The National Weather Service Alaska Region has established the AWL as a service to all Alaskans, providing toll-free telephone access to weather information throughout the state. This service is available outside of Alaska, but it is not toll-free.

Forecasts are issued on a regular basis, updated when required and recorded by National Weather Service staff or, alternatively, automated by an NWS text-to-speech system, providing accur ate and timely weather information.

• Public Forecasts include area (zone) with information for major cities in Alaska.
• Marine Forecasts are issued for all coastal marine ares.
• Geographical coverage is by sections of Alaska: Northern, Southwestern, Southcentral, and Southeastern.

A brochure containing instructions on using the AWL along with a list of forecasts is available here as a PDF file.

- Alaska Weather Line Brochure (467 Kb)