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ALASKA ZONE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
435 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

UPDATED ZONE 125

SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION
ARE FOR TONIGHT...MONDAY...MONDAY NIGHT...AND TUESDAY.

AKZ101-231400-
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...EKLUTNA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH EXCEPT EAST 25 TO 40 MPH ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH EXCEPT EAST
WIND INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 80 MPH BY MID MORNING. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...SOUTHEAST WIND 45 TO 60 MPH  WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...DECREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 20S. VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 20S. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS 15 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 20S. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 25. HIGHS
IN THE 20S. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS 15 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 20S. 

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION        

ANCHORAGE    23     39     29     34  /  20     30     40     40 


$$

AKZ111-231400-
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 20S. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S.
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH OUT OF
CHANNELED TERRAIN. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 20S. VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 20S. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE TEENS. HIGHS 15 TO 25. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE TEENS.
HIGHS 15 TO 25. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE TEENS. HIGHS 15 TO 25. 

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION        

PALMER       19     35     25     33  /  20     20     40     40 
WASILLA      22     33     26     34  /  20     20     40     40 


$$

AKZ121-231400-
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...COOPER LANDING
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009
.TONIGHT...SNOW LIKELY NEAR KACHEMAK BAY...OTHERWISE CLOUDY WITH
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES NEAR 
KACHEMAK BAY AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE STERLING HIGHWAY. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO  30 MPH. AROUND KACHEMAK
BAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...RAIN NEAR KACHEMAK BAY...MIXING WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING.
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. LOCAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH WITH 3 INCHES OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE STERLING HIGHWAY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WIND
15 TO 30 MPH EXCEPT NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH AROUND KACHEMAK BAY. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO
1 INCH. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH
EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH AROUND KACHEMAK BAY. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 25 TO 35.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 15 TO 25. HIGHS 25 TO 35. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS 25 TO 35. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S.
HIGHS 25 TO 35. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS 25 TO 35. 

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION        

KENAI        28     38     30     33  /  20     40     60     40 
SOLDOTNA     25     34     27     31  /  20     40     60     40 
HOMER        32     38     32     36  /  70     80     60     40 


$$

AKZ125-231400-
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKST
MONDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...
.TONIGHT...SNOW IN THE EVENING...MIXING WITH RAIN AT SEA LEVEL AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW IN TURNAGAIN PASS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION RANGING FROM 3 
INCHES AT SEA LEVEL TO 6 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH TURNAGAIN PASS. LOWS 
IN THE UPPER  20S TO MID 30S. EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. THROUGH 
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH INCREASING
TO 55 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SNOW AND RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. SNOW
ACCUMULATION RANGING FROM NONE AT SEA LEVEL TO 4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR
TURNAGAIN PASS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WIND 20 TO 35
MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THROUGH PORTAGE
VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...EAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80
MPH. GUSTS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW 
AND RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES
NEAR THE PASS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 12 TO 22 INCHES NEAR
TURNAGAIN PASS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO 30S...COLDEST INLAND. SOUTHEAST
WIND 10 TO 20 MPH EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE
VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST
WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER
30S...COLDEST INLAND. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 25 TO 35.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS 25 TO 35. 

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION        

SEWARD       32     42     38     41  / 100    100    100     60 
GIRDWOOD     29     38     34     37  / 100    100    100     60 


$$

AKZ131-231400-
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW...MAINLY NEAR THE PASS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S EXCEPT AROUND 15 THROUGH THE PASS. LIGHT WINDS IN
TOWN AND EAST 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE PASS. 
.MONDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S EXCEPT IN THE MID 20S THROUGH THE PASS. EAST WIND 15 TO
25 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 20 TO
35 MPH THROUGH THE PASS. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S EXCEPT IN THE
LOWER 20S THROUGH THE PASS. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
30 TO 35. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS 30 TO 35. 

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION        

VALDEZ       27     34     30     33  /  40     60     80     60 


$$

AKZ135-231400-
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...CORDOVA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

...STRONG WIND LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 50 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 40 
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MORNING. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WIND 15 TO 20
MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS 35 TO 40. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 30 TO 35. 
.THANKSGIVING DAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS 35 TO 40. LOWS 30 TO 35. 

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION        

CORDOVA      37     43     35     39  /  60     80     80     60 


$$

AKZ141-231400-
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...PAXSON...SLANA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE
CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. LOWS 10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE. VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SOUTH OF
GLENNALLEN. HIGHS 10 TO 20 ABOVE. EAST WIND 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 5 TO
15 ABOVE. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER TO MID 20S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 10 TO
15 ABOVE. VARIABLE WIND TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE TEENS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. HIGHS IN THE TEENS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
TEENS. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
TEENS. 

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION        

GLENNALLEN   -9     11     10     22  /   0      0     40     40 


$$

AKZ145-231400-
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20 EXCEPT
ZERO TO 5 ABOVE TOWARD THE PARK. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
EXCEPT IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S TOWARD THE PARK. NORTH WIND 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY...MAINLY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S EXCEPT 10 TO 15 ABOVE TOWARD THE PARK. NORTH WIND 15 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 10 TO
25 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
15 TO 25. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. HIGHS 15 TO 25. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 5 TO 15. HIGHS 15 TO 25. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 25. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS 5 TO 15. HIGHS 15 TO 25. 

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION        

TALKEETNA    20     34     26     32  /   0      0     40     40 


$$

AKZ171-231400-
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING...KODIAK CITY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

...STRONG WIND THROUGH TONIGHT..
.TONIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 50 MPH DURING THE
EARLY EVENING. WIND SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ALONG SHELIKOF STRAIT...NORTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED EVENING SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 35 TO 40. 

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION        

KODIAK CITY   34     39     31     36  /  80     80     40     40 


$$


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