Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 302016
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1116 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

AKZ131-011430-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0051.091130T2200Z-091202T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1116 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF
ALASKA WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THOMPSON PASS.
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS THE
SNOWFALL INCREASES AS WELL. THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL
PERSIST TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-011200-
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091201T1200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
1116 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST TUESDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL
SLOWLY RISE AND PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN
NEAR SEA LEVEL BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THIS WILL ALSO
CAUSE A LARGE RANGE OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGHOUT THE EVENT THAT
WILL RANGE FROM 5 INCHES NEAR SEA LEVEL TO 12 INCHES AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS
RANGING TO 12 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY FALL OVERNIGHT
CREATING A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES AT SEA LEVEL AND
AROUND 24 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE
EVENT...ESPECIALLY IN PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... WHERE
EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 75 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL SLACKEN DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

AKZ145-011430-
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091201T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
1116 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
TUESDAY FOR AREAS WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY
FOR AREAS WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SUSITNA
VALLEY. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY AND SOUTH OF
SKWENTNA TODAY. TONIGHT...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH OF
SKWENTNA...WITH HEAVIEST SNOW REMAINING WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY. THEN LATER TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING...THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE NORTH OF TALKEETNA. POTENTIAL STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 16 TO 30 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS NEAR THE BASE OF THE ALASKA RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 010134
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
434 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

AKZ131-011700-
/X.EXB.PAFC.WS.W.0006.091201T0300Z-091201T1900Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0051.000000T0000Z-091202T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
434 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY FOR
THOMPSON PASS...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
AKST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST
TUESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF
ALASKA IS BRINGING SNOW TO NORTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW
INTENSITY WILL PEAK BY TUESDAY MORNING...AND THEN SUBSIDE AS THE
FRONT WEAKENS...THOUGH ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO YIELD PERIODS
OF SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING OF 20 TO 33 INCHES. THROUGH THOMPSON
PASS...STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SUPPORT AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW....WHICH WHEN COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-011200-
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091201T1200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
434 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST TUESDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER
MILE OR LESS AT TIMES PARTICULARLY NEAR WHITTIER. TEMPERATURES
ARE SLOWLY RISING AND PRECIPITATION IS MIXING WITH RAIN NEAR SEA
LEVEL. A LARGE RANGE OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR THIS EVENT IS
EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4-7 INCHES AT SEA LEVEL AND
AROUND 24 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
STRONG EAST WINDS OF 40 TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY WILL
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS THE WINTER STORM WEAKENS EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

AKZ145-011700-
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091201T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
434 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
AKST TUESDAY FOR AREAS WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SUSITNA
VALLEY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY. BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE
NORTH OF TALKEETNA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 16 TO 30 INCHES
ARE LIKELY...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE BASE OF THE ALASKA
RANGE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 010502
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
802 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

AKZ145-011815-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091202T0600Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
802 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
AKST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 
9 PM AKST TUESDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE WESTERN SUSITNA
VALLEY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY PUSH NORTHEASTWARD
TONIGHT...PUSHING THE HEAVY SNOW EASTWARD TO AREAS ALONG THE
PARKS HIGHWAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF THE
PARKS HIGHWAY TUESDAY MORNING WHILE SNOW LIGHTENS UP ACROSS THE
WESTERN VALLEY. THIS FRONT WILL THEN PUSH BACK WESTWARD TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL THEN CAUSE SNOW TO LIGHTEN UP
ALONG AND EAST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOW
EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY...WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE 
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ALASKA RANGE. 
THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF TALKEETNA ALONG THE
PARKS HIGHWAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

AKZ131-011815-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0051.000000T0000Z-091202T0100Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091201T1900Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
802 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... 

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 
10 AM AKST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 
10 AM AKST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 
4 PM AKST TUESDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF
ALASKA IS BRINGING SNOW TO NORTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW
INTENSITY WILL PEAK BY TUESDAY MORNING...AND THEN SUBSIDE AS THE
FRONT WEAKENS...THOUGH ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO YIELD
PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATION
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING OF 20 TO 33 INCHES. THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS...STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SUPPORT AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW....WHICH WHEN COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY REDUCED
TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-011200-
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091201T1200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
802 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST TUESDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER
MILE OR LESS AT TIMES PARTICULARLY NEAR WHITTIER. TEMPERATURES
ARE SLOWLY RISING AND PRECIPITATION IS MIXING WITH RAIN NEAR SEA
LEVEL. A LARGE RANGE OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR THIS EVENT IS
EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4-7 INCHES AT SEA LEVEL AND
AROUND 24 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
STRONG EAST WINDS OF 40 TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY WILL
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS THE WINTER STORM WEAKENS EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 010634
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
934 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

AKZ131-011945-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0051.000000T0000Z-091202T0100Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091201T1900Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
934 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... 

