ANOTHER PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WIND IS LIKELY IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA AROUND WEDNESDAY. EAST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT SEA LEVEL BETWEEN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THURSDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRALAND NORTHERN PANHANDLE INCLUDING A TAKU WIND IN THE JUNEAU AREA.
THE WEATHER PATTERN THAT CAUSED FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM JUNEAU TO SKAGWAY AND THE CENTRAL OUTER COAST IS GRADUALLY WEAKENING. THE HIGHEST MEASURED WIND GUST WAS 150 MPH /130 KNOTS/ AT SHEEP MOUNTAIN SOUTH OF JUNEAU AT 3540 FEET ELEVATION. HIGHEST WIND GUST AT SEA LEVEL WAS 103 MPH /90 KNOTS/ AT CAPE SPENCER IN CROSS SOUND. A NEW STORM BREWING MONDAY HALF WAY BETWEEN SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND HAWAII WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY WEDNESDAY. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN WIND TUESDAY... STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE APPROACHING STORM CENTER NEARS DIXON ENTRANCE. SOME SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BUT THE REAL STORY WILL BE THE WINDS CAUSING LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.
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