MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for OCTOBER 2006 NAME: 3270 Nowell CITY: West Juneau STATE: Alaska ELEV: 97 ft LAT: 58° 17' 33" N LONG: 134° 25' 37" W TEMPERATURE (°F), RAIN (in), WIND SPEED (mph), SNOW (in). Snowfall from 21:00 - 21:00, all others Midnight to Midnight. HEAT COOL AVG WIND SNOW MEAN DEG DEG WIND DOM RUN ON(1) DAY TEMP HIGH TIME LOW TIME DAYS DAYS RAIN SPEED HIGH TIME DIR (mi) SNOW GRND WEATHER ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 42.9 47.3 3:40p 39.9 5:30a 22.1 0.0 0.06 0.3 6.0 1:00p SSE 5.93 0.0 0.0 Cld/Shrs Cld-SmBrks/SprVryLtRn Rnbws MCld P/MCld Cld 2 44.7 49.5 3:45p 40.8 7:30a 20.3 0.0 0.00 0.7 11.0 12:20p S 16.76 0.0 0.0 Cldy BrknClds PCld/Clear PCld MOvcst Cld/Brks Cld 3 44.7 50.4 4:05p 40.2 3:45a 20.3 0.0 0.18 1.7 14.0 9:10p SSE 40.77 0.0 0.0 Cld-SmBrks FewSpr BriteOvcst MCld-ThinCld Cld Cld/Rn 4 45.7 48.5 10:50a 43.9 11:00p 19.3 0.0 1.49 2.9 21.0 4:15a SSE 68.66 0.0 0.0 Cldy/HeavyRain-Rn Brzy Cld/Rn-Spr-VryLtRn Cld/LtShrs 5 45.4 46.7 11:35a 43.6 1:15a 19.6 0.0 0.12 2.7 14.0 3:40p SSE 64.73 0.0 0.0 Cld/PeriodsLtRn-Spr-LtDrizz-Rn Cldy VryLtRn Cld-Brks 6 45.8 48.0 2:45p 43.9 11:15p 19.2 0.0 0.18 1.5 11.0 12:05p SSE 36.39 0.0 0.0 Cld-OccSmBrks/PeriodsLtRn-Drizz-Spr-Rn PCld Cld/Shrs 7 43.6 50.4 3:10p 36.5 12:00m 21.4 0.0 0.01 0.8 10.0 4:55p WSW 19.95 0.0 0.0 Cld-OccBrks/Shr Cld BrknClds PCld MClr MCld PCld Clr 8 39.4 44.8 4:10p 33.1 5:00a 25.5 0.0 0.00 0.6 12.0 11:15p WSW 14.09 FRST 0.0 Clr Frst MClr/VarFog Fog MClr PCld MOvcst Ovcst Cld 9 47.5 50.5 6:45p 43.6 2:30a 17.5 0.0 0.64 3.6 21.0 5:05a SSE 85.29 0.0 0.0 Cld-OccPoorVis/Rn-Drizz-Mist-Spr LtToBrzyWind Cldy 10 54.1 57.5 2:40p 49.4 12:05a 10.9 0.0 0.00 3.6 18.0 10:25p SSE 86.53 0.0 0.0 Cld Cld-OccTinyandSmallBrks MCld PCld MCld Cldy 11 49.5 54.8 12:05a 38.2 11:20p 15.5 0.0 0.29 2.8 18.0 2:40a W 67.58 0.0 0.0 Cld/Rn-LtRn-Spr MCld M/PCld Thin-VryThinCld PCld Clr 12 40.8 46.2 3:20p 35.8 5:00a 24.2 0.0 0.00 1.1 8.0 9:15a WSW 27.38 0.0 0.0 Clear ThinOvercast-Brks Fog PCld MCld Ovcst Cld Clr 13 41.9 44.2 2:20p 37.2 2:25a 23.1 0.0 0.55 0.5 14.0 9:30a WNW 11.14 0.0 0.0 Clr-VarFog Cld/VarFogOverChannel Cld/Spr-Rn-LtRn-Rn 14 44.3 46.0 2:10p 43.1 4:55a 20.7 0.0 0.85 0.7 8.0 3:25p WNW 16.55 0.0 0.0 Cld-LwrClds/Rn-LtRn Cld/LwrBand-Ribbon/LtRn-Spr Cld 15 45.1 53.2 2:25p 39.9 11:40p 19.9 0.0 0.00 3.1 14.0 8:50p W 73.73 0.0 0.0 Cld-MCld Cld-TinyBrks Cld-Brks P/MCld Clr/PCld Clr 16 41.8 52.8 2:10p 34.1 10:00p 23.2 0.0 0.00 2.6 19.0 1:45a WSW 62.17 0.0 0.0 Clr MClr PCld ThinOvcst PCld Thin-VryThin PCld Clr 17 38.9 43.6 12:10p 34.9 12:05a 26.1 0.0 0.62 1.3 14.0 12:10p W 29.82 0.0 0.0 Clr Thin-VryThinOvcst Cld-Ovcst Cld/Rn-LtRn-SnOnMtns 18 42.3 47.0 10:40p 39.5 2:05a 22.7 0.0 0.25 1.1 14.0 10:00p SSE 26.40 0.0 0.0 Cldy Cld-LwrFogClds/Mist-Drizz-Rn-Spr-LtRn-Rn 19 46.3 48.5 1:25p 45.4 11:20p 18.7 0.0 0.34 1.1 14.0 12:35a S 27.17+*0.0 0.0 Cld-LoCld-FewSmBrks/Rn-Spr-LtRn-Drizz MCld Cld/Mist 20 47.1 47.9 11:05a 45.8 12:05a 17.9 0.0 0.34 2.1 13.0 1:20p SSE 51.36+*0.0 0.0 Cld/Brks Cld Cld/Mist-Spr Cld Cld/Mist-Spr-LtRn-Rn 21 48.4 51.1 3:25p 46.5 12:05a 16.6 0.0 0.52 6.4 24.0 2:55p SSE 153.35 0.0 0.0 Cld/Rn-LtRn-Spr-Drizz Brzy-Gusts Cld Cld/Spr-LtRn-Rn 22 44.3 48.2 12:05a 41.9 7:00p 20.7 0.0 0.79 2.5 19.0 12:15a SSE 60.34 0.0 0.0 Cld/Rn Cld-OccBrks/OccSpr-LtRn PCld-MCldOnce Cld/Rn 23 43.1 44.3 3:25p 41.5 10:45p 21.9 0.0 0.78 1.5 14.0 12:10a S 37.01 0.0 0.0 Cldy-Rn (SnowOnMtntops) Cld-LwrClds/LtRn-Spr-Mist-Rn 24 41.7 44.1 2:30p 39.6 12:00m 23.3 0.0 0.20 2.1 20.0 11:15p S 51.07 0.0 0.0 Cld-OccBrks/LtRn-Mist-Drizz-Spr-Rn Cldy Cld/Rain 25 40.3 42.2 12:25p 37.5 12:00m 24.7 0.0 0.77 2.9 26.0 2:30a SSE 69.87 0.0 0.0 Cld/Rn/Gusts Cld-OccBrks/Shrs Cld/Spr-LtRn-Rn-Drizz 26 39.5 42.5 1:35p 37.2 7:50p 25.5 0.0 0.31 2.2 11.0 8:20a S 52.47 0.0 0.0 Cld/OccRn OccBrks/InfreqSpr-Rn Cld/Rn-LtRn PCld MCld 27 36.7 42.5 12:40p 30.6 11:45p 28.3 0.0 0.09 1.7 13.0 4:45a W 40.52 0.0 0.0 Cld-MCld/PeriodRn VarMost-PCld/OccSpr-Mist MClr Clr 28 32.6 40.3 1:20p 28.4 11:25p 32.4 0.0 0.00 3.0 14.0 8:45a WSW 73.00 FRST 0.0 Clr Clr/PartCld Lt-BrzyWind SnBlowOffMtns Clr Aurora 29 31.2 35.8 1:00p 24.8 7:25a 33.8 0.0 0.00 1.0 8.0 12:30a W 24.71 FRST 0.0 Clr DimAurora Thin-VryThinClds Ovcst Cldy Cld-SmBrks 30 34.2 35.3 7:05p 32.5 6:55a 30.8 0.0 0.30 1.8 13.0 11:10a SSE 42.70 0.3 0.0 Cld Cld/VryLtSn-LtSn-Sn Cld/Rn&Sn-Mist-Drizz-Rn-LtRn 31 34.6 37.2 12:00p 32.2 12:00m 30.4 0.0 0.09 0.4 8.0 11:20p W 9.88 0.0 0.0 Cld/Rn-LtRn Cld Cld/Spr-Mist-Rn&Sn Cld-LoClds MCld ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42.5 57.5 10 24.8 29 696.5 0.0 9.77 1.9 26.0 25 SSE 1447.32 0.3 (1) As measured on Front Lawn. *From 0905 on 10/19 to 0635 on 10/20 the Anemometer was not functional for most of that period AVERAGE Mean Temp: 42.5 AVERAGE High Temp: 46.5 MINIMUM High Temp: 35.3 30th MAXIMUM High Temp: 57.5 10th AVERAGE Low Temp: 38.8 MINIMUM Low Temp: 24.8 29th MAXIMUM Low Temp: 49.4 10th MAX >= 90.0: 0 MAX >= 80.0: 0 MAX >= 70.0: 0 MAX <= 32.0: 0 MIN <= 32.0: 3 27th, 28th, 29th MIN <= 0.0: 0 MAXIMUM Humidity (%): 97 1st, 7th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 23rd MINIMUM Humidity (%): 37 16th @ 1431 The Relative Humidity was 96% - 97% from 0005 on October 13 until 1115 on October 15. MAXIMUM Pressure (mb): 1031.4 29th @ 0514 MINIMUM Pressure (mb): 991.3 23rd @ 1659 TOTAL Htg Deg Days: 696.5 AVERAGE Htg Deg Days: 22.5 MINIMUM Htg Deg Days: 10.9 10th MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days: 33.8 29th TOTAL Cool Deg Days: 0.0 Heat Base: 65.0 Cool Base: 65.0 Method: Integration TOTAL Precip.: 9.77 AVERAGE Precip.: 0.4 DAYS of Precip.: 23 All but: 2nd, 8th, 10th, 12th, 15th, 16th, 28th, 29th MAXIMUM Precip.: 1.49 4th MAXIMUM Rain Rate: 0.55 4th @ 1026 Days of Rain: 22 (>.01 in) 19 (>.1 in) 1 (>1 in) TOTAL Snowfall: 0.3 30th DAYS of Snowfall: 1 30th AVERAGE High Wind: 14.3 MINIMUM High Wind: 6 1st MAXIMUM High Wind: 26 25th WIND RUN (miles): 1447.32 DAYS Sun at any time: 16 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 27th, 28th DAYS OF Clear - PCld: 1 28th DAYS OF Cld or M Cld: 30 All but: 28th DAYS OF Rainbow: 2 1st, 22nd DAYS OF Aurora: 2 28th, 29th DAYS OF Lightning: 0 DAYS OF Earthquake: 0 10/31/06: Reformation Day - All Saints' Day Eve 2050 AST: Mostly Cloudy with lower band hiding much of the mainland mountains. 2020: Mostly Cloudy, lower band of fog/clouds. 1950: Mostly Cloudy SE part of the sky, Cloudy NW part, lower bands of fog/clouds hiding much of the mainland mountains. 1850: Cloudy with fog/clouds as low as 400' - 500' hiding much of the mainland, the moon is visible through the clouds. 1750: Cloudy with fog/clouds as low as 400' - 500' hiding much of the mainland. 1650: Cloudy with fog/clouds as low as 400' - 500' hiding much of the mainland. 1550: Cloudy with fog/clouds as low as 400' hiding much of the mainland. 1450: Cloudy with a few tiny hints of blue overhead, lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 400' - 500'. 1350: Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 400' - 500'. 1341: A Bald Eagle is in a tree to the E along the shore. 1250: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 400' - 500'. 1200: .09" of Precipitation to this point today. 1150: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 500'. 1050: Cloudy with lower band and ribbon hiding part of Mt. Juneau and fog/clouds hiding Mt. Roberts above 400' - 500'. 1020: Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding most of the mainland above 300' - 400'. 0950: Snow-Rain, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 300' - 400'. 0850: Mixed Rain and Snow, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 400'. 0805: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain with mixed rain and snow in past 10 minutes, cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 300'. 0750: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with lower band, ribbons, and wisps. 0705: Cloudy with a lower band/ribbon, some fog/clouds hiding part of Mt. Juneau. 0650: Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains mostly hidden by fog/clouds. 0620 AST: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a lower band/ribbon. .05" of Rainfall so far today. 10/30/06: 2100 AST: .26" of Precipitation today; 1/4" Snowfall today, 0" of Snow on the ground at 2100 2050: Light Rain after heavier rain, cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 400'. 1950: Light Rain, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds as low as 400' hiding the mainland. 1935: Rain, Cloudy with the upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, Last Chance Basin and Mt. Roberts hidden above about 400'. 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds and Mt. Roberts hidden above 400' - 500'. 1800: .16" of Precipitation to this point today. 1750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with lower band on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts and fog/clouds hiding much of Mt. Juneau. 1650: Misting, Cloudy with low clouds/fog hiding the mainland above 300' - 400'. 1620: Misting, Cloudy with low clouds/fog hiding most of the mainland above 400'. 1550: Mixed Snow and Rain, Cloudy with low clouds/fog hiding the mainland above 400' - 500'. 1535: Mixed Snow and Rain, Cloudy with low clouds/fog hiding the mainland above 400'. 1500: .10" of Precipitation to this point today. 1450: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with the upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, much of Last Chance Basin hidden. 1435: Mixed Rain and Snow, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, Last Chance Basin obscured. 1408: Snow Level (snow remaining on the trees) is at about the 300' - 400' elevation at Mt. Roberts. 1359: A Steller's Jay took a very short bath in the Bird Bath (one flip of the wings). 1350: Misting/Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy with mountaintops in the clouds and lower fog/clouds and band hiding much of the mainland above 400'. 1335: Very Light Misting after heavier precipitation, cloudy with mountaintops in the clouds and lower fog/clouds and band hiding much of the mainland above 400', light to breezy wind. 1250: Misting, Cloudy with Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds above 300' - 400', lower band on Channel side of Mt. Juneau, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, mixed rain and snow in the past hour. 1200: .04" of Precipitation to this point today. 1150: Mixed Rain and Snow, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, lower fog/clouds hiding much of Mt. Juneau and Last Chance Basin, lower band hiding much of lower part of Mt. Roberts. The snow received here earlier has substantially melted away or turned to slush. 1050: Very Light Misting, Cloudy with the very tops - tops of the mountains in the clouds with lower band of fog/clouds, Last Chance Basin hidden by that lower band. 0950: Snowing with very light widely spaced flakes, cloudy with Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds above 500' - 600', upper part of Mt. Juneau and Last Chance Basin hidden-obscured. The snow is not accumulating now. 0850: Snow, Cloudy with the mainland partially to totally obscured or hidden - snow not accumulating to a noticeable degree. 0750: Very, very light snow, cloudy with mountaintops in the clouds and lower ribbon/band, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 3/16" - 1/4" snowfall on the ground, except on portions of driveways, the road, and sidewalks, the accumulation is zero having never accumulated or having melted.. 0650: Light Snow, Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains hidden and slightly to partially obscured below that. 1/8" - 3/16" of snow on the ground. 0640: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0620 AST: Very, very light snow, cloudy with mainland slightly to partially obscured; there is a spotty very light dusting of snow on the ground. Occasional scattered snow flurries developed over the mainland after midnight and then became steady and spread to West Juneau. SUNDAY 10/29/06: Reformation Sunday | Alaska Standard Time... Have you set your clocks back 1 hour? 2050 AST: Cloudy with a few small breaks. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy with some small breaks. 1750: Cloudy. 1650: Cloudy. 1550: Cloudy with a few hints of blue. 1450: Cloudy. 1350: Cloudy. 1250: Cloudy. 1150: Cloudy-Overcast with a thinner area where there are hints of blue, sun trying to shine through the clouds. 1050: Overcast-Cloudy. 0950: Overcast with thinnish clouds, very, very weak sunshine. 0850: Overcast with thinnish clouds, thinner area where hints of blue are visible. 0750: Overcast with thinnish clouds, thinner areas where blue and hints of blue are visible. 