WWAK81PAFC_AKZ125
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AKZ101-125-230000- 

...MAJOR STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BEGINNING SUNDAY
NIGHT...

A MAJOR STORM WILL CROSS THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO
COOK INLET BY MONDAY BEFORE HEADING INLAND MONDAY NIGHT. AS A RESULT
BOTH HIGH WINDS AND SNOW WILL IMPACT MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT. 

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN
TURNAGAIN ARM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH 
WIND WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT ALONG WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS IN ANCHORAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...INCLUDING TURNAGAIN PASS...WHERE UP TO TWO
FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL 
MAKE TRAVEL ALONG THE SEWARD HIGHWAY TREACHEROUS. 

ALTHOUGH THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
SEE MUCH PRECIPITATION OUT OF THIS SYSTEM...STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY
MOVE IN TO THESE AREAS LATE MONDAY AS THE STORM TRACKS INLAND. 

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WWAK71PAFC_AKZ125
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AKZ125-230330-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0015.091123T0900Z-091124T0100Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
519 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG STORM OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THIS MORNING WILL TRACK
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND THEN
MOVE TO SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF COOK INLET ON MONDAY. THIS
LOW WILL PUSH A STRONG FRONT TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AND
THEN INLAND MONDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EAST
WINDS UP TO 80 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM
SOMETIME DURING THE PERIOD FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS
WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. 

&&

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FPAK51PAFC_AKZ125
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AKZ125-230100-
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS
500 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...
.TODAY...CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN
ALONG THE COAST. BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO TO LESS
THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. HIGHS IN 
THE UPPER 20S INLAND TO MID 30S ALONG THE COAST. NORTH TO EAST 
WIND 10 TO 20 MPH...EXCEPT EAST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH 
IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. 
.TONIGHT...SNOW...MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR SEA LEVEL. 
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT
TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES NEAR SEA LEVEL AND 6 TO 12
INCHES ABOVE 1000 FEET. TEMPERATURES STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING THROUGH
THE 30S. NORTH TO EAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH INCREASING TO 55 TO 65 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE. 
.MONDAY...RAIN...EXCEPT SNOW ABOVE 1000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION 4 TO 10 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH TO EAST WIND 
20 TO 35 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO EAST 15 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...EAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH TO EAST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH EXCEPT
SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. EAST WIND 
10 TO 15 MPH EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY 
AND TURNAGAIN ARM. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S 
TO MID 30S. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS 25 TO 35. LOWS 15 TO 25. 

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION    

SEWARD       32     32     37  /  70     80     80 
GIRDWOOD     29     28     35  /  60     80     80 


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Derived from FPAK51PAFC - Updated 11:43 11/22/2009