Blizzard Watch 4, NWS Anchorage, AK

613 
WWAK41 PAFC 280059
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

AKZ131-281500-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
  FAIRLY STEADY BELOW ZERO RESULTING IN PERSISTENTLY LOW WIND
  CHILL VALUES.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ141-281500-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY ALONG
THE ALASKA RANGE...

* LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 50 BELOW.

* TIMING...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.
  AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL DROP AGAIN THIS EVENING
  AND MODERATE DURING THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ145-281500-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY
NORTH OF TALKEETNA...

* LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA.

* WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW.

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHERLIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
  AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP AGAIN THIS
  EVENING AND MODERATE DURING THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ171-281500-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.130128T1500Z-130129T0600Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND.

* SNOW...6 TO 11 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
  INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WILL STRONG
  WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
  TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING IN THE EVENING AT WHICH
  TIME THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN AND END THE BLIZZARD
  THREAT.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME 
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

307 
WWAK41 PAFC 280115 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

AKZ131-281500-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
  FAIRLY STEADY BELOW ZERO RESULTING IN PERSISTENTLY LOW WIND
  CHILL VALUES.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ141-281500-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY ALONG
THE ALASKA RANGE...

* LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 50 BELOW.

* TIMING...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.
  AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL DROP AGAIN THIS EVENING
  AND MODERATE DURING THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ145-281500-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY
NORTH OF TALKEETNA...

* LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA.

* WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW.

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHERLIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
  AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP AGAIN THIS
  EVENING AND MODERATE DURING THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ171-281500-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.130128T1500Z-130129T0600Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND.

* SNOW...6 TO 11 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
  INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WILL STRONG
  WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
  TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING IN THE EVENING AT WHICH
  TIME THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN AND END THE BLIZZARD
  THREAT.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME 
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

960 
WWAK41 PAFC 280732
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1032 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

AKZ131-282045-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1032 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY BELOW ZERO RESULTING IN PERSISTENTLY LOW 
  WIND CHILL VALUES. 

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ141-282045-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
1032 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY
ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE...

* LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 50 BELOW.

* TIMING...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON. AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL DROP AGAIN 
  THIS EVENING AND MODERATE DURING THE DAY. 

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ145-282045-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
1032 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY
NORTH OF TALKEETNA...

* LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA.

* WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW.

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHERLIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY 
  MORNING. AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP 
  AGAIN THIS EVENING AND MODERATE DURING THE DAY. 

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ171-282045-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.130128T1500Z-130129T0600Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
1032 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AKST MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND.

* SNOW...5 TO 9 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE WEST OF KODIAK
  CITY.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND 
  INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WILL STRONG 
  WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 
  TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING IN THE EVENING AT 
  WHICH TIME THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN AND END THE 
  BLIZZARD THREAT. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME 
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

811 
WWAK41 PAFC 281354
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
454 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

AKZ171-290200-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.130128T1500Z-130129T0600Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.130128T1500Z-130129T0600Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
454 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF KODIAK CITY.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN INTENSIFY
  DURING THE MORNING HOURS. MEANWHILE...WINDS WILL STEADILY
  INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-
  OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING
  ACROSS THE SOUTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THIS EVENING AND
  THEN FOR KODIAK CITY AND AREAS NORTHWARD LATER IN THE EVENING.
  THIS WILL BRING AN END TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND CAUSE SNOW TO
  CHANGE TO RAIN.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY
  DIFFICULT.

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ131-290100-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
454 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 50 MPH DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE
  AFTERNOON.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS RESULTING IN MODERATING WIND CHILL VALUES.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ141-290100-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
454 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WIND...NORTHEAST 5 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH ALONG THE
  ALASKA RANGE IN THE MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS RESULTING IN MODERATING WIND CHILL VALUES. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS AND LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ145-282100-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
454 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY
NORTH OF TALKEETNA...

* LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA.

* WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW.

* TIMING....WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS WHILE TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE. THIS WILL RESULT IN
  MODERATING WIND CHILL VALUES.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE EARLY MORNING UPPER WEATHER PATTERN OVER ALASKA HAS HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN ALASKAN MAINLAND AND ANOTHER HIGH
OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. THERE IS ALSO RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
AND TO ITS WEST IS A CLOSED WHICH WILL BRING THE NEXT WEATHER
CHALLENGE TO SOUTHERN ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...A STRONG SURFACE HIGH
CENTERED TO THE NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT SPREADS ACROSS THE BERING
AND MAINLAND ALASKA. IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC...A 976 MB SURFACE LOW
IS CENTERED DUE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH A SURFACE FRONT
EXTENDING NORTH.

