MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for FEBRUARY 2015 NAME: 3270 Nowell CITY: West Juneau STATE: Alaska ELEV: 97 ft LAT: 58° 17' 33" N LONG: 134° 25' 37" W TEMPERATURE (°F), RAIN (in), WIND SPEED (mph), SNOW (in). Snowfall from 20:30 - 20:30, 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 33.3 36.5 2:40a 29.0 10:55p 31.7 0.0 0.00 4.0 33.0 3:55p ESE 96.97 0.0 0.2 Clear Lt-BrzyWind-OccGsts SnBlowingMnlndMtns Clr 2 28.6 31.0 12:00p 21.4 12:00m 36.4 0.0 0.00 3.0 24.0 10:35a ESE 72.42 0.0 0.1 Clr Aurora Lt-BrzyWind-Gsts Clr-MClr 3 25.4 30.9 1:50p 19.9 5:20a 39.6 0.0 0.00 0.2 7.0 1:00a WSW 5.78 0.0 TRCE Clr IncrCd VryThn-ThnshCds-Brks Cd Cd-Brks 4 26.7 32.1 11:55p 23.5 6:45p 38.3 0.0 0.00 0.4 16.0 11:25p W 10.44 0.0 SlTr Cd-OccVarBrks DecrCds Clr PCd Clr 5 25.0 32.1 12:05a 18.1 11:45p 40.0 0.0 0.00 4.1 34.0 5:50p ESE 97.53 0.0 SlTr Clr OccGst PCd MClr Brzy-Gsts PCd P-MCd PCd MClr Cd 6 11.6 18.5 12:20a 8.7 8:45p 53.4 0.0 TRACE 6.5 39.0 2:50a E 155.61 0.4+ 0.4 Windy-ThenTaperedOff Cd/ExtmLtSnToLtFineSn-W/Lulls 7 10.3 13.1 11:45a 7.9 3:25a 54.5 0.0 0.15 1.3 18.0 3:30a E 31.80 2.0 2.3 VarCds PCd Cd/XtmLtSn Cd Cd-MCd Cd Cd/FlksToSnow 8 19.1 22.8 3:35p 12.1 12:05a 45.9 0.0 0.16 0.4 12.0 12:45p SSE 9.72 3.3 4.0 Cd/VarSn-Lull Cd-HntsBrks-Blu-WkSun Cd/VarSn-Lulls 9 25.3 30.4 12:05p 22.2 12:05a 39.7 0.0 0.03 0.0 5.0 6:10p WSW 0.56 1.5 4" Cd/VarSn Cd Cd-Brks MCd Foggy-CldySkies-FewBrksOcc 10 26.7 35.1 11:05p 18.5 5:40a 38.3 0.0 TRACE 0.4 16.0 11:00p WSW 9.86 TRCE 3.3 ThnToThnshCd-Stars Cd ThnToThnshCd-Blu Cd Cd/VryLtSn 11 34.6 36.5 5:50p 31.3 12:25a 30.4 0.0 0.47 0.2 11.0 12:25p SSE 5.18 3.9 4" Cd/Sn/Sn-Rn/SpToRn-Sn/SpToRn Cd Cd/Occ:Sp-MstToRn Cd 12 36.3 39.3 11:50p 34.8 6:55a 28.7 0.0 0.30 0.1 9.0 1:10a NW 3.06 0.0 2.0 Cd/VarRn Cd-OccLoCd/Var:Sp-Mst-Drz/VryLtRn-R-OneLull 13 42.4 45.0 10:30a 38.6 4:25a 22.6 0.0 0.43 1.5 22.0 12:05p SSE 34.82 0.0 0.0 Cd/Shrs Cd/VarSp-VryLtRn&Drz-Rn-LtRW/Lull Lt-Brzy Cd 14 42.2 44.6 12:00p 38.4 11:25p 22.8 0.0 0.19 0.9 12.0 2:55a S 20.46 0.0 0.0 Cd Cd-OccVarBrks/OccVarSpr Cd/VarSprToRn 15 38.8 41.3 9:55a 35.6 11:15p 26.2 0.0 0.05 0.2 9.0 4:30a S 4.34 0.0 0.0 Cd/Shr&VryLtR Cd-Sm&TnyBrks MCd ThnThnsh Fog-Cd/LoCd 16 38.7 42.3 6:30p 35.4 1:40a 26.3 0.0 0.08 0.3 12.0 7:35p SSE 7.82 0.0 0.0 Cd/TrcRn Cd/Spr-VryLtRn Cloudy:0757-2025 Cd/RnShrs 17 40.4 42.2 4:00a 36.7 11:50p 24.6 0.0 0.60 0.4 10.0 3:50p S 9.98 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn Cd/Spr-VryLtRn-R Cd MCd PCd Cd-MCd Brks Cd-MCd 18 39.4 43.5 3:30p 35.9 7:35a 25.6 0.0 0.04 0.3 8.0 3:25p S 6.39 0.0 0.0 Cd/VarBrks MCd Cd-FiltBrks Cd Cd/VryLt-LtSp Cd Cd/Sp 19 40.8 42.2 2:30p 39.1 10:55p 24.2 0.0 0.38 0.5 9.0 1:05p S 12.89 0.0 0.0 Cd/Rn-VarSpr-VryLtRn-Drz-LtRn-Mist Cd 20 37.3 45.0 12:20p 31.5 10:30p 27.7 0.0 0.01 0.1 6.0 2:20p WSW 2.20 0.0 0.0 LoFogTo8AM VarFoggy-Cdy MClr M-PCd PCd MClr-Clr Fog 21 35.8 41.4 3:10p 30.5 3:35a 29.2 0.0 0.12 0.3 9.0 2:55p S 5.98 0.0 0.0 Clr Frst IncrCd MCd-Cd&CdW/VarFog Ovcst Cd Cd/SpToRn 22 42.0 44.0 11:50p 39.3 12:20a 23.0 0.0 0.82 1.7 14.0 11:35a SSE 39.75 0.0 0.0 Cd-MnlndVarObscured/VarSp-VryLtRnToRn-VarDriz&Mist 23 42.5 44.8 7:15a 40.0 9:20p 22.5 0.0 0.70 1.6 12.0 4:15a S 37.67 0.0 0.0 Cd/VarSpToR Cd-HntsBrks Cd Cd/RToSp-Mst FewBrk Cd/Sp 24 39.5 43.3 1:50p 33.9 11:55p 25.5 0.0 0.10 0.0 5.0 1:20p S 0.88 0.0 0.0 LoCds/SpToLtRnW/Lulls Cd-VarBrks/OccSp PCd-MClr Brks 25 37.6 41.5 2:00p 33.7 12:10a 27.4 0.0 0.00 0.2 8.0 1:20p NW 4.81 0.0 0.0 Cd-Locds Cd Cd-VrySltHintsBlue Cd Cd-HvlyVeiledMoon 26 37.3 47.6 1:10p 31.3 11:55p 27.7 0.0 0.00 1.6 20.0 1:55p W 38.96 0.0 0.0 DecrCds ClearW/AFewToSomeClds OccLtWindPM Clr 27 33.9 48.1 2:10p 27.8 6:55a 31.1 0.0 0.00 0.4 13.0 12:50a W 31.10 0.0 0.0 VryVryLt-VryLtFrost Clear 28 34.8 45.1 2:00p 29.0 12:05a 30.2 0.0 0.00 0.0 6.0 4:05a W 0.08 0.0 0.0 VarLtFrost IncrCds Cd-HntsBlu MCd PCd Clr IncrCds Cd ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33.1 48.1 27 7.9 7 893.5 0.0 4.63 1.1 39.0 6 S 757.06 11.1+ (1) As measured on Front Lawn at around 20:30, rounded to the nearest inch if there is uncertainty. 2/06: Because of the very fine snow and wind the small? amount of snowfall 2/06 morning could not be determined AVERAGE Mean Temp: 33.1 AVERAGE High Temp: 37.9 MINIMUM High Temp: 13.1 7th MAXIMUM High Temp: 48.1 27th AVERAGE Low Temp: 28.7 MINIMUM Low Temp: 7.9 7th MAXIMUM Low Temp: 40.0 23rd LOWEST Wind Chill Temp: -10.0 7th @ 0239 MAX >= 90.0: 0 MAX >= 80.0: 0 MAX >= 70.0: 0 MAX <= 32.0: 8 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th MIN <= 32.0: 16 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 20th, 21st, 26th, 27th, 28th MIN <= 0.0: 0 MAXIMUM Humidity (%): 100 12th, 13th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th MINIMUM Humidity (%): 25 5th @ 0434 MAXIMUM Pressure (mb): 1033.3 15th @ 1139 MINIMUM Pressure (mb): 985.7 6th @ 0934 TOTAL Htg Deg Days: 893.5 AVERAGE Htg Deg Days: 31.9 MINIMUM Htg Deg Days: 22.5 23rd MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days: 54.5 7th TOTAL Cool Deg Days: 0.0 Heat Base: 65.0 Cool Base: 65.0 Method: Integration TOTAL Precip.: 4.63 AVERAGE Precip.: 0.24 DAYS of Precip.: 19 All but: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th MAXIMUM Precip.: 0.82 22nd MAXIMUM Rain Rate: 0.29 13th @ 0801 Days of Rain: 16 (>.01 in) 11 (>.1 in) 0 (>1 in) TOTAL Snowfall: 11.1+ DAYS of Snowfall: 6 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th AVERAGE High Wind: 14.3 MINIMUM High Wind: 5 9th, 24th MAXIMUM High Wind: 39 6th WIND RUN (miles): 757.06 DAYS Sun at any time: 17 1st FULL 2nd FULL 3rd NO 4th FULL 5th FULL 6th NO 7th Very Weak to Weakened 8th Extremely Weak to Weak 9th FULL 10th Extremely Weak to Slightly Weakened 11th NO 12th NO 13th NO 14th Weak to Somewhat weakened 15th FULL 16th NO 17th FULL - mostly on the Mainland 18th NO 19th NO 20th FULL 21st Extremely Weak to Weak 22nd NO 23rd NO 24th Extremely weak to Weak 25th NO 26th FULL 27th FULL 28th FULL DAYS OF All Clear: 3 1st, 2nd, 27th DAYS OF Cld or M Cld: 25 All but: 1st, 2nd, 27th (as Fog on the 20th) DAYS OF Rainbow: 0 DAYS OF Aurora: 0 DAYS OF Lightning: 0 DAYS OF Earthquake: 1 18th @ 1315: 4.2 Magnitude 91 miles W of Juneau and 43 miles W of Gustavus. Felt by some people in Juneau. Sat. 2/28/15: 2020 AST: Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1750: Cloudy. 1742: Cloudy. 1720: Cloudy with a small area of clear sky to the NE and a large area of clear sky to the ESE. 1645: Clear SE half of sky and Partly Cloudy NW half, sun shining on the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top of Mt. Roberts. 1550: Clear with a few clouds over the mainland. 1535: Clear with some extremely tiny to very small clouds ands a few moderate clouds - most of them over the mainland. 1450: Clear, the Moon is above Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 1350: Clear, some clouds very far to the SE. 1250: Clear with a few clouds to the ESE and SE. 1215: Clear NW 3/5ths of sky and Mostly Cloudy - Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds SE 2/5ths of sky, very slightly - slightly weakened sunshine. 1150: Mostly Cloudy with very, very thin to thinnish, and somewhat thicker clouds, weak to weakened sunshine. 1120: Almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine. 1050: Cloudy, fairly bright, weak bright spot where the Sun is. 0950: Cloudy. 0924: Cloudy, some hints of blue, weak bright spot where the sun is. 0909: Weak Sunshine. 0850: Cloudy, extremely weak sunshine. 0820: Cloudy, very small bit of filtered - heavily filtered blue. 0750: Cloudy, a few slight hints of blue. 0650: Cloudy. 0620 AST: Cloudy, Very, very light frost to light frost. Fri. 2/27/15: 2020 AST: Clear. 1950: Clear. 1850: Clear. 1750: Clear. 1650: Clear. 1550: Clear. 1450: Clear. 1350: Clear. The Moon is visible over the northern end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 1250: Clear. 1150: Clear. 1050: Clear. 0950: Clear, some very, very thin - very thin clouds to the SE. 0850: Clear with haze to the SE. 0750: Clear with haze to the SE. 0744: The Sun is rising over the right shoulder of West Peak. 0650: Clear. 0620 AST: Clear. Very, very light frost to light frost. Thur. 2/26/15: 2020 AST: Clear. 1950: Clear. 1850: Clear. 1750: Clear. 1705: Clear, light wind. 1650: Clear. 1635: Clear, light wind. 1550: Clear, some snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts. 1520: Clear. 1450: Clear, a few extremely tiny to very small clouds, tiny to small bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts. 1350: Clear, some scattered extremely tiny to small clouds - fewer than at 1250, the Moon is fairly high in the sky above Mt. Roberts, snow blowing around the top of Olds Mountain and some snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts, the wind is picking up. 1250: Clear with some scattered clouds, variable sun in-and-out, snow blowing around the top of Olds Mountain and bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, bit of snow blowing off Mt. Roberts at Gastineau Peak, light wind. 1150: Clear, some extremely tiny to tiny clouds, snow blowing around the top of Olds Mountain, bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and a very tiny bit at the very top of Mt. Roberts. 1050: Clear, a few clouds to the S so the sun is in-and-out, cloud far to the NE, some snow blowing at the very top of Mt Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts. 0950: Clear, cloud far to the S, snow billowing around the top of Olds Mountain and snow blowing at the very top of Mt Juneau Ridge, small bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts and off it at Gastineau Peak. 0850: Clear, snow blowing around the top of Olds Mountain, a bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts with some snow blowing off Mt. Roberts at Gastineau Peak, some very tiny clouds very far to the SSE. 0750: Clear with a few very tiny to small clouds, bit of snow blowing at very top of Mt Juneau Ridge and snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts and off it at Gastineau Peak. 0745: The Sun has risen to the right of West Peak. 0650: Clear, a few tiny - very tiny clouds, fast moving from NW to SE low ribbon and band, bit of snow blowing at very top of Mt Juneau Ridge and some at the very top of Mt. Roberts. 0620 AST: Clear, a few tiny - very tiny clouds, lower band/ribbon, bit of snow blowing at very top of Mt Juneau Ridge and some at the very top of Mt. Roberts. Wed. 2/25/15: 2020 AST: Cloudy, lower band-cloud Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin, Moon substantially obscured-hidden. 1950: Cloudy, lower band/ribbon, Moon substantially obscured-hidden. 1930: Cloudy, lower band, heavily veiled Moon. 1907: Cloudy, lower band Channel side of Last Chance Basin and of Mt. Roberts, heavily veiled Moon. 1850: Cloudy, cloud Channel side of Last Chance Basin, hint of where the Moon is. 1750: Cloudy, cloud in Last Chance Basin, a few wisps upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1650: Cloudy, band Channel side of Mt. Roberts, ribbon in Last Chance Basin, a few bits and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1620: Cloudy, a few small lower clouds and some bits and wisps. 1550: Cloudy, lower ribbons/clouds, bits, and wisps. 1535: Cloudy, lower ribbon. 1450: Cloudy, some lower clouds SE Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1420: Cloudy, darker, some lower clouds SE Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1350: Cloudy, fairly bright, some clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau, a few bits and wisps by Last Chance Basin, lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1335: Cloudy, some very slight hints of blue, fairly bright - almost extremely weak sunshine, some clouds, bits, and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a few in Last Chance Basin, ribbon over Channel slope of Mt. Roberts. 1320: Cloudy, some small lower clouds, bits, and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau, lower ribbon/band in Last Chance Basin and Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1250: Cloudy, lower ribbon. 1150: Cloudy, lower band/ribbon. 1050: Cloudy, lower ribbon. 1035: Cloudy, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, some clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin. 0950: Cloudy, lower ribbon, clouds hiding much of the upper part of Last Chance Basin. 0920: Cloudy, lower band/ribbon. 0845: Cloudy, ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a cloud by Last Chance Basin. 0750: Cloudy, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin with clouds also in Last Chance Basin's SE lower part, a few wisps Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0732: Cloudy, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, some wisps and bits of fog Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0650: Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 350' - 400'. 0620: Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden above about 150' - 200' and very slightly - slightly obscured below that. ------------------------------------------------------------ 0359 AST (Posted here at 0620): NWS: Now Areas of fog...reducing visibilities to less than one half mile at times. Fog should be diminishing later this morning. Morning temperatures remaining in the low to mid 30s. ------------------------------------------------------------ Tue. 2/24/15: 2020 AST: Cloudy, some filtered to heavily filtered breaks, Moon heavily filtered, some lower clouds, ribbons, and a band. .09" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and Channel side of Last Chance Basin hidden by fog/clouds, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1850: Cloudy, a few breaks, heavily filtered Moon, lower band/ribbon. 1800: .09" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy with breaks, a few lower ribbons, bits, and wisps, very slightly veiled Moon. 1735: Cloudy with breaks, SE upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1720: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear, some clouds over the slopes of Mt. Juneau Ridge, lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, some breaks, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon far to the SE. 1620: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, a few very small breaks and some hints of breaks and of blue, inner Gold Creek valley hidden and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps. 1613: Brighter, weak sunshine on most of the very top of Mt. Juneau. 1557: High Rain Rate of .13" of Rain per hour. 1555: Rain. 1550: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, SE top of Mt. Juneau, top and upper part of Mt. Juneau, SE part of Last Chance Basin, and inner Gold Creek valley hidden by fog/clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 1530: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, a few very small and tiny breaks - mostly far to the SE, some clouds around the upper parts of the mainland, getting darker. 1500: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy, some breaks, clouds hiding much of the upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and some clouds upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1405: Spots and areas of extremely weak to weak sunshine. 1400: Cloudy, a few breaks, SE very top of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley, and top of Mt. Roberts mostly hidden by clouds, a few lower ribbons, clouds, bits, and wisps. 1335: Cloudy, small heavily filtered break, weak sunshine, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, some clouds around the upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, some bits and wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1250: A few sprinkles, cloudy, a few breaks, clouds around most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, clouds in the SE part of Last Chance Basin, fairly bright. 1235: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, some filtered - heavily filtered breaks, clouds skimming - SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, much of the upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau, some clouds in Last Chance Basin hiding most of the inner Gold Creek valley. 1200: .