Snow Advisory 9, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 270604
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
904 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007

AKZ131-270715-
/X.EXP.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070127T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
904 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
NIGHT...WINDS AND INTENSITY OF THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL NO LONGER
CREATE SEVERE WINTER STORM CONDITIONS.

$$

AKZ141-271800-
/X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070127T1800Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
904 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST SATURDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST SATURDAY. 

MOISTURE STREAMING ACROSS THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WILL BRING
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO PORTIONS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING...
WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS EAST OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY.

SOUTH WIND WILL GUST TO 35 MPH ALONG THE COPPER RIVER THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF
MILE OR LESS AT TIMES NEAR THE COPPER RIVER THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 271037
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
137 AM AST SAT JAN 27 2007


AKZ141-271145-
/X.CAN.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070127T1800Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
137 AM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 



$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
430 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007

.DISCUSSION...
MAJOR STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF AK TODAY.
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS KEEPS MOVING THE SYSTEMS NORTHWARD WITH A LOT OF
WARM MOIST AIR AND SUBSEQUENT HEAVY PRECIP. MAIN WEATHER ISSUE TODAY
IS STILL THE SYSTEM CURRENTLY JUST NORTH OF COLD BAY. STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE WITH THE FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL AK THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN STRENGTH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD WARNING WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ALONG THE
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. LOOK FOR COLD AIR TO CONTINUE WRAPPING IN
AND KEEPING MOST OF THE PRECIP SNOW NORTH OF KENAI TODAY. HOWEVER
TEMPS WILL WARM UP AS THE SOUTHERLY SURGE CONTINUES WITH SUCCESSIVE
SYSTEMS.

EXPECT SNOW TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE SUSITNA AND COPPER RIVER
VALLEYS WITH UPSLOPE FLOW. WARNING LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH STRONG WINDS
ELSEWHERE. OUT WEST..Y-K DELTA COAST WILL CONTINUE BLIZZARD WARNING
THROUGH THIS MORNING UNTIL THE LOW MOVES INLAND NEAR BETHEL AND THE
WINDS DROP OFF. MAY NEED TO REINSTATE WARNING WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM
THAT IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTHWARD OVER THE NEXT 48 HRS. WILL NEED TO
KEEP A WATCH ON THE TEMPS BUT SHOULD STILL BE COLD ENOUGH NEAR THE
DELTA FOR THE WIND TO PICK UP THE SNOW.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 155 195.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 125 129 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 172 175
                      179 180 185.
         HVY FZG SPRY 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RNW JAN 07