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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Alaska
Issued by the National Weather Service
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List of Active Alerts by County
Anchorage
high wind warning
Bristol Bay
short term forecast
Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area
short term forecast
wind advisory
Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area
short term forecast
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area
short term forecast
wind advisory
Eastern Baranof Island, Southern Admiralty Island
short term forecast
Eastern Chichagof Island
short term forecast
winter weather advisory
Glacier Bay
short term forecast
winter weather advisory
Haines Borough, Lynn Canal
short term forecast
winter storm warning
Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island
short term forecast
Juneau Borough, Northern Admiralty Island
short term forecast
winter weather advisory
Kodiak Island
short term forecast
Kuskokwim Delta
blizzard warning
Misty Fjords
short term forecast
wind advisory
Northeast Prince William Sound
blizzard warning
short term forecast
Northern Arctic Coast
short term forecast
Pribilof Islands
short term forecast
Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area
short term forecast
Southern Inner Channels
short term forecast
wind advisory
Taiya Inlet, Klondike Highway
short term forecast
wind advisory
Short Term Forecast
Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YAKUTAT AK 643 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ017-232100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA INCLUDING YAKUTAT- 643 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 .NOW... OCCASIONAL RAIN INCREASING THROUGH THE MORNING...MIXED WITH SNOW AT TIMES. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS. TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN THE MID 30`S AND LOW 40`S THROUGH NOON. $$ DS NOV 09Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Taiya Inlet, Klondike Highway (Alaska)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 433 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ018-232100- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0086.091124T0300Z-091124T1200Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 433 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 12 PM AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Taiya Inlet, Klondike Highway (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 AKZ018-232250- TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING...SKAGWAY 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .NOW... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST TUESDAY... LOCALLY BREEZY WITH LOW CLOUDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. PERIODS OF SNOW INCREASING THROUGH THE MORNING WITH ACCUMULATION UP TO AN INCH THROUGH NOON. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH NEAR SKAGWAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH ALONG TAIYA INLET. WINDS DIMINISHING THROUGH THE MORNING. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Storm Warning
Haines Borough, Lynn Canal (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 425 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...STRONG FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS TODAY... AKZ019-232015- /X.UPG.PAJK.WW.Y.0035.091123T1500Z-091124T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.W.0024.091123T1500Z-091124T0300Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 425 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG FRONT WILL BEGIN SPREADING WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA STARTING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. EXPECT SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE SNOW MIXES WITH OR CHANGES TO RAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL WEATHER NEWS SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 AM AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Haines Borough, Lynn Canal (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 AKZ019-232250- HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING...HAINES 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .NOW... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES THROUGH NOON. CLOUDY SKIES AND BREEZY. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH DIMINISHING TO 10 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG LYNN CANAL. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
Glacier Bay (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 425 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...STRONG FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS TODAY... AKZ020-021-025-232015- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-091124T0000Z/ GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH...JUNEAU 425 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. EXPECT SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 AM AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Glacier Bay (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 AKZ020-232250- GLACIER BAY- INCLUDING...GUSTAVUS 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .NOW... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING TO MOVE OVER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION AROUND 3 INCHES THROUGH NOON. CLOUDY SKIES AND LOCALLY BREEZY. EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG ICY STRAIT. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
Eastern Chichagof Island (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 425 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...STRONG FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS TODAY... AKZ020-021-025-232015- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-091124T0000Z/ GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH...JUNEAU 425 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. EXPECT SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 AM AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Eastern Chichagof Island (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 AKZ021-232250- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- INCLUDING...HOONAH 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .NOW... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MOVING OVER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING. SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THEN A MILE WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 3 INCHES THROUGH NOON. CLOUDY SKIES AND LOCALLY BREEZY. EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH DIMINISHING TO NEAR 10 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG ICY STRAIT. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 AKZ022-232250- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .NOW... LOCALLY WINDY AND CLOUDY SKIES. PERIODS OF RAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH THROUGH NOON. EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT EXPOSED AREAS NEAR CROSS SOUND. WINDS DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area (Alaska)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 433 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ023-027>029-231800- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0085.000000T0000Z-091123T1800Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...CRAIG... KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER 433 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 AKZ023-232250- CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .NOW... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... WINDY THIS MORNING. CLOUDY SKIES WITH PERIODS OF RAIN MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH THROUGH NOON. EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE OUTER COAST AND SOUTHEASTERN BARANOF ISLAND THIS MORNING. WINDS DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Eastern Baranof Island, Southern Admiralty Island (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 AKZ024-232250- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING...ANGOON 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .NOW... PERIODS OF SNOW AND LOCALLY BREEZY THIS MORNING. NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH THROUGH NOON. EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHEST WINDS AT EXPOSED COASTAL LOCATIONS. CLOUDY SKIES WITH WINDS DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 MPH BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