0704 - 0705: A Black-Billed Magpie is on the railing and then in the willow by the deck. We rarely see Magpies in West Juneau though apparently they are frequently seen in at least the Auke Bay area. 0650: Mostly or totally overcast with thin and very thin clouds and haze (with lighting it's hard to determine), deep red glow far to the SE. 0620 AST: Thin - Very Thin Overcast. Weak Aurora Borealis overnight. Frost. 10/28/06: Alaska Daylight Savings Time | Remember to set your clocks back 1 hour tonight for the switch from Alaska Daylight Savings Time to Alaska Standard Time 2130 ADT: Faint band of Aurora Borealis to the NE and N. 2050: Clear. 1950: Clear, light to breezy wind during the past 1/2 hour. 1940: Faint Aurora Borealis to the East over Mt. Roberts. 1850: Clear. 1750: Clear, one tiny cloud to the SE, snow blowing off one of the high points on the Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1650: Clear, a few very tiny dots of clouds. 1550: Clear, Breezy, sunshine on the mainland. 1450: Clear, sunshine on the mainland. 1421: A Red Breasted Sapsucker is in the willow by the deck. 1350: Clear with a few small or tiny clouds - most of them far to the SE, sunshine mostly on the mainland. 1250: Clear with a few tiny and small clouds to the ENE and far to the SE. 1150: Clear with a few small clouds to the ESE and SE, snow blowing off Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge. 1050: Mostly Clear with some clouds in the SE 1/3rd of the sky, snow blowing off Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0950: Clear NW part of sky and Clear/Partly Cloudy SE part, some snow blowing off the Mt. Juneau Ridge and Mt. Roberts. 0850: Clear/Partly Cloudy, light to breezy wind, a bit of snow is blowing off the mainland mountains. 0750: Clear/Partly Cloudy. 0720: Snow is blowing off Mt. Roberts. 0650: Clear with a few scattered clouds. 0620 ADT: Clear. Frost. Ice on the Bird Bath (later measured at about 1/4" thickness). 10/27/06: 2050 ADT: Clear or Mostly Clear. 1950: Somewhere between Partly Cloudy and Mostly Clear. 1850: Mostly Cloudy with mostly thin and very thin clouds. 1750: Mostly Cloudy with mostly thin and very thin clouds. 1650: Clear SE half of sky and Mostly Cloudy NW half. 1550: Mostly Clear with a few clouds close to the top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts, cloudy with mostly puffy clouds to the NW, sun shining on the mainland. 1450: Mostly Clear, with cumulus clouds near, by, and around most of the mainland mountaintops with the preponderance of the clouds in the Salmon Creek and Lemon Creek area, sun shining on the mainland. 1350: Mostly Clear with cumulus clouds near, by, and around most of the mountaintops, sun is shining on the mainland. 1250: Mostly Clear with cumulus clouds near, by, and around most of the mountaintops, sun is shining. 1235: Mostly Clear with cumulus clouds near, by, and around the mountaintops, sun is shining. 1155: Gastineau Channel is perfectly calm with the reflection of downtown and Mt. Roberts in the water; it is very rare for the Channel to be still enough for mirror type reflections. 1150: Mostly Clear NW part of sky, Mostly/Partly Cloudy SE part, fog/clouds hiding much of the top of Mt. Roberts, a few other wisps, sun in and out. 1050: Mostly Clear but with fog/clouds to the SE, and lower clouds to the E hiding most of Mt. Roberts, a few wisps and bits of clouds around Mt. Juneau, sun shining. 1035: Partly Cloudy, lower fog/clouds hiding much of Mt. Roberts above 400', sun shining on parts of the mainland, a few other wisps. 0950: Mostly Cloudy, some clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts, sun shining in the inner Gold Creek valley and much of the top of Mt. Juneau. 0920: Partly/Mostly Cloudy with light drizzle/misting in the past 15 minutes, some fog/clouds around the mountaintops, sun shining here and there on the mountaintops. 0850: Partly Cloudy NW part of sky with sun shining on Heintzleman Ridge, Cloudy SE part with a few small breaks, very tops - tops of the mountains mostly in the clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0830: A Bald Eagle is in a tree to the E along the shore. 0805: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with an area of thinner clouds, mountaintops in the clouds. 0750: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks, a thinner spot in the NW part of the sky - with filtered blue?, mountaintops in the clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0721: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 0620 ADT: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, clouds around the mountaintops with a lower ribbon. .09" of Rainfall to this point today. 10/26/06: 2050 ADT: Mostly Cloudy. .30" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Mostly Cloudy with lower bands hiding much of the upper parts of the mountains. 1935: Partly Cloudy with fog/clouds around much of the mountaintops. 1920: Very Light Sprinkling, Partly or at least Mostly Cloudy with stars visible, some clouds around the mountaintops. 1850: Light Rain after some heavy rain in the past hour, cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1817: High Rain Rate of .25" of Rain per hour (the heaviest so far today and for the day). 1800: .22" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1720: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, snow level at about 1200' - 1300' at Mt. Roberts. 1705: Rain, Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 1650: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley obscured. 1635: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1620: Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau, the Mt. Juneau Ridge, and part of the top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds. 1550: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks, a few wisps and bits of fog/clouds around the mountaintops. 1505: Cloudy with area that has thinner clouds, sun shining on parts of the mainland - especially the top of Mt. Juneau which with it's snow is brilliant, some precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, a few wisps and bits of clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau. 1500: .14" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with bright clouds in SW half, top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge and part of the top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley slightly obscured. 1435: Rain, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Roberts obscured. 1350: Cloudy with a break in NW part of sky and a tiny hint of blue to the E, some clouds around the mountaintops. 1335: Cloudy with some small and tiny breaks, sun barely above the Douglas Island mountains shining through the layer of clouds, mountaintops mostly in the clouds. 1250: Cloudy with a few very tiny breaks in the NW part of the sky, some clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts. 1200: .13" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy with a few small breaks, Mt. Juneau and part of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, bright area where the sun is. 1120: A few very light sprinkles, cloudy with a bright spot, top of Mt. Juneau and part of the top of Mt. Roberts hidden by fog/clouds, a small cloud in Last Chance Basin. 1050: Cloudy with a few very tiny breaks overhead and bright areas in the SE part of the sky, top of Mt. Juneau hidden by fog/clouds, a few wisps around the top of Mt. Roberts. 1005: Cloudy with small breaks, sun trying to break through. 0950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with a few tiny filtered breaks, mountaintops in the clouds. 0850: Cloudy with clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0750: Cloudy with a few thinner spots and hints of breaks, clouds skimming - very tops of the mountains in the clouds. Snow level is at about 1700' at Mt. Roberts. 0650: Cloudy, breaks in SE part of sky with some stars visible, clouds skimming mountaintops? 0620 ADT: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks, mountaintops in the clouds. .12" of Rainfall to this point today. 10/25/06: 3:30 p.m. Forecast: Showers will continue into evening with isolated thunderstorms possible. Stronger showers or thunderstorms could produce heavy rain...small hail and wind gusts to 30 mph. 2100 ADT: .67" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 2035: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1950: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1920: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1850: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1820: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1800: .51" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1650: Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley obscured and remainder of mainland slightly obscured. 1635: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1620: Very Light Rain after heavier rain, cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1550: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1520: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1500: .43" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy with very tops - tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1420: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, some small whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 1350: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1335: Rain, Cloudy with very tops - tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1320: Light Rain, Cloudy with very tops - tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1250: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with very tops - tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1220: Cloudy with a tiny break to the SE, mountaintops in the clouds. 1207: The Bald Eagle mentioned at 1105 flew low over the backyard going west. 1150: A few very light sprinkles, cloudy with the ceiling at about 2500'. .38" of Rainfall to this point today. 1105: Sprinkling, Cloudy with part of the top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts and the top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds. At least 2 showers in the past 2 hrs and 15 minutes. Bald Eagle in tree to the E along the shore. 1019: High Rain Rate of .38" of rainfall per hour. 0850: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks in the SE part of the sky, a bit of fog/clouds around the very top and part of the top of Mt. Roberts. 0750: Cloudy with a few tiny hints of breaks in the SE part of the sky, very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds. 0735: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few hints of breaks. Snow level is at 1800' on Mt. Roberts. 0729: First Steller's Jays of the day arrived. 0650: Cloudy, with clouds skimming mountaintops? 0620 ADT: Cloudy with fog/clouds around the mountaintops and filtered breaks or hints of breaks. .28" of Rainfall to this point today. 10/24/06: 2100 ADT: .11" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy, very tops of the mountains in the clouds? 1950: Cloudy, light to breezy wind. 1850: Cloudy. 1750: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, shower over part of the mainland in the past half hour. 1705: Cloudy with a few thin spots, very top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds and much of the top of Mt. Roberts. 1650: Cloudy with areas of thinner clouds, some blue sky to the ENE, some fog/clouds around the very top of Mt. Juneau and part of the top of Mt. Roberts. 1620: Cloudy with filtered breaks, much of the top - very top of Mt. Roberts and Mt. Juneau in the clouds. 1550: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks in NW part of sky, some fog/clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts and Mt. Juneau, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds. 1535: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks, mountaintops mostly in the clouds (clouds lower in the inner Gold Creek valley), a few lower wisps. 1520: Rain, Cloudy with a few small filtered breaks to the NW, upper part of Mt. Juneau in the clouds and part of the top of Mt. Roberts, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 1505: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the upper part of Mt. Juneau in the clouds and part of the top of Mt. Roberts, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, a few lower wisps. 1500: .07" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy with the upper part of Mt. Juneau in the clouds and part of the top of Mt. Roberts a few lower wisps. 1350: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with some fog/clouds around Mt. Roberts, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, a few lower wisps. 1320: Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few small breaks overhead, fog/clouds hiding parts of the mountaintops, some lower clouds on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts, fog/clouds hiding the inner Gold Creek valley. 