Ice: up to one tenth of an inch. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that a potentially hazardous event is already occurring or imminent. Driving will be hazardous. This statement will be updated by 10 am akst this morning or sooner if conditions warrant. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0700: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. High Rain Rate of .02" of Rain per hour. 0650: Light Rain, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts and inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden. 0620 AST: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts partially obscured. Frost formed overnight. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. Mon. 2/22/10: Washington's Birthday | NWS Special Weather Statement: Foggy weather conditions improving - See 1533 Below | Dense Fog Advisory issued at 0837 by the NWS Expired at Noon AST today - See 1150 Below | The Dense Fog Advisory from yesterday was Cancelled by the NWS at 0224 2050 AST: Foggy-Cloudy NW 1/4 of sky and Clear SE 3/4, a few lower wisps. 1950: Clear. 1850: Clear. 1750: Clear. 1650: Clear. 1550: Clear. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1533: NWS Special Weather Statement: Foggy weather conditions improving. NWS Special Weather Statement Statement as of 3:33 PM AKST on February 22, 2010 ...The foggy weather conditions improving... The weather pattern that was responsible for the extended periods of dense fog over the northern and central Panhandle through this last weekend is changing. A weather front is expected to move north through Southeast Alaska by Tuesday morning. A few areas may see some fog through the evening hours. However...widespread areas of low clouds and dense fog affecting air travel through Southeast Alaska have ended. Bezenek ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1450: Clear. 1350: Clear. 1250: Clear. 1205: Clear. 1150: Clear, a few low wisps and thin fog Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of downtown Juneau. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1150: NWS Dense Fog Advisory will expire at Noon AST today. NWS Dense Fog Advisory will expire at Noon AST today. Statement as of 11:50 AM AKST on February 22, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory will expire at noon akst today... The dense fog advisory will expire at noon akst today. Fog will continue to thin and should dissipate over much of the area by mid-afternoon. There may be isolated areas of visibility below 1/2 mile through early afternoon. This will be the final statement on this event. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1127: Clear, a few patches of thin fog over the Channel. 1116: A Sharp-Shinned Hawk is in the backyard. 1050: Clear, fog hiding the lowest part of the mainland. 0950: Clear, fog hiding the lowest - lower part of the mainland. 0935: Clear, fog hiding the lowest part of the mainland. 0920: Clear, fog hiding the lowest - lower part of the mainland, sunshine slightly filtered by fog. 0900: Fog, a few slight hints of blue overhead, bright spot where the sun is. 0850: Fog, hints of blue, bright spot where the sun is. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0837: NWS Dense Fog Advisory now in effect until Noon AST today. NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 8:37 AM AKST on February 22, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory in effect until noon akst today... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a dense fog advisory...which is in effect until noon akst today. * Visibility: areas of dense fog with quarter of a mile or less. 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 noon akst today or sooner if conditions warrant. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0828: Clear, fog hiding much of the mainland. 0820: Clear, lower band of fog over Gastineau Channel blowing from the NW to the SE. 0750: Clear. 0749: The Sun started rising over Salisbury Ridge. 0735: Clear, Sun touching part of the very top of Mt. Juneau and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0720: Clear, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0715: A Bald Eagle is squealing. 0705: Clear, lower ribbon. 0650: Clear, lower band/ribbon. 0620 AST: Clear, thin lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau. Frost formed overnight. SUNDAY 2/21/10: First Sunday in Lent | 1952: The NWS Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect until Noon AST Monday - See 1952 Below 2050 AST: Clear, broken lower ribbon of fog. 2005: Clear, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1952: NWS Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect until Noon AST Monday. NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 7:52 PM AKST on February 21, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory remains in effect until noon akst Monday... A dense fog advisory remains in effect until noon akst Monday. * Visibility: areas of dense fog will return by midnight...especially along the marine waters with quarter of a mile or less visibilities. These conditions will continue through Monday morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by midnight akst tonight or sooner if conditions warrant. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950: Clear. 1850: Clear. 1750: Clear. 1650: Clear. 1550: Clear. 1450: Clear. 1350: Clear. 1250: Clear. 1150: Clear. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1149: The NWS Dense Fog Advisory is now in effect until Noon AST Monday. NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 11:49 AM AKST on February 21, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory now in effect until noon akst Monday... The dense fog advisory is now in effect until noon akst Monday. * Visibility: quarter of a mile or less visibilities will continue through about 3 PM this afternoon. Visibilities will briefly improve as fog diminishes through the late afternoon. Areas of dense fog will quickly return as the sun sets this evening. 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 8 PM akst this evening or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1050: Clear. 0950: Clear, ribbon of fog over the Channel, wisps of fog. 0920: Mostly Foggy overhead (clear above the fog), fog hiding the mainland except the very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts are slightly visible, disc of the Sun is visible. 0850: Clear, fog hiding the lower part of the mainland, fog to the NW and to the SE, sunshine slightly filtered by the fog. 0809: Clear, fog hiding the lower part of the mainland, sun shining. A foghorn sounded. 0750: Clear, fog to the NW and hiding the mainland. 0650: Clear with some fog overhead, to the NW and SE, and mostly hiding the mainland. 0620: Clear fog to the NW and fog obscuring - hiding the mainland. Frost formed overnight. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0425 AST: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect until Noon today. NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 4:25 AM AKST on February 21, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory remains in effect until noon akst today... A dense fog advisory remains in effect until noon akst today. * Visibility: quarter of a mile or less will persist through late Sunday morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by noon akst today or sooner if conditions warrant. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat. 2/20/10: A New Dense Fog Advisory is in effect from 9 PM this evening to Noon AST Sunday - See 1534 Below | NWS: Dense Fog Advisory first issued at 1025 and later in effect until Noon AST Sunday was Cancelled at 1447 - See 1447 Below 2050 AST: Clear, fog hiding all of the mainland except for the very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts. 1950: Clear, fog to the NW and hiding the mainland. 1850: Clear, fog to the NW and mostly hiding the lower part of the mainland. 1805: Clear, fog to the NW and hiding much of the mainland. 1750: Clear, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1650: Clear. 1550: Clear. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1534: NWS: A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect from 9 PM this evening to Noon AST Sunday NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 3:34 PM AKST on February 20, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory in effect from 9 PM this evening to noon akst Sunday... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a dense fog advisory...which is in effect from 9 PM this evening to noon akst Sunday. * Visibility: quarter of a mile or less will develop this evening and persist through late Sunday morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by 10 PM akst tonight or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1450: Clear. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1447: Dense Fog Advisory cancelled by the NWS. Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 2:47 PM AKST on February 20, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory is cancelled... The National Weather Service in Juneau has cancelled the dense fog advisory. The fog has lifted late this afternoon but it will reform later on this evening. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1400: NWS Dense Fog Advisory first issued at 1025 and in effect until Noon , then at 1152 extended to 2 PM, is now in effect until Noon AST Sunday. Dense fog has been persisting in the area of the Juneau Airport and other areas in the northern part of the Borough. NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 1:59 PM AKST on February 20, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory now in effect until noon akst Sunday... The dense fog advisory is now in effect until noon akst Sunday. * Visibility: quarter of a mile or less. 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 11 PM akst tonight or sooner if conditions warrant. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1350: Clear. 1250: Clear. 1150: Clear. 1050: Clear. 1020: Clear. 0950: Clear, ribbon of fog low over the Channel. 0850: Clear, fog to the NW and SE and hiding all but the very top - tops of the mainland mountains, sunshine filtered by fog. 0750: Clear, fog hiding the lowest part of the mainland. 0650: Clear, fog hiding the lowest part of the mainland. 0620 AST: Clear, fog hiding the lower part of the mainland. Frost formed overnight. Fri. 2/19/10: NWS: Record warmth finds Southeast Alaska - See 1630 Below | The Dense Fog Advisory was Cancelled by the NWS at 0407 2050 AST: Clear, fog hiding the lower part of the mainland. 2030: Clear, fog hiding the lowest part of the mainland, ribbon on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau above that fog. 2020: Clear, lower ribbon/band of fog. 1950: Clear, a few ribbons of thin fog. 1850: Clear. 1750: Clear. 1705: Clear. 1650: Clear, sun shining on the very top - top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and in the inner Gold Creek valley. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1630: NWS: Sunny skies and light winds made for an unusually mild February day across Southeast Alaska on Friday. Several locations set new daily record highs. NWS Record Report Statement as of 4:20 PM AKST on February 19, 2010 ...Record warmth finds Southeast Alaska... Sunny skies and light winds made for an unusually mild February day across Southeast Alaska on Friday. Several locations set new daily record highs. Location New Record Old Record Year Set Yakutat 53 48 1963 Klawock 53 52 2008 Skagway 50 45 2008 Port Alexander 48 46 1988 A temperature inversion kept the days high mainly in the 40s across Juneau. The Federal Building in downtown Juneau did manage to reach 52 degrees...1 degree shy of 1977 record of 53 degrees. High temperatures reached 53 degrees on the top of Eaglecrest and 52 degrees at The Mount Roberts Tram. Mm Feb 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1620: Clear, sun shining on the upper part of the mainland. 1550: Clear, sun shining on all but the lowest part of the mainland. 1524: Clear, sun shining on the mainland. 1450: Clear, sun shining mostly on the mainland. 1435: Clear, sun shining mostly on the mainland. 1350: Clear. 1250: Clear. 1150: Clear. 1050: Clear. 1020: Clear. 0950: Clear, band of fog hiding the mainland below about 150' - 200'. 0850: Clear/Mostly Clear, with possibly slight high haze and some fog to the SE, lowest part of the mainland hidden by fog (below about 400'), slightly weakened sunshine. 0750: Clear/Mostly Clear, with slight high haze - haze?, and some fog to the SE, fog hiding the lower part of the mainland, sun shining on the very top of Mt. Juneau and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0705: Clear, fog hiding the lower part of the mainland. 0650: Clear, band of low fog hiding the mainland below about 250' - 600'. 0620 AST: Clear, band of low fog hiding the mainland below about 200' - 400'. Frost formed overnight. Thur. 2/18/10: A New Dense Fog Advisory is in effect from 7 PM this evening to 1 PM AST Friday - See 1548 Below | The first Dense Fog Advisory Expired at 10 AM AST this morning - See 0956 Below 2050 AST: Clear fog hiding all of the mainland except the very top of Mt. Juneau, fog far to the NW and SE. 2028: Clear, fog hiding the mainland, fog to the NW. 1950: Clear, low band of fog. 1850: Clear, low band/ribbon of fog, the sliver of Moon is in the sky to the SW. 1820: Clear, lower band of fog. 1750: Clear. 1650: Clear, very weak sunshine on the very tops - tops of the mainland mountains. 1620: Clear with some high very thin clouds, sun shining on the upper part of the mainland. 1550: Mostly Clear with some high very thin clouds, sun shining on the mainland, sliver of Moon very high in the sky to the S - SSW. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1548: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory is in effect from 7 PM this evening to 1 PM AST Friday. NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 3:48 PM AKST on February 18, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory in effect from 7 PM this evening to 1 PM akst Friday... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a dense fog advisory...which is in effect from 7 PM this evening to 1 PM akst Friday. * Visibility: 1/4 mile or less. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. Slow down and keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by 11 PM akst tonight or sooner if conditions warrant. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1450: Mostly Clear with some high very thin clouds, sun shining mostly on the mainland. 1350: Mostly Clear/Partly Cloudy with high thin - very thin clouds, lower band of fog Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin, sun shining. 1335: Partly Cloudy with high thin - very thin clouds, some fog hiding the lowest pat of Mt. Juneau and partially hiding downtown Juneau, sun shining. 1250: Partly Cloudy with high thin - very thin clouds and some fog, fog hiding much of the lowest part of the mainland, slightly weakened sunshine. 1220: Partly Cloudy but with fog overhead over Douglas Island, fog hiding the lowest parts of the mainland, weak - weakened sunshine. 1150: Fog, very slight hints of blue, bright spot where the sun is, extremely weak sunshine. 1050: Foggy overhead with some heavily filtered blue, fog hiding the mainland, weak sunshine. 1035: Very weak sunshine after weak sunshine, fog overhead, a few slight hints of blue, fog hiding all but the top of Mt. Juneau which is partially obscured. 1010: Fog overhead, a few slight hints of blue, fog hiding the mainland, bright spot where the sun is, extremely weak sunshine. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0956: NWS Dense Fog Advisory will expire at 10 AM Statement as of 9:56 AM AKST on February 18, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory will expire at 10 am akst this morning... The dense fog advisory will expire at 10 am akst this morning. * Visibility: will continue to improve through the morning as the fog lifts. Wind sheltered areas may continue to have visibilities a half mile or less through noon. This will be the final statement on this event. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0950: Fog, slight hints of blue overhead, disc of the sun visible. 0858: Fog, heavily filtered blue and hints of blue overhead, disc of the sun visible. 0850: Foggy overhead with hints of blue, brighter area where the sun is, fog hiding all but the very tops of the mainland mountains which are partially obscured, patchy thin fog in West Juneau. 0820: Partly Cloudy, fog hiding all but the very tops of the mainland mountains. 0750: Foggy overhead with some hints of blue, fog hiding most of the mainland. 0650: Foggy overhead, fog hiding the mainland with street lights closest to Douglas Island visible. 0620: Fog. ------------------------------------------------------------- 0447 AST: Dense Fog Advisory first issued at 0141 by the NWS, remains in effect until 10 AM AST this morning. NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 4:47 AM AKST on February 18, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory remains in effect until 10 am akst this morning... A dense fog advisory remains in effect until 10 am akst this morning. Visibility: 1/4 mile or less in wind sheltered areas. 