Juneau Borough, Northern Admiralty Island (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 425 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...STRONG FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS TODAY... AKZ020-021-025-232015- /X.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-091124T0000Z/ GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH...JUNEAU 425 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. EXPECT SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ADVISORY MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS EVENT IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 AM AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Juneau Borough, Northern Admiralty Island (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 AKZ025-232250- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING...JUNEAU 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .NOW... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MOVING OVER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES THROUGH NOON. HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING BETWEEN 9 AM THIS MORNING AND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY BREEZY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES THIS MORNING. HIGHEST GUSTS OUT OF TAKU INLET NORTH TO DOWNTOWN JUNEAU. CLOUDY SKIES WITH WINDS DIMINISHING TO NEAR 10 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 AKZ026-232250- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 750 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .NOW... BREEZY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH SNOW MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. LITTLE TO NO NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH NOON. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES AND NEAR COASTAL LOCATIONS THIS MORNING. CLOUDY SKIES WITH WINDS DIMINISHING TO NEAR 10 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. $$ CJLIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area (Alaska)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 433 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ023-027>029-231800- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0085.000000T0000Z-091123T1800Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...CRAIG... KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER 433 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK 300 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ027-231800- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING...CRAIG...KLAWOCK 300 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 .NOW... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TODAY... WIND SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED AREAS. CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN THROUGH LATE MORNING. RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES IN HIGHER GUSTS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Southern Inner Channels (Alaska)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 433 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ023-027>029-231800- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0085.000000T0000Z-091123T1800Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...CRAIG... KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER 433 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Southern Inner Channels (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK 300 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ028-231800- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 300 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 .NOW... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TODAY... WIND SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN CHANNELS AND EXPOSED AREAS. CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN THROUGH LATE MORNING. RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES IN HIGHER GUSTS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Misty Fjords (Alaska)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 433 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ023-027>029-231800- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0085.000000T0000Z-091123T1800Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...CRAIG... KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER 433 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Misty Fjords (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK 300 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ029-231800- MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING...HYDER 300 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 .NOW... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TODAY... WIND NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN CHANNELS AND OUTFLOW AREAS. CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN IN THE WEST AND RAIN AND SNOW IN THE INTERIOR THROUGH LATE MORNING. RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES IN HIGHER GUSTS. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES. LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 30S IN THE WEST AND THE UPPER 20S IN THE INTERIOR. $$ JH NOV 09Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Wind Warning
Anchorage (Alaska)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 510 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ101-240315- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0015.091123T2200Z-091124T1000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0031.091123T2300Z-091124T0800Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 510 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM AKST THIS EVENING ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG STORM APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CROSS TO THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO COOK INLET THIS EVENING. AS IT DOES SO THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE. THE COMBINATION OF THIS GRADIENT ALONG WITH PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE LOW WILL PRODUCE EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 80 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Northeast Prince William Sound (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ AK 623 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ131-232100- NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 623 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 .NOW... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... LOOK FOR ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AROUND TOWN AND ALONG THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW NEAR THOMPSON PASS. NORTH WINDS IN THE PASS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 MPH THROUGH AFTERNOON. $$ SNP NOV 09Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Blizzard Warning
Northeast Prince William Sound (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 515 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ131-240315- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0033.091123T2200Z-091124T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0048.091124T0000Z-091124T1400Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 515 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOW AND WIND TO THOMPSON PASS. STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN INTENSIFY BY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. WINDS AND SNOW WILL BOTH BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD MORNING RESULTING IN A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Blizzard Warning
Kuskokwim Delta (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1249 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ155-231900- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0047.091123T0949Z-091123T1900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1249 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING FOR ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING. BANDS OF SNOW CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS MORNING ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ROTATING INTO BRISTOL BAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST PARTICULARLY FROM KIPNUK TO MEKORYUK WILL LOWER VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THE LOW NEAR BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAKEN LATER THIS MORNING...WITH SUBSIDING WINDS AND IMPROVING VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Bristol Bay (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KING SALMON AK 623 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ161-232100- BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...PILOT POINT 623 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 .NOW... LOOK FOR SNOW SHOWERS MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. VISIIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW. $$ MAT NOV 09Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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Kodiak Island (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KODIAK AK 640 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ171-232100- KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING...KODIAK CITY 640 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 .NOW... LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 OF AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ DWS NOV 09Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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Pribilof Islands (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST PAUL AK 541 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ195-232000- PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING...ST PAUL AND ST GEORGE 541 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 .NOW... ...STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... THROUGH 12 PM...EXPECT OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION TO ONE INCH. WINDS ARE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. $$ DEG NOV 09Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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Northern Arctic Coast (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BARROW AK 343 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 AKZ202-231800- NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 343 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 .NOW... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY FOG. SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. TEMPERATURE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. $$ JS NOV 09Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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