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 
10 AM AKST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 
4 PM AKST TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF
ALASKA IS BRINGING SNOW TO NORTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW
INTENSITY WILL PEAK BY TUESDAY MORNING...AND THEN SUBSIDE AS THE
FRONT WEAKENS...THOUGH ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO YIELD PERIODS
OF SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING OF 20 TO 33 INCHES. THROUGH THOMPSON
PASS...STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SUPPORT AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW....WHICH WHEN COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&


$$

AKZ125-011200-
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091201T1200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
934 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST TUESDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA.
HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES
ARE SLOWLY RISING AND PRECIPITATION IS MIXING WITH RAIN NEAR SEA
LEVEL. A LARGE RANGE OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR THIS EVENT IS
EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES AT SEA LEVEL
AND AROUND 24 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IS EXPECTED THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG EAST WINDS OF 40 TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE
VALLEY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE WINTER STORM WEAKENS 
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

&&


$$

AKZ145-011945-
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091202T0600Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
934 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 
9 PM AKST TUESDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE WESTERN
SUSITNA VALLEY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY PUSH
NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT...PUSHING THE HEAVY SNOW EASTWARD TO AREAS
ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST
OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY TUESDAY MORNING WHILE SNOW LIGHTENS UP
ACROSS THE WESTERN VALLEY. THIS FRONT WILL THEN PUSH BACK
WESTWARD TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL THEN CAUSE SNOW
TO LIGHTEN UP ALONG AND EAST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL IS NOW EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY...WITH
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
ALASKA RANGE. THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF
TALKEETNA ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 011020
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
120 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

AKZ131-012330-
/X.CAN.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091201T1900Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0051.000000T0000Z-091202T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
120 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

SNOW HAS MIXED WITH OR CHANGED TO RAIN IN TOWN...THUS THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOME ADDITIONAL WET
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN TOWN...BUT THE HEAVY SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS IN TOWN ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

HOWEVER...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE STILL OCCURRING THROUGH THE PASS
AND THE BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. VISIBILITY WILL
CONTINUE TO BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES
THROUGH THE PASS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-011200-
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091201T1200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
120 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA.
HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES
ARE SLOWLY RISING AND PRECIPITATION IS MIXING WITH RAIN NEAR SEA
LEVEL. A LARGE RANGE OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR THIS EVENT IS
EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES AT SEA LEVEL
AND AROUND 24 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IS EXPECTED THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG EAST WINDS OF 40 TO 65 MPH THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE WINTER
STORM WEAKENS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

AKZ145-012330-
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091202T0600Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
120 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
PM AKST THIS EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
AKST THIS EVENING.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE WESTERN
SUSITNA VALLEY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY PUSH
NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT...PUSHING THE HEAVY SNOW EASTWARD TO AREAS
ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST
OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY TUESDAY MORNING WHILE SNOW LIGHTENS UP
ACROSS THE WESTERN VALLEY. THIS FRONT WILL THEN PUSH BACK
WESTWARD TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL THEN CAUSE SNOW
TO LIGHTEN UP ALONG AND EAST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL IS NOW EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY...WITH
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
ALASKA RANGE. THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF
TALKEETNA ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 011202
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
302 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

AKZ125-011315-
/X.EXP.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091201T1200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
302 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ENDED AND SNOW IS FALLING MAINLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

AKZ131-020100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0051.000000T0000Z-091202T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
302 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THOMPSON PASS. 

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE STILL OCCURRING THROUGH THE PASS AND THE
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE
REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-020115-
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091202T0600Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
302 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE WESTERN
SUSITNA VALLEY. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY PUSH NORTHEASTWARD
TONIGHT...PUSHING THE HEAVY SNOW EASTWARD TO AREAS ALONG THE PARKS
HIGHWAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY TUESDAY MORNING WHILE SNOW LIGHTENS UP ACROSS THE WESTERN
VALLEY. THIS FRONT WILL THEN PUSH BACK WESTWARD TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING WHICH WILL THEN CAUSE SNOW TO LIGHTEN UP ALONG AND
EAST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOW EXPECTED
ACROSS ALL OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1
TO 3 FEET EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ALASKA RANGE. THE LIGHTEST
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF TALKEETNA ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 011404
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
504 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