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 akst this morning or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------- Wed. 2/17/10: Ash Wednesday | NWS: A multi-day fog event should occur late this week and could extend into the weekend - See 0600 Below 2050 AST: Cloudy, a few lower clouds with a band /ribbon of fog below. .24" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy, some lower fog/clouds over the Channel. 1850: Cloudy, some lower fog/clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1800: .24" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, some hints of breaks.. 1650: Cloudy. 1635: Cloudy, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1628: Cloudy, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin. 1602: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, lower ribbons, some fog/clouds on the upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1550: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts substantially obscured-hidden, some lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin. 1500: .19" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold Creek valley hidden, some lower fog/clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau and some wisps and bits in Last Chance Basin. 1442: High Rain Rate of .12" of Rain per hour. 1413: High Rain Rate of .05" of Rain per hour. 1359: Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold Creek valley hidden, some lower wisps. 1350: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden, a few lower wisps. 1250: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold Creek valley hidden, some lower wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1200: .09" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Light Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower wisps. 1100: High Rain Rate of .03" of Rain per hour. 1050: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds hiding much of the upper part of Mt. Juneau on the Channel side, upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 0950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, peak of Mt. Juneau and the top of Mt. Roberts hidden with a lower cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few lower wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden. 0850: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 0750: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, peak of Mt. Juneau, top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured. 0700: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt.Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts partially obscured. 0620: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. ------------------------------------------------------------ 0600 AST: NWS: A multi-day fog event should occur late this week and could extend into the weekend. NWS Special Weather Statement Statement as of 6:00 AM AKST on February 17, 2010 ...A multi-day fog event should occur late this week and could extend into the weekend... A strong high pressure system aloft will build north into Southeast Alaska late this week...and remain over the area through the weekend. Little or no wind expected in the lower levels across the central Inner Channels. Temperatures will remain cool near sea level...but unusually warm just above. The result will be a strong temperature inversion. Fog will likely form Wednesday night over the central Inner Channels and may not dissipate during daytime Thursday. The fog may persist through the weekend. Depending on exactly how strong the inversion is and how light winds are...the fog could be locally dense. Stay tuned to later statements on this potential fog event late this week. Rwt/jt ------------------------------------------------------------- Tue. 2/16/10: NWS: A multi-day fog event is possible late this week into the weekend - See 0500 Below | NWS: Record High Temperatures in some locations for Monday Feb. 15th - See Midnight on 2/15 Below 2100 AST: .10" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1950: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy, break in clouds to clouds at a higher altitude, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1920: Light Rain, Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1800: .09" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very, very light misting/sprinkling, cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley at least partially obscured. 1735: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1650: Cloudy, precipitation over the mainland, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1635: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, a few tiny whitecaps on the Channel. 1550: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, upper parts of the mainland mountains in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1543: Rain, Cloudy, upper parts of the mainland mountains in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1505: Sprinkles, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley slightly to partially obscured, a few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 1500: .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured. 1428: Sprinkles, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured. 1400: High Rain Rate of .02" of Rain per hour. 1350: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured. 1335: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured. 1305: Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, very tops of the mainland mountains in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1250: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very tops of the mainland mountains substantially obscured-hidden, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, light wind. 1200: .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, some clouds Channel side top of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley slightly to substantially obscured, parts of the top of Mt. Roberts obscured-hidden, light wind. 1050: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, parts of the very top of Mt. Juneau, of Mt. Roberts, and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge substantially obscured-hidden. 0950: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, murky around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts and in the Granite Creek area, cloud on upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0850: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, murky around the top of Mt. Roberts and in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0808: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, murky in the Granite Creek area and around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts, slightly murky in the remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley. 0750: Cloudy, slightly murky in the inner Gold Creek valley and around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts. 0650: Cloudy, slightly murky in the inner Gold Creek valley and around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts. 0620: Cloudy, murky in the inner Gold Creek valley and around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0500 AST: NWS: A multi-day fog event is possible late this week into the weekend. NWS Special Weather Statement Statement as of 5:00 AM AKST on February 16, 2010 ...A multi-day fog event is possible late this week into the weekend... A strong high pressure system aloft will build north into Southeast Alaska late this week...and remain over the area through the weekend. With little or no wind expected in the lower levels across the central Inner Channels...temperatures will stay cooler near sea level...and this will lead to a strong temperature inversion. Fog will likely form Wednesday night over the central Inner Channels and may not dissipate during the daytime Thursday. The fog may persist through the weekend. Depending on exactly how strong the inversion is and how light winds are...the fog could be locally dense and may disrupt aviation operations if visibility drops below Airport minimums for any airports affected by the fog. Stay tuned to later statements on this potential fog event later this week. Rwt ------------------------------------------------------------------ Mon. 2/15/10: Presidents' Day - Federal, State, and Local Holiday | NWS: Record High Temperatures in some locations for Monday Feb. 15th - See Midnight Below | 4.6 Magnitude Earthquake in Southeastern Alaska at 0829 - See Below | NWS: A multi-day fog event is possible late this week into the weekend - See 0436 Below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midnight AST: NWS: Record high temperatures in some locations for Monday Feb. 15th. NWS Record Report Statement as of 12:00 PM AKST on February 16, 2010 ...Record high temperatures in some locations for Monday Feb 15th... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Juneau Airport 45t 45 1996 Petersburg Airport 48 47 1987 Juneau NWS* 46 43 2006 Craig* 46 45 2008 *short or incomplete climate record. Eal Feb 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2050: Cloudy, breezy. .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy, breezy. 1920: Cloudy, breezy with gusts. 1850: Partly Cloudy, breezy with gusts. 1800: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, Windy. 1650: Cloudy, breezy. 1635: Cloudy-Overcast, light wind. 1620: Cloudy-Overcast, light - breezy to breezy wind. 1550: Cloudy-Overcast. 1500: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Mostly Cloudy. 1350: Cloudy with a few breaks and slightly - partly broken areas, some hints of blue, fairly bright skies, extremely weak to weakened sunshine. 1335: Cloudy with slightly - partly broken areas, some hints of blue, bright skies, weak - very weak sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley and on the top of Mt. Juneau. 1250: Cloudy, bright spot where the sun is, fairly bright skies. 1200: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy. 1050: Cloudy with a few thinner spots. 1020: Cloudy with some hints of blue. 0950: Cloudy with some hints of blue, weak - very weak sunshine. 0920: Cloudy SE half of sky, Partly/Mostly Cloudy NW half of sky. 0850: Cloudy with thinner areas with hints of blue, some brighter spots, some clear sky far to the NW. 0835: Thinnish, thin, and thicker clouds, hints of blue, some areas of blue sky to the NW, brighter clouds to the SE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0829: 4.6 Magnitude Earthquake in Southeastern Alaska. KINY Radio reported that reports of the quake being felt came from listeners who called KINY and KJNO radio stations in Juneau. ========================================================================== == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == ***This event supersedes event AT00625495. Region: SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA Geographic coordinates: 58.837N, 137.697W Magnitude: 4.6 Ml Depth: 8 km Universal Time (UTC): 15 Feb 2010 17:29:12 Time near the Epicenter: 15 Feb 2010 08:29:12 Local standard time in your area: 15 Feb 2010 08:29:12 Location with respect to nearby cities: 105 km (66 miles) NW (313 degrees) of Elfin Cove, AK 109 km (68 miles) SW (234 degrees) of Mosquito Lake, AK 112 km (69 miles) WSW (237 degrees) of Covenant Life, AK 719 km (446 miles) ESE (106 degrees) of Anchorage, AK ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS ________________________________ event ID : US 2010sta5 This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010sta5.php or http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ National Earthquake Information Center U.S. Geological Survey http://neic.usgs.gov/ =========================================================================== SEAK71 PAAQ 151732 EQIAKX TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 832 AM AKST MON FEB 15 2010 ...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI WILL NOT BE GENERATED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 4.6 TIME - 0829 AKST FEB 15 2010 0929 PST FEB 15 2010 1729 UTC FEB 15 2010 LOCATION - 58.8 NORTH 137.7 WEST 85 MILES/137 KM SW OF HAINES ALASKA 125 MILES/201 KM NW OF JUNEAU ALASKA DEPTH - 5 MILES/8 KM THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV - OR THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK. $$ ========================================================================== Alaska Earthquake Information Center: Earthquake in southeastern Alaska Preferred Hypocentral Solution: Local Date: Monday February 15th, 2010 Local Time: 08:29 AM AKST Universal Time: 02/15/2010 17:29:13.215 UTC Magnitude: 4.44 ML Latitude: 58.8357 Longitude: -137.6561 Depth: 1 miles (3 km) Author: UAF:dutylap This earthquake was: 66 miles (105 km) NW of Elfin Cove 74 miles (118 km) WSW of Klukwan 76 miles (121 km) WNW of Gustavus 80 miles (129 km) NW of Pelican 84 miles (134 km) WSW of Haines 88 miles (141 km) ESE of Yakutat 94 miles (151 km) WSW of Skagway 95 miles (152 km) WNW of Hoonah 116 miles (185 km) NW of Tenakee Springs 123 miles (197 km) WNW of Juneau 125 miles (200 km) WNW of Douglas 341 miles (546 km) ESE of Valdez 455 miles (729 km) ESE of Anchorage 530 miles (849 km) SE of Fairbanks -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0750: Partly Cloudy but with filtered - heavily filtered blue in the "clear" areas. 0720: Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds on the Channel side, light precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0705: Light Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts, almost all of the inner Gold Creek valley, and the SE very top of Mt. Juneau hidden. 0700: .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy with a few filtered breaks and thinner spots. 0620: Cloudy with a few thinner spots. .04" of Rainfall to this point today. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0436: NWS: A multi-day fog event is possible late this week into the weekend. NWS Special Weather Statement Statement as of 4:36 AM AKST on February 15, 2010 ...A multi-day fog event is possible late this week into the weekend... A strong high pressure system aloft will build north into Southeast Alaska late this week...and remain over the area through the weekend. With little or no wind expected in the lower levels across the central Inner Channels...temperatures will stay cooler near sea level...and this will lead to a strong temperature inversion. Fog will likely form Thursday night over the central Inner Channels and may not dissipate during the daytime Friday. The fog may persist through the weekend. Depending on exactly how strong the inversion is and how light winds are...the fog could be locally dense and may disrupt aviation operations if visibility drops below Airport minimums for any airports affected by the fog. Stay tuned to later statements on this potential fog event later this week. Rwt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0100 AST: High Rain Rate of .02" of Rain per hour. SUNDAY 2/14/10: A NWS Wind Advisory was in effect until 9 PM AST this evening - See 1741 Below 2100 AST: .11" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 2020: Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau; clouds skimming or very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 2005: Rain, Cloudy, light wind. 1950: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks; clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds? 1850: Very Light Drizzle/Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top or very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1800: .10" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, very tops of the mainland mountains in clouds. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1741: The NWS Wind Advisory is now in effect until 9 PM AST this Evening NWS Wind Advisory Statement as of 5:41 PM AKST on February 14, 2010 ...Wind Advisory now in effect until 9 PM akst this evening... The Wind Advisory is now in effect until 9 PM akst this evening. * Wind: southeast wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph in exposed locations. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts will occur between 40 and 60 mph. This statement will be updated by 9 PM akst this evening or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1720: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts hidden, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden. 1705: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts hidden, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden. 1650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts hidden, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1628: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden, top of Mt. Roberts, and very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 1600: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very tops of the mainland mountains in clouds, very few whitecaps on the Channel. 1550: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden, very top of Mt. Roberts, and SE part of the top of Mt. Juneau hidden. 1535: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden, very top of Mt. Roberts, and very top and SE part of the top of Mt. Juneau hidden, light wind, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1520: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1505: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, upper part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, light wind with occasional gusts, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1500: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1457: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley, top of Mt. Roberts, and very top and SE part of the top of Mt. Juneau substantially hidden, light wind, parts of the remainder of the mainland partially obscured. 