1305: Rain, Cloudy with much of the mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 1250: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with much of the mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps, fog/clouds hiding the inner Gold Creek valley. 1220: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds, some fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin, sun trying to burn through. 1200: .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy with a few small breaks and hints of breaks, lower band in Last Chance Basin and on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1135: Cloudy with lower ribbon/band of fog/clouds. 1050: Cloudy with breaks in the SSW part of the sky, very top of Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, lower ribbon, sun shining. 1048: The Sun broke through. 0950: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks and hints of breaks, small bright area where the sun is, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, lower ribbon in Last Chance Basin and on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0920: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding much of the mainland above 500'. 0835: Cloudy with breaks in the SW half of the sky, some clouds around the very tops of the mountains, fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin and a band on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0750: Cloudy with very tops of the mountains in the clouds and a lower band/ribbon of fog/clouds. 0650: Cloudy with very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 0620 ADT: Very Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 10/23/06: 2100 ADT: .73" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with low fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 300'. 1950: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain after heavier rain, cloudy with lower band and fog/clouds. 1850: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with lower band/ribbon. 1800: .68" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with lower bands and ribbons of fog/clouds. 1712: A Great Blue Heron is flying NW. 1705: Cloudy with lower band, ribbon, and some fog/clouds on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1650: Rain-Drizzle, Cloudy with lower bands, ribbons, and wisps. 1620: Rain, Cloudy with lower ribbon/band and fog/clouds on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1550: Light Rain, Cloudy with lower ribbons, including fog/clouds on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1535: Light Rain, Cloudy with very top of Mt. Juneau hidden, lower ribbon and wisps, remainder of mainland slightly obscured. 1500: .62" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with a few small ribbons and wisps. 1435: Sprinkling, Cloudy with some lower wisps. 1350: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with a few lower wisps and a band on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1250: Rain, Cloudy, a few lower wisps. 1200: .54" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Rain, Cloudy. 1050: Rain, Cloudy. 0950: Rain, Cloudy. 0850: Rain, Cloudy. 0750: Rain, Cloudy, Occasionally a few lower wisps. There is snow on the Mt. Juneau Ridge, the very top of Mt. Juneau and very top - top of Mt. Roberts. 0700: .29" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy. .28" of Rainfall so far today. 0620 ADT: Rain, Cloudy. SUNDAY 10/22/06: 2100 ADT: .67" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with very tops - tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1950: Rain, Cloudy, Occasional gusts. 1850: Rain, Cloudy with very tops - tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1800: .50" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy with very tops - tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1650: Rain, Cloudy with very tops - tops of the mountains in the clouds, breezy. 1620: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1550: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1500: .40" of Rainfall to this point today. Much of the snow on the Mt. Juneau Ridge from this morning has melted off. 1450: Cloudy with the very tops - tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1350: Mostly Cloudy, mountaintops mostly in the clouds, spots of sunshine on the mainland. 1337: Faint Partial Rainbow to the NNE . 1320: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few filtered breaks, mountaintops mostly in the clouds. 1250: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley slightly to partially obscured. 1220: Light Drizzle, Cloudy with the top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts mostly hidden by clouds, a few lower wisps, tiny break to the SE. 1205: Cloudy with a break far to the SE and a few hints of breaks and of blue, some fog/clouds around the upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts. 1200: .38" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with breaks, some fog/clouds around the mountaintops. 1145: Faint Partial Rainbow to the North. 1050: Partly/Mostly Cloudy SE 2/3rds of the sky, Cloudy NW part, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden by a cloud bank, inner Gold Creek valley mostly hidden by some clouds in Last Chance Basin, sun is shining. 1020: Partly Cloudy SE part of the sky, Cloudy NW part, a few lower wisps, snow visible on the very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge, a few lower bits and wisps, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1005: Clear in the SW, West, NW and overhead with clouds around the mountains, cloudy with small breaks for the remainder sun shining (came out 1003). 0950: Cloudy with small breaks and bright spots, part of the top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds and Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, a few lower wisps in the vicinity of Cape Horn. 0944: An accumulation of Hail? and/or snow is visible on the very top of Mt. Roberts, it's rapidly melting away. 0935: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with a clear area overhead, some fog/clouds around the very tops of the mountains, a few lower wisps. 0850: Cloudy with a few brighter spots, some hints of blue in the past hour, some fog/clouds around part of the tops of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts, fog/clouds around the Mt. Juneau Ridge. 0750: Sprinkling, Cloudy with much of the mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, lower ribbon on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 0650: Cloudy with a few breaks to the SE and a hint of a break to the ENE, very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt, Juneau Ridge in the clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 0620: Cloudy. .37" of Rainfall to this point today. 0129 ADT: High Rain Rate of .41" of Rain per hour. 10/21/06: Record high temperatures set around SE Alaska -See Below | 2227: Small Stream Flood Advisory Cancelled | 2100: Wind Advisory remains in effect until Midnight tonight --------------------------------------------------------------------- NWS Record High/Low/Precip Report 615 am ADT Sun Oct 22 2006, Corrected to remove Yakutat at 0840 Oct. 22 ...Record high temperatures set around SE Alaska on Saturday... Location New Record Old Record Year Set *Wrangell Airport 59 55 1999 *Juneau Forecast Office 55 tied 55 2002 *Hoonah Airport 52 tied 52 1997 *unofficial databases Kv Oct 06 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2358: High Rain Rate of .30" of Rain per hour (and the highest for October 21). --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2227 (posted here 0630 1022): NWS Flood Watch 1027 PM ADT Sat Oct 21 2006 Juneau Borough and northern Admiralty Island AK- 1027 PM akdt Sat Oct 21 2006 ...The small stream flood advisory has been cancelled for Juneau Borough and northern Admiralty Island... Significant rainfall is diminishing across the area. Small streams and drainage areas will continue to drop through early morning hours. Lat...Lon 5840 13493 5815 13428 5835 13394 5862 13460 Expires:220900 gmt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2100 ADT: .30" of Rainfall to this point today. Small Stream Flood Advisory remains in effect until 4 a.m. tomorrow 10/22 2050: Very, very light sprinkling - during the past hour sprinkling, light rain and rain; cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds, light to breezy wind. 1950: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds, breezy. 1850: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds, breezy. 1800: .25" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds, breezy. 1650: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds. 1550: Cloudy with clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and Mt. Roberts in the clouds, breezy with occasional stronger gusts, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1500: .24" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy with clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, very top of the Mt. Juneau Ridge and Mt. Roberts in the clouds, breezy with occasional stronger gusts, some small whitecaps on part of the Channel. 1350: Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, very top - top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, breezy. 1250: Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, top of Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, breezy, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1205: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, breezy, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1200: .24" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Rain, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, light to breezy wind, a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1120: Rain, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, top of Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, breezy, some whitecaps on the Channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1115 (posted here 1212): NWS Flood Watch 1115 am ADT Sat Oct 21 2006 The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a * Small Stream Flood Advisory for... Montana Creek and other small creeks and streams in the Juneau area * From 300 PM ADT Saturday through 400 am Sunday * Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected to move into the Juneau area this afternoon and evening. Small creeks and streams will respond to this heavier rainfall by rising quickly to bankfull or higher and may cause minor flooding. Montana Creek is currently at 12.6 feet and is expected to rise to around 15.5 feet this evening. At 15 feet water begins flowing over the low water crossing on Montana Creek Road. Water also starts to inundate adjacent undeveloped fields. Jordan Creek may also see a significant rise into tonight and may reach bankfull. This would cause some minor flooding to near by parking lots. Rain will cause considerable ponding of water in low lying areas, near culverts, and along small creeks and drainages. Do not attempt to cross water covered bridges...dips...or low water crossings. Never try to cross a flowing stream...even a small one... on foot. If you encounter a flooded roadway...turn around...do not drown. Remain cautious when in low-lying areas...and report any minor flooding to your law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service forecast office in Juneau. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. Lat...Lon 5840 13493 5815 13428 5835 13394 5862 13460 Expires:221300 gmt --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1050: Light sprinkling after a lull, cloudy with mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, breezy, whitecaps on part of the Channel. 1035: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, top of Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, light to breezy wind at times, some whitecaps on the Channel. 0950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, top of Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, breezy to windy, whitecaps on part of the Channel. 0850: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, top of Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, breezy, some whitecaps on the Channel. .18" of Rainfall to this point today. 0835: Rain, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, light to breezy wind, whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 0820: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, light to breezy wind. 0750: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops - tops of the mountains in the clouds, light to breezy wind. 0724: First two Steller's Jays of the day arrived. 0700: .13" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds? 0620 ADT: Very Light Rain, Cloudy, with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds?, light to breezy wind. .11" of Rainfall to this point today. 