South Central Alaska Public Zone Forecast
FPAK51 PAFC 100108 CCA
ZFPAER
ALASKA ZONE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
408 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR ZONE 145
SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION
ARE FOR TONIGHT...WEDNESDAY...WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND THURSDAY.
AKZ101-101400-
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...EKLUTNA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
...STRONG WIND THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW...MAINLY OVER HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH EXCEPT EAST 40 TO
55 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW...MAINLY OVER HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH
EXCEPT EAST 30 TO 45 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW...MAINLY
OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. EAST WIND 10 TO
15 MPH EXCEPT EAST 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 30. VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH EXCEPT EAST 10 TO
25 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 15 TO 25. VARIABLE WIND TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 20S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
TEENS. HIGHS IN THE 20S.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS IN THE 20S. LOWS IN THE TEENS.
.PRESIDENTS DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE
20S. LOWS IN THE TEENS.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
ANCHORAGE 25 32 25 31 / 30 30 30 0
$$
AKZ111-101400-
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW...MAINLY OVER
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. EAST WIND 20 TO 35
MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW...MAINLY OVER HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. EAST WIND 10 TO 20
MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW...MAINLY OVER
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. EAST WIND 10 TO 15
MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 30. VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 15 TO 20. EAST WIND
10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 20S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
TEENS. HIGHS IN THE 20S.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS IN THE 20S. LOWS IN THE TEENS.
.PRESIDENTS DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE
20S. LOWS IN THE TEENS.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
PALMER 22 32 20 30 / 40 30 30 0
WASILLA 23 32 22 31 / 20 20 20 0
$$
AKZ121-101400-
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...COOPER LANDING
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS...EXCEPT A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS NEAR KACHEMAK BAY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO
LOWER 30S...WARMEST TOWARDS KACHEMAK BAY. EAST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH.
GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG THE INLET AND NEAR KACHEMAK BAY.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW...MAINLY TOWARDS
KACHEMAK BAY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH EXCEPT
EAST 15 TO 30 MPH AROUND KACHEMAK BAY.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW...MAINLY
TOWARDS KACHEMAK BAY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S...WARMEST
TOWARDS KACHEMAK BAY. NORTHEAST WIND 15 MPH EXCEPT EAST 10 TO 20 MPH
AROUND KACHEMAK BAY.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY NEAR
KACHEMAK BAY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...INCREASING CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH
EXCEPT NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH AROUND KACHEMAK BAY.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 25 TO 35.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO
25. HIGHS 25 TO 35.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS 25 TO 35. LOWS 15 TO 25.
.PRESIDENTS DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 25 TO 35.
LOWS 15 TO 25.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
KENAI 29 35 26 34 / 40 40 30 0
SOLDOTNA 25 33 22 32 / 30 30 30 0
HOMER 30 36 28 35 / 50 50 40 20
$$
AKZ125-101400-
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED...
...STRONG WIND THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG EASTERN
TURNAGAIN ARM...
.TONIGHT...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP
TO 7 INCHES. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. EAST WIND 30 TO 45
MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...SNOW...EXCEPT SNOW CHANGING TO OR MIXING WITH RAIN NEAR
SEWARD. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 5 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE 30S. EAST WIND
25 TO 40 MPH EXCEPT EAST 25 TO 40 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN NEAR SEWARD. SNOW
ACCUMULATION UP TO 5 INCHES. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. EAST
WIND 15 TO 30 MPH EXCEPT EAST 25 TO 40 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM.
.THURSDAY...SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE 30S. EAST
WIND 10 TO 20 MPH EXCEPT EAST 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 10
TO 20 MPH. THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...VARIABLE WIND
10 MPH BECOMING EAST 15 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.
LOWS IN THE 20S.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S. LOWS IN THE 20S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS
25 TO 35.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
20S.
.PRESIDENTS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.
HIGHS 25 TO 35.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 25 TO 35.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SEWARD 32 38 27 34 / 100 100 90 80
GIRDWOOD 30 38 29 37 / 100 100 90 70
$$
AKZ131-101400-
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.TONIGHT...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES. LOWS IN THE MID
20S EXCEPT AROUND 15 THROUGH THE PASS. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO
20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 5 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S EXCEPT IN THE MID 20S THROUGH THE PASS. EAST WIND 10 TO
15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S EXCEPT AROUND 15 THROUGH THE PASS. VARIABLE WIND TO 10
MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S EXCEPT IN
THE LOWER 20S THROUGH THE PASS. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S EXCEPT AROUND 10 ABOVE THROUGH THE PASS. NORTHEAST
WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 30.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
OF SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS AROUND 30.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 30.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VALDEZ 25 32 23 31 / 100 100 90 50
$$
AKZ135-101400-
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...CORDOVA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
...STRONG WIND THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW. LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. EAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS
AROUND 30. EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
.FRIDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS 35 TO 40.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 35 TO 40.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
CORDOVA 36 39 32 38 / 100 100 90 30
$$
AKZ141-101400-
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...PAXSON...SLANA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW...MAINLY OVER HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. HIGHS 15 TO 25. EAST WIND 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW...MAINLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOWS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. VARIABLE
WIND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20. VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. VARIABLE
WIND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
TEENS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 BELOW TO
5 ABOVE. HIGHS IN THE TEENS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE. HIGHS IN THE TEENS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND PRESIDENTS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 BELOW TO
5 ABOVE. HIGHS IN THE TEENS.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 BELOW TO
5 ABOVE. HIGHS IN THE TEENS.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
GLENNALLEN 9 22 1 14 / 20 20 0 0
$$
AKZ145-101400-
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
WEDNESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...
.TONIGHT...SNOW...MAINLY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SNOW ACCUMULATION
6 TO 12 INCHES WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. LOWS 10 TO 20 ABOVE.
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...SNOW...MAINLY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATION 2 TO 5 INCHES WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WIND 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SNOW...MAINLY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. LOWS 10 TO
20 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...DECREASING CLOUDS. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY BECOMING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 10 TO 20 ABOVE EXCEPT
ZERO TO 5 ABOVE TOWARD THE PARK. NORTH WIND 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 20S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO
15 ABOVE. HIGHS IN THE 20S.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS IN THE 20S. LOWS 5 TO 15 ABOVE.
.PRESIDENTS DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE
20S. LOWS 5 TO 15 ABOVE.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
TALKEETNA 22 34 21 32 / 20 20 20 0
$$
AKZ171-101400-
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING...KODIAK CITY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.TONIGHT...LIGHT RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND
15 TO 20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15
MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WIND
10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND
15 TO 30 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND
30 TO 45 MPH.
.FRIDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS 35 TO 40.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 35 TO 40.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
KODIAK CITY 35 38 35 38 / 100 70 70 70
$$