1456: High Rain Rate of .07" of Rain per hour. 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley, much of the top of Mt. Roberts, and SE part of the top of Mt. Juneau substantially obscured- hidden, remainder of the mainland partially obscured. 1435: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts partially to substantially obscured, light wind. 1408: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts, upper part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge, and SE part of the top of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured, light wind. 1350: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, parts of the top of Mt. Roberts substantially obscured-hidden. 1250: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1235: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and part of the top of Mt. Roberts partially to substantially obscured, light wind. 1200: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1157: Very Light Rain. 1150: Cloudy, precipitation over parts of the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley and part of the top of Mt. Roberts partially to substantially obscured and hidden, light to breezy wind, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1105: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and part of the top of Mt. Roberts partially to substantially obscured and hidden, light wind with occasional gusts, a few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel in the past 10 minutes. 1050: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, light wind. 1020: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks and brighter spots. 0950: Cloudy, precipitation over parts of the mainland in the past 5 minutes. 0850: Cloudy, brighter. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0845: NWS Wind Advisory Statement as of 8:45 AM AKST on February 14, 2010 ...Wind Advisory now in effect until 6 PM akst this evening... The Wind Advisory is now in effect until 6 PM akst this evening. * Wind: southeast wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph in exposed locations. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts will occur between 40 and 60 mph. This statement will be updated by noon akst today or sooner if conditions warrant. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0835: A few light sprinkles, cloudy, Granite Creek area partially obscured. 0817: Sprinkling began, Cloudy, slightly to partially murky in the Granite Creek area. 0750: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy. 0735: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy. 0720: Cloudy. 0700: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, light wind. 0635: Cloudy, a few breaks. 0620 AST: Cloudy. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. Sat. 2/13/10: 1544: NWS Wind Advisory in effect from 11 AM to 6 PM AST Sunday - See 1544 Below 2228 AST: High Rain Rate of .04" of Rain per hour. 2100: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Cloudy. 2020: Cloudy, light wind. 1950: A few very light sprinkles, cloudy. 1920: Cloudy, light wind. 1850: Cloudy, Breezy. 1800: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, breezy with occasional gusts. 1720: Cloudy, breezy with occasional gusts. 1650: Cloudy, precipitation in the Granite Creek area, breezy- windy. 1550: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, Granite Creek area substantially obscured and part of the top of Mt. Roberts partially obscured, windy, some whitecaps on the Channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1544: NWS Wind Advisory in effect from 11 am to 6 PM AST Sunday. NWS Wind Advisory Statement as of 3:44 PM AKST on February 13, 2010 ...Wind Advisory in effect from 11 am to 6 PM akst Sunday... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 11 am to 6 PM akst Sunday. * Wind: southeast wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph in exposed locations. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts will occur between 40 and 60 mph. This statement will be updated by 9 PM akst this evening or sooner if conditions warrant. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1500: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Sprinkling, Cloudy, Breezy, inner Gold Creek valley and some of the top of Mt. Roberts partially to substantially obscured and hidden, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1420: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, Windy, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1358: Cloudy, Windy, a few whitecaps on the Channel, some very light sprinkles in the past 8 minutes. 1350: Cloudy, Windy. 1320: Cloudy, Windy, a bit of blowing spray and a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1250: Cloudy-Overcast with a few areas of filtered - heavily filtered blue, windy, whitecaps on the Channel.. 1150: Cloudy-Overcast, extremely weak sunshine, bright spot where the sun is, breezy with gusts, blowing spray and a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1050: Cloudy, Windy, whitecaps on the Channel. 1005: Cloudy, a few very tiny breaks and bright spots, breezy-windy, some whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 0950: Cloudy with a few areas of slightly broken clouds. 0930-0935: Wind started picking up. 0850: Cloudy with some very small and tiny breaks. 0805: Cloudy with hints of breaks, breaks and bright areas in the clouds far to the SE, weak sun on the upper part of West Juneau and very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and peak of Mt. Juneau, light wind. 0750: Cloudy, breaks and yellowish glow far to the SE, weak yellow-orange glow at the very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and at the peak of Mt. Juneau. 0735: Cloudy, precipitation in part of the inner Gold Creek valley. 0650: Cloudy. 0620 AST: Cloudy. Fri. 2/12/10: Lincoln's Birthday 2100 AST: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Cloudy, precipitation over parts of the mainland. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1750: Cloudy with a few thinner spots. 1650: Overcast - fairly bright sky. 1550: Overcast, slight hints - hints of blue. 1535: Overcast. 1450: Cloudy-Overcast, some slightly filtered - filtered blue far to the NW. 1435: Overcast-Cloudy with some hints of blue to the NW and some filtered - heavily filtered blue far to the NW. 1353: Overcast with thinnish and thin clouds with thicker clouds to the SE, streaks and areas of filtered - heavily filtered blue, partial halo around the sun, extremely weak to very weak sunshine. 1335: Overcast with thinnish and thin clouds with some thicker clouds far to the SE, streaks and areas of filtered - heavily filtered blue, partial halo around the sun, extremely weak to very weak sunshine. 1250: Thinnish, thin, and very thin clouds with some slightly filtered to filtered blue, somewhat weakened sunshine, partial halo around the sun. 1150: Thinnish, thin, and very thin clouds over most of the sky with slightly filtered to filtered blue, weak - weakened sunshine. 1050: Thinnish, thin, and very thin clouds over much of the sky, weak - weakened sunshine. 0950: Partly Cloudy with very thin clouds - haze WSW 2/3rds of sky and thinnish, thin, and very thin clouds ESE 1/3rd, somewhat weakened sunshine. 0935: Clear WSW 2/3rds of sky and thinnish, thin, and very thin clouds ESE 1/3rd, somewhat weakened sunshine. 0850: Partly Cloudy with high haze and very thin to thinnish clouds, very weak sunshine. 0835: High haze and very, very thin clouds NW 2/3rds of sky with very thin to thinnish clouds in the SE 1/3rd, very weak sunshine. 0750: Thin - Very Thin Overcast with some lower clouds in the NW 1/4 - 1/3rd of sky. 0650: High thin and very thin clouds and haze. 0620 AST: Mostly Clear SE half of sky and Cloudy NW half. Thur. 2/11/10: 2050 AST: Cloudy with thinner spots and areas. 1950: Cloudy with some breaks and small clear areas. 1850: Cloudy with thinner spots and areas. 1750: Cloudy, a few thinner spots. 1650: Cloudy. 1550: Cloudy. 1450: Cloudy, gust of wind in the past 10 minutes. 1423: Cloudy, murky around part of the top of Mt. Roberts and the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the Granite Creek area. 1350: Cloudy. 1250: Cloudy. 1235: Cloudy, light to breezy. 1220: Cloudy, light wind. 1150: Cloudy, slight hint of blue overhead, location of the sun is visible. 1120: Cloudy, location of the sun is visible. 1050: Cloudy, Breezy. 