Alaska Weather Summary

AWAK88 PAVW 100040
RWSAK

ALASKA WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ AK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF CONTINUED TO TRACK
TOWARDS THE NORTHERN GULF. ANOTHER LOW JUST SOUTHWEST OF UNALASKA
WAS MOVING NORTHWARD. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER THE GREAT BEAR LAKE.
HIGH PRESSURE AREAS WERE OVER FAR EAST RUSSIA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA.

SNOW SHOWERS FELL OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...BLOWING SNOW AND FOG WERE
EXPERIENCED IN THE PRIBILOFS. RAIN FELL OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA
BECOMING SNOW AGAIN UP THROUGH BRISTOL BAY...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WERE ALSO EXPERIENCED IN SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND...THE BERING STRAIT COAST AND WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND. AREAS OF FOG OCCURRED THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE REGION.
LIGHT SNOW AND FOG WERE EXPERIENCED ALONG THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST. 

TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER WERE BARROW -25...DEADHORSE -29
NOME 15 AND KOTZEBUE -11 DEGREES. INTERIOR ALASKA HAD GALENA 1 BELOW
MCGRATH 12 AND FAIRBANKS 1 ABOVE. WESTERN AND ALEUTIAN AREAS REPORTED
BETHEL 21...ILIAMNA 34...COLD BAY 39 AND ST PAUL 26. THE SOUTHCENTAL
AND SOUTHEAST RECORDED ANCHORAGE 24...KENAI 29...CORDOVA 38 AND SITKA
40. THE WINDS GUSTED TO 53 MPH AT MIDDLETON ISLAND...HOMER HAD 42 MPH
KENAI 38...ILIAMNA 49...KING SALMON 41 AND GAMBELL REPORTED 48 MPH.

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