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Site
Elev.
Latest Obs.(AST)
Temp
RH
Wnd Spd
DIR
Wnd Gust
Max Gust(24 Hrs)
1HR H20
Snow Depth
Change(24hr)
SWE
Hatchers Pass NWS
3450
2010-09-3 03:00
43.0
-
2
-
5
13
-
2
0
0.9
AKRR Mile 43
3700
2009-10-30 18:00 Old Old Old Old Old
-
-
-
-
-
Alyeska (max's)
3200
2010-09-3 05:00
44.0
95
2
5
15
-
-
-
-
Alyeska (summit)
3664
2010-09-1 21:00
42.0
96
2
8
-
-
-
-
-
Alyeska Snow Course (Daily)
2800
2010-04-30 06:00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Old Old
-
Alyeska(Top of Quad)
2800
2010-09-3 05:00
46.0
0
0
0
0
0.00
-
-
-
Fresno Ridge
3440
2010-09-3 04:00
41.7
89
7
20
115
-
-
-
-
Grandview
1100
2010-09-3 04:00
45.1
82
-
-
-
-
0.00
0
0
0.0
Moose Pass
2010-09-1 21:00
52.0
101
3
6
-
0.06
-
-
-
Portage
10
2010-09-1 21:00
53.0
-
12
19
-
0.00
-
-
-
Portage DOT
10
2010-09-1 03:37 Old Old Old Old Old
-
-
-
-
-
Seattle Ridge
2400
2010-09-1 21:00
42.0
100
13
17
-
-
-
-
-
Sterling Highway DOT
2010-09-3 04:50
42.3
98
0
1
9
-
-
-
-
Summit Lake
1400
2010-09-3 03:00
37.8
100
0
0
3
-
0
0
0.0
Summit Lake DOT
1348
2010-09-3 04:51
39.9
98
1
2
10
-
-
-
-
Sunburst
3800
2010-09-1 21:00
40.0
96
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
Turnagain Pass (Center Ridge)
1880
2010-09-3 04:00
45.5
89
-
-
-
-
-
1
0
0.0
Turnagain Pass DOT
1010
2010-09-3 04:51
54.5
98
4
6
9
-
-
-
-
Bird Point DOT
20
2010-09-1 03:38 Old Old Old Old Old
-
-
-
-
-
Glen Alps Trailhead
2500
2010-09-3 04:00
39.7
99
1
2
6
-
0
0
0.0
Hillside Home
1354
2010-09-3 05:05
45.9
-
0
0
5
0.00
-
-
-
Indian Pass
2350
2010-09-3 04:00
43.7
93
-
-
-
-
73.08
0
0
0.0
South Central Ridge Top Winds - Last 24 Hours

 

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Latest Surface Analysis

Mountian Wind Forecast

MODEL LAT                  61.9               61.2               60.7               61.1               61.2               59.3               58.3      
MODEL LON                 149.0              149.0              149.3              145.8              150.0              136.0              134.4      

                        Talkeetna            Kenai             Chugach            Thompson          Anchorage           Chilkat             Juneau     
                        Mountains          Mountains          Mountains             Pass                                  Pass                         

Date         Time     Temp Dir Speed     Temp Dir Speed     Temp Dir Speed     Temp Dir Speed     Temp Dir Speed     Temp Dir Speed     Temp Dir Speed
             AK        F       MPH        F       MPH        F       MPH        F       MPH        F       MPH        F       MPH        F       MPH 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sun Sep 5 3:00 AM     35  200    1       36  280    2       37  320    5       35  150    9       37  250    6       35  200   15       35  180   16
Sat Sep 4 9:00 PM     33  190    4       36  150   11       37  140   13       33  150   23       38  210   10       35  190   11       36  230   12
Sat Sep 4 3:00 PM     36  170    9       35  150   28       36  130   39       34  160   18       37  170   31       42  200    8       38  270   15
Sat Sep 4 9:00 AM     38  150    9       37  140   29       36  150   41       37  190   13       39  170   33       41  300    6       39  310   11
Sat Sep 4 3:00 AM     41  160    6       42  160   18       43  170   23       39  220    9       43  180   18       41  320   10       38  330   14
Fri Sep 3 3:00 PM     41  240    4       42  310    3       42  290    5       44  250    5       42  250    5       41  320   10       38  290   10
Fri Sep 3 9:00 AM     40  250    2       40  340    5       40  330    7       42   20    4       40  280    3       36  330    8       37  320    8
Fri Sep 3 3:00 AM     40  270    0       40  330    3       40  320    6       41  330    4       41  300    4       35  340    1       37  340    3
200   190  180  240      210  330  310        0    0    0        0    0    0        0    0    0        0    0    0        0    0    0
4     6    8    4       11   10   13        0    0    0        0    0    0        0    0    0        0    0    0        0    0    0
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NWS 
        FORECAST FOR HATCHERS
  
     
         
FPAK51PAFC_AKZ111
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AKZ111-040000-
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
500 AM AKDT FRI SEP 3 2010
.TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY MORNING FOG. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 15 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 60. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 30 MPH.  
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
EAST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PATCHY MORNING FOG. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S
TO MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE 40S. 
.LABOR DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
45 TO 55. HIGHS IN THE 60S. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS 55 TO 65. 

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION    

PALMER       62     48     59  /  20     20     80 
WASILLA      61     46     58  /  20     20     80 


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        NWS 
          FORECAST FOR TURNAGAIN
  
          
           
FPAK51PAFC_AKZ125
-----------------
AKZ125-040000-
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS
500 AM AKDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...STRONG WIND SATURDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN
ARM...
.TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY MORNING FOG. HIGHS IN THE 60S. LIGHT
WINDS. NEAR WHITTIER...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH THIS
MORNING. NEAR SEWARD...NORTH WIND GUSTING TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING
BECOMING SOUTH 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN
THE 40S. VARIABLE WIND TO 10 MPH. THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM...EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WIND
15 TO 30 MPH EXCEPT EAST 35 TO 45 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST
WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...
EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PATCHY MORNING FOG. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...
THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO
LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. NEAR WHITTIER...WEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH
DECREASING TO 10 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.
LOWS IN THE 40S. 
.LABOR DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 55 TO 65. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
45 TO 55. HIGHS 55 TO 65. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION    

SEWARD       64     46     60  /   0     30    100 
GIRDWOOD     63     46     58  /   0     20    100 


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        NWS FORECAST 
        FOR ANCHORAGE
  
         
FPAK51PAFC_AKZ101
-----------------
AKZ101-040000-
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...EKLUTNA
500 AM AKDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...STRONG WIND SATURDAY ALONG TURNAGAIN AND AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
.TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY MORNING FOG. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO
MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TONIGHT...INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 60. VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH 
EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 50. SOUTHEAST WIND
10 TO 20 MPH. ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
SOUTHEAST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PATCHY MORNING FOG. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 60. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE 40S. 
.LABOR DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 55 TO 65. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
45 TO 55. HIGHS 55 TO 65. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS 45 TO 55. HIGHS 55 TO 65. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS 55 TO 65. 

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION    

ANCHORAGE    61     49     60  /   0     20     80 


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