1020: Cloudy, Windy, variable whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 0950: Cloudy, light to breezy - breezy. 0933: The wind is picking up. 0850: Cloudy. 0750: Cloudy with thinner spots. 0650: Cloudy with areas of thinner clouds. 0620 AST: Cloudy with some thinner clouds. Wed. 2/10/10: 2050 AST: Mostly Cloudy with slightly filtered to filtered clear areas. 1950: Cloudy with a few filtered breaks and filtered clear areas. 1850: Cloudy with some breaks and filtered clear areas. 1750: Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy. 1550: Cloudy, a few hints of blue. 1450: Cloudy, area of very slightly broken clouds, fairly bright skies. 1420: Cloudy. 1350: Cloudy with a few breaks. 1335: Cloudy a few filtered breaks and slight hints of blue. 1250: Cloudy with small and tiny breaks, fairly bright skies, very weak to weakened sunshine here and there. 1150: Cloudy with thinner clouds far to the NW, a few very small heavily filtered breaks, fairly bright skies, a few bright and brighter spots and areas. 1120: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy. 1050: Mostly/Partly Cloudy. 1020: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, weak - weakened sunshine on the top of Mt. Juneau. 0950: Cloudy with small and tiny breaks, bright skies with bright clouds in the SE part, very weak and extremely weak sunshine. 0905: Cloudy with small and tiny slightly filtered - filtered breaks and very small areas of slightly filtered to filtered blue. 0850: Mostly Cloudy with thinnish and thin clouds and thicker clouds and filtered blue. 0750: Cloudy with large areas of thinner clouds. 0650: Cloudy, a few small and tiny filtered breaks. 0620 AST: Cloudy. Tue. 2/09/10: 2050 AST: Cloudy. Trace of Precipitation to this point today. 1/16" - 1/8" Snowfall today with 0" of Snow on the ground at 2050. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1800: 1/16" - 1/8" Snowfall overnight with a Trace of Melted Precipitation to this point today. 1750: Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy. 1550: Cloudy. The Bald Eagle that was in the tree to the NE along the shore at 1513 is no longer there. 1513: One of the two Bald Eagles is back in the tree to the NE along the shore. 1500: 1/16" - 1/8" Snowfall overnight with a Trace of Melted Precipitation to this point today. 1450: Cloudy. The two Bald Eagles noted at 1227 and at 1350 are no longer there. 1350: Cloudy. The two Bald Eagles noted at 1227 are still there. 1250: Cloudy. 1227: Two Bald Eagles are side by side in a tree to the NE along the shore. 1200: 1/16" - 1/8" Snowfall overnight with a Trace of Melted Precipitation to this point today. 1150: Cloudy. 1050: Cloudy, location of the sun visible. 0950: Cloudy. 0850: Cloudy, small hint of blue overhead. 0820: Cloudy. 0750: Cloudy with a few thinner spots with slight hints of blue. 0735: Cloudy with thinner areas with slight hints of blue 0700: 1/16" - 1/8" Snowfall overnight with a Trace of Melted Precipitation to this point today. 0650: Cloudy. 0620 AST: Cloudy. 1/16" - 1/8" Snowfall overnight with a Trace of Melted Precipitation. Thin layer of ice on the Bird Bath. Mon. 2/08/10: 2050 AST: Cloudy. .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy with thinner areas. 1920: Cloudy with some very small and tiny breaks. 1850: Cloudy with hints of breaks. 1800: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks. 1635: Cloudy, a few tiny breaks and hints of, some clouds around part of the Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1550: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, a few clouds around the very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts, spots of sunshine on the top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts. 1520: Cloudy, a few breaks, spots of sunshine on Mt. Juneau, precipitation over much of the mainland, top of Mt. Roberts, part of the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge, and SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 1507: Very brief period of very, very light snow. 1500: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1459: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few heavily filtered breaks, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, SE part of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1450: Cloudy with a few clear areas, SE part of the very top of Mt. Juneau, SE part of the top of Mt. Roberts, and much of the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1350: Cloudy with a few breaks. 1335: Cloudy SE half of sky and Partly Cloudy NW half. 1250: Cloudy with some breaks, a few spots of weak sunshine on the mainland, some lower wisps and bits. 1220: Cloudy SE half of sky and Partly Cloudy NW half, inner Gold Creek valley and top of Mt. Roberts hidden with precipitation over Mt. Roberts (snow at the higher elevations) and in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1201: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, a few breaks, bright clouds in areas, weak - very weak sunshine. 1200: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Mostly Cloudy, sun shining, clouds around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau, lower clouds hiding view of most of the inner Gold Creek valley. 1050: Cloudy, a few very tiny breaks and hints of breaks, bright spot where the sun is, top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts, and SE part of the top of Mt. Juneau in clouds. 0950: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, SE part of the top of Mt. Juneau and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured and hidden, a few lower wisps, snow flurries over parts of the mainland, weak - weakened sunshine. 0920: Cloudy with a few breaks, hints of blue, bright spot where the sun is with extremely weak sunshine, very top of Mt. Juneau and much of the top of Mt. Roberts and of the Mt. Juneau Ridge hidden by clouds. 0850: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy with large area of slightly filtered to filtered blue, hints of blue, thinner areas, a few lower clouds. 0835: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy with breaks, and areas and small areas of slightly filtered to filtered blue. 0750: Cloudy with thinner - thinnish clouds over much of the sky. 0700: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy with some mostly filtered breaks. 0620 AST: Cloudy with a few filtered breaks, cloud hiding the SE part of the top of Mt. Juneau. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. SUNDAY 2/07/10: 2050 AST: Cloudy with a very small area of clear sky. .11" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1800: .10" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy. 1720: Cloudy, a few small and tiny breaks. 1650: Cloudy. 1550: Cloudy with a few very small and tiny breaks, a few thinner spots. 1520: Cloudy with somewhat brighter areas in the clouds. 1500: .10" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy. 1350: Cloudy. 1335: Cloudy. 1250: Cloudy, part of the very top of Mt. Roberts obscured. 1200: .10" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, slightly murky in the inner Gold Creek valley and around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts. 1120: Rain, Cloudy, very tops of the mainland mountains in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1111: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, parts of the top of Mt. Roberts obscured-hidden. 1050: Cloudy. 1045: A Bald Eagle is in a tree to the NE along the shore; still there at 1150. 1030: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley partially to totally obscured, murky around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts. 1020: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds and some on the Channel side of the top of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured. 0950: Cloudy with some thinner spots. 0920: Light Rain (snow at the higher altitudes), Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, clouds around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts. 0853: Cloudy. A Bald Eagle is in a tree to the E along the shore. 0830: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, light wind. 0750: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0700: .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 0620: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 0200 AST: High Rain Rate of .02" of Rain per hour. Sat. 2/06/10: 2100 AST: .22" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Light Rain, Cloudy. 1950: Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1850: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1800: .20" of Rainfall to this point today. 