Gale Warning 555, NWS Anchorage, AK

078 
FZAK51 PAFC 042314
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST THIS EVENING AND MOVE INLAND EARLY WED MORNING. MODERATE
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU MORNING AS
THE BERING LOW MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN ALASKA.
$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AROUND
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 55 KT DEVELOPING AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. E OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 
5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 
11 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT DURING THE MORNING.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

JM

313 
FZAK51 PAFC 051151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST BY THIS
AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH
GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU AFTERNOON BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE AREA THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 BECOMING SW 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
435 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

MAIN CENTER OF ACTION IN THE UPPER LEVELS IS CURRENTLY BLOWING
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA ON ITS WAY TO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM HAS JUST REACHED MATURITY AND WILL BEGIN TO
SLOWLY WIND DOWN OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. A POWERFUL
SOUTHWESTERLY JET ALOFT WILL PUSH FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC JUST SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA TO A POSITION OVER THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY
THIS EVENING. A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM
AND PORTAGE VALLEY WILL BRING HIGH WINDS THROUGH THIS REGION AND INTO
ANCHORAGE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS REMAIN VERY CONSISTENT AND ARE ADAMANT IN BRINGING A
HIGH-IMPACT DAMAGING WIND EVENT TO PORTAGE VALLEY...TURNAGAIN
ARM...AND INTO ANCHORAGE. IN THE EXTENDED TIME FRAME...MODEL
AGREEMENT HAS BEGUN TO INCREASE AND CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN A
SLIGHT PATTERN CHANGE BY THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

MAIN CONCERN IS THE PROSPECT FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN
ANCHORAGE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HILLSIDE AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
EAST ANCHORAGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE HIGH WIND AND SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENTS ISSUED WITH THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE AS THESE
COVER THE EXPECTED IMPACTS VERY WELL. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH GIVEN GREAT
RUN-TO-RUN MODEL CONSISTENCY AND GREAT AGREEMENT AMONG ALL RELIABLE
MODELS.

THE OTHER CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND ALSO ACROSS THE WESTERN
SUSITNA VALLEY. WE WILL BE MONITORING LATEST MODEL QPF (QUANTITATIVE
PRECIPITATION FORECASTS) THROUGH THE MORNING AND ISSUE ANY FLOOD
STATEMENTS AS DEEMED NECESSARY.

GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
SEVERAL WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK BRINGING OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS.
NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SEE STEADY
SOUTHWESTERLY ONSHORE FLOW KEEPING MORE STEADY RAIN IN PLACE FROM
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

OUT WEST...MUCH WEAKER DISTURBANCES WILL ROTATE AROUND THE SOUTH AND
WEST SIDE OF THE STRONG SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE REGION AS IT MOVES
ONSHORE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A STRONGER DISTURBANCE WILL CUT
OFF INTO AN UPPER LOW AND DIVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY SATURDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF
TOWARDS SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY LATE SATURDAY...LOW-LEVEL FLOW SHOULD
BECOME MORE NORTHERLY AND OFFSHORE AND ALLOW FOR AT LEAST SOME
TEMPORARY DRYING TO TAKE PLACE OVER MOST OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.
THE EXCEPTION WOULD APPEAR TO BE PARTS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND
EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHERE DISTURBANCES ARE LIKELY TO ROTATE
AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN YUKON SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...101 125
MARINE...GALES...125 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 171 176 179 180
         185
         STORMS...120 130 170 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

29/CC SEP 12

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012

AKZ101-111-121-125-145-050000-

...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
TODAY...

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL
MOVE TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA THIS EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT
AHEAD OF THE LOW IS CURRENTLY IMPACTING SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING
AND WILL IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE ANCHORAGE
HILLSIDE AND EAGLE RIVER VALLEY...AND WILL BE STRONGER THAN THE WINDS
PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED ON LABOR DAY. HOWEVER...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCE WITH THIS NEXT STORM IS THAT STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE DOWN
THE LOWER HILLSIDE AND EVEN IMPACT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EAST
ANCHORAGE. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THESE AREAS.

THIS STRONG STORM SYSTEM RESEMBLES THE POWERFUL STORMS TYPICALLY
EXPERIENCED DURING THE WINTER. HOWEVER...IT IS UNUSUAL FOR STORMS OF
THIS STRENGTH TO MOVE THROUGH THIS EARLY IN THE FALL. WITH THE
GROUND STILL UNFROZEN AND LEAVES STILL ON THE TREES...THIS
STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MORE DAMAGE THAN USUAL. GUSTY
WINDS MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TREE LIMB OR TREE DAMAGE AS WELL AS
POWER OUTAGES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PICK UP LOOSE DEBRIS AND SECURE
ANY OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT THAT CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM SHOULD USE EXTREME
CAUTION IN HIGH WINDS.

THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM ON TUESDAY WILL ALSO BRING
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE RISES IN RIVER LEVELS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE
REGION...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND THE SUSITNA
VALLEY. ALTHOUGH NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...PEOPLE
INVOLVED WITH OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS AND BE
PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND.

STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR THIS MAJOR FALL STORM.

KFH