10/20/06: 1600: Wind Advisory in effect tomorrow 10/21, from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. 2100 ADT: .23" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Rain, Cloudy with some lower fog/clouds. 1950: Rain, Cloudy with a few lower bits and wisps of clouds. 1920: Rain, Cloudy with the mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1800: .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops-tops of the mountains in the clouds, a few lower wisps on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1650: Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1620: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps, some precipitation over parts of the mainland. 1550: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps. 1535: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps 1520: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps, some lower fog/clouds on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1450: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps. 1420: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, some fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin hiding the inner Gold Creek valley. 1405: Misting, Cloudy with mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 1350: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps, precipitation over parts of the mainland, inner Gold Creek valley partly hidden. 1250: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps, some lower fog/clouds on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1200: .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and some lower fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin. 1050: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0950: Very, very light misting/sprinkling, cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, lower band on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a few other wisps, fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin hiding the inner Gold Creek valley. 0905: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 0850: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks and hints of blue, mountaintops in the clouds with a few lower wisps. 0750: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps. 0650: Cloudy with a few tiny hints of breaks, mountaintops in the clouds. 0640: I have the Anemometer functioning again. 0620 ADT: Cloudy with a few breaks overhead, clouds around the very tops of the mountains and a lower band/ribbon. I'm not sure theAnemometer is functioning properly - It seems to be malfunctioning and will have to be checked, because of it's inaccessibility it may be some time. 10/19/06: 19 Years Ago Today - Heaviest Rainfall Event Ever Recorded at the West Juneau Weather Station - See Below 2050 ADT: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with some filtered breaks, lower band, ribbons and wisps of fog/clouds. .33" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with a few lower wisps. 1850: Cloudy with a lower ribbon on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 1800: .32" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy with some thinner spots, very tops of the mountains in the clouds, lower band. 1650: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with a few hints of blue, top of Mt. Roberts hidden, much of the upper part of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, lower ribbon. 1550: Partly Cloudy NW part of sky and Cloudy with a few tiny breaks SE part, lower bands, ribbons, and wisps hiding parts of the mainland mountains. 1500: .32" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks and hints of blue, lower clouds hiding most of Mt. Juneau, all of Last Chance Basin, and Mt. Roberts above 1000'. 1420: Cloudy with a tiny break to the NNW and one to the ENE, lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 300' - 800'. 1405: Cloudy with a few small breaks to the NW, lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 300' - 800'. 1350: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few small breaks to the NW, lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 500' - 1000'. 1335: Drizzle/Light Rain, Cloudy with a break far to the NW and a few hints of blue in NW part, lower fog/clouds hiding much of the mainland above 800', remainder of mainland partially obscured.. 1320: Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy with a few hints of blue in the NW part of the sky, lower fog/clouds hiding much of the mainland above 400' - 800'. 1250: Cloudy with some breaks, fog/clouds around the upper parts of the mountains above 500'. 1220: Cloudy with some breaks in the NW part of the sky, lower fog/clouds hiding part of Mt. Juneau, most of Last Chance Basin and Mt. Roberts above 400' - 700'. 1205: Drizzle, Cloudy with filtered breaks and some filtered clear spots to the NW, brighter outside, low clouds/fog hiding much of the mainland above 400', remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1200: .31" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Light Drizzle, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 300' - 400', remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1105: Drizzle, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 300', remainder of mainland partially obscured. 1050: Very, very light sprinkling/misting, cloudy with mainland hidden above 600' - 700' (lower in Last Chance Basin). 1035: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, lower band/ribbon. 1020: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, lower band on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts and a few other wisps. 0950: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, lower band on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts and a few other wisps. 0850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps. 0750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a lower ribbon on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau, some fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin. 0735: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a lower band/ribbon on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 0709: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0700: .21" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy, with very tops of mountains in the clouds?, lower ribbon. 0620: Rain, Cloudy with a thin lower ribbon. .20" of Rainfall so far today. 0046 ADT: High Rain Rate of .24" of Rain per hour. The heaviest rainfall event I have ever recorded at the West Juneau Weather Station (and experienced since living in Juneau since February 1970) was on Monday, October 19, 1987, 9:52 p.m. - 9:56 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time (-8.0 hrs. UTC) when there was a Hailstorm which piled up a 1/4" - 3/8" (closer to 3/8") layer of hail and caused localized flooding. Between 9:01 p.m. and 9:56 p.m. .52 inches of rain fell as hail, the vast majority of that in the 4 minute period. The temperature at 9:00 p.m. was 45 degrees F. 10/18/06: Alaska Day - State and Local Government Holiday - See Below, No School except University of Alaska SE is in session 2100 ADT: .12" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Very Light Misting/Drizzle, Cloudy with the mainland hidden above 800' - 1000'. 1950: Misting/Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with low fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 150' - 200', fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench. 1850: Very Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with low fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 150' at Mt. Roberts and 400' - 500' at Mt. Juneau, fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench with Blueberry Hills partly in fog. 1800: .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very Light Drizzle/Misting, Cloudy with low fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 150' - 200', fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench. 1720: Cloudy with low fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 200' - 300', fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench. 1650: Very, very light misting, cloudy with low fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 400', partially obscured below that; fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench. 1550: Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains hidden and lower band/ribbon. 1535: Very Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with low fog/clouds hiding most of the mainland above 300' - 400', remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench. 1500: .08" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very, very light sprinkling/misting, cloudy with low fog/clouds hiding most of the mainland above 300' - 400', fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench with Blueberry Hills partly in fog. 1432: Cloudy with upper parts of the mountains in the clouds and lower band, fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench. 1420: Cloudy with low fog/clouds hiding most of the mainland above 300', fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench with Blueberry Hills partly in fog. 1350: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with low fog/clouds hiding most of the mainland above 300' - 500', fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench with Blueberry Hills partly in fog. 1320: Rain, Cloudy with low fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 300' - 500', slightly obscured below that; fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench with Blueberry Hills in fog. 1250: Light Rain, Cloudy with low fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 300' -600', slightly obscured below that; fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench with Blueberry Hills in fog. 1220: Drizzle/Rain, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds mostly hiding the mainland above 300' or so, partially to substantially obscured below that; fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench with Blueberry Hills in fog. 1200: .02" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Light Drizzle/Misting, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding much of the mainland with the remainder partially obscured, fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench. 1120: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with lower band and fog/clouds hiding parts of the mainland, fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench. 1050: Cloudy with lower band and fog/clouds hiding part of Mt. Juneau, and most of Mt. Roberts above 400', fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench most of the morning with Blueberry Hills partly in fog. 0950: Cloudy with a lower band. 0920: Cloudy with a lower band. 0850: Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding much of the upper parts of the mainland mountains and a lower band. 0750: Cloudy with a lower band of fog/clouds. 0720: Cloudy with a lower ribbon/band. 0702: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Cloudy with lower band and fog/clouds hiding small part of Mt. Roberts, all of Last Chance Basin, and much of Mt. Juneau. 0620 ADT: Cloudy with lower band and fog/clouds over Gastineau Channel. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. Transfer of ownership from Russia to the U.S. took place at Sitka on October 18, 1867. 10/17/06: 3.7 M Earthquake at 1832 on October 17, 45 miles SW of Pelican, Alaska - See Below 2050 ADT: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with a lower small thin ribbon of fog/cloud. .58" of Rainfall to this point today. 1950: Light Rain, Cloudy, with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds?, lower ribbon. 1850: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1832: (Posted 0645 10/18): == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == Region: OFF COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA Geographic coordinates: 57.560N, 137.186W Magnitude: 3.7 Ml Depth: 1 km Universal Time (UTC): 18 Oct 2006 02:32:26 Time near the Epicenter: 17 Oct 2006 18:32:26 ADT Local time in your area: 17 Oct 2006 18:32:26 ADT Location with respect to nearby cities: 72 km (45 miles) SW (233 degrees) of Pelican, AK 86 km (54 miles) SW (215 degrees) of Elfin Cove, AK 114 km (71 miles) WSW (241 degrees) of Game Creek, AK 817 km (508 miles) ESE (114 degrees) of Anchorage, AK ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS ________________________________ event ID : AK 00071333 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/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/ak00071333.php or http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ Alaska Earthquake Information Center Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks http://www.aeic.alaska.edu DISCLAIMER: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/ens/disclaimer.