Wind Chill Advisory 21, NWS Anchorage, AK

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WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
501 AM AST THU DEC 20 2007

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH FROM KODIAK THURSDAY AND
THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA TO
WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY AREA. ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING ABUNDANT
MOISTURE TO COASTAL AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...AND RESIDUAL COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL POTENTIALLY LEAD TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
AROUND KACHEMAK BAY AND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY.

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NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
501 AM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THOMPSON PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY FOR THOMPSON PASS.

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW -40
DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO WITH WINDS TO 30 MPH
THROUGH THE MORNING.

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SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
501 AM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AST
FRIDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 3 PM AST FRIDAY.

A NEARLY STATIONARY TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SET UP ALONG THE
WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDUAL COLD TEMPERATURES
AND UPSLOPE FLOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WEST OF THE
PARKS HIGHWAY. 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

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WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
501 AM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR AREAS AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

A NEARLY STATIONARY TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG COOK INLET AND
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL POTENTIALLY LEAD TO HEAVY SNOW...
PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS AROUND KACHEMAK BAY. UP TO 20 INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED
NEAR SELDOVIA AND THE HOMER BLUFF.

A WINTER STORM MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...
SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. PEOPLE ARE
ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION
FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW.

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