1746: Rain, Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy. 1635: Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1550: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy. 1530: Very Light Rain, Cloudy. 1500: .18" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, some lower wisps and bits of fog Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1420: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1412: High Rain Rate of .10" of Rain per hour. 1350: Very Light Drizzle/Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming the mainland mountaintops, a few lower wisps, light wind. 1250: Extremely Light Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming the mainland mountaintops, parts of the top of Mt. Roberts substantially obscured- hidden. 1200: .13" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Rain, Cloudy, some of the top of Mt. Roberts partially obscured. 1131: High Rain Rate of .06" of Rain per hour. 1120: Rain, Cloudy, some lower wisps. 1050: Rain, Cloudy. 1020: Rain, Cloudy, some of the top of Mt. Roberts partially to substantially obscured. 0950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, some of the top of Mt. Roberts partially obscured. 0935: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, some of the top of Mt. Roberts partially obscured. 0850: Cloudy, precipitation over the mainland. 0750: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 0700: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very Light Rain, Cloudy. 0620 AST: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, light wind. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. Fri. 2/05/10: 2050 AST: Partly Cloudy. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy with some breaks. 1850: Cloudy. 1800: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy with thinner spots. 1650: Cloudy. 1635: Cloudy, a few very small and tiny hints of breaks. 1550: Cloudy, a few small and filtered breaks, clouds in a few areas lit by weak sunshine, wind blowing in areas. 1535: Cloudy, thinner areas, a few small breaks, wind is picking up, sun is shining on the SE part of the top of Mt. Roberts. A Bald Eagle is enjoying the winds aloft. 1505: Cloudy with thinner spots and areas, some very small breaks, spots and areas of weakened - weak sunshine on the mainland, some snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts. 1500: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1449: Cloudy, few hints of blue, break far to the SE, area of extremely weak sunshine on the Last Chance Basin side of Mt. Juneau. 1420: Cloudy, few tiny hints of breaks. 1350: Cloudy. 1335: Cloudy. 1250: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, murky in the inner Gold Creek valley and slightly murky around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts. 1220: Sprinkling, Cloudy, snow in the inner Gold Creek valley (which is partially obscured), around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts, in Last Chance Basin, and over part of Mt. Juneau. 1205: Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1150: Cloudy, slightly murky in the Granite Creek area. 1050: Cloudy. 1020: Cloudy. 0950: Cloudy with thinner spots and areas with bright spots, hints of blue, and very small spots of filtered blue. 0850: Cloudy. 0750: Cloudy. 0650: Cloudy. 0620 AST: Cloudy. Thur. 2/04/10: 2050 AST: Clear SE 3/4 of sky and Cloudy NW 1/4, a few lower wisps and bits. .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 2020: Mostly Clear SE 2/3rds of sky and Cloudy NW 1/3rd, lower ribbon. 1950: Cloudy with a few small and tiny filtered breaks, cloud hiding the upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, lower ribbon. 1850: Cloudy with some breaks, lower ribbon. 1835: Mostly Cloudy. 1800: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Light Rain, Cloudy. 1745: Rain, Cloudy. 1735: Cloudy, ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, precipitation in the form of snow over the upper part of Mt. Roberts. 1650: Cloudy, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1635: Cloudy, ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1550: Cloudy, partly cloudy far to the NW, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1500: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy with some breaks. 1435: Mostly Cloudy, spots and areas of weakened - weak sunshine on the mainland. 1350: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, sun and weakened sunshine shining on areas of the mainland. 1250: Partly Cloudy, sun here and there, a few lower bits and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1200: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Partly Cloudy, sun in and out and here and there. 1105: Partly Cloudy, sun in and out and here and there, lower ribbon. 1050: Mostly Clear NW half of sky and Partly Cloudy SE half, sun shining , lower ribbon Channel and Last Chance Basin sides of Mt. Juneau. 1020: Partly Cloudy, lower band Channel and Last Chance Basin sides of Mt. Juneau, lower ribbon/band Channel side of Mt. Roberts, sun shining. 0950: Mostly Cloudy, lower band/ribbon. 0920: Mostly Cloudy, lower band, sun shining. 0905: The Sun is breaking through. 0850: Cloudy with small and tiny breaks, lower band. 0835: Cloudy with breaks, lower band, fog/clouds, and ribbon. 0750: Cloudy NW half of sky and broken and very slightly broken clouds SE half of sky with orange clouds to the SE, lower band. 0720: Cloudy, breaks far to the SE and very slightly broken clouds in SE part, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin. 0700: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower ribbon. 0620 AST: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. Wed. 2/03/10: The NWS Summary of January 2010 Weather - See Below 2100 AST: .05" of Precipitation to this point today. Trace of Snowfall today with 0" of Snow on the ground at 2100. 2050: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, lower band/ribbon. 1950: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, large fog/cloud hiding the upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin. 1850: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling with a bit of snow mixed in, cloudy with lower band. 1800: High Precipitation Rate of .02" of Precipitation per hour. .05" of Precipitation and Trace of Snowfall to this point today. 1750: Snow-Rain, Cloudy, Mt. Juneau and Last Chance Basin mostly hidden above about 400', lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1735: Snow-Rain after Snow, Cloudy, upper parts of the mainland slightly to partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1650: Very, very light rain-snow, cloudy, Mt. Juneau and Last Chance Basin hidden above about 400', very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1605: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, Mt. Juneau and Last Chance Basin hidden above about 400' - 500', very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower band. 1550: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 450'. 1520: Very, very light snow-sprinkling, cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 450'. 1502: A Steller's Jay is taking a Bath in the Bird Bath. 1500: .02" of Precipitation and Trace of Snowfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Snow-Rain after Light Snow-Rain, Cloudy, Mt. Juneau mostly hidden above about 400' and Last Chance Basin hidden above about 400', top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower band/ribbon. 1420: Very Light Snow-Rain, Cloudy, Mt. Juneau and Last Chance Basin hidden above about 400' - 500', top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower cloud and wisps. 1350: Sprinkling-Very Light Snow, Cloudy, Mt. Juneau mostly hidden above about 400' and Last Chance Basin hidden above about 400', very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower band. 1305: Very Light Snow-Sprinkling, Cloudy, Mt. Juneau and Last Chance Basin hidden above about 400', very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with a lower band. 1250: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band hiding much of the remainder of the mainland above about 350' - 400'. 1200: Trace of Precipitation and Trace of Snowfall so far today. 1150: Very Light Snow -Rain after Light Snow, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, Last Chance Basin hidden by fog/clouds. 