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1800: .47" of Rainfall so far today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains hidden and some fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin. 1720: Rain with lower fog/clouds hiding the upper part of Mt. Juneau, Mt. Roberts hidden above 600', inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 1656: High Rain Rate of .26" of rainfall per hour. 1650: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps. 1642: High Rain Rate of .23" of Rain per hour. 1635: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps. 1550: Rain, Cloudy with the clouds skimming - very tops of the mountains in the clouds, some lower fog/clouds on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau, snow on the mountaintops - on Mt. Roberts snow level is at about 2400' - 2500'. 1500: .14" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Rain, Cloudy with very tops - tops of the mountains in the clouds, a few lower wisps. 1405: Rain, Cloudy with the very tops-tops of the mountains in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially hidden. 1350: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with clouds skimming the mountaintops, snowing on the mountaintops. 1320: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1305: Light Sprinkling (looks like it's snow over Mt. Roberts and the Mt. Juneau Ridge), cloudy. 1250: Cloudy, precipitation (snow?) in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1150: Cloudy-Overcast. 1050: Cloudy-Overcast. 1035: Cloudy-Overcast. 1005: Cloudy-Overcast, location of the sun is visible. 0950: Overcast with bright sky and faint hints of blue, sun almost breaking through. 0850: Cloudy-Overcast. 0750: Cloudy. 0735: Cloudy. There is scattered light frost on roofs and car roofs. 0723: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: High thin - very thin overcast. 0620 ADT: High thin - very thin overcast and haze with some stars and the moon visible. 10/16/06: Record High Temperature Tied at the Juneau Airport and Record High Temperature at the West Juneau Weather Station - See Below New Record Temperature of 52.8 degrees F set at the West Juneau Weather Station exceeding the previous high of 51.4 degrees set in 1994; records since 1984. --------------------------------------------------------------- NWS Record Report Statement as of 4:30 PM ADT on October 16, 2006 ... Record high temperature tied at the Juneau Airport... The temperature rose to 52 degrees today at the Juneau Airport and tied the record from 1994. Tar Oct 06 --------------------------------------------------------------- 2050 ADT: Mostly Clear. 1950: Mostly Clear. 1850: High Very Thin-Thin Overcast-Haze. 1750: High Very Thin-Thin Overcast-Haze, Light to Breezy wind. 1650: Partly Cloudy with high thin and very thin clouds, sun shining on the mainland. 1635: High thin and very thin clouds and haze over most of the sky, weak sunshine on most of the mainland with brighter sunshine in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1550: Mostly Cloudy with mostly thin clouds and bright skies, weak sunshine on the mainland. 1450: Mostly Overcast with mostly thin and very thin clouds, very weak sunshine. 1350: Overcast with mostly thin and very thin clouds - filtered blue sky over much of NW part of the sky, weakened sunshine. 1250: High thin and very thin clouds and haze over most of the sky with filtered blue sky and blue visible, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1235: Partly Cloudy with high thin and very thin clouds, very thin haze in the clear areas, weakened sunshine. 1150: High thin and very thin clouds and haze over most of the sky with large areas of filtered blue sky, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1050: Thinnish Overcast with hints of blue to the ENE, bright skies, extremely weak sunshine, some small whitecaps on Gastineau Channel. 0950: Overcast with thin, very thin, and thicker clouds, bright skies, very weak sunshine, light to breezy wind. 0935: Overcast with thin, very thin, and thicker clouds, bright skies, weak sunshine. 0850: Partly Cloudy with high thin and very thin clouds and haze. 0818: The Sun started rising to the right of West Peak. 0750: Mostly Clear with some high thin and very thin clouds and haze. 0650: Clear. 0620: Clear. 0600 ADT: Wind Advisory has been cancelled. SUNDAY 10/15/06: 1445: Wind Advisory extended to 9 a.m. 10/16 for Downtown Juneau and Douglas | The Relative Humidity was 96% - 97% from 0005 on October 13 until 1115 today. 2050 ADT: Clear with a few small clouds. 1950: Clear with a few tiny clouds. 1850: Clear with a few tiny clouds. 1750: Clear with a few tiny clouds, light to breezy wind. 1650: Mostly Clear with some clouds in the SE part of the sky, sun on the mainland. 1635: Clear/Partly Cloudy, Sun on the mainland. 1550: Partly Cloudy with spots and areas of sunshine on the mainland. 1450: Partly Cloudy with weakened sunshine here and there. 1350: Partly Cloudy NW part of sky and Mostly Cloudy SE part with bright clouds, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1250: Cloudy with breaks far to the NW, filtered breaks and hints of blue in NW part of sky, bright areas in the clouds and sun almost trying at times 1150: Cloudy, a few filtered breaks far to the NW. 1050: Cloudy. 0950: Cloudy with a small break to the E, a few bright spots. 0850: Cloudy with a few filtered breaks, hints of blue. 0750: Cloudy with hints of blue and hints of breaks. 0650: Cloudy with thinner areas and filtered breaks. 0620 ADT: Mostly Cloudy, the moon is visible through a very thin veil of clouds. 10/14/06: 2100 ADT: .84" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with lower band of fog/clouds. 1950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with lower ribbon. 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with a ribbon/band of fog/clouds. 1800: .78" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Rain, Cloudy with lower ribbon/band of fog/clouds. 1650: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with a lower ribbon over the Channel, some fog/clouds over the Douglas Island bench. 1550: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with some lower fog/clouds over the Channel variably hiding parts of the mainland. 1500: .63" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Rain, Cloudy with lower ribbon and a few wisps, Douglas Island bench - including Blueberry Hills is in fog/clouds. 1350: Light Rain, Cloudy with a lower ribbon and a few wisps and bits of fog/clouds around the mountains. 1250: Light Rain, Cloudy with lower band/ribbon and a few wisps and bits of fog/clouds. 1200: .51" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Rain, Cloudy with lower band and wisps of fog/clouds over the Channel, patchy fog/clouds in parts of West Juneau. 1050: Rain, Cloudy with a lower band, ribbon, and a few wisps. 0950: Light Rain, Cloudy with a lower ribbon, a few lower bits and wisps. 0850: Rain, Cloudy with lower band and fog/clouds over the Channel variably hiding the mainland. 0750: Rain, Cloudy with variable lower fog/clouds over the Channel hiding most of the mainland above 100' - 200' most of the time. 0700: .19" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Rain, Cloudy with low clouds/fog hiding the mainland above 100' - 200'. 0630: .17" of Rainfall to this point today. 0620: Rain, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding much of the mainland above 200' - 300'. 0223 ADT: High Rain Rate of .13" of Rainfall per hour. 10/13/06: 2100 ADT: .43" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Rain, Cloudy with the top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, lower fog/clouds hiding much of Mt. Juneau. 1950: Rain, Cloudy with lower bands and ribbons, much of Mt. Juneau hidden. 1850: Rain, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding much of the upper parts of the mainland. 1800: .29" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Light Rain with lower ribbons, wisps, and bits of fog/clouds. 1650: Cloudy with lower ribbon on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts and fog/clouds hiding much of Mt. Juneau. 1550: Light Rain, Cloudy with lower band and ribbon of fog/clouds. 1500: .19" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding most of Mt. Juneau, Last Chance Basin, and part of Mt. Roberts. 1420: Rain, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the mainland above 300' - 500'. 1350: Rain, Cloudy with lower band and ribbons, Douglas Island bench - including part of Blueberry Hills is in fog/clouds. 1320: Rain, Cloudy with lower band and ribbons, Douglas Island bench - including part of Blueberry Hills is in fog/clouds. 1250: Light Rain, Cloudy with lower bands, Douglas Island bench - including part of Blueberry Hills is in fog/clouds. 1235: Rain, Cloudy with a lower band, Douglas Island bench - including part of Blueberry Hills is in fog/clouds. 1200: .07" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Light Rain, Cloudy with lower ribbon of fog/clouds, Douglas Island bench - including Blueberry Hills is in fog/clouds. 1050: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with a few lower wisps. 0950: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with a lower ribbon. .02" of Rainfall so far today. 0920: Sprinkling, Cloudy with a lower ribbon and wisps. 0901: Rain, Cloudy with a lower band of fog/clouds over the Channel. 0850: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a lower ribbon. 0836: Sprinkling began, cloudy with a ribbon of fog over the Channel. 0750: Cloudy with hints of breaks, band of fog over the Channel. 0735: Cloudy, Fog over the Channel hiding the mainland above about 100'. 0650: Cloudy-Overcast, Band of fog over the Channel. 0620 ADT: Foggy-Cloudy overhead, fog over Gastineau Channel hiding most of the mainland. 10/12/06: 2050 ADT: Mostly? Clear (many stars are visible). 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy with a few thinner areas and some hints of breaks. 1805: Cloudy with a few lower wisps in Last Chance Basin. 1750: Overcast/Cloudy with hints of blue and areas of thin and very thin clouds with some blue visible. 1650: Mostly/Partly Overcast. 1620: Overcast with streaks of filtered blue and a few hints of blue, very weak sunshine on parts of the mainland. 1550: Overcast, thin lower ribbon on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1450: Overcast-Cloudy with a thin lower ribbon on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1420: Overcast-Cloudy with two lower ribbons of fog/clouds. 1350: Cloudy-Overcast with some streaks of blue in the northern part of the sky, lower band/ribbon of fog/clouds. 1335: Mostly Cloudy (with high clouds and lower level of fog/clouds), lower band/ribbon of fog/clouds. 1320: High thin and very thin clouds over much of the sky, weakened sunshine, lower ribbon. 1250: Partly Cloudy with cirrus clouds, lower ribbon of fog/clouds and some fog/clouds above the Douglas Island bench, weakened sunshine on parts of the mainland. 1235: Foggy-Cloudy overhead with a few hints of blue, some clear sky with wisps of cirrus to the ENE, lower ribbon/band of fog/clouds, sun on parts of the mainland. 1220: Foggy-Cloudy overhead with a few small breaks and hints of blue, fog/clouds hiding much of the mainland mountains above 500' - 700', weakened sunshine on parts of downtown Juneau. 1150: Fog hiding the mainland above 600', layer of fog-clouds overhead. 1114: Two Bald Eagles are perched side by side on Channel Marker #4 in Gastineau Channel near the mouth of Gold Creek. 1050: Fog hiding the mainland above 300' - 400', fog overhead. 0950: Fog hiding the mainland above 400' - 500', foggy overhead with hints of blue, Blueberry Hills somewhat in fog, very weak sunshine on parts of downtown Juneau. 0905: Fog hiding the mainland above 150' - 200', foggy overhead with hints of blue, Blueberry Hills in fog. 0850: Fog hiding the mainland and overhead with hints of blue overhead, Blueberry Hills and the upper part of Pioneer Avenue in fog. 0750: Fog hiding the mainland and overhead, with Blueberry Hills and the upper part of Pioneer Avenue in fog. 0735: Mostly Overcast-Cloudy with band of fog over Gastineau Channel and patchy fog elsewhere. 0650: Mostly Overcast with large area of very thin clouds and bright streaks of thinner clouds to the ESE and E, moon is visible, intermittent lower ribbon/band of fog. Light Frost on the roofs. 0620 ADT: Overcast with large area of very thin clouds, moon visible with a halo around it, lower ribbon of fog/clouds. 10/11/06: Record High Temperatures around the Panhandle and at the West Juneau Weather Station on 10/10 - See Below 2050 ADT: Clear. 1950: Clear. 1850: Clear. 1750: Mostly Clear with a bit of high very thin haze, some clouds far to the SE, and some clouds to the NW and NNW. 1650: Mostly Clear NW 2/3rds of sky, Partly Cloudy with high thin and very thin clouds SE part, sun shining on the mainland. 