IR/WV SATELLITE SHOWS MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS ACROSS MAINLAND
ALASKA AND LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING
SEA. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS ARE NOTED ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA EXCEPT
FOR ALONG THE COAST WHERE STRONGER WINDS THROUGH GAPS CONTINUE WITH
OFFSHORE FLOW. FURTHER WEST...THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF THE SURFACE
LOW IN THE PACIFIC IS BRINGING LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE BEEN IN FAIR AGREEMENT OVER PAST FEW MODEL RUNS AND
CONTINUED TO BE FOR THE LATEST 00Z RUN. ONLY MINOR CHANGES WERE
NEEDED TO UPDATE THE CURRENT SHORT TERM FORECAST WITH NAM AND ECMWF.
THE MAIN CHALLENGE OF THE CURRENT FORECAST IS THE FRONTAL
PROGRESSION OVER THE ALEUTIANS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MODELS TEND
TO AGREE ON THE COLDER AIR STAYING IN PLACE ALONG THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE MODERATING TEMPERATURES BACK
TOWARD FREEZING. IF THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH FASTER OR SLOWER THAN
WHAT THE CURRENT MODELS ARE SHOWING...SNOW AND RAIN TIMING MAY NEED
TO BE ADJUSTED AND ALSO THE WEATHER HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM
THE RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERIOR. IN RESPONSE...OFFSHORE WINDS
WILL INCREASE. WITH COLD TEMPERATURES ALREADY ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO -45 DEGREES ALONG GAP
LOCATIONS. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN UNTIL NOON TODAY. SNOW HAS
ENDED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE BLIZZARD
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED THROUGH NOON TODAY WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL SLIGHTLY WARM. WINDS
INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AS A FRONT MOVES UP
FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SNOW AS
IT MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. AS
THE FRONT ADVANCES FURTHER NORTH COASTAL LOCATIONS WILL WARM AND SNOW
WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY ACROSS THE REGION...WITH
THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY MOVES JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATER TODAY AND SPREAD NORTH ACROSS
BRISTOL BAY AND THE REST OF SOUTH ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WINDS
INCREASING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE IN THE -30
TO -55 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY MODERATE LATE
MONDAY AS THE WARM FRONT ADVANCES.

ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES
TOWARD THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. AN EAST TO WEST ORIENTED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND BECOME STATIONARY OVERNIGHT. THE UPPER LOW IN THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM MOISTURE NORTH. WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES STAYING IN PLACE OVER THE CHAIN TODAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE. A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD
WATCH FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA HAS BEEN UPDATED AND IS NOW IN EFFECT
FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THIS WATCH WILL BE UPDATED
DURING THE NEXT FORECAST PACKAGE. THE SNOW AND THE FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO ADVANCE NORTH ON MONDAY AS THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE LOW
APPROACHES THE EASTERN BERING. THE SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
BERING ON TUESDAY MORNING AND WINDS TAPER DOWN ALONG A WEAKER
PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW. THE SURFACE LOW WILL
APPROACH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BY TUESDAY EVENING. AT THIS POINT...THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN BERING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
UPPER RIDGING ACROSS EASTERN ALASKA WILL BE PUSHED EAST BY A LONG
WAVE PATTERN OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND BERING. TEMPERATURES WILL
SLOWLY MODERATE ACROSS SOUTH ALASKA THROUGH LATE WEEK AS THE WARM
FRONT OVER TAKES THE ARCTIC AIR MASS. WITH A LONG WAVE PATTERN IN
PLACE AND SEVERAL SURFACE LOWS MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC...CHANCES FOR SNOW AND RAIN CONTINUE THROUGH THE LONG TERM
FORECAST.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 185
         BLIZZARD WATCH 181
         WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155 131 141 145
MARINE...GALE WARNING 121 127 128 129 130 132 137 138 140 150 155 160
         165 170 172 175 176 179 180 185
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 121 125 126 127 128 129 130
                                      138 140 141 160 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

KH JAN 13