Small Craft Advisory 24, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 7, 2016, 2:57 PM AKST (23:57 UTC)

Expired

Jan 8, 2016, 3:45 AM AKST

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

318 
FZAK51 PAFC 072357
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

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.

PKZ197-081245-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH THU MORNING. A
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF THU AND MOVE TO THE NORTHERN
GULF BY FRI NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-081245-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ120-081245-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ121-081245-
RESURRECTION BAY-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-081245-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ126-081245-
PORT VALDEZ-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-081245-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-081245-
VALDEZ ARM-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ129-081245-
PASSAGE CANAL-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-081245-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ131-081245-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 15 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ132-081245-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ136-081245-
CHINIAK BAY-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ137-081245-
MARMOT BAY-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ138-081245-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ139-081245-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ140-081245-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-081245-
KACHEMAK BAY-
257 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 7, 4:59 AM AKST, 9 hours 58 minutes earlier.

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
459 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
ANOTHER DAY...ANOTHER DIPOLE ALOFT CONTROLLING THE PATTERN. THE
TWO CENTERS REMAIN IN GENERALLY THE SAME PLACE WITH THE CLOSED
HIGH CENTERED OVER YUKON/NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND THE UPPER
CLOSED LOW CENTERED OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THE STRONG LOW
IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA IS ACTING TO KEEP THE EXISTING
CIRCULATION AND LONGWAVE PATTERN IN PLACE. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
FROM THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM IS DRAPED NORTH/SOUTH UNDERNEATH THE
STRONGER UPPER LEVEL FLOW. THE JET STREAM REMAINS WELL DISPLACED
TO THE SOUTH AS THE BERING TROUGH STRETCHES WELL INTO THE MID-
LATITUDES. THIS SETUP MAKES THE PREFERRED AREA FOR CYCLOGENESIS
AND ACTIVE WEATHER THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND...WHERE THE JET SENDS EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES INTO THE LONGWAVE
TROUGH. ANOTHER WEAK UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION IS SEEN IN THE
NORTHERN GULF...HOWEVER DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF
SUPPORT...ONLY SOME WEAKER AREAS OF SHOWERS UNDERNEATH IT.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
AS THE LAST MAJOR SYSTEM WAS SO LARGE AND NOW IN A
MATURE/WEAKENING PHASE...GUIDANCE IS IN GREAT AGREEMENT IN THE
SHORT TERM WITH NO BIG DEVELOPMENTS. DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO ARISE ON
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN THE PRESSURE FIELDS AS A BASAL WAVE IN THE
BERING TROUGH BEGINS TO DEVELOP A SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND. THE OVERALL BIG PICTURE IN GUIDANCE IS TO FIRST DEVELOP A
CIRCULATION IN THE GULF...THEN ELONGATE IT AS IT REACHES THE
ALASKA PENINSULA DUE TO THE TROUGH SHEARING OUT ALOFT. EXACTLY HOW
QUICKLY THIS OCCURS IS WHAT THE MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH. THE
NAM HAS BEEN VERY CONSISTENT WITH A MUCH FASTER SOLUTION BY MOVING
THE LOW INTO THE BERING BY FRIDAY EVENING...WHILE THE GFS/EC/GEM
ALL KEEP THE LOW CENTER WELL SOUTH OF THE AKPEN DURING THAT TIME.
AS A RESULT THE NAM WAS TREATED AS A STRONG OUTLIER LATE THIS
WEEKEND INTO THE WEEKEND AND THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE USED
MOSTLY THE GFS AND EC TO KEEP FORECAST CHANGES MINIMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

THE UPPER LOW MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE GULF LOOKS RELATIVELY
ORGANIZED. THIS FEATURE IS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTH AND WILL BE OVER
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN BY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY
THIS EVENING. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE GULF COAST
AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY IS EXPECTED
WITH THIS FEATURE. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE SHOULD
MOST AREAS BY EVENING AS A TRAILING RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH
GULF/COPPER RIVER.