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, very small break, clouds filling most of Last Chance Basin, most of the upper part of Mt. Roberts and much of the upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds. 1120: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, some very slight breaks, extremely weak sunshine, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 500'. 1050: Cloudy, much of the mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 500'. 1020: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, some extremely tiny - very tiny breaks, fairly bright, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds above about 400'. 0950: Cloudy, precipitation over the mainland, clouds skimming - SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, Last Chance Basin filled with clouds, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts and ribbon upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0910: High Rain Rate .06" of Rain per hour. 0850: Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400'. 0820: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, most of the mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 300' - 450'. 0750: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 350' - 400'. 0739: Very, very light sprinkling-misting, cloudy, very tiny break, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 350'. 0700: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, some hints of breaks, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400'. 0620 AST: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 250' - 400'. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. Mon. 2/23/15: 2020 AST: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, lower ribbon Channel side of Last Chance Basin and of Mt. Roberts. .69" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, a few small and very small breaks with a few stars visible, lower cloud. 1930: Cloudy, a few small and very small breaks with a star or two visible, ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin. 1850: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy. 1835: Very Light Rain after Rain, Cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps. 1800: .65" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very Light Misting, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, very small cloud in Last Chance Basin by Mt. Maria. 1745: Light Wind. 1650: Light Misting, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1620: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming to SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured. 1550: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1535: Light Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1520: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1500: .58" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds. 1420: Light Rain, Cloudy, tops-upper parts of mainland mountains in clouds. 1350: Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1250: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1200: .39" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1050: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0955: Rain, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0934: High Rain Rate of .14" of Rain per hour. 0922: High Rain Rate of .10" of Rain per hour. 0908: High Rain Rate of .09" of Rain per hour. 0850: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light wind. 0824: High Rain Rate of .07" of Rain per hour. 0820: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, most of the very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0805: Light precipitation over part of the mainland. 0750: Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0730: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0700: .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy with a few thinner spots to the NE. 0620: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks, light wind. .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 0058 AST: High Rain Rate of .06" of Rain per hour. SUNDAY 2/22/15: 1st Sunday in Lent 2020 AST: Light - Very Light Drizzle after Rain, Cloudy, light wind. .74" of Rainfall to this point today. 2004: High Rain Rate of .18" of Rain per hour. 1950: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland slightly to partially obscured at the least. 1920: Sprinkling-Very Light Rain after Light Rain, Cloudy, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 1850: Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1800: .67" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very Light Drizzle-Misting, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1723: Sprinkling after Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1650: Very Light Drizzle-Misting, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1550: Very Light Drizzle-Misting, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1535: Very Light Misting-Drizzle, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, some lower bits and wisps, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1500: .59" of Rainfall to this point today. 1457: Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1453: High Rain Rate of .16" of Rain per hour. 1450: Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1430: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1402: Light Wind. 1350: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1335: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, lower clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau, a few lower wisps by Mt. Roberts, light wind. 1320: Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1250: Light - Very Light Drizzle/Rain. Cloudy, most of the mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600'. 1200: .43" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Rain, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1135: Rain, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1114: Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1050: Very Light Sprinkling-Misting, Cloudy, upper part and very top of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0950: Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 500'. 0900: Rain-Drizzle. 0850: Very Light Drizzle-Misting, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and SE part of Mt. Juneau, most of the top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, lower band Channel side of Mt. Roberts, mainland partially obscured. 0835: Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower band Channel side of Last Chance Basin and of Mt. Roberts. 0816: Rain, Cloudy, lower ribbon and band. 0750: Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps, mainland partially obscured. 0740: Rain, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 0720: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden and remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0700: .23" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 0615: Very Light Drizzle-Rain, Cloudy. .21" of Rainfall to this point today. 0206 AST: High Rain Rate of .14" of Rain per hour. Sat. 2/21/15: 0956: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory will Expire at 10 AM AST this morning - See 0956 Below 2020 AST: Very Light Rain after Rain, Cloudy. .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 2013: High Rain Rate of .08" of Rain per hour. 1950: Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1920: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1750: Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy. 1550: Cloudy. 1520: Cloudy. 1450: Cloudy, fairly bright. 1350: Overcast-Cloudy with thinnish - somewhat thinnish clouds, bright skies, weak - very weak sunshine. 1250: Overcast-Cloudy, bright spot in the clouds where the sun is, almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine after some brighter sunshine. 1150: Overcast-Cloudy, bright spot in the clouds where the sun is, almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine. 1050: Cloudy, broken low ribbon, very weak bright spot in the clouds where the sun is. 1005: Cloudy, fog hiding lower part of mainland. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0956: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory will Expire at 10 AM AST this morning. NWS Dense Fog Advisory will Expire Statement as of 9:56 AM AKST on February 21, 2015 ...Dense fog advisory will expire at 10 am akst this morning... Dense fog has dissipated and the advisory will be allowed to expire. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0935: Fog. 0920: Foggy-Cloudy skies, fog hiding the mainland. 0900: Thinnish Clouds, mainland mostly hidden by fog. fairly bright. 0750: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and some hints of blue, fog hiding lower part of the mainland. 0705: Orange glow in clouds to the SE. 0650: Mostly Cloudy-Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and fog, fog hiding the lower part of the mainland. 0620: Mostly Foggy-Cloudy skies, mainland substantially obscured and hidden by fog. Very light frost to frost has formed overnight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0051 AST: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 10 AM AST this morning. NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 12:48 AM AKST on February 21, 2015 ...Dense fog advisory in effect until 10 am akst this morning... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a dense fog advisory...which is in effect until 10 am akst this morning. * Visibility...1/4 mile or less in areas of dense fog. * Impacts...low visibility will make travel hazardous. Also...temperatures just below freezing will cause patchy black ice to form on area roads. Slow down and maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you. Keep headlights on low beam. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri. 2/20/15: 0741: Power Outage for all areas except for Douglas Island, Thane, Downtown - See 0810 (Updated) and 0741 Below 2150 AST: Fog. --------------------------------------------------------------- 2057: NWS: Now Areas of fog tonight with visibility reduced to less than one half mile along Egan drive and near the Juneau Airport. Higher visibility in the Mendenahll Valley and downtown Juneau. --------------------------------------------------------------- 2026: Mostly Clear, some lower ribbons of fog. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Clear. 1850: Clear or Mostly Clear. 1835: Mostly Clear or Clear. 1800: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Clear, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, ribbon/band upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1735: Clear, a few lower bands and ribbons. 1700: Mostly Clear. 1550: Partly Cloudy, band upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, sun shining on much of the mainland. 1500: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Partly Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and Channel side of top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, sun shining on most of the mainland. 1435: Partly Cloudy, sun shining on most of the mainland, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, part of the inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds. 1405: Weakened sunshine in West Juneau. 1350: Cloudy with breaks, very top and SE upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, fairly bright, spots and areas of very weak to weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1250: Mostly-Partly Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds - inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden by those clouds, areas of weak to somewhat weakened sunshine on the mainland, 1235: Mostly-Partly Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, areas of weak to somewhat weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1200: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Mostly Clear with puffy clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by puffy clouds, inner Gold Creek visible, somewhat weakened sunshine in most areas. 1050: Mostly Clear, puffy clouds hiding the upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by those clouds, full sunshine in most areas. 1003: Full sunshine in West Juneau. 0950: Partly Foggy-Cloudy skies, puffy cloud hiding the upper part of Mt. Juneau and much of the upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts, extremely weak to somewhat weakened sunshine. 0935: Mostly Foggy-Cloudy skies, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts, weak to weakened sunshine on parts of the mainland. 0854: All power has been restored by now. 0850: Foggy-Cloudy skies with a few breaks, band upper Channel side of mainland and a ribbon below that, weak to weakened sunshine on parts of the mainland. Power back on Mendenhall Mall Road. 0845: Fritz Cove Road and Auke Bay are back on. 0838: Power is back on at 1.5 mile. 0836: Power is back on at 3.5 mile. 0834: Power is back on in parts of the Valley. 0810 Updated: AEL&P: "We found trash/debris in the line at the Lemon Creek yard. The debris is being cleared and power is being restored momentarily. Update: we attempted to restore power and the line tripped open again. Still working on identifying why." 0810: AEL&P: "We found trash in the line at the Lemon Creek yard, most likely from the landfill next to our office building. The debris is being cleared and power is being restored momentarily." 0750: Foggy-Cloudy skies with a few breaks, mainland hidden by fog about 120' - 250'. 0741: Long Power Glitch (extended period of lower than normal voltage). Power Outage for all areas except for Douglas Island and the mainland from Thane to a point somewhere between Downtown and Salmon Creek. 0735: Foggy-Cloudy skies with a few breaks, mainland hidden by fog about 60' - 120'. 0700: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Foggy-Cloudy skies, fog hiding mainland above about 150' - 250'. 0638: Foggy-Cloudy skies, fog hiding mainland above about 150' - 250'. 0620 AST: Mostly Foggy-Cloudy skies, variable lower band and ribbons of fog over Gastineau Channel. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. Thur. 2/19/15: 2020 AST: Very, very light sprinkling-misting, cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin hidden by fog/clouds with a lower cloud, Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds above about 150' - 450'. .38" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Very Light Sprinkling-Drizzle, Cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin hidden by fog/clouds, Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds above about 450' - 500'. 1850: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, band hiding top of Mt. Juneau and sloping down to the SE so it is a low band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1800: .38" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and clouds skimming and SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower band. 1650: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and very top and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower clouds over the upper Channel slope of Mt. Juneau, clouds in Last Chance Basin hiding the inner Gold Creek valley. 1550: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and very top and SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower clouds over the upper Channel slope of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds with the remainder of inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds in part of Last Chance Basin. 1500: .33" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Light - Very Light Sprinkling, cloudy, Last Chance Basin, most of the upper part of Mt. Juneau, and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds. 1435: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, Last Chance Basin, upper part of Mt. Juneau, and most of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds. 1350: Sprinkling, Cloudy, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top and SE top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, cloud in Last Chance Basin. 1320: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, upper part and top of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds, a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1250: Light Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden by some clouds in part of Last Chance Basin. 