AKZ131-020100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0051.000000T0000Z-091202T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
504 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THOMPSON PASS. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW IS PRODUCING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PASS. VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO
BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SOMEWHAT
THIS EVENING AS THE SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHTER.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-020200-
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091202T0600Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
504 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
AKST THIS EVENING MAINLY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
AKST THIS EVENING MAINLY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING SNOW TO THE SUSITNA
VALLEY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.
AS OF 5 AM AKST THIS MORNING...AS MUCH AS 14 INCHES OF SNOW HAS
FALLEN IN THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING OVER MOST OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY.
HOWEVER...THE HEAVIEST ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE WEST
OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. BY LATE THIS EVENING...STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 3 FEET WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ALASKA
RANGE. THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS WILL BE SOUTH OF TALKEETNA ALONG THE
PARKS HIGHWAY WHERE RAIN WILL MIX IN AT TIMES. SNOW WILL SLOWLY
TAPER OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 020126
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
426 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

AKZ131-020230-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0051.000000T0000Z-091202T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
426 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE THREAT OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAS ENDED FOR THOMPSON PASS.
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BUT WITH WINDS SUBSIDING...VISIBILITY IN
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW HAS IMPROVED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

$$

AKZ145-020600-
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091202T0600Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
426 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FOR WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

NEARLY 30 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER SOME PARTS OF THE WESTERN
SUSITNA VALLEY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW
INTENSITY WEAKENING DURING THE LATE EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 3 FEET WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ALASKA
RANGE. SNOW INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT...AND TAPER TO SNOW
SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 020411
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
711 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

AKZ145-020515-
/X.CAN.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091202T0600Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
711 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS ENDED FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 
THE FAR WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY RIGHT ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. SNOW
THERE HAS LIGHTENED UP. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
HOWEVER...SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHTER THAN THE PAST COUPLE DAYS.
EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY AND 2 TO 5 INCHES ELSEWHERE.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SIBERIA TO WESTERN AK THIS MORNING WITH AN
EMBEDDED UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING. AN UPPER RIDGE IS
CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF AK. AT THE SURFACE...A STRONG LOW
IS CENTERED OVER THE BERING NORTH OF ATKA WITH RIDGING OVER THE
EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST AK. A VIGOROUS WEATHER FRONT IS AFFECTING
SOUTHWEST AK AND THE AKPEN.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TUE MORNING. LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN
BERING WILL MOVE TO THE TIP OF THE AKPEN. ASSOCIATED NORTHERN HALF OF
FRONT DISSIPATES LATER TODAY OVER WESTERN AK...WHILE THE SOUTHERN
PORTION MOVES FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO THE CENTRAL GULF. AT THIS POINT
THE FORECAST TENDS BACK TO THE EC SOLUTION WHICH MOVES THE BERING LOW
NORTH ALONG THE WEST COAST AND OVER BETHEL ON WED AND INTO NORTON
SOUND THU. MEANWHILE THE FRONT IN THE GULF MOVES INLAND OVER
SOUTHEAST AK AND THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST TUE AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH THU.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

IN THE WEST...STORMS AND GALES WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED
FRONT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME ALL SNOW
SHOWERS AS COLD AIR FLOWS BACK INTO THE REGION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
LOW. DRYING CONDITIONS DEVELOP WED BENEATH BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE.

FOR SOUTHWEST AK...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOR THE
DELTA AND WESTERN CAPES AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT INTO TUE AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH TUE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL END WED BENEATH HIGH PRESSURE.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...AS THE WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE
KENAI PENINSULA BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HIGH WIND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM
AND PORTAGE VALLEY WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. WARMING ON SOUTHEAST
FLOW WILL END THESE CONDITIONS LATER TODAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED ON UPWIND SIDES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES OF THE KENAI PENINSULA
AND ALASKA RANGE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THOMPSON PASS INTO
TUE. HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP FOR CORDOVA LATER TODAY. AS THE LOW
MOVES EAST...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER HIGHER ELEVATION INLAND
AREAS THROUGH WED...WITH A MIX AT SEA LEVEL AFTER TODAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

IN THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW SHOOTS NORTH AND
BRINGS STORMS AND GALES AND SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN THU THROUGH SAT.
MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHEAST OF THE AK RANGE WITH DRYING
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131 155 161
         WINTER STORM WARNING 125 145
         HIGH WIND WARNING 101 135
MARINE...STORM 120 125 130 172 175 176 185
         GALE 121 129 132 138 140 141 150 155 170 179 180
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS NOV 09