THE FOCUS THIS EVENING THEN SHIFTS TO A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC
LOW COMPLEX AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH HEADING NORTH TOWARD
THE AK PEN/WESTERN GULF. WIDESPREAD GALES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
GULF AHEAD OF THESE FEATURES LATER TODAY THROUGH FRI WITH AREAS
OF STORM FORCE WINDS IN SOME MARINE AREAS SURROUNDING KODIAK ISLAND.
BRISK GAP WINDS ALSO ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE KENAI PEN. PRECIPITATION
WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO COASTAL LOCATIONS WITH THE EASTERN GULF
COAST RECEIVING THE LESSER OF THE COASTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS.
EASTERLY CROSS BARRIER FLOW SHOULD KEEP MOST INLAND AREAS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL ON THE DRY SIDE THROUGH FRI NIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A SURFACE LOW MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BRING RAIN AND
SNOW TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST TODAY
WITH INCREASED CHANCES FOR INLAND LOCATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS TODAY WILL MAINLY BE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA AS THE BERING LOW SWINGS A WAVE OF ENERGY WHICH TIGHTENS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE COAST. WIDESPREAD STRONG GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA INCREASE TONIGHT WITH
THE APPROACH OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW. THIS LOW MAINTAINS STRENGTH
AS IT CROSSES OVER TO THE EASTERN BERING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT KEEPING
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
GUSTY WINDS WERE EXTENDED THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF
THE BERING AS THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY OFF TO THE
NORTHWEST. WINDS TAPER DOWN THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAK SURFACE RIDGING
MOVES IN FROM THE PACIFIC. A COLDER AIR MASS FILTERS THROUGH THE
BERING ON FRIDAY...EXCEPT FOR EASTERN AREAS WHERE A WARM FRONT
WRAPS IN AROUND A NORTH PACIFIC LOW CROSSING OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...

ON SATURDAY...A GALE FORCE LOW MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA INTO THE BERING SEA. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE MOST STEADY
ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW EXTENDING NORTHWEST
THROUGH THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN BERING SEA. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG
SOUTHEAST FLOW TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LOW TRACK WILL BRING RAIN
TO MAINLY UPSLOPE LOCATIONS FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO THE GULF
COAST REGION.

FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK...LITTLE CHANGE
IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED...WITH A CONTINUATION OF THE
WEATHER PATTERN THAT HAS BROUGHT WARM AIR AND PLENTIFUL
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO MAINLAND ALASKA FOR THE LAST WEEK. THE
BERING/ALEUTIAN BASIN WILL BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE ACTIVE WEATHER
FOR THE NEXT WEEK WITH MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY
PRECIPITATION. MEANWHILE...THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL SEE
MULTIPLE BUT RELATIVELY MINOR ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION (MOSTLY
RAIN) DURING THE PERIOD WITH WINDS STAYING MAINLY ALONG THE COAST.
WITH RELATIVELY HIGHER PRESSURE INLAND AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS
OVER THE BERING SEA...NORTH PACIFIC...AND GULF OF ALASKA...NORTHERLY
WINDS AT THE LOWEST LEVELS OF COOK INLET WILL KEEP THE MAIN
POPULATION CENTERS MOSTLY DRY.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 138 185.
         GALE 119 120 132 136 137 139 141 150 155 160 165 170 172
              175 177 178 179 180 181.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 178.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MTL
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RMC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH
LONG TERM...CC

In the hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1041 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

AKZ121-082100-
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
1041 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2016

...MINOR FLOODING ON THE ANCHOR RIVER NEAR ANCHOR POINT VILLAGE...

AS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING AN ICE JAM REMAINS IN PLACE ALONG THE
ANCHOR RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF THE OLD STERLING HIGHWAY BRIDGE. BEACH
ACCESS ROAD (ALSO KNOWN AS ANCHOR POINT ROAD) IS NO LONGER
EXPERIENCING ANY WATER...BUT PORTIONS OF CUFFEL DITTON ROAD AND
THE HISTORIC ANCHOR POINT VILLAGE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SOME WATER
MOVING THROUGH THE AREA UNTIL THE ICE IN THE RIVER MOVES
DOWNSTREAM.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IF NECESSARY.

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