1200: .28" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley slightly to partially obscured, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. 1050: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured to hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower bits and wisps of clouds. 1035: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden. 0950: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top and SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured and hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. 0900: Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top and SE top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured and hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower bits and wisps of clouds. 0835: Very Light Rain, cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, lower cloud, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 0750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured and hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower clouds and wisps. 0725: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some lower bits and wisps. 0700: .18" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, small lower cloud. 0635: Very Light Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden. 0620: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy. .16" of Rainfall to this point today. 0224 AST: High Rain Rate of .08" of Rain per hour. Wed. 2/18/15: Ash Wednesday | 1315: 4.2 Magnitude Earthquake 91 miles W of Juneau and 43 miles W of Gustavus - See 1315 Below and "Minor earthquake rattles Juneau; no damage reported" - Juneau Empire article | 0836: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory is Cancelled - See 0836 Below | NWS: Record High Temperatures at 5 locations in Southeast Alaska on Tuesday, February 17th - See 0500 Below 2020 AST: Cloudy. .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1920: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1800: .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy, some very slight hints of breaks. 1720: Cloudy, a few hints of breaks. 1650: Cloudy. 1635: Cloudy. 1605: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1550: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge mostly obscured-hidden, murky around the very top of Mt. Roberts 1520: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1500: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and part of Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1440: High Rain Rate of .05" of Rain per hour. 1430: Light Rain, Cloudy. 1420: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1350: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1315: 4.2 Magnitude Earthquake 91 miles W of Juneau and 43 miles W of Gustavus. Felt by some people in Juneau. == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == Region: SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA Geographic coordinates: 58.350N, 136.911W Magnitude: 4.2 Depth: 10 km Universal Time (UTC): 18 Feb 2015 22:15:07 Time near the Epicenter: 18 Feb 2015 13:15:08 Local standard time in your area: 18 Feb 2015 13:15:07 Location with respect to nearby cities: 69 km (43 mi) W of Gustavus, Alaska 146 km (91 mi) W of Juneau, Alaska 283 km (175 mi) SSW of Whitehorse, Canada 606 km (376 mi) NW of Prince Rupert, Canada 666 km (413 mi) NW of Terrace, Canada ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS ________________________________ event ID : us c000trbw This is a computer-generated message and has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist. For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000trbw or http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ DISCLAIMER: https://sslearthquake.usgs.gov/ens/help.html?page=help#disclaimer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1308: Cloudy. 1250: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy. 1230: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy. 1205: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy. 1150: Cloudy. 1050: Cloudy. 0950: Cloudy. 0850: Cloudy. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0836: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory is Cancelled. NWS Dense Fog Advisory is Cancelled Statement as of 8:35 AM AKST on February 18, 2015 ...Dense fog advisory is cancelled... The National Weather Service in Juneau has cancelled the dense fog advisory. Some patchy fog persists within the advisory area but no widespread dense fog remains and conditions are expected to continue improving. This will be the final statement on this event. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0820: Cloudy, a few filtered - heavily filtered breaks and hints of blue, low ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0750: Cloudy with some filtered to heavily filtered breaks. 0735: Cloudy with some filtered to heavily filtered breaks, low ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0705: Mostly Cloudy, lower ribbons. 0650: Mostly Cloudy, ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau. 0634: A New Weekly Picture has been posted - Mt. Juneau, February 17, 2015 at 2:36 P.M. AST. 0620: Cloudy with a few breaks and hints of breaks. ------------------------------------------------------------ 0555: NWS: Now Dense fog advisory until 9 am akst this morning... Areas of low clouds and dense fog this morning. Visibility reduced to 1/4 mile at times improving to 1 mile or more by 9 am. ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------- 0500: NWS: Record High Temperatures for Tuesday February 17th. NWS Record Report Statement as of 5:00 AM AKST on February 18, 2015 ...Record high temperatures for Tuesday February 17th... Location New Record Old Record Year set Sitka Airport 54 52 1998 *Craig coop 54 51 1943 Annette WSO 53 52 2010 *Klawock Airport 52 50 2010 *Coffman Cove coop 49 45 1973 * Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Eal/kv Feb 15 --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0044 AST: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 9 AM AST this morning. JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU 1244 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2015 ...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. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL LIFT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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 WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tue. 2/17/15: NWS: Record High Temperatures for Monday, February 16th - See 0635 Below 2020 AST: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, lower ribbon Channel side of Last Chance Basin. .60" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps. 1835: Mostly Cloudy, lower ribbon by Mt. Juneau - Last Chance Basin. 1800: .60" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy with some very slight to very small breaks. 1650: Cloudy with some very slight breaks to a few small breaks, weak orange glow on the very tops of the mainland mountains. 1635: Cloudy with some filtered to heavily filtered breaks, extremely weak sunshine on much of the top - upper part of Mt. Roberts, light wind. 1626: Light Wind. 1550: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, a few lower wisps. 1546: Two Bald Eagles are in a tree to the NNE side-by-side. 1520: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy, extremely weak to weak sunshine on part of the mainland, including some of downtown. 1500: .60" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Partly Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds and some thicker clouds, extremely weak to full sunshine on the mainland. 1435: Mostly Cloudy with thin to thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds, weak to weakened sunshine - mostly on the mainland. 1423: Weak to Weakened Sunshine - mostly on the mainland. 1405: Cloudy, fairly bright, low ribbon far to the ESE, a few wisps around and near Mt. Maria. 1350: Cloudy, low band far to the ESE, a few low bits and wisps at the NW end of Mt. Roberts. 1316: Weak bright spot in the clouds where the sun is. 1250: Cloudy, low band far to the ESE. 1235: Cloudy, precipitation over some of the mainland, thin low ribbon far to the ESE, wisp near Mt. Maria. 1220: Cloudy, wisp by Mt. Maria. 1200: .60" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, a couple of small low clouds. 1050: Cloudy, a few lower wisps. 1020: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps. 0950: Rain, Cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 0935: Rain, Cloudy, a few lower wisps. 0900: Power in the area affected by the 0136 outage has been restored 0850: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, a few lower wisps. 0805: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts and peak of Mt. Juneau, lower cloud and a few wisps. 0744: Apparently AEL&P first learned of the 0136 Power Outage 0732: Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Roberts, much of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and peak of Mt. Juneau, a few lower wisps. 0700: .50" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Sprinkling-Very Light Rain after Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge and SE part of Mt. Juneau, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Roberts. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0635: NWS: Record High Temperatures for Monday, February 16th. NWS Record Report Statement as of 6:35 AM AKST on February 17, 2015 ...Record high temperatures for Monday, February 16th... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Sitka Airport 56 51 1959 *Klawock Airport 52 48 2006 Yakutat Airport 47 44 1977 *Ketchikan 13n coop 47 46 2010 Haines Airport 43 tied 43 1977 *Coffman Cove coop 43 tied 43 2013 *Snettisham coop 40 tied 40 1981 * Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Kv Feb 15 --------------------------------------------------------------- 0635: Light Rain, Cloudy. 0620: Rain, Cloudy. .47" of Rainfall to this point today. 0136: Power Glitch with Power Outage somewhere in West Juneau. Learned at 0750 that the outage affected at least 3360 Nowell (Bridgeview Condominiums) at Sitka Street, and also likely affected the West Juneau Reservoir Pump Station, as a fuse in an open distribution cut-out at Cordova and Nowell blew with a loud explosion for one of the three phases on Nowell Avenue NW of Cordova Street. 0119 AST: High Rain Rate of .17" of Rain per hour. Mon. 2/16/15: Washington's Birthday (Observed) .... Presidents' Day - Federal, State and Local Gov't. Holiday. No School. 2020: Cloudy. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1800: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy. 1550: Cloudy. 1500: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy. 1350: Cloudy. 1250: Cloudy. 1230: Cloudy, cloud by Last Chance Basin/Mt. Roberts. 1220: Cloudy, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1200: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy. 1050: Cloudy. 1035: Cloudy, lower ribbon/band Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0953: Cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps in the vicinity of Mt. Maria. 0850: Cloudy, low ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Maria. 0820: Cloudy, a few low bits and wisps of clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0757: Lower cloud Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0750: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy. 0730: Sprinkles, Cloudy. 0700: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, lower ribbon Channel side of Last Chance Basin and of Mt. Roberts. 0620 AST: Cloudy, a few lower wisps. Trace of Rainfall to this point today. SUNDAY 2/15/15: 2020 AST: Foggy-Cloudy skies, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, and Last Chance Basin and Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds above about 400'. .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Foggy-Cloudy skies, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, and Last Chance Basin and Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 500'. 1850: Foggy-Cloudy skies, NW upper part of Mt. Juneau and SE part of Mt. Juneau above about 400' - 500' hidden by fog/clouds, Last Chance Basin above about 500', and Mt. Roberts above about 400' hidden by fog/clouds. 1800: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Foggy-Cloudy skies with hints of breaks, NW upper part of Mt. Juneau and SE part of Mt. Juneau above about 400' - 500' hidden by fog/clouds, Last Chance Basin above about 500', and Mt. Roberts above about 400' hidden by fog/clouds. 1650: Foggy-Cloudy skies, fog/clouds hiding the mainland above about 400' - 600'. 1550: Foggy-Cloudy skies, fog/clouds hiding the mainland above about 400' - 500'. 1520: Cloudy with thin to thinnish and thicker clouds, nits of blue, lower ribbon and band. 1500: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy with thinnish clouds and a bit of thin clouds, some heavily filtered blue, lower band, very weak to weak sunshine. 1350: Cloudy, fairly bright skies, very weak to weak sunshine on the mainland, fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin, band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts. 1250: Cloudy, almost extremely weak sunshine on the mainland, fairly bright skies, lower band. 1200: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, band in Last Chance Basin and Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts. 1050: Foggy-Cloudy skies, a few hints of blue, Last Chance Basin and upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, fairly bright. 1020: Foggy-Cloudy skies with a few breaks, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 400' - 600'. 0950: Very, very thin to thinnish and a bit of thick clouds covering much of the sky, a few puffy clouds, lower band/ribbon, sun shining. 0925: Mostly Cloudy, weakened sunshine, Last Chance Basin, upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts and most of the upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0917: NWS: EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG... WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA... HYDER 917 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2015 .NOW... PATCHY FOG CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN HALF A MILE AT TIMES. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0903: Cloudy, some very tiny to small breaks, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, Lat Chance Basin filled with clouds, extremely weak sunshine 0850: Cloudy, a few slight hints of blue, upper part of Mt. Roberts and Mt. Juneau above about 400' - 450', and Last Chance Basin hidden by fog/clouds. 0750: Cloudy, some very small and tiny breaks, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, lower band/ribbon. 0735: Cloudy, some very small and tiny breaks, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 250' - 400'. 0720: Cloudy, heavily filtered break and some hints of breaks, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, a few lower wisps and ribbons. 0700: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, a few breaks and hints of breaks, Mt. Roberts mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 250' - 500, band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and in Last Chance Basin, a few other bits and wisps of clouds. 0620: Cloudy, band and ribbon hiding some of the mainland. .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 0022 AST: High Rain Rate of .07" of Rain per hour. Sat. 2/14/15: 1800: More NWS Record Reports - See 1800 Below | NWS: Record High Temperature in Craig for Thursday, February 13th - See 2300 2/13 Below 2020 AST: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau; Mt. Roberts? .16" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1850: Rain, Cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured at the least. 1830: High Rain Rate of .18" of Rain per hour. 1825: Rain, Cloudy. 1800: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. --------------------------------------------------------------- 1800: More NWS Record Reports: Record Report Statement as of 6:00 PM AKST on February 14, 2015 ...Record 24 hour rainfall for Friday February 13th at Klawock Airport... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Klawock Airport 1.45 1.43 1985 ...Record 24 hour liquid precipitation for Saturday February 14th... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Pelican 2.55 1.63 1985 *Haines Customs Station 0.94 0.82 1991 * Record Reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Eal Feb 15 --------------------------------------------------------------- 1750: Sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1735: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, some hints of breaks, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1700: High Rain Rate of .02" of Rain per hour. 1650: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1635: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds. 1620: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1600: Very Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1550: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1500: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1350: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1335: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1250: Cloudy, extremely tiny break to the SE, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1235: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1200: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, a few heavily filtered breaks, bright clouds to the S, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1135: The Sun is trying to break through. 1020: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1043: Sprinkles, Cloudy, very top - top of Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0958: Spots of weak - weakened sunshine on Mt. Juneau. 0950: Cloudy, some breaks from extremely tiny to very small, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 0935: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks and an area with some very small breaks, mainland mountaintops in clouds. 0920: Cloudy, small area of heavily filtered blue, a few very tiny breaks, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, almost extremely weak sunshine. 0850: Cloudy, some extremely tiny breaks and hints of breaks, mainland mountaintops in clouds. 0817: Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, low clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0811: Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 0750: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds. 0700: Trace of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0620 AST: Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. Fri. 2/13/15: Last of the Snow on the ground melted away today... other than the shoveled and plowed snow. | NWS: Record High Temperatures in three SE Alaska communities for Thursday February 12th - See 2300 2/12 Below --------------------------------------------------------------- 2300 AST (Posted here at 0650 2/14): NWS: Record High Temperature in Craig for Thursday, February 13th. Record Report Statement as of 11:00 PM AKST on February 13, 2015 ...Record high temperature for Thursday, February 13th... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Craig 54 48 1992 * Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Eal Feb 15 --------------------------------------------------------------- 2020: Cloudy. .43" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau; Mt. Roberts also? 1800: .42" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very Light Sprinkling-Misting, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley obscured-hidden to some degree, top f Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1600: A few whitecaps on the Channel. 1550: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1535: Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley is partially to substantially obscured, light wind. 1500: .37" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, remainder of inner Gold Creek valley is partially to substantially obscured. 1350: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured. 1250: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light wind. 1235: Sprinkling, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and most of Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1200: .31" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, and very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light wind, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1130: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, light wind, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1105: Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, some whitecaps on Gastineau Channel, light wind. 1050: Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, light wind. 1030: A few whitecaps on the Channel. 1025: Sprinkling, Cloudy, tops - upper parts of mainland mountains in clouds, light - breezy to breezy wind. 1009: Very Light Sprinkling, light wind with an occasional gust. 1005: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge, Channel side of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden. 0950: Rain, Cloudy, a few lower clouds. 0935: Rain, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0920: Rain after Very Light Rain, Cloudy, brighter, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 0850: Rain after Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy. 0827: Rain, Cloudy. 0820: Cloudy, a few lower ribbons. 0804: Getting brighter. 0801: High Rain Rate of .29" of Rain per hour. 0759: Rain. High Rain Rate of .21" of Rain per hour. 0745: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, darker, a few lower ribbons and wisps. 0720: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, a few wisps around Mt. Juneau. 0700: .10" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy. 0620: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, lower cloud, light wind. .10" of Rainfall to this point today. 0611 AST: Rain, Cloudy, some lower bits and wisps of clouds. High Rain Rate of .13" of Rain per hour. Thur. 2/12/15: Lincoln's Birthday --------------------------------------------------------------- 2300 AST: NWS: Record High Temperatures in three SE Alaska communities for Thursday February 12th. NWS Record Report Statement as of 11:00 PM AKST on February 12, 2015 ...Record high temperatures for Thursday February 12th... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Craig 51 50 1992 Klawock Airport 51 50 2004 Sitka Airport 53 52 1963 * Record reports for these stations may not be as meaningful as those for stations with 30-year decadal normals (1981-2010). Eal Feb 15 --------------------------------------------------------------- 2020: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, much of the mainland above about 150' hidden by fog/clouds. .24" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower ribbon. 1926: Rain, Cloudy, lower band/ribbon. 1847: Light Rain, Cloudy, Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds above about 200' - 250', lower band Channel side of Last Chance Basin, part of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds. 1800: .19" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, lower band. 1724: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, mainland very slightly obscured to substantially obscured and hidden. 1650: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 100' - 150' and slightly to partially obscured below that. 1550: Very Light Drizzle-Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 150' - 200'. 1525: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 200' - 250' with the remainder slightly to partially obscured. 1500: .16" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, low ribbon, patchy variable density fog. 1350: Very, very light misting - drizzle, cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 150' - 200' with the remainder slightly to partially obscured. 1335: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 150' - 200' with the remainder slightly to partially obscured. 1314: Drizzle, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1250: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, mainland hidden by fog/clouds above about 200' - 250' with the remainder very, very slightly to slightly obscured. 1222: Very Light Drizzle-Misting, Cloudy, most of mainland hidden with the remainder partially to substantially obscured. 1200: .12" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very, very light misting-sprinkling, cloudy, lower band/ribbon, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1105: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy, a few lower bits and wisps, mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1050: Cloudy, precipitation over the mainland, a few small lower ribbons and wisps. 1020: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, a lower ribbon. 0950: Extremely Light Sprinkles, Cloudy, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau, fog/clouds in the lower part of Last Chance Basin, a few wisps Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0850: Cloudy with a lower band after mainland was mostly hidden by fog/clouds above about 350' - 400' 0750: Cloudy, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau, a few wisps and cloud by Mt. Maria, ribbon far to the ESE 0700: .12" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, lower bands. 0620: Light Rain, Cloudy, lower band/ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin. .11" of Rainfall to this point today. 0517 AST: High Rain Rate of .07" of Rain per hour. Wed. 2/11/15: 0754: NWS: Winter Weather Advisory for Snow has been Cancelled - See 0754 Below | Study Shows Heavy Adolescent Pot Use Permanently Lowers IQ - Travis Bradberry at Forbes (See Editor's Note Below) 2020 AST: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, top - upper part of Mt. Roberts in clouds, lower ribbon Channel side of Last Chance Basin and of Mt. Roberts. .47" of Precipitation to this point today. There was 3-7/8" of Snowfall today including the Trace of Snowfall between 2245 and Midnight on 2/10. There is 4" (nominal) of Snow on the ground at 2020 hours. 1950: Cloudy, mainland slightly to partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1900: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, mainland slightly to partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1800: .46" of Precipitation to this point today and there has been 3-7/8" of Snowfall today including the Trace of Snowfall between 2245 and Midnight on 2/10. 1750: Cloudy after some sprinkling-very light rain, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1650: Cloudy, mainland mountaintops in clouds, lower ribbon and wisps. 1605: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, remainder of the inner Gold Creek valley is substantially obscured, small cloud low in Last Chance Basin. 1550: Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, very top - top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, small cloud by Mt. Maria. 1500: .45" of Precipitation to this point today and there has been 3-7/8" of Snowfall today including the Trace of Snowfall between 2245 and Midnight on 2/10. 1450: Light Sprinkling-Misting, Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau,, very top - top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, lower ribbon/band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and by Mt. Maria, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1350: Rain, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts and much of the very top - top of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden. 1349: High Rain Rate of .13" of Rain per hour. 1305: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming - SE very top of Mt. Juneau in clouds, top - upper part of Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top - top of Mt. Roberts in clouds. 1250: Cloudy, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts, and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1200: .37" of Precipitation to this point today and there has been 3-7/8" of Snowfall today including the Trace of Snowfall between 2245 and Midnight on 2/10. 1150: Cloudy, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top - top of Mt. Roberts, and top of Mt. Juneau Ridge in clouds. 1105: Cloudy, precipitation over upper part of Mt. Juneau, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of Mt. Roberts in clouds, a few lower wisps. 1050: Rain. 1041: Light Rain, Cloudy, clouds skimming SE part of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured to hidden, much of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0950: Very, very light sprinkles, cloudy, very top of Mt. Roberts substantially obscured-hidden, some wisps upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0920: Cloudy, clouds skimming peak of Mt. Juneau, top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and parts of the very top of Mt. Roberts substantially obscured and hidden. 0850: Very Light Misting-Sprinkling, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured to hidden, much of the upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds. 0835: Very Light Rain with a bit of Snow mixed in, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley almost totally hidden and very top - top of Mt. Roberts hidden. 0812: Sprinkling. 0755: Rain-Snow. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0754: NWS: Winter Weather Advisory is cancelled. NWS Winter Weather Statement Statement as of 7:54 AM AKST on February 11, 2015 ...Winter Weather Advisory is cancelled... The National Weather Service in Juneau has cancelled the Winter Weather Advisory. Snow is transitioning to rain early this morning with a mix of sleet in the valleys. The mix will cause icy Road conditions to continue this morning. 1.6 inches of snow was measured at the NWS forecast office and 3.5 inches was measured at 400 feet on Douglas Island. Rain will cause the snow to compact and become saturated. This will be the final statement on this event. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0750: Sprinkling, Cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts hidden, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured to hidden, a few lower wisps. 0700: .29" of Precipitation to this point today and there has been 3-7/8" of Snowfall today including the Trace of Snowfall between 2245 and Midnight on 2/10. 0650: Sprinkling, Cloudy. 0620: Light Rain with a bit of Snow mixed in after Rain with bit of Snow mixed in, cloudy, lower cloud. .28" of Precipitation to this point today and there has been 3-7/8" of Snowfall today including the Trace of Snowfall between 2245 and Midnight on 2/10. -------------------------------------------------------------------=----- 0610 AST: NWS: Winter Weather Advisory for Snow remains in effect until Noon AST today. NWS Winter Weather Advisory Statement as of 6:10 AM AKST on February 11, 2015 ...Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until noon akst today... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow remains in effect until noon akst today. * Timing...snow has spread across the area currently with up to 3 inches of accumulation. Snow will gradually change over to rain in the area later this morning...initially over southern regions and spreading northward late this morning. * Snow...additional accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. * Impacts...visibility reduced to 1 mile or less at times in moderate snow. Roads are already snowpacked in many areas. Gusty winds will cause blowing snow near interior passes. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that a potentially hazardous event is already occurring or imminent. This statement will be updated by noon akst Wednesday or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Editor's Note: "Children, our most precious resource.".... as "we", in a recent vote, allow a landmine in society to take root by "legalizing" and removing the stigma about marijuana.... and take the young out in the process. Don't we have enough trouble already with alcohol? Tue. 2/10/15: 1533: NWS: Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 9 PM this evening to Noon AST Wednesday....the Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect - See 1533 Below 2245 AST: Very Light Snow, Cloudy. 