1620: Mostly Clear NW half of sky, Mostly Overcast with high thin clouds SE half, sun shining on parts of the mainland. 1550: High thin and very thin clouds over most of the sky with blue visible, clearer sky far to the NW, extremely weak sunshine on the mainland. 1450: High thin and very thin clouds over most of the sky with blue visible, thin layer of clouds at the very top of Mt. Roberts, somewhat weakened sunshine on the mainland. 1350: Partly Cloudy with mostly thin and very thin clouds, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1250: High thin and very thin clouds over much of the sky with some cumulus clouds at a lower altitude - mostly near, by, or around the very tops of the mountains, somewhat weakened sunshine. 1200: .29" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Mostly/Partly Cloudy, a few wisps around the mountains, sun shining here and there on the mainland. 1120: Mostly Cloudy with very top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, some wisps and fog/clouds in the Granite Creek area, a few wisps around Mt. Juneau, sun shining here and there on the mainland. 1050: Cloudy with a few small breaks and bright clouds to the SE, weak sunshine (had been brighter), top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, wisps around the very top of Mt. Juneau, a few lower wisps and bits, light misting in the past half hour, precipitation still over parts of the mainland.. 0950: Extremely Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with breaks, some clouds around the mountains, bright areas, very weak sunshine at times. 0850: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few tiny breaks, top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds with a lower ribbon, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, clouds hiding the inner Gold Creek valley and a cloud in Last Chance Basin. 0835: Cloudy with variable fog/clouds around the mountains. 0805: Cloudy with a break overhead and moon is visible, some clouds around the mountaintops, fog/clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley and part of Last Chance Basin. 0750: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding Mt. Roberts above 500', upper part of Mt. Juneau mostly in the clouds with a lower ribbon, and part of Last Chance Basin hidden. 0700: .27" of Rainfall so far today. First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Rain, Cloudy with very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds with lower band, ribbon, and wisps. 0620: Rain, Cloudy with the mainland slightly to partially obscured. .22" of Rainfall so far today. 0610 ADT: High Rain Rate of .33" of Rain per hour. 10/10/06: Record High Temperatures around the Panhandle and at the West Juneau Weather Station Today - See Below --------------------------------------------------------------- NWS Record High/Low/Precip Report 440 am ADT Wed Oct 11 2006 ...Record high temperatures around the Panhandle Tuesday... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Haines Airport tied at 57 57 1979 Klawock Airport* 64 62 1988 Petersburg Airport 61 59 1991 Juneau Forecast Office* 60 53 2004 Wrangell* 57 56 1918 *unofficial database Kv Oct 06 ---------------------------------------------------------------- High temperature of 57.5 degrees F at the West Juneau Weather Station exceeded the previous record for October 10 of 51.6 degrees set in 2000 and 1993. Records since 1985. 2050 ADT: Mostly Cloudy. 1950: Partly Cloudy SE 2/3rds of sky, Cloudy NW part. 1850: Mostly Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1750: Mostly Cloudy SE part of sky, Cloudy NW part, very tops of the mountains in the clouds with part of the top of Mt. Roberts also in the clouds 1650: Cloudy with a few breaks in the SE part of the sky, very tops of the mountains in the clouds with part of the top of Mt. Roberts also in the clouds, spots of sunshine on the mainland. 1620: Cloudy with breaks in the SE part of the sky, very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 1550: Cloudy with a two very wee breaks overhead and a few hints of blue in the NW part, very tops of the mountains in the clouds with part of the top of Mt. Roberts also in the clouds. 1450: Cloudy with a tiny break in the SE part of the sky, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top and part of the top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds. 1350: Cloudy with a very tiny break and a few bright spots in the SE part of the sky, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top and part of the top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds 1250: Cloudy with some tiny breaks and bright spots, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top and part of the top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, weak spots of sunshine on the mainland occasionally. 1150: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks and bright spots, clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge, very top and part of the top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, the sun has been in and out for brief periods during the past hour. 1050: Cloudy with a few tiny breaks and bright spots, sun has been trying, very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 0950: Cloudy with a few tiny hints of blue and bright spots, mountaintops in the clouds, precipitation over parts of the mainland. 0920: Cloudy with a few hints of blue and small bright spots, very tops-tops of the mountains in the clouds - ceiling at about 2400' at Mt. Roberts, a lower ribbon and wisps. 0850: Extremely Light (barely detectable) sprinkles, cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few hints of blue in the NW part of the sky, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured, lower ribbon on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0805: Cloudy with a few small breaks to the NW, mountaintops in the clouds, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0750: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, two tiny breaks to the NNW. 0650: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds. 0620 ADT: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 10/09/06: Columbus Day Federal Holiday 2100 ADT: .64" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps. 2020: Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds. 1950: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with lower bands and ribbons. 1850: Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and lower bands and ribbons. 1750: Extremely Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds and a few lower wisps. .63" of Rainfall to this point today. 1735: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps, precipitation over parts of the mainland. 1650: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds and a lower ribbon and wisps, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by a cloud in Last Chance Basin. 1550: Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, lower bits and wisps, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland slightly obscured. 1500: .61" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Light Drizzle, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1435: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1350: Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with the mainland substantially obscured. 1320: Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley substantially hidden, remainder of mainland slightly obscured. 1250: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured, breezy. 1200: .45" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds and some lower fog/clouds, remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 1050: Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and some lower fog/clouds, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured, light to breezy wind. 1020: Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with the mainland partially to substantially obscured after being substantially obscured. 1000: .26" of Rainfall to this point today. 0950: Drizzle/Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and lower fog/clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0929: Drizzle/Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0920: Drizzle/Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and remainder of mainland partially to substantially obscured. 0905: Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds, a few lower wisps, some precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0850: Very Light Misting, Cloudy with the upper part of Mt. Roberts and Mt. Juneau mostly hidden by fog/clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden, a few lower bits and wisps. 0835: Drizzle, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley obscured, remainder of mainland slightly to partially obscured. 0805: Very, very light misting, cloudy with the upper part of Mt. Roberts and Mt. Juneau mostly hidden by fog/clouds, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 0750: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps. 0735: Cloudy with the upper part of Mt. Roberts and Mt. Juneau mostly hidden by fog/clouds, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds. 0700: .21" of Rainfall to this point today. 0656: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0650: Drizzle, Cloudy with the mountaintops hidden. 0635: Drizzle/Misting, Cloudy with the mountaintops hidden, light to breezy wind. 0620: Cloudy, very tops of the mountains in the clouds and a few lower wisps. .19" of Rainfall to this point today. 0407 ADT: High Rain Rate of .15" of Rain per hour. SUNDAY 10/08/06: 1142: Dense Fog Advisory Has Expired - See Below 2050 ADT: Cloudy with a few thin spots with faint glow from the moon. 1950: Cloudy. 1925: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy with an area of clear sky. 1835: Very Thin Clouds-Haze in SW half of sky, Overcast-Cloudy NE half. 1750: Cloudy-Overcast. 1720: Cloudy-Overcast, extremely weak sunshine on part of Mt. Roberts. 1650: Overcast. 1550: Overcast, location of the sun visible. 1450: Thinnish overcast with thinner clouds in the eastern part with some blue and hints of blue. A Bald Eagle is in a tree to the E along the shore. 1350: Mostly Overcast with high thin and very thin clouds-haze with blue visible, variable band of fog over the Channel, weakened sunshine. 1250: Partly Cloudy with high thin and very thin clouds and haze over much of the sky with blue visible, very slightly weakened sunshine. 1205: Mostly Clear with a few small ribbons and wisps over the Channel, patchy fog to the S with some fog in Blueberry Hills. 1150: Mostly Clear with patchy fog, the mainland mostly visible ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1142: NWS Fog Advisory 1142 am ADT sun Oct 8 2006 ...Dense fog advisory has expired... Conditions are slowly improving across the forecast area with visibility of 1/2 mile currently being reported at the Juneau International Airport and Wrangell Airport. Although the dense fog advisory has expired there are still areas of locally dense fog. Motorists are urged to continue to exercise extreme caution when driving in and out of areas of fog. Expires:081800 gmt ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1050: Fog, a few hints of blue sky overhead, bright, location of the sun is visible as a very bright glowing area. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0950: NWS Fog Advisory 950 am ADT sun Oct 8 2006 ...Dense fog advisory has been extended until 11 am ADT Sunday... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a dense fog advisory until 11 am ADT Sunday for the central Inner Channels and parts of the northern Inner Channels of Southeast Alaska. Areas of dense fog have developed over the central and parts of the northern Inner Channels. Visibility in the fog will be reduced to one-quarter mile or less at times through Sunday morning. An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring. All travel should be done with extreme caution. Travel is becoming hazardous. Slow down and keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. This statement will be updated by 11 am ADT Sun or sooner if conditions warrant. Expires:081800 gmt ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0950: Fog, hints of blue sky overhead, bright, sun is almost "burning" through. 0850: Fog, hints of blue sky overhead. 0835: Fog, hints of blue sky overhead. 0750: Mostly Clear with variable fog over the Channel. 0650: Variable density fog over the Channel and overhead. 0620 ADT: Clear? but with fog over Gastineau Channel mostly hiding the mainland and thinner fog overhead. Moon visible through the fog to the WSW. Frost on roofs, cars, decks, and lighter frost on lawns. --------------------------------------------------------------- Posted here 0629: NWS Fog Advisory 1215 am ADT Sun Oct 8 2006 ...Dense fog advisory in effect until 10 am ADT Sunday... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a dense fog advisory until 10 am ADT Sunday for the central Inner Channels and parts of the northern Inner Channels of Southeast Alaska. Areas of dense fog have developed over the central and parts of the northern Inner Channels. Visibility in the fog will be reduced to one-quarter mile or less at times through Sunday morning. An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring. All travel should be done with extreme caution. Travel is becoming hazardous. Slow down and keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. This statement will be updated by 10 am ADT sun or sooner if conditions warrant. Expires:081800 gmt ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10/07/06: 2050 ADT: Clear. 1950: Clear. 1949: The Moon is starting to rise over Gold Ridge of Mt. Roberts. 1850: Clear, a few clouds to the NNW 1835: Clear with a few clouds to the NNW. 1750: Clear/Partly Cloudy. 1705: Partly Cloudy NW half of sky and Mostly Clear SE half, sun shining on the mainland. 1550: Partly Cloudy/Clear with the clouds mostly near or by the mountains. 1450: Mostly/Partly Cloudy. 1350: Partly Cloudy with large "islands" of cumulus clouds, sun shining on parts of the mainland. 1250: Mostly Cloudy with large "islands" of cumulus clouds, a few wisps and bits of fog/clouds around the mountaintops, spots of sunshine here and there on the mainland. 1150: Partly Cloudy with fog/clouds around the mountaintops, sun shining here and there. 1050: Mostly Clear with clouds around the mountains. 0950: Mostly Clear NW 2/3rds of sky, mostly cloudy with bright skies for remainder, some fog/clouds around the mountaintops, lower ribbon. 0850: Partly Cloudy with some very thin fog overhead, lower ribbon and a few wisps. 0823: The Sun is breaking through the clouds. 0750: Mostly Cloudy with broken clouds, fog/clouds hiding Mt. Roberts above 700', a few other wisps and a ribbon on the channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0650: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks, lower fog/clouds hiding much of the mainland above 600'. 0620 ADT: Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds and a lower band of fog/clouds so the mainland is mostly hidden above 300' - 400'. .01" of Rainfall to this point today. 10/06/06: 2100: .15" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Light Rain (by 2100 - Rain), Cloudy, with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower ribbons and wisps. 1950: Cloudy with a few lower wisps and bits of fog/clouds. 1850: Partly Cloudy with a few clouds and wisps around the mountains, a small cloud in Last Chance Basin. 1805: Light Rain, Cloudy with a bit of fog/clouds around the mountaintops, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 1800: .12" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy with a band/ribbon on the Channel and Last Chance Basin side of Mt. Juneau, a few other wisps. 1650: Mostly Cloudy, some clouds on the SE side of the top of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, cloud in Last Chance Basin, spots of sun on the mainland. 1635: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with some tiny breaks and a few small thin areas with filtered blue, weakened sunshine on downtown Juneau and part of Mt. Roberts, much of the top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, part of the top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, lower ribbon. 1550: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a small filtered break, some clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts, upper part of Mt. Juneau hidden, some clouds in Last Chance Basin. 1500: .11" of Rainfall so far today. 1450: Cloudy with small filtered breaks in the SE part of the sky, lower fog/clouds hiding parts of the mainland including much of Last Chance Basin. 1435: Cloudy with tiny breaks, sun has just broken through, lower fog/clouds hiding parts of the mainland including Last Chance Basin. 1420: Cloudy with a few very tiny breaks, very top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, lower band/ribbon. 1350: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few small breaks, much of the upper parts of the mountains hidden by fog/clouds, Last Chance Basin hidden. 1305: Rain, Cloudy with lower band of clouds hiding parts of the mainland and Last Chance Basin, remainder slightly obscured. 1250: Light Rain, Cloudy with some fog/clouds around the mountains. 1220: Rain, Cloudy with a tiny bit of blue to the NW, upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, Last Chance Basin hidden, remainder of mainland slightly hidden. 1150: Very Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with some fog/clouds around the mountains, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by some clouds in Last Chance Basin. 1131: Rain began, cloudy with bright areas, fog/clouds around much of the mountaintops, some fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin. 1120: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with two very tiny bits of blue sky, lower fog/clouds hiding Last Chance Basin and the upper part of Mt. Juneau, some fog/clouds around Mt. Roberts. 1050: Cloudy with some clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by clouds. 0950: Cloudy with a few small breaks, cloudy with some fog/clouds around the mountains. 0850: Cloudy with a few small breaks, lower fog/clouds hiding part of Mt. Roberts, and all of Last Chance Basin and Mt. Juneau. 0832: The Sun is shining. 0820: Cloudy with a few breaks, hints of breaks, bright spots, some clouds around the mountains with a lower band. 0750: Very Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with breaks, fog/clouds around the mountaintops and a lower band/ribbon. 0730: Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding most of the mainland above 300' - 400'. 0700: .04" of Rainfall to this point today. 0650: Very, very light misting, cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a lower band/ribbon. 0635: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks, very tops of the mountains in the clouds with a lower band of fog/clouds. 0620 ADT: Very Light Rain/Drizzle, Cloudy, with mountaintops in the clouds? a lower band of fog/clouds and mainland slightly obscured. .03" of Rainfall to this point today. 10/05/06: Record Precipitation Fell Wednesday, October 4 - See 10/04 2100 ADT: .12" of Rainfall to this point today. 2050: Cloudy with some breaks in the SE part of the sky with the glow of the moon on the clouds. 1950: Cloudy with a few lower wisps. 1850: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds. 1800: .11" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Cloudy with some wisps of clouds around Mt. Juneau, some fog/clouds hiding part of the upper part of Mt. Roberts, fog/clouds filling much of Last Chance Basin. 1650: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few small breaks, mountaintops in the clouds. 1550: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps. .10" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Extremely Light Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps. .09" of Rainfall to this point today. 1350: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps and bits, precipitation over parts of the mainland. 1305: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially hidden. 1250: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially hidden. 1200: .07" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Very Light Sprinkles, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 1050: Cloudy with a few breaks, mountaintops in the clouds, a few lower wisps. 1022: The Sun is breaking through, only out for a few moments. 1005: Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden by some clouds in Last Chance Basin. 0950: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with the upper part of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. .07" of Rainfall to this point today. 0920: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, a few clouds in Last Chance Basin hiding the inner Gold Creek valley. 0850: Misting/Very Light Drizzle, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds. 0750: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the upper parts of the mountains in the clouds, some wisps and bits of fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin. 0735: Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few hints of blue and small thin spots, mountaintops in the clouds, lower band and wisps in Last Chance Basin and on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau. 0705: Cloudy with hints of breaks to the E, mountaintops mostly in the clouds, lower ribbon on Channel side of Mt. Juneau and a few wisps in Last Chance Basin. 0650: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and some lower wisps in Last Chance Basin. 0639: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0620 ADT: Light Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps. .03" of Rainfall so far today. 10/04/06: Record Precipitation Fell Today - See Below | NWS Small Stream Flood Advisory for... Montana Creek in Juneau and Starrigavan Creek near Sitka has Expired - See 2001, 1430 (Revised 1530), and 1100 Below | Wind Advisory was in Effect until Noon Today Today the wind reached 66 mph at Sheep Mountain, the Eaglecrest Ski Area on Douglas Island recorded 65 mph at the top of the mountain, and winds were gusting to 45 mph at the Airport. ----------------------------------------------------------------- NWS Record High/Low/Precip Report 250 am ADT Thu Oct 5 2006 ...Record precipitation fell Wednesday... Heavy rain fell over most of the Panhandle Wednesday...setting new records at a few locations. Juneau crushed their record with a collection of more than 1 inch over the previous record. Location | New Record | Old Record | Year Set Juneau Airport 2.60 inches 1.58 inches 1991 Sitka Airport 2.40 inches 1.97 inches 1991 *Juneau Forecast Office 1.70 inches 0.64 inches 2004 Haines Airport 1.70 inches 1.37 inches 1988 *unofficial site Kv Oct 06 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Midnight ADT: 1.49" of Rainfall at the West Juneau Weather Station for 10/04. No record was set, the Record for this date was 2.14" set in 1991 (based on 9 p.m. to 9 p.m. then). 2050: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds and a lower ribbon/band. 2035: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds and a lower ribbon/band. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001: NWS Flood Watch 801 PM ADT Wed Oct 4 2006 ...The small stream flood advisory has expired for Montana Creek in Juneau and Starrigavan Creek near Sitka... Rainfall has diminished across the northern and central Alaska Panhandle over the past couple of hours. As of 8 PM...widely scattered light rain showers were occurring over the area. With the decrease in rainfall...both Montana Creek in Juneau and Starrigavan Creek near Sitka have begun to recede. Montana Creek level has fallen to 14.4 feet and will continue to fall throughout the night. The Starrigavan Creek near Sitka was at 12.8 feet and was falling. Lat...Lon 5726 13336 5735 13319 5769 13369 5681 13494 5735 13570 5748 13550 5751 13546 5697 13490 5760 13445 5767 13466 5848 13489 5844 13472 5850 13467 5868 13489 5896 13429 5844 13338 5825 13334 5727 13227 Expires:050411 gmt --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950: Light Rain, Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau and the Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, some clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts with a lower band, some fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin. 1800: 1.48" of Rainfall to this point today. 1750: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few tiny breaks and a few thin spots with hints of blue, some clouds around the mountaintops, some fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin which are hiding the inner Gold Creek valley. 1650: Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, lower band of fog/clouds on the Channel and Last Chance Basin side of Mt. Juneau with the inner Gold Creek valley hidden by fog/clouds, a small bit of fog/clouds around Mt. Roberts. 1635: Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Roberts in the clouds, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, a few wisps around the very top of Mt. Juneau where there is some fresh snow, lower band and wisps of fog/clouds. 