WGAK89PAFG_AKZ222
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AKZ222-200145-
/O.NEW.PAFG.FA.Y.0004.130518T2302Z-130520T0200Z/
/00000.N.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY AK-
302 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 300 PM AKDT TO 600 PM AKDT SUNDAY 
FOR THE CHENA RIVER DOWN RIVER FROM THE NORDALE ROAD BRIDGE AND UP 
RIVER FROM FORT WAINWRIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ICE JAM FLOODING FOR THE CHENA RIVER DOWN RIVER 
FROM THE NORDALE ROAD BRIDGE AND UP RIVER FROM FORT WAINWRIGHT

* UNTIL 600 PM AKDT SUNDAY

* AN ICE JAM ALONG THIS PORTION OF THE CHENA RIVER IS CAUSING WATER 
TO BACK UP INTO SEVERAL YARDS AND PROPERTIES...PRODUCING MINOR 
FLOODING.

* MINOR FLOODING OF SEVERAL YARDS AND AN OUTBUILDING WAS RECENTLY  
REPORTED IN THE ENGLAND CIRCLE AREA. HOWEVER OTHER SECTIONS OF THE 
RIVER IN THIS AREA MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING THROUGH 
SUNDAY AS WATER LEVELS FLUCTUATE DUE TO ICE JAMS FORMING AND 
RELEASING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 6484 14756 6485 14744 6484 14744 6483 14757

$$
WGAK89PAFG_AKZ222.26054
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AKZ222-223-190600-
/O.EXT.PAFG.FA.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130519T0600Z/
/00000.N.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS AK-MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY AK-
548 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR THE 
TANANA RIVER IN SALCHA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ICE JAM FLOODING THE TANANA RIVER IN SALCHA

* UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT SATURDAY

* AN ICE JAM REMAINS IN PLACE ON THE TANANA RIVER APPROXIMATELY
  1/2 MILE DOWNSTREAM OF THE BOONDOX BAR IN SALCHA.

* THE TANANA RIVER IS FLOWING OVERBANK IN THE VICINITY OF THE        
  BOONDOX BAR IN SALCHA. SALCHA RESCUE REPORTS FLOODING CONTINUES ON 
  THE SOUTH END OF THE OLD RICHARDSON HIGHWAY AND THE ROAD IS        
  IMPASSABLE. MINOR FLOODING IS IMPACTING SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL YARDS  
  AND HAS SURROUNDED AT LEAST ONE HOME IN THE AREA. FLOODING IS NOT  
  IMPACTING THE MAIN RICHARDSON HIGHWAY.

  WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN FLUCTUATING BY SEVERAL FEET AND WILL C      
  CONTINUE AS ADDITIONAL ICE MOVES DOWN THE TANANA RIVER AND HANGS   
  UP BEHIND THE ICE JAM. AT THIS TIME THE TANANA RIVER IS NOT        
  FLOWING INTO PILEDRIVER SLOUGH. RESIDENTS NEAR THE BOONDOX BAR AND 
  ALONG THE OLD RICHARDSON HIGHWAY ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE     
  LEVEL OF THE TANANA RIVER AND PILEDRIVER SLOUGH. FLOODING WILL     
  LIKELY PERSIST UNTIL THE ICE JAM RELEASES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 6458 14717 6458 14706 6452 14697 6451 14708

$$
FPAK79PAFG_AKZ222
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AKZ222-190200-
MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...EIELSON AFB...ESTER...
NORTH POLE...MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...FOX...CHATANIKA...
CHENA HOT SPRINGS...SOURDOUGH CAMP
247 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.NOW...
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR THE
TANANA RIVER IN SALCHA...

ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR OVER THE EAST END OF CHENA HOT
SPRINGS ROAD AND OVER THE STEESE HIGHWAY THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE
OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$
FPAK53PAFG_AKZ222
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AKZ222-190600-
MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...
EIELSON AFB...ESTER...NORTH POLE...MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...
FOX...CHATANIKA...CHENA HOT SPRINGS...SOURDOUGH CAMP
856 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR THE
TANANA RIVER IN SALCHA...

UPDATED TODAY FOR CORRECTION ON WEATHER
.REST OF TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...DECREASING AFTER NOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY...INCREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
10 TO
20 MPH.  
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.   
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.  
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.   
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60.   
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S.   
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40.   
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 

&&
             TEMPERATURE   /  PRECIPITATION
FAIRBANKS    34   22   40  /   0    0    0

$$

Derived from FPAK53PAFG - Updated 15:10 05/18/2013