2224: Snowing in the inner Gold Creek valley. 2020: Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1750: Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy. 1550: Cloudy. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1533: NWS: Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 9 PM this evening to Noon AST Wednesday. NWS Winter Weather Advisory Statement as of 3:33 PM AKST on February 10, 2015 ...Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 9 PM this evening to noon akst Wednesday... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow remains in effect from 9 PM this evening to noon akst Wednesday. * Timing...heavy snow will spread across the Panhandle tonight with greatest snowfall rates expected late tonight and early Wednesday. Snow will gradually change over to rain in the area during the day Wednesday. * Snow...accumulations of 3 to 7 inches. * Impacts...visibility reduced to 1 mile or less at times in heavy snow. Gusty winds will cause blowing snow near interior passes. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that a potentially hazardous event is already occurring or imminent. This statement will be updated by midnight akst tonight or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1450: Cloudy. 1350: Cloudy with a few very slight hints of blue. 1250: Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds, hints of blue and a few filtered breaks, extremely weak sunshine. 1150: Very thin to thinnish clouds covering the sky with hints of blue and filtered breaks, weak sunshine. 1100: Very thin to thinnish clouds covering the sky with hints of blue and filtered breaks, slightly weakened to somewhat weakened sunshine. 0950: Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy with very, very thin to thinnish clouds, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0946: NWS: Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 9 PM this evening to Noon AST Wednesday. Winter Weather Advisory Statement as of 9:46 AM AKST on February 10, 2015 ...Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 9 PM this evening to noon akst Wednesday... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow remains in effect from 9 PM this evening to noon akst Wednesday. * Timing...heavy snow will spread across the Panhandle Tuesday evening with greatest snowfall rates expected late Tuesday night and early Wednesday. Snow will gradually change over to rain in the area during the day Wednesday. * Snow...accumulations of 3 to 7 inches. * Impacts...visibility reduced to 1 mile or less at times in heavy snow. Precautionary/preparedness actions... This statement will be updated by 4 PM akst Tuesday or sooner if conditions warrant. An advisory means that a potentially hazardous event is already occurring or imminent. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0934: Slightly Weakened Sunshine. 0930: Cloudy with thinnish to thicker clouds, very weak to weak sunshine. 0905: Almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine. 0850: Cloudy, bright area in the clouds very far to the SE where the Sun is. 0835: Cloudy. 0750: Cloudy, a few lower wisps. 0735: Cloudy, lower band Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin. 0650: Cloudy with mottled sky to the E, lower ribbon/band. 0620: Cloudy with thin to thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds, a few stars visible, lower ribbon Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin, and to the ESE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0458 AST: NWS: Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 9 PM this evening to Noon AST Wednesday....the Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect. NWS Winter Weather Advisory Statement as of 4:58 AM AKST on February 10, 2015 ...Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 9 PM this evening to noon akst Wednesday... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow...which is in effect from 9 PM this evening to noon akst Wednesday. The Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect. * Timing...heavy snow will spread across the Panhandle Tuesday evening with greatest snowfall rates expected late Tuesday night. Snow will gradually change over to rain in the area during the day Wednesday. * Snow...accumulations of 3 to 7 inches possible in Yakutat...Gustavus and Juneau. * Impacts...visibility reduced to 1 mile or less at times in heavy snow. Precautionary/preparedness actions... This statement will be updated by 1:00 PM akst or sooner if conditions warrant. An advisory means that a potentially hazardous event is already occurring or imminent. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon. 2/09/15: 1601: NWS: Winter Storm Watch in effect from Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon - See 1601 Below | School Buses are on Snow Routes today (PDF file) | I'm trying a new system in order to accurately record precipitation from snowfall events; however it's playing havoc with precipitation rates and the daily precipitation as shown in real time, so bear with me as I figure this out. 2020 AST: Foggy-Cloudy skies, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds. .03" of Melted Precipitation to this point today. There was 1-1/2" of Snowfall today (since 2020 hours 2/08) consisting of .05" of Melted Precipitation. There is 4" of Snow on the ground at 2020 hours. 1950: Foggy-Cloudy skies, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds. 1850: Foggy-Cloudy skies with a hint of a break, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds. 1800: .03" of Melted Precipitation to this point today. There has been 1-1/2" of Snowfall so far today (since 2020 hours 2/08) consisting of .05" of Melted Precipitation. 1750: Foggy-Cloudy skies with a few filtered breaks to the NW, top of Mt. Juneau and upper part of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 1650: Foggy-Cloudy skies, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by the clouds hiding the upper part of Mt. Juneau. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1601: NWS: Winter Storm Watch in effect from Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon. NWS Winter Storm Watch Statement as of 3:59 PM AKST on February 09, 2015 ...Winter Storm Watch in effect from Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Winter Storm Watch...which is in effect from Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon. * Timing...heavy snow will likely spread across the Panhandle through Tuesday evening with greatest snowfall rates expected Wednesday morning. Snow will change over to rain in Gustavus Wednesday morning and in the afternoon in Yakutat and the southern portions of Juneau. * Snow...accumulations of 3 to 9 inches possible in Yakutat and Gustavus. Accumulations of 6 to 12 inches possible in Haines and Juneau. * Potential impacts...visibility reduced to 1 mile or less at times in heavy snow. Gusty winds will cause blowing snow. Heavy wet snow will be difficult to manage. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A watch means conditions are favorable for the development of winter storm conditions in and close to the watch area. Preparation for this potentially dangerous weather event should begin now. This statement will be updated by midnight akst Monday night or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1550: Foggy-Cloudy skies, a few hints of breaks, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by the clouds hiding the upper part of Mt. Juneau. 1500: .03" of Melted Precipitation to this point today. There has been 1-1/2" of Snowfall so far today (since 2020 hours 2/08) consisting of .05" of Melted Precipitation. 1450: Foggy-Cloudy skies, a few hints of blue, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, inner Gold Creek valley (which has weakened sunshine) is almost totally hidden by the clouds hiding the upper part of Mt. Juneau. 1350: Foggy-Cloudy skies, very small very slightly filtered break, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by the clouds hiding the upper part of Mt. Juneau. 1320: Foggy-Cloudy skies with a few breaks and hints of blue, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by the clouds hiding the upper part of Mt. Juneau, weak sunshine on part of downtown Juneau. 1250: Foggy-Cloudy skies with some breaks, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by the clouds hiding the upper part of Mt. Juneau, extremely weak to weak sunshine. 1220: Foggy-Cloudy skies with a few breaks and some slight - very slight breaks, upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by the clouds hiding the upper part of Mt. Juneau, extremely weak sunshine on part of Mt. Roberts. 1200: .03" of Melted Precipitation to this point today. There has been 1-1/2" of Snowfall so far today (since 2020 hours 2/08) consisting of .05" of Melted Precipitation. 1150: Mostly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish and thicker clouds, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds and band over upper Channel slope of Mt. Roberts, weak sunshine to very slightly weakened sunshine (as in the case of West Juneau) in most areas. 1109: Mostly Cloudy, variable sunshine in most areas, ribbon upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts and band/clouds upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, cloud and a few wisps upper Channel side of Last Chance Basin. 1050: Cloudy with breaks, weak - weakened sunshine on part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, lower ribbon, a few clouds, and bits and wisps. 1045: The Sun has broken through. 0950: Cloudy, some filtered blue very far to the SE, some very tiny - extremely tiny breaks, upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, a few bits and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin. 0935: Cloudy, bright area in the clouds where the Sun is, extremely weak - very weak sunshine, clouds hiding most of the upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts, a few lower small clouds and wisps Channel side of Mt. Juneau and of Last Chance Basin. 0900: A few very tiny snowflakes falling, cloudy with some breaks and a small clear area, band upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts, Last Chance Basin, and part of Mt. Juneau, area of sunshine on Mt. Juneau. 1/8" -3/16" of Snow fell between 0750 and 0900. 0839: Light Snow, Cloudy, some hints of blue and small area of filtered blue, upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds, some clouds Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0750: A few very small flakes of snow, cloudy, some clouds upper Channel sides of Mt. Roberts and of Mt. Juneau. 0650: A few very tiny flakes of snow falling, cloudy, a few lower clouds, bits, and wisps. 0620 AST: A few very small and tiny flakes of snow falling, cloudy, top of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds. .02" of Melted Precipitation to this point today. There has been 1-1/2" of Snowfall overnight since 2020 hours 2/08 consisting of .04" of Melted Precipitation. SUNDAY 2/08/15: 1329: NWS: Winter Storm Warning is Cancelled - See 1329 Below 2020 AST: Snow, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. .14" of Melted Precipitation to this point today. 3-1/4" of Snowfall today (since 2020 hours 2/07) consisting of .20" of Melted Precipitation; with 1-3/8" of Snow having fallen since 0620 and 1/4" - 3/8" this evening. There is 4" of Snow on the ground at 2020 hours. 1957: Snow, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1950: Very Light Snow, Cloudy, mainland slightly to partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1937: Light Snow, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1925: A few tiny flakes of snow falling. 1850: Extremely Light Snow, Cloudy, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, clouds Channel side of the very top of Mt. Roberts. 1825: Very, very light snow, cloudy, some lower clouds. 1800: .13" of Melted Precipitation to this point today. 3-1/4" of Snowfall since 2020 hours 2/07 consisting of .19" of Melted Precipitation. 1-1/4" of Snow has fallen since 0620, total is 3-1/4" because the snow is settling. 1750: Cloudy, a few lower clouds. 1700: A few very tiny flakes of snow, cloudy, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1650: Extremely light, extremely fine snow, cloudy, cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a small cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts, remainder of mainland slightly obscured. 1620: Inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured now, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau still hidden by clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1613: Very, very light fine snow, cloudy, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, cloud Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1550: Cloudy, cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and one upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1520: Cloudy, cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau and upper Channel side of Mt. Roberts hidden by clouds. 1510: Very small break to the S. 1500: .13" of Melted Precipitation to this point today. 3-1/4" of Snowfall since 2020 hours 2/07 consisting of .19" of Melted Precipitation. 1-1/4" of Snow has fallen since 0620, total is 3-1/4" because the snow is settling. 1450: Very, very light snow, cloudy, upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, almost extremely weak sunshine in areas. 1439: Light Snow, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1436: Brighter. 1415: Snow, Cloudy, mainland hidden, light wind. 1405: Light Wind. 1400: Light very fine snow, cloudy, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by clouds, inner Gold Creek valley and very top - top of Mt. Roberts hidden, remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1348: Light Snow. 1346: Getting brighter. 1340: Snow, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1329: NWS: Winter Storm Warning is cancelled. NWS Winter Weather Statement Statement as of 1:29 PM AKST on February 08, 2015 ...Winter Storm Warning is cancelled... The National Weather Service in Juneau has cancelled the Winter Storm Warning. Storm total snow accumulation ranged from around 5 to 10 inches around the area. Most of which fell last night. Snow showers will continue to linger around the area with only another 1 to 2 inches expected through tonight. This will be the final statement on this event. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1304: Extremely light extremely fine snow, cloudy, a lower cloud and a ribbon, inner Gold Creek valley slightly to partially obscured, getting darker. 1248: Cloudy with some hints of breaks and of blue, light wind, cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, very weak - weak sunshine. 1237: Almost extremely weak - extremely weak sunshine. 1227: Very, very light snow, cloudy, cloud upper Channel side of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured, brighter. 1200: .08" of Melted Precipitation to this point today. The .15" displayed right now is a temporary figure for today to bring up the precipitation for the month to the right amount in the VP2 Console memory. 2-3/4" of Snowfall since 2020 hours 2/07 consisting of .14" of Melted Precipitation. 3/8" of Snow has fallen since 0620, total is 2-3/4" because the snow is settling. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1151: NWS: Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 4 PM AST this afternoon. Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 11:51 AM AKST on February 08, 2015 ...Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 4 PM akst this afternoon... A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow remains in effect until 4 PM akst this afternoon. * Snow...morning snowfall observations range from 4 to 7 inches around the area. Some heavy bands of snow are still moving through the area with another 2 to 6 inches expected through the rest of the afternoon. Storm total 7 to 15 inches through late this afternoon. Some blowing and drifting snow may be observed near Lynn Canal this afternoon as well. * Impacts...travel will be hazardous due to snow covered roads. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A warning means that a winter storm is already occurring or imminent. This storm could pose a threat to life and property. This statement will be updated by 4 PM akst Sunday or sooner if conditions warrant. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1150: Light Fine Snow, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden, light wind. 1126: Snow, Cloudy, mainland hidden. 1050: Very light very fine snow, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and very top - top of Mt. Roberts hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1026: Very, very light, very fine snow, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and very top and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 0950: Extremely light extremely fine snow, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden. 0920: Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, very light to light snow over much of the mainland. 0850: Extremely light extremely fine snow, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and top of Mt. Roberts hidden, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0838: A few tiny snowflakes. 0754: Cloudy, snowing over some of the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley and parts of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden. 0720: Cloudy, snowing over much of the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley and top of Mt. Roberts hidden. 0650: Very, very light snow, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley obscured-hidden to some degree. 0620: Very Light Snow, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. .05" of Melted Precipitation to this point today. 2-5/8" of Snowfall since 2020 hours 2/07 consisting of .11" of Melted Precipitation. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0451 AST: NWS: Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 4 PM AST this afternoon. Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 4:51 AM AKST on February 08, 2015 ...Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 4 PM akst this afternoon... A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow remains in effect until 4 PM akst this afternoon. * Snow...additional accumulation 3 to 7 inches. Storm total 7 to 15 inches through late this afternoon. * Impacts...travel will be hazardous due to snow covered roads. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A warning means that a winter storm is already occurring or imminent. This storm could pose a threat to life and property. This statement will be updated by noon akst Sunday or sooner if conditions warrant. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Sat. 2/07/15: Note as of 2135: Actual Melted Precipitation is .05" more than shown for Day and Month and Storm Rain. The Rain Collector isn't properly capturing all the Snow and Melted Precipitation so I'm using another method to get the true melted precipitation | 1556: NWS: Winter Storm Warning in effect until 4 PM AST Sunday - See 1556 Below | Troubles blow into town...Taku winds cause outages, property damage - Juneau Empire article | 0430: NWS: More Snowfall and Wind expected across the northern Panhandle beginning Saturday night and lasting into Monday - See 0430 Below 2020 AST: Snow, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden. .09" of Melted Precipitation to this point today. 2" of Snowfall today with 2-1/4" of Snow on the ground at 2020 hours. 1950: Snow, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden. 1926: Snow, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1853: Light Snow, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1800: .05" of Melted Precipitation to this point today and 1-1/4" of Snowfall to this point today. 1750: Very, very light snow, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and top of Mt. Roberts hidden, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 1720: Very Light Snow, Cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and top of Mt. Roberts hidden, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. 1653: Light Snow, Cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1650: Snow, Cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden. 1635: Light Snow, Cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1556: NWS: Winter Storm Warning in effect until 4 PM AST Sunday. GLACIER BAY-JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUSTAVUS...JUNEAU 356 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR |HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SUNDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 15 INCHES THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. POWDERY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1555: Snow, Cloudy, mainland hidden. 1550: Fine Snow, Cloudy, mainland hidden. 1526: Light very fine snow, cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden. 1505: Fine - Very Fine Snow. 1500: .01" of Melted Precipitation and 1/4" of Snowfall so far today. 1450: Light very fine snow, cloudy, mainland hidden. 1435: Light fine snow, cloudy, mainland hidden. 1405: Light fine snow, cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden. 1350: Very light very fine snow, cloudy, mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 1326: Very, very light very fine snow, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured-hidden, parts of the top of Mt. Roberts substantially obscured, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1312: Some very, very tiny flakes of snow falling, cloudy, mainland very slightly murky to murky. 1250: Cloudy, murky in the Granite Creek area. 1200: Trace of Melted Precipitation and Trace of Snowfall (no visible accumulation) to this point today. 1150: Cloudy, some hints of blue, bright spot in the clouds where the sun is, fairly bright, murky in the inner Gold Creek valley and very slightly to slightly murky around much of Mt. Juneau. 1135: Very weak to weakened sunshine. 1055: Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy, somewhat weakened - weakened sunshine, murky in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1015: Weakened Sunshine. 1005: Some very, very tiny flakes of snow falling. 0950: Cloudy, a few very tiny breaks and some hints of blue, mainland very slightly murky to murky, extremely weak sunshine. 0850: Cloudy, mainland very, very slightly to slightly murky. 0750: Cloudy, mainland very, very slightly to slightly murky. 0703: Light wind with an occasional gust. 0700: Trace of Melted Precipitation and Trace of Snowfall (no visible accumulation) to this point today. 0650: Cloudy, some hints of breaks. 0620: Extremely light extremely fine snow, cloudy, bit of glow in the clouds to the SW from the Moon, the mainland is very slightly murky to murky. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0430 AST: NWS: More Snowfall and Wind expected across the northern Panhandle beginning Saturday night and lasting into Monday. TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- GLACIER BAY-JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS... JUNEAU 430 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...MORE SNOWFALL AND WIND EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AND LASTING INTO MONDAY... A COMBINATION OF A NEW FRONTAL SYSTEM AND AN ENTRENCHED LOW-LEVEL COLD AIR MASS APPEARS LIKELY TO CREATE PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING EXISTS FOR AREA COMMUNITIES WITH POTENTIAL LOCAL WINDS CREATING BLOWING SNOW. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON THIS EXPECTED WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. --------------------------------------------------------------------- It was Partly Cloudy (at the least) with the Moon shining, at one time during the night. Fri. 2/06/15: 1556: NWS: Winter Storm Warning for Heavy Snow is Cancelled - See 1556 Below | 1557: NWS: High Wind Warning is Cancelled, Peak Gusts detailed - See 1557 Below | High winds blow down trees, knock out power - KTOO article | Power Outage in Douglas overnight - See Below 2020 AST: Very, very light, fine snow, cloudy. At least a Trace of Melted Precipitation to this point today. 3/8" + of Snowfall today with 3/8" of Snow on the ground at 2020 hours. 1950: Very, very light, very fine snow, cloudy. 1850: Very, very light, very fine snow, cloudy. 1800: At least a Trace of Melted Precipitation to this point today. 3/8" + of Snowfall to this point today, 3/8" from this afternoon plus the unknown amount from morning. 1750: Very, very light extremely fine snow, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland very, very slightly to partially obscured. 1650: Extremely light extremely fine snow, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, remainder of mainland very slightly to partially obscured. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1557: NWS: High Wind Warning is Cancelled. NWS High Wind Advisory is Cancelled Statement as of 3:57 PM AKST on February 06, 2015 ...High Wind Warning is cancelled... The National Weather Service in Juneau has cancelled the High Wind Warning. Gusts will remain strong this evening as mountain waves over Douglas and downtown Juneau will continue slowly diminishing overnight. Douglas Boat Harbor recorded a peak gust of 87 mph around 7 PM Thursday evening. Farther up in elevation at 3500 feet...Sheep Mountain recorded a whopping 140 mph gust around 730 PM Thursday evening. In addition...other areas outside of downtown recorded strong winds...Juneau Airport and Lemon Creek all recorded gusts to 53 mph early Thursday evening. In addition...north Douglas peaked at 45 mph. This will be the last statement for this event. 1556: NWS: Winter Storm Warning is Cancelled. NWS Winter Weather Statement Statement as of 3:56 PM AKST on February 06, 2015 ...Winter Storm Warning is cancelled... The National Weather Service in Juneau has cancelled the Winter Storm Warning. Snow in the central and northern Panhandle will diminish through tonight with little additional snow accumulation. 6 inches of snow was reported 13 miles north of Ketchikan. 14.2 inches of snow was reported in Thorne Bay. This will be the final statement on this event. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1550: A few extremely tiny snowflakes, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured, remainder of mainland very slightly to slightly obscured, light wind. 1535: A few extremely tiny snowflakes, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured, remainder of mainland very slightly to slightly obscured, light to breezy wind. 1500: At least a Trace of Melted Precipitation to this point today. 5/16" + of Snowfall to this point today, 5/16" from this afternoon plus the unknown amount from morning. 1450: Extremely light extremely fine snow, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley substantially obscured and hidden, remainder of mainland very slightly to slightly and partially obscured, light wind. 1420: A few very tiny snowflakes falling. 1350: Extremely light extremely fine snow, SE very top of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley and very top - top of Mt. Roberts hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured, light wind. 1341: Extremely light extremely fine snow. 1320: Very, very light, extremely fine snow, cloudy, SE very top of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley and very top - top of Mt. Roberts hidden, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured, breezy with an occasional gust. 1250: Very, very light, very fine snow, cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden, light wind. 1224: Breezy with occasional gusts. 1220: Light very fine snow, cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden, light to breezy wind with an occasional gust after light wind with an occasional gust. 1200: At the least there has been a Trace of Melted Precipitation and a Trace of Snowfall. Because of the very fine, dry nature of the snow combined with the winds sweeping virtually every surface, I have no idea how much snow there has been, 1/4"?, 3/8"? but it is likely it's only been a Trace of Melted Precipitation so far. 1150: Light very fine snow, cloudy, mainland hidden, light to breezy wind with occasional gust. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1112: NWS: Winter Storm Warning for Heavy Snow remains in effect until 6 AM AST Saturday. Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 11:12 AM AKST on February 06, 2015 ...Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 am akst Saturday... A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow remains in effect until 6 am akst Saturday. * Locations...for areas north of Ketchikan. * Timing...snow will continue across the central Panhandle today. Snow will diminish across the southern Panhandle through the day. Rain will mix in with the snow at times just north of Ketchikan. * Total snow accumulation...through early Saturday morning. For areas north of Ketchikan 1 to 2 feet. For Hyder...14 to 28 inches. For Angoon...up to 8 inches. For Juneau...2 to 5 inches around Juneau and 7 to 12 inches south of Taku Inlet. * Impacts...travel may be difficult due to snow covered roads. Visibility will be reduced to 1 mile or less in heavy snow and blowing snow. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A warning means that a winter storm is already occurring or imminent. This storm could pose a threat to life and property. This statement will be updated by 7 PM akst tonight or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1106: Breezy with gusts. 1050: Light very fine snow, cloudy, mainland almost totally hidden, light to breezy wind. 1035: Light very fine snow, cloudy, mainland substantially obscured and hidden, light to breezy wind with occasional gusts. 0955: Mainland partially to substantially obscured and hidden. 0950: Light very fine snow, cloudy, inner Gold Creek valley and parts of the very top - top of Mt. Roberts substantially obscured and hidden, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, breezy with an occasional gust. 0933: Whitecaps and blowing spray on the Channel. 0924: Very, very light very fine snow. 0850: Cloudy, very light snow to snow over the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured, windy with gusts. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0835: NWS: High Wind Warning remains in effect until 4 PM AST this afternoon. JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU 835 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS. * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTED FROM 70 TO 80 MPH DURING THE NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND SOUTH DOUGLAS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST FROM 60 TO 70 MPH DURING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLYING DEBRIS AND POWER OUTAGES. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO PROPERLY MOOR VESSELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT HIGH WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THESE WINDS COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0830: Cloudy, hints of blue and of breaks, variable snow over the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley partially to substantially obscured, windy with gusts, occasional blowing spray and whitecaps on the Channel. 0820: Blowing spray on Gastineau Channel, inner Gold Creek valley is partially to substantially obscured. 0750: Extremely light, extremely fine snow, cloudy, mainland very slightly murky to murky, windy with gusts. 0713: Extremely light, extremely fine snow (hardly noticeable), cloudy, large break to the SE, murky in the inner Gold Creek valley, breezy with gusts. 0700: Trace of Melted Precipitation and Trace of Snowfall to this point today. 0650: Very, very light extremely fine snow, cloudy, mainland very slightly murky to murky, breezy with gusts. 0620: Extremely light, extremely fine snow, cloudy, mainland murky, windy with gusts. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0558: NWS: Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 9 AM this morning to 6 AM AST Saturday. NWS Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 5:58 AM AKST on February 06, 2015 ...Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 9 am this morning to 6 am akst Saturday... A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow remains in effect from 9 am this morning to 6 am akst Saturday. * Timing...snow will move into the area from the south this morning. Expect snow to be heavy at times this afternoon into the evening hours...mainly south of Juneau. * Snow accumulation...2 to 5 inches around Juneau and 7 to 12 inches south of Taku Inlet. * Impacts...travel may be difficult due to snow covered roads. Visibility will be reduced to 1 mile or less in heavy snow and blowing snow. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A warning means that a winter storm is already occurring or imminent. This storm could pose a threat to life and property. This statement will be updated by 11 am akst this morning or sooner if conditions warrant. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0515: Power glitch. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0445: NWS: High Wind Warning remains in effect until 4 PM AST this afternoon. TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKAGWAY...JUNEAU 445 AM AKST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...SKAGWAY AND THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY...DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS. * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH NEAR SKAGWAY AND ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY...AND TO 70 MPH IN DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLYING DEBRIS AND POWER OUTAGES. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO PROPERLY MOOR VESSELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT HIGH WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THESE WINDS COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 AM AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 04__: Power glitch. 025_: Power Outage in Douglas, a pole broke. Power back on 0530. West Juneau and North Douglas were not affected. Thur. 2/05/15: 1617: NWS: Winter Storm warning remains in effect from 9 AM Friday to 6 AM AST Saturday - See 1617 Below | 1337: NWS: High Wind Warning remains in effect until 4 PM ADT Friday - See 1337 Below | 2327 2/04: NWS: Significant Winter Weather to impact Southeast Alaska through this weekend - See 2327 2/04 Below 2020 AST: Partly Cloudy to possibly Mostly Clear, light to breezy wind with occasional gusts. 1950: Mostly Clear, breezy with gusts. 1920: Clear, breezy-windy with gusts. 1916: Douglas Boat Harbor: Wind NNW 25 mph, gust to 31 mph, with peak of 66 mph. 1853: Juneau Airport: Wind ENE 19 mph, gust 42 mph, peak of 53 mph. 1850: Clear or Mostly Clear, light to breezy wind with gusts. 1830-1831: All power has been restored in the downtown area and on Douglas Island. 1825: AEL&P on their Facebook page: "West Juneau and Douglas and parts of the flats are back on. Capital Ave area will be back on shortly. We do not know the cause of the outage - we are restoring customers using a parallel circuit while we continue to investigate cause." 1820: Power is back on in the Highlands. 1819: Power is back on in Douglas. 1818: Power is back on in West Juneau. 1755: Power outage on at least Valley Boulevard in the Valley. 1754: Power Outage for West Juneau, Douglas, North Douglas, Highlands, the Flats, and downtown served by the Capital Avenue substation caused by a problem with 69 KV Line 2 between Thane Substation and the downtown area. 1753: Juneau Airport: Wind E 29 mph, gust 41 mph, peak of 51 mph. 1750: Partly Cloudy, breezy - windy with gusts. 1650: Mostly-Partly Cloudy, light - breezy to breezy wind with occasional gusts, a bit of snow to some snow blowing in the inner Gold Creek valley, snow billowing around Olds Mountain, bit of and some snow blowing around the very top of Mt. Roberts. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1617: NWS: Winter Storm warning remains in effect from 9 AM Friday to 6 AM AST Saturday. NWS Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 4:17 PM AKST on February 05, 2015 ...Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 9 am Friday to 6 am akst Saturday... A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow remains in effect from 9 am Friday to 6 am akst Saturday. * Timing...snow will move into the area from the south Friday morning. Expect snow to be heavy at times from Friday afternoon into Friday evening. * Snow accumulation...of 4 to 8 inches around Juneau and 8 to 16 inches south of Taku Inlet. * Impacts...travel may be difficult due to snow covered roads. Visibility will be reduced to 1 mile or less in heavy snow and blowing snow. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A warning means that a winter storm is already occurring or imminent. This storm could pose a threat to life and property. This statement will be updated by midnight akst tonight or sooner if conditions warrant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1552: 112 mph peak wind at Sheep Mountain. 1550: Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds with slight breaks to small breaks SE 2/3rds of sky and Clear NW 1/3rd, bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau and some snow to snow blowing in the inner Gold Creek valley, snow billowing around Olds Mountain, bit of and some snow blowing around the very top of Mt. Roberts and off of, light wind with occasional gusts, some whitecaps on the Channel. 1450: Partly - Mostly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds, light wind with occasional gusts, bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau and some snow to snow blowing in the inner Gold Creek valley, snow billowing around Olds Mountain, bit of and some snow blowing around the very top of Mt. Roberts. 1436: Douglas Boat Harbor: Wind WNW 19 mph, gust to 25 mph, with peak of 69 mph. 1350: Partly - Mostly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds, occasional gusts, a bit of snow to some snow blowing in most of the inner Gold Creek valley, snow billowing around Olds Mountain, snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts, slightly to somewhat weakened sunshine on the mainland. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1337: NWS: High Wind Warning remains in effect until 4 PM ADT Friday. TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKAGWAY...JUNEAU 137 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST FRIDAY... * LOCATION...SKAGWAY...DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS. * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH A PEAK OCCURRING TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH AT SKAGWAY...AND TO 90 MPH IN DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS OF GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AT THE DOUGLAS BOAT HARBOR SO FAR TODAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLYING DEBRIS AND POWER OUTAGES. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO PROPERLY MOOR VESSELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT HIGH WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THESE WINDS COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 10 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1254: NWS: NWS: Winter Storm warning in effect from 9 AM Friday to 6 AM AST Saturday Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 12:53 PM AKST on February 05, 2015 ...Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 9 am Friday to 6 am akst Saturday... A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow remains in effect from 9 am Friday to 6 am akst Saturday. * Timing...snow will move into the area from the south Friday morning. Expect snow to be heavy at times Friday evening. * Snow accumulation...of 4 to 8 inches in Juneau and in excess of 1 foot south of Juneau. * Impacts...travel may be difficult due to snow covered roads. Visibility will be reduced to 1 mile or less in heavy snow and blowing snow. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A warning means that a winter storm is already occurring or imminent. This storm could pose a threat to life and property. This statement will be updated by 9 PM akst Thursday or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1250: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds - most of the clouds in the SE 1/2 of the sky, light - breezy to breezy wind with occasional gusts, a few whitecaps on the Channel, bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau and some snow to snow blowing in the inner Gold Creek valley, snow billowing around Olds Mountain, some snow blowing around the very top of Mt. Roberts. 1236: Douglas Boat Harbor: Wind NNW 31 mph, gust to 33 mph, with peak of 55 mph. 1232: Breezy. 1201: Eldred Rock: Wind N at 63 mph with peak of 101 mph. 1150: Partly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds - most of the clouds in the SE 2/3rds of the sky, light - breezy to breezy wind with occasional gusts, small bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau, a bit of snow to some snow blowing in the inner Gold Creek valley and some at the very top of and off of Mt. Roberts, variable whitecaps on the Channel. 1136: Douglas Boat Harbor: Wind NW 13 mph, gust to 30 mph, with peak of 48 mph. 1102: Light to breezy wind with gusts. 1050: Mostly Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds SE 1/2 of sky and Clear NW 1/2, small bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau, snow blowing in the inner Gold Creek valley and around and off the very top of Mt. Roberts, snow billowing around Olds Mountain. 1036: Douglas Boat Harbor: Wind NW 26 mph, gust to 27 mph, with peak of 58 mph. 1029: Peak wind of 100 knots at Sheep Mountain. 0950: Cloudy with thinnish clouds SE 1/4 of sky and Clear with a bit of very thin - thin clouds NW 3/4 of sky, a bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau, snow blowing in the inner Gold Creek valley and around and off the very top of Mt. Roberts, snow billowing around Olds Mountain, some whitecaps and blowing spray on the Channel. 0935: Mostly Clear, a bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau, snow blowing in the inner Gold Creek valley and around the very top of Mt. Roberts, snow billowing around Olds Mountain. 0902: Peak wind of 47 knots at the top of Eaglecrest on Douglas Island. 0850: Cloudy with thinnish clouds SE 1/4 of sky and Clear with a bit of very thin - thin clouds NW 3/4 of sky, light wind, snow blowing in the Granite Creek area and billowing around the top of Olds Mountain, a bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts. 0820: Mostly Clear, snow billowing around the top of Olds Mountain and some snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts, a bit of blowing spray on Gastineau Channel. 0818: Peak wind of 59 knots at upper station of Mt. Roberts Tramway. 0805: Wind is picking up. 0750: Mostly Cloudy-Cloudy with thin to thinnish and somewhat thicker clouds SE half of sky and Clear NW half, light wind with occasional gusts, a bit of snow to some snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts and billowing around the top of Olds Mountain. 0717: A Robin is chirping. 0650: Clear NW 1/2 to 2/3rds of sky and Cloudy with thin to thinnish clouds in remaining SE part, light wind with occasional gust, some snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts and billowing around the top of Olds Mountain. 0620: Clear, occasional gust, Moon is very low in the sky to the WSW. Peak wind at Sheep Mountain since 0320 has been 72 - 73 Knots at 0544. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0547: NWS: High Wind Warning remains in effect until 4 PM ADT Friday. JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU 547 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST FRIDAY... * LOCATION...DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH A PEAK OCCURRING TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING FROM 60 TO 90 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLYING DEBRIS AND POWER OUTAGES. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO PROPERLY MOOR VESSELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT HIGH WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THESE WINDS COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 2 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0542 AST: NWS: Winter Storm warning in effect from 9 AM Friday to 6 AM AST Saturday. JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU 542 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOW TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...OF AROUND 7 INCHES IN JUNEAU AND IN EXCESS OF 1 FOOT SOUTH OF JUNEAU. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed. 2/04/15: 1628: NWS: A High Wind Warning is in effect from 6 AM Thursday to 4 PM AST Friday for downtown Juneau and Douglas.... the High Wind Warning is no longer in effect - See 1628 Below | 2327: NWS: Significant Winter Weather to impact Southeast Alaska through this weekend - See 2327 Below ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2327 AST (Posted here at 0620 2/05): NWS Special Statement Statement as of 11:27 PM AKST on February 04, 2015 ...Significant winter weather to impact Southeast Alaska through this weekend... Cold temperatures and strong winds will create near blizzard conditions along The Klondike Highway with blowing snow and dangerous wind chills. Very gusty outflow winds will reach as high as 90 mph in downtown Juneau and Douglas. Latest model guidance is also indicating the potential for significant snowfall across portions of the central Panhandle and Hyder Thursday night into Friday and then over the northern Panhandle into the weekend. However...if latest model trends continue the significant snowfall on Friday could expand northward to Juneau and Hoonah. Stay tuned to weather.Gov/Juneau for the latest forecasts to this developing winter weather situation. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2020 AST: Clear. Peak wind has been about 48 knots at Sheep Mountain. Calm so far at sea level. 2014: 45 knot peak wind at Sheep Mountain and 38 knot peak wind at the top station of the Mt. Roberts Tramway. 1950: Clear, there is a small bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts. 1946: The Moon has just risen above Mt. Roberts just to the right of Gastineau Peak. 1850: Clear. 1845 - 1905: 10 minute average wind speed of 3 mph. 1750: Clear. 1658: 39 knot gust at Sheep Mountain and a 15 knot gust at the top station of the Mt. Roberts Tramway. 1650: Clear. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1628: NWS: A High Wind Warning is in effect from 6 AM Thursday to 4 PM AST Friday for downtown Juneau and Douglas.... the High Wind Warning is no longer in effect. High Wind Warning Statement as of 4:28 PM AKST on February 04, 2015 ...High Wind Warning in effect from 6 am Thursday to 4 PM akst Friday for downtown Juneau and Douglas... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect from 6 am Thursday to 4 PM akst Friday. The high wind watch is no longer in effect. * Location...downtown Juneau and Douglas. * Timing...winds will increase late Wednesday night with a peak Thursday night...and then weaken by Friday evening. * Wind...northeast winds gusting from 60 to 90 mph. * Impacts...high winds will increase the potential for flying debris and power outages. Mariners are advised to properly Moor vessels. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A warning means that high winds are already occurring or imminent. These winds could pose a threat to life and property. This statement will be updated by midnight akst tonight or sooner if conditions warrant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1600: Clear. 1450: Clear. 1350: Clear with a few very small and tiny clouds. 1250: Clear with a large cloud and a few very small and tiny clouds. 1150: Partly Cloudy, weak to full sunshine on parts of the mainland. 1120: Cloudy SE 1/2 to 2/3rds of sky, Clear remainder of sky, spots of weakened sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley and a small bit on Mt. Roberts. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1119: NWS: Significant Winter Weather to impact Southeast Alaska through this weekend, AKZ017>029-050900- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS... HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON... JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK... KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER 1119 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH THIS WEEKEND... COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY WITH BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. VERY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 90 MPH IN DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE IS ALSO INDICATING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE AND HYDER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND THEN OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE INTO THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...IF LATEST MODEL TRENDS CONTINUE THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ON FRIDAY COULD EXPAND NORTHWARD TO JUNEAU AND HOONAH. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS TO THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1050: Clear NW half of sky and clouds in much of the SE half, spots and areas of extremely weak to full sunshine on the mainland. 1030: Clear/Mostly Clear, full sunshine in most areas now. 0950: Partly Cloudy/Mostly Clear. 0935: Partly Cloudy. 0920: Cloudy-Mostly Cloudy. 0850: Cloudy with some very slight breaks to breaks. 0820: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks and hints of breaks. 0750: Cloudy. 0650: Cloudy, a few extremely tiny breaks. 0620: Cloudy, some glow in the clouds to the W from the Moon. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0455 AST: NWS: High Wind Watch remains in effect from late tonight through late Friday night. TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKAGWAY...JUNEAU 455 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...SKAGWAY AND DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A PEAK THURSDAY NIGHT THEN BEGINNING TO EASE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * WIND...NORTHEAST GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN SKAGWAY AND 60 TO 90 MPH POSSIBLE IN DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLYING DEBRIS AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO PROPERLY MOOR VESSELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH WINDS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 PM AKST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue. 2/03/15: 1524: NWS: High Wind Watch (for gusty winds 60 to 90 mph) in effect from late Wednesday night through late Friday night for Skagway, downtown Juneau, and Douglas - See 1524 Below 2020 AST: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks and a large break-small clear area, veiled Moon. 1950: Cloudy. 1944: Hint of where the Moon is (to the E fairly high). 1850: Cloudy. 1750: Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy. 1550: Cloudy. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1524: NWS: High Wind Watch in effect from late Wednesday night through late Friday night for Skagway, downtown Juneau, and Douglas. NWS High Wind Watch Statement as of 3:24 PM AKST on February 03, 2015 ...High wind watch in effect from late Wednesday night through late Friday night for Skagway...downtown Juneau and Douglas... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a high wind watch...which is in effect from late Wednesday night through late Friday night. * Location...Skagway...downtown Juneau and Douglas. * Wind...northeast winds gusting from 60 to 90 mph. * Timing...gusty winds ranging from 60 to 90 mph will develop during Thursday and last through Friday night. * Impacts...strong winds will increase the potential for flying debris and possible power outages. Mariners are advised to properly Moor vessels in Douglas and Harris harbors. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A watch means conditions are favorable for the development of high winds in and close to the watch area. This statement will be updated by 12 am akst Wednesday or sooner if conditions warrant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1450: Cloudy. 1350: Cloudy. 1250: Cloudy. 1150: Cloudy. 1055: Cloudy, fairly bright. 0950: Cloudy. 0920: Cloudy. 0850: Cloudy, some hints of breaks and of blue. 0750: Cloudy with thinnish to thicker clouds, a few small breaks and hints of. 0650: Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds and some breaks. 0620 AST: Cloudy with very thin to thinnish clouds and breaks. Mon. 2/02/15: High winds cause damage around Douglas Harbor - KTOO Article | 0150: Weak Aurora Borealis | 0630: Now Available: January 2015 Monthly Report, updated Weather Database | NWS Summary of January 2015 Weather at the Juneau International Airport - See Below | NWS: Record precipitation for Haines for January - See 0805 Below 2020 AST: Clear with thin - thinnish clouds to the SE, light wind. 1950: Clear, light wind with occasional gusts. 1905: Clear, light wind. 1850: Clear. 1805: Clear, light wind with gusts. 1750: Clear. 1742: The Moon has just risen over the northern end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 1650: Clear. 1550: Clear, light wind. 1450: Clear, light wind, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1350: Clear, light - breezy to breezy wind, tiny bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Juneau Ridge, bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts with some blowing off it at Gastineau Peak. 1333: Breezy. 1307: Many whitecaps on the Channel, light wind with occasional gusts. 1250: Clear, sun shining only on the mainland now, light wind, tiny bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau, and a bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts with some blowing off it at Gastineau Peak. 1232: Lost the Sun at the West Juneau Weather Station as the Sun went below the Douglas Island mountains. 1146: Clear, a bit blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau and some blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts with snow blowing off the mountain - mostly in the Gastineau Peak area, light wind, whitecaps on part of the Channel. 1050: Clear, a bit of snow blowing at the very tops of the mainland mountains and some blowing off Mt, Roberts at Gastineau Peak, some whitecaps and blowing spray on parts of the Channel. 1016: Clear, breezy with gusts, whitecaps and blowing spray on parts of the Channel, tiny bit of snow blowing near the peak of Mt. Juneau and a bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts and some blowing off it at Gastineau Peak. 0950: Clear, light wind, bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau, some blowing around the top of Olds Mountain, and some snow blowing around parts of the very top of Mt. Roberts and off it at Gastineau Peak. 0850: Clear, a bit of snow blowing at the very tops of the mainland mountains with snow blowing off Mt. Roberts at Gastineau Peak out over the Channel, occasional gusts. 0827: Clear, light wind, snow blowing off the SE part of Mt. Roberts towards the Channel. --------------------------------------------------- 0805: NWS: Record precipitation for Haines Airport for the month of January. NWS Record Report Statement as of 8:05 AM AKST on February 02, 2015 ...Record precipitation for the month of January... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Haines Airport 11.71" 10.87" 1983 Abj Feb 15 --------------------------------------------------- 0750: Clear. 0650: Clear. 0630: Now Available: The January 2015 Monthly Report, and the updated Weather Database. 0620: Clear, light wind. 0150 AST: There is some weak Aurora Borealis, full (97% visible waxing gibbous) Moon is shining. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NWS Summary of January 2015 Weather at the Juneau International Airport: ...A WET AND WARM START TO 2015... JANUARY 2015 WAS A REMARKABLY WARM AND RECORD WET MONTH. THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 3 DEGREES ABOVE THE FREEZING POINT. BETWEEN THE 12TH AND THE 25TH OF JANUARY...TEMPERATURES WERE RUNNING ABOUT 10 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL. DURING THAT 2-WEEK PERIOD...THE DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES WERE HIGHER THAN THE NORMAL DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES. THERE WERE 15 DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE 40-DEGREE MARK. THE MERCURY DROPPED BELOW THE 20-DEGREE MARK FOR ONLY 3 DAYS THIS MONTH. WITH NEARLY 12 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION...JANUARY 2015 WAS THE WETTEST JANUARY SINCE RECORD KEEPING IN 1943. THE PREVIOUS MONTHLY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS 10.15 INCHES SET IN 2014. THERE WERE ONLY 4 DAYS WHERE NO PRECIPITATION WERE MEASURED. IN ADDITION...THERE WERE 3 DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS BROKEN THIS MONTH. WITH A PERSISTENT WARM AND WET PATTERN...JANUARY 2015 WAS NOT A GOOD SNOW MONTH. THERE WAS AROUND 15 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN JANUARY...WHICH WAS ABOUT 55 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT. THERE WERE 19 DAYS IN JANUARY WHEN THE SNOW DEPTH WAS NIL AT THE AIRPORT. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST AT THE AIRPORT WAS 56 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST ON THE 21ST. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST AT THE DOUGLAS BOAT HARBOR WAS 78 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST ON THE 4TH. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUNDAY 2/01/15: 2058: NWS: High Wind Warning is Cancelled for downtown Juneau and Douglas - See 2058 Below -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2058 AST: NWS: High Wind Warning is Cancelled for downtown Juneau and Douglas. High Wind Advisory is Cancelled Statement as of 8:58 PM AKST on February 01, 2015 ...High Wind Warning is cancelled for downtown Juneau and Douglas... The National Weather Service in Juneau has cancelled the High Wind Warning for downtown Juneau and Douglas. Wind gusts have been decreasing to 35 to 45 mph range during the evening hours. Strong wind gusts 30 to 40 mph will continue through Monday afternoon. This will be the final statement on this event. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020: Clear. 1950: Clear, light wind. 1850: Clear; at the least, snow is blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts. 1800: Light wind with occasional gusts. 1750: Clear; at the least, snow is blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts. 1650: Clear, light to breezy wind, snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau, snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau and into the sky and billowing around the top of Olds Mountain, a bit of snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts. 1641: The Moon is over the northern end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 1550: Clear, snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau and into the sky and the same for Mt. Juneau Ridge, snow billowing around the top of Olds Mountain, snow blowing at the very top and around parts of the top of Mt. Roberts, into the sky, and some blowing off it at Gastineau Peak, light to breezy wind. 1526: Light - breezy to breezy wind with gusts, whitecaps and blowing spray on part of the Channel. 1450: Clear, light wind, small bit of snow blowing at the peak of Mt. Juneau, snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and billowing around the top of Olds Mountain, snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts, into the sky, and off it. 1400: Windy. 1350: Clear, breezy with gusts, snow blowing near the peak of Mt. Juneau and into the sky, snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and billowing at the Granite Creek end, snow and some snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts and off it. 1335: Clear, light - breezy to breezy wind with occasional gusts, a few whitecaps on the Channel, some snow blowing at the peak of Mt. Juneau and into the sky, snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and billowing at the Granite Creek end, snow and some snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts and off it. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1250: NWS: High Wind Warning remains in effect until 6 AM AST Monday for downtown Juneau and Douglas. JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU 1250 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY... * LOCATION...DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH. THIS AFTERNOON WINDS AT DOUGLAS REPORTED SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. DOWNTOWN JUNEAU...WINDS WERE GUSTING BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH. WINDS AT LEMON CREEK AND THE AIRPORT ALTHOUGH BREEZY WERE MUCH WEAKER...GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN LOCALLY HIGH THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. ENSURE YOUR VESSELS ARE PROPERLY MOORED IN DOUGLAS AND HARRIS HARBORS. BE PREPARED IN CASE THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT HIGH WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THESE WINDS COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST SUNDAY EVENING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1250: Clear, light wind with occasional gusts, a few whitecaps and some blowing spray on the Channel, snow blowing at the peak of Mt. Juneau and into the sky, snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and billowing at the Granite Creek end, snow is blowing down the SE part of Mt. Roberts and blowing and billowing around and off its top. 1245: Many whitecaps on part of the Channel. 1235: Snow is blowing down the SE part of Mt. Roberts and blowing and billowing around and off its top. 1210: Whitecaps on part of the Channel. 1201: Light wind with an occasional gust. 1150: Clear, a few whitecaps on the Channel, some snow blowing at the peak of Mt. Juneau snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and billowing around the top of Olds Mountain, snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts, into the sky, and blowing off the mountain. 1050: Clear, light wind after light to breezy wind with an occasional gust, a few whitecaps on Gastineau Channel, tiny bit of snow blowing at the peak of Mt. Juneau, snow blowing and billowing in most of the inner Gold Creek valley, snow blowing around the very top of Mt. Roberts and off the mountain in the Gastineau Peak area. 1006: Light wind with an occasional gust. 0950: Clear, a bit of snow blowing at the peak of Mt. Juneau, snow blowing and billowing in much of the inner Gold Creek valley, snow blowing around the very top of Mt. Roberts and blowing off it and into the sky. 0920: Clear, small bit of snow blowing at the SE very top of Mt. Juneau, snow blowing - billowing in most of the inner Gold Creek valley and snow blowing into the sky and around and off of (Gastineau Peak area) the very top of Mt. Roberts. 0850: Clear, snow blowing at the peak of Mt. Juneau, in the inner Gold Creek valley, and around and off the top (Gastineau Peak area) of Mt. Roberts and down the mountain. 0750: Clear, some clouds very far to the SE, snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and billowing around the top of Olds Mountain, some snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Roberts. 0720: Clear, some clouds very far to the SE, light wind with an occasional gust, snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts with some blowing off the mountain at Gastineau Peak. 0650: Clear, some clouds very far to the SE, some snow blowing at the very top of Mt. Juneau Ridge and of Mt. Roberts. 0620: Clear. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0447 AST: NWS: High Wind Warning remains in effect until 6 AM AST Monday for downtown Juneau and Douglas. JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNEAU 447 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY... * LOCATION...DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. ENSURE YOUR VESSELS ARE PROPERLY MOORED IN DOUGLAS AND HARRIS HARBORS. BE PREPARED IN CASE THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT HIGH WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THESE WINDS COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST SUNDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. -----------------------------------------------------------------