1550: Very Light Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with lower fog/clouds hiding the upper part of Mt. Roberts, part of the top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds with a lower ribbon, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 1520: Very, very light sprinkling, cloudy with a few wisps around the top of Mt. Juneau, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, some clouds around part of the top of Mt. Roberts, lower ribbon and bits of fog/clouds. 1450: Sprinkling/Very Light Rain, Cloudy with clouds skimming Mt. Juneau, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds. Dusting of snow is visible on the very top of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts. 1.47" of Rainfall so far today. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1430 (re-posted 1556): NWS Flood Watch 230 PM ADT Wed Oct 4 2006 & Revised 1530 ...The small stream flood advisory remains in effect until 800 PM ADT for Montana Creek in Juneau and Starrigavan Creek near Sitka... In Juneau...at 115 PM Montana Creek rose to 15.3 ft and is expected to rise to around 16.5 ft this afternoon. Minor flooding has been reported on Montana Creek Road with rising water continuing through the afternoon. A rise to 16.5 ft will cause several inches of water to flow over the low water crossing on Montana Creek Road...and inundates adjacent undeveloped fields. Other smaller streams are also on the rise in the Juneau area to include Jordan Creek. At 147 PM Jordan was at 3.6 ft and will continue to rise through the afternoon. Jordan Creek will likely rise slightly above 4 feet which will cause minor flooding to near by parking lots. In Sitka...heavy rain and high tide has caused Starrigavan Creek to crest around 14.7 ft this afternoon. A spotter report at 2 PM has confirmed flood waters ranging from 4 inches to 1 foot on Nelson logging Road and bridge. The heavy rain will diminish over the Juneau and Sitka areas through 4 PM with small streams and Creeks subsiding into this evening. Rain will cause considerable ponding of water in low lying areas...near culverts...and along small Creeks and drainages. Do not attempt to cross water covered bridges...dips...or low water crossings. Never try to cross a flowing stream...even a small one...on foot. If you encounter a flooded roadway...turn around...do not drown. Report any minor flooding to your law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service forecast office in Juneau. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. Lat...Lon 5724 13349 5724 13349 5724 13344 5733 13323 5769 13369 5677 13494 5734 13575 5751 13546 5695 13486 5760 13445 5765 13470 5848 13493 5848 13489 5844 13472 5848 13472 5868 13494 5896 13429 5844 13338 5725 13227 Expires:050700 gmt ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1350: Rain, Cloudy with the clouds skimming Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds. 1.43" of Rainfall so far today. 1250: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds and a few lower wisps, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1.35" of Rainfall so far today. 1205: Rain, Cloudy with some fog/clouds in the inner Gold Creek valley, small cloud in the vicinity of Mt. Maria, mainland slightly obscured. 1200: 1.24" of Rainfall so far today. 1150: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley partially obscured. 1.23" of Rainfall so far today. 1120: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, inner Gold Creek valley hidden. 1.17" of Rainfall so far today. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1100 (Received 1134, Posted here 1213): NWS Flood Watch 1100 am ADT Wed Oct 4 2006 The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a * small stream flood advisory for... Montana Creek in Juneau and Starrigavan Creek near Sitka * until 800 PM ADT Wednesday * at 1100 am heavy rainfall over Juneau and Sitka has caused significant rises is small streams. In Juneau...Montana Creek has risen 4 feet since 3 am this morning. An additional 0.5 to 1.50 inches of rainfall is expected into this afternoon and cause the Creek to rise to bankfull. As of 915 am...Montana Creek is at 13.6 ft and will rise to around 15 ft this afternoon through early evening. At around 15 ft...water begins flowing over the low water crossing on Montana Creek Road...and inundates adjacent undeveloped fields. In Sitka...the 4 foot rise of Starrigavan Creek is occurring around a 9.5 foot high tide at 1140 am. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall is expected in the Sitka area. A combination of the high tide and rain will cause Starrigavan Creek to rise to around 15 ft this afternoon through early this evening. At around 15 ft...water begins flowing over Nelson logging Road and bridge. Rain will cause considerable ponding of water in low lying areas...near culverts...and along small Creeks and drainages. Do not attempt to cross water covered bridges...dips...or low water crossings. Never try to cross a flowing stream...even a small one... on foot. If you encounter a flooded roadway...turn around...do not drown. Report any minor flooding to your law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service forecast office in Juneau. Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite local weather news source for updates on this situation. Lat...Lon 5722 13357 5722 13357 5731 13328 5749 13361 5769 13369 5674 13494 5734 13579 5753 13550 5697 13490 5787 13471 5853 13502 5841 13476 5844 13476 5868 13498 5896 13429 5844 13338 5825 13334 5723 13223 Expires:050700 gmt --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1050: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured (inner Gold Creek valley hidden), a few whitecaps on the Channel. 1.12" of Rainfall so far today. 1035: Heavy Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, remainder of mainland partially obscured, windy over the Channel with whitecaps. 1026: High Rain Rate of .55" of Rain per hour. 1020: Very Heavy Rain. 0950: Heavy Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, light to breezy wind, windy over the Channel with whitecaps. .89" of Rainfall so far today. 0905: Heavy Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, light to breezy wind, windy over the Channel with whitecaps. 0850: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, breezy, windy over the Channel with whitecaps. .75" of Rainfall so far today. 0835: Heavy Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, breezy, windy over the Channel with whitecaps. .73" of Rainfall so far today. 0750: Heavy Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, windy over the Channel with whitecaps. 0700: .49" of Rainfall so far today. 0650: Heavy Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, windy over the Channel with whitecaps. 0649: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0627: High Rain Rate of .45" of Rain per hour. 0620 ADT: Heavy Rain, Cloudy, Windy over Gastineau Channel. .35" of Rainfall so far today. 10/03/06: Municipal Election - Polls were open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Wind Advisory in Effect from Midnight tonight to Noon, Wednesday 10/04 2100 ADT: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 2056: High Rain Rate of .11" of Rain per hour. 2050: Rain, Cloudy with a lower band of fog/clouds. 1950: Very Light Rain/Sprinkling, Cloudy. 1940: Sprinkling began, cloudy. 1850: Cloudy with a few thinner spots to the E. 1750: Cloudy. 1720: Mostly Cloudy with a large area of blue sky with broken clouds within, and a few small breaks elsewhere. 1705: Cloudy with a few small breaks, clouds are much thicker than earlier today. 1650: Cloudy with an area of clear sky and a few small breaks. 1620: Cloudy with a few breaks and an area of filtered blue sky, spots of weakened sunshine on parts of Mt. Juneau. 1550: Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy with mostly bright skies, area of sunshine near the top of Mt. Juneau. 1450: Mostly Cloudy with mostly thin clouds and some thicker clouds, bright skies, weak sunshine going in and out and here and there. 1420: Cloudy-Overcast with large areas of thinner clouds, bright skies, weak sunshine. 1350: Cloudy with fairly bright skies, a few hints of blue and thin spots. 1250: Cloudy with somewhat bright skies and a few hints of breaks. 1235: Cloudy with somewhat bright skies. 1150: Cloudy. 1050: Cloudy. 1020: Cloudy. 0950: Cloudy with a few hints of blue, bright area where the sun is. 0850: Cloudy with bright clouds to the ESE where the sun is (sun has been trying), hints of breaks and hints of blue, and a few tiny breaks. 0750: Cloudy with small breaks, filtered breaks, and hints of blue, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0650: Cloudy with filtered breaks and thin spots. Trace of Rain to this point today. 0620 ADT: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few small breaks to the E. 10/02/06: 2050 ADT: Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy with a few hints of breaks. 1945: The moon is partly visible above the trees to the SSE on Douglas Island. 1850: Cloudy. 1750: Cloudy with a partly broken-broken area. 1650: Cloudy with a few filtered breaks. 1550: Cloudy with areas of bright clouds, a small area of filtered blue sky overhead. 1450: Cloudy with some small breaks in the eastern and ESE part of the sky, a few hints of breaks elsewhere. 1350: Mostly Overcast with bright skies, areas of very thin clouds with blue visible, extremely weak sunshine. 1250: Mostly Overcast with bright skies, weak sunshine. 1220: Partly Cloudy with slightly weakened sunshine. 1150: Mostly Cloudy, large area of filtered blue sky. 1050: Partly Cloudy/Clear, Slightly weakened sunshine. 1020: Partly Cloudy/Clear, Sun is shining. 0950: Cloudy with almost broken clouds, tiny hints of blue, bright clouds SE part of sky. 0850: Mostly Cloudy with broken clouds, hints of blue, and filtered blue, very weak sunshine. 0750: Cloudy/Mostly Cloudy with broken skies and filtered blue. 0650: Cloudy with SE 2/3rds of sky partly broken and somewhat partly broken. 0631: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0620 ADT: Cloudy with clouds in the SE part of the sky almost partly broken. SUNDAY 10/01/06: 2050 ADT: Cloudy. 1950: Cloudy. 1850: Cloudy. 1750: Cloudy with small breaks, small filtered breaks, and hints of breaks. 1650: Mostly Cloudy. 1635: Partly/Mostly Cloudy, Sun shining on the top of Mt. Roberts, in the inner Gold Creek valley, and on the very top of Mt. Juneau. 1550: Mostly Cloudy with a few wisps around the mountains, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley, sun shining on parts of the mainland. 1520: Mostly Cloudy with a few wisps around the mountains, sun is shining. 1500: .06" of Rainfall to this point today. 1450: Mostly/Partly Cloudy with some fog/clouds around the very top of Mt. Juneau and top of Mt. Roberts, spots of sun here and there on the mainland. 1435: Very Faint Partial Rainbow to the ENE faded out 1421: Very Faint Partial Rainbow to the ENE. 1420: Mostly Cloudy, spots of sunshine here and there on the mainland, precipitation over part of Mt. Roberts and in the inner Gold Creek valley. 1411: Rainbow has faded out. 1400: Faint Rainbow is almost a full Rainbow now, weak sunshine on downtown Juneau. 1350: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with bright areas, a few hints of breaks and tiny filtered breaks, Mt. Juneau Ridge and very top of Mt. Juneau in the clouds, a few lower bits and wisps. 1347: Faint Partial Rainbow to the NNE. 1320: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with a few breaks in the NW part of the sky, some fog/clouds around the very tops and tops of the mountains. 1250: Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few hints of blue, Mt. Juneau Ridge in the clouds, some lower wisps and bits of clouds on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts. 1200: .05" of Rainfall to this point today. 1150: Cloudy with a few bright spots, a few wisps and bits of fog/clouds around the mountains. 1050: Cloudy with clouds around the upper part of Mt. Roberts, lower band on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau with some fog/clouds in Last Chance Basin. 0950: Cloudy with some bright spots in the ESE part of the sky, fog/clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts with lower band, ribbons, and wisps. 0850: Very Light Sprinkling, Cloudy with a few small breaks and a few hints of blue, sun trying to break through the clouds, some fog/clouds on the Channel side of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts hiding some of the upper parts, a few lower wisps. 0750: Very Light Rain, Cloudy with small breaks and hints of blue. 0735: Sprinkling, Cloudy with some hints of blue and filtered blue, a few lower wisps. 0650: Cloudy with hints of breaks, precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley. 0629: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived. 0620 ADT: Cloudy with hints of breaks. Mt. Juneau Ridge is covered with snow and Mt. Roberts and Mt. Juneau have snow above about 2500'. .05" of Rainfall to this point today.