1050: Very Light Snow-Rain, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden, a few lower clouds and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1046: Very Light Sprinkling with a few very small snowflakes mixed in, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and most of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden, a few lower clouds and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1020: A few very tiny snowflakes falling, cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, some lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin. 0950: A few small snowflakes falling, cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, much of Last Chance Basin, and inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 0850: Very, very light snow, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, remainder of Last Chance Basin partially obscured. 0835: Very Light Snow, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and the inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower clouds, remainder of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin partially and substantially obscured, remainder of Mt. Roberts above 400' slightly to partially obscured. 0750: Very, very light rain-snow, cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and the inner Gold Creek valley hidden, small cloud in Last Chance Basin, a few wisps, remainder of mainland above about 400' slightly to partially obscured. 0735: Very, very light rain-snow, cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, much of the top of Mt. Roberts, and the inner Gold Creek valley hidden. Cloud low Last Chance Basin. Snow level on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts is at 400'. 0700: Trace of Precipitation and Trace of Snowfall so far today. 0650: Very, very light snow - rain, cloudy, band upper Channel side of mainland. 0620 AST: Very, very light snow, cloudy, broken lower band. Trace of Precipitation and Trace of Snowfall so far today. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NWS Summary of January 2010 Weather at the Juneau International Airport: ...WARM JANUARY LACKING SNOW... JANUARY 2010 STARTED OUT CLEAR AND COLD WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES...BUT WARMED ABOVE NORMAL BY THE END OF THE FIRST WEEK. THE WARMING TREND CONTINUED THROUGH MOST OF THE MONTH. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 29.6 DEGREES...WHICH IS 3.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 44 DEGREES ON THE 8TH...WHICH WAS TIED WITH THE RECORD FOR 1944. THE LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 9 DEGREES ON THE 1ST. PRECIPITATION FELL IN A VARIETY RANGING FROM SNOW...RAIN... FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR A COMBINATION OF TYPES. ON THE 6TH THERE WAS FREEZING RAIN EVENT THAT COATED THE MAJORITY OF JUNEAU WITH ICE FOR A FEW DAYS. A NEAR NORMAL TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 4.79 INCHES FELL...WHICH IS ABOUT 0.02 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMER TEMPERATURES LIMITED THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL. A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 20.5 INCHES WAS 8.4 INCHES BELOW NORMAL AND MAINLY OCCURRED OVER A FOUR DAY PERIOD FROM 10TH TO 13TH. MID MONTH RAIN STORM PRODUCED GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH THE PEAK AT THE JUNEAU AIRPORT OF 41 MPH. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OCCURRED THE LAST WEEK OF THE MONTH WITH A PEAK WIND OF 56 MPH RECORDED AT THE SOUTH DOUGLAS PROFILER. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tue. 2/02/10: 2100 AST: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, fog/clouds hiding the mainland above about 500' - 600'. 1950: Cloudy with some filtered breaks, fog/clouds hiding the mainland above about 800'. 1850: A few very light sprinkles, cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 600' - 800'. 1800: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Foggy/Cloudy overhead, fog hiding the mainland above about 450' - 550'. 1650: Foggy/Cloudy overhead, fog hiding the mainland above about 500' - 550'. 1550: Foggy/Cloudy overhead, fog hiding the mainland above about 500' - 650'. 1500: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Foggy/Cloudy overhead, fog hiding the mainland above about 500' - 650'. A Bald Eagle is in a tree to the NE along the shore. 1350: Foggy/Cloudy overhead, a few slight hints of blue, fog hiding the mainland above about 500' - 650'. 1335: Foggy/Cloudy overhead, a few hints of blue, fog hiding the mainland above about 500' - 700', very weak - extremely weak sunshine on parts of the mainland. 1250: Foggy/Cloudy overhead, a few very slight hints of blue, fog hiding the mainland above about 500' - 600'. 1200: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Foggy/Cloudy overhead with a few hints of blue, fog hiding the mainland above about 500' - 600'. 1050: Cloudy, hints of blue, fog hiding the mainland above about 400' - 550' with hints of sunshine in the fog. 0950: Cloudy, a few hints of blue, fog hiding the mainland above about 200' - 350'. 0935: Cloudy, a few slight hints of blue, fog hiding the mainland above about 350' - 400'. 0850: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, hints of blue, fog hiding the mainland above about 350' - 400'. 0750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, fog hiding the mainland above about 400' - 450'. 0700: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, fog hiding the mainland above about 300' - 450'. 0620 AST: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, fog hiding the mainland above about 250' - 350'. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. Mon. 2/01/10: 2100 AST: .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Extremely Light Sprinkling-Misting, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 100' - 200'. 1950: Very Light Misting, Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 150' - 200'. 1935: Very Light Misting - Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 150' - 200'. 1850: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, lower band. 1800: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, lower band, precipitation over at least some of the mainland? 1650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured- hidden, a few lower clouds. 1620: Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and parts of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, thin lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1600: High Rain Rate of .02" of Rain per hour. 1550: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, SE part of the very top of Mt. Juneau and parts of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, thin lower ribbons Channel side of Mt. Roberts, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau, fog/cloud in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1535: Light - Very Light Rain, Cloudy, SE part of the very top of Mt. Juneau and parts of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, thin lower ribbons, fog/cloud in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 1520: Sprinkling-Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts obscured-hidden, lower ribbon with fog/cloud in Last Chance Basin. 1500: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming - very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts obscured-hidden, lower band with fog/cloud filling much of Last Chance Basin. 1350: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, parts of the top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts obscured-hidden, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and lower band/ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts, fog/cloud filling much of Last Chance Basin. 1320: Cloudy, SE part of the very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, a few clouds and murky around the parts of the top of Mt. Roberts, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts, fog/cloud filling much of Last Chance Basin. 1250: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy, Mt. Juneau and Last Chance Basin hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 500', top of Mt. Roberts in clouds with lower ribbon, snow at the higher elevations. 1235: Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 450' - 500'. 1205: Snowflakes-Raindrops Falling. 1200: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 550'. 1050: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, Mt. Roberts hidden above about 550' - 600' on the Channel side by fog/clouds, ribbon on Channel side of the top of Mt. Juneau with a lower band, fog filling most of Last Chance Basin. 0950: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, lower ribbons and wisps, fog/cloud over Last Chance Basin. 0850: Cloudy, lower ribbon and wisps. 0750: Cloudy, clouds skimming the mainland mountaintops, a few lower bits and wisps. 0650: Cloudy, a few lower wisps, an area of very slightly broken clouds, breaks far to the SE. 0620 AST: Cloudy, very slightly broken clouds in the SW part of the sky with the Moon illuminating the clouds.