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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
Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area
short term forecast
Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area
short term forecast
Chukchi Sea Coast
wind chill advisory
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area
short term forecast
Eastern Baranof Island, Southern Admiralty Island
short term forecast
Eastern Chichagof Island
short term forecast
Glacier Bay
short term forecast
Haines Borough, Lynn Canal
short term forecast
Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island
short term forecast
Juneau Borough, Northern Admiralty Island
short term forecast
Misty Fjords
short term forecast
Northeast Prince William Sound
short term forecast
Northern Arctic Coast
short term forecast
Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area
short term forecast
Southern Inner Channels
short term forecast
St Lawrence Island, Bering Strait Coast
blizzard warning
wind chill advisory
Susitna Valley
winter weather advisory
Taiya Inlet, Klondike Highway
short term forecast
Western Arctic Coast
wind chill advisory
Short Term Forecast
Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YAKUTAT AK
814 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ017-101100-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
INCLUDING YAKUTAT-
814 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
IS EXPECTED. EAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH LOCALLY WITH STRONGER WINDS
GUSTING TO 30 MPH ALONG THE OUTER COAST. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 30`S
GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH 2 AM.
$$
DC FEB 10
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Short Term Forecast
Taiya Inlet, Klondike Highway (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ018-101400-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING...SKAGWAY
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
CLOUDY WITH A FEW FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. LIGHT WINDS.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Haines Borough, Lynn Canal (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ019-101400-
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING...HAINES
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION
AROUND 1 INCH THROUGH 5 AM. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Glacier Bay (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ020-101400-
GLACIER BAY-
INCLUDING...GUSTAVUS
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 1 INCH THROUGH 5AM. NORTH WIND TO 10 MPH.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Eastern Chichagof Island (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ021-101400-
EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
INCLUDING...HOONAH
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION
AROUND 1 INCH THROUGH 5 AM. EAST WIND TO 15 MPH.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ022-101400-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. LOCALIZED SNOW
ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH BY 5 AM. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ALONG THE OUTER COAST AND NEAR CROSS SOUND.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ023-101400-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SOUTHEAST WIND TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Eastern Baranof Island, Southern Admiralty Island (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ024-101400-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING...ANGOON
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
CLOUDY WITH A FEW FLURRIES OR SPRINKLES OVERNIGHT. EAST WIND TO
15 MPH.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Juneau Borough, Northern Admiralty Island (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ025-026-101400-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
INCLUDING...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
CLOUDY WITH A FEW FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. EAST WIND TO 15 MPH.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ025-026-101400-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
INCLUDING...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE
11 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
CLOUDY WITH A FEW FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. EAST WIND TO 15 MPH.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK
9 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ027-101200-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING...CRAIG...KLAWOCK
9 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
LIGHT RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. RAINFALL UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Southern Inner Channels (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK
9 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ028-101200-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
9 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
LIGHT RAIN DEVELOPING BY MIDNIGHT. SOME SNOW MAY BE MIXED IN BUT NO
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SOUTHEAST WIND TO 15 MPH.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Misty Fjords (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK
9 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ029-101200-
MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING...HYDER
9 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
REMAINING CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A FEW SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES
MOVING IN AROUND MIDNIGHT. NORTHEAST WIND TO 15 MPH.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Northeast Prince William Sound (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ AK
557 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ131-100900-
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
557 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
LOOK FOR LIGHT SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND THIS EVENING. UP TO THREE INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL BY
MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE REGION.
$$
WZ FEB 10
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Winter Weather Advisory
Susitna Valley (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
406 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ145-101400-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1400Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
406 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
AKST WEDNESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
AKST WEDNESDAY FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS APPROACHING THE REGION. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$
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Wind Chill Advisory
Western Arctic Coast (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
214 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ201-101500-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0019.100210T0300Z-100210T2000Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
214 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY...
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY.
EAST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES
OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TO 55 BELOW
TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST WIND CHILLS WEST OF ICY
CAPE. RISING TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY WILL EASE THE WIND CHILL BY
NOON WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILL OF 50 BELOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Northern Arctic Coast (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BARROW AK
851 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ202-101100-
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
851 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
CLOUDY WITH FLURRIES TONIGHT. EAST WIND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
MPH. TEMPERATURE WARMING OVERNIGHT TO 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.
$$
GMS FEB 10
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Wind Chill Advisory
Chukchi Sea Coast (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
517 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ207-101500-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-100210T2000Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
517 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY
NORTH OF CAPE THOMPSON...
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY.
NORTH OF CAPE THOMPSON...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH COMBINED
WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ARE PRODUCING WIND
CHILLS AROUND 45 BELOW. THE TEMPERATURES...WINDS...AND WIND CHILLS
ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MODERATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.
$$
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Blizzard Warning
St Lawrence Island, Bering Strait Coast (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
517 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ213-101500-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100210T2000Z/
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100210T2000Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
517 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY...
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES
IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED
TO MODERATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WIND CHILLS ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND HAVE DIMINISHED. WIND CHILLS
TO 50 BELOW PERSIST IN SPOTS NEAR THE BERING STRAIT COAST. AS
TEMPERATURES RISE A LITTLE LATER TONIGHT...THE WIND CHILLS WILL
MODERATE TO 40 BELOW. ON WEDNESDAY MORNING BOTH THE WIND AND WIND
CHILLS ARE EXPECTED DIMINISH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
TAKE PRECAUTION TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.
$$
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Wind Chill Advisory
St Lawrence Island, Bering Strait Coast (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
517 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
AKZ213-101500-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100210T2000Z/
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100210T2000Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
517 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY...
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES
IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED
TO MODERATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WIND CHILLS ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND HAVE DIMINISHED. WIND CHILLS
TO 50 BELOW PERSIST IN SPOTS NEAR THE BERING STRAIT COAST. AS
TEMPERATURES RISE A LITTLE LATER TONIGHT...THE WIND CHILLS WILL
MODERATE TO 40 BELOW. ON WEDNESDAY MORNING BOTH THE WIND AND WIND
CHILLS ARE EXPECTED DIMINISH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
TAKE PRECAUTION TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.
$$
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