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Table last Cached 02-08-2010 16:54
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
2010-02-6 01:06 Old
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
AKRR Mile 43
3700
2009-10-30 18:00 Old Old Old Old Old
-
-
-
-
-
Alyeska (max's)
3200
2010-02-8 16:00
14.0
95
15
28
28
-
-
-
-
Alyeska (summit)
3664
2010-02-8 16:00
12.0
95
10
26
26
-
-
-
-
Alyeska Snow Course (Daily)
2800
2010-02-8 07:00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
117
117
-
Alyeska(Top of Quad)
2800
2010-02-8 16:00
16.0
94
4
12
15
0.00
-
-
-
Fresno Ridge
3440
2010-02-8 16:00
12.0
75
9
16
26
-
-
-
-
Grandview
1100
2010-02-8 16:00
16.1
93
-
-
-
-
0.00
49
2
12.5
Moose Pass
2010-02-8 16:00
19.0
74
3
7
13
0.00
25
-1
-
Portage
10
2010-02-8 16:00
24.0
-
3
7
29
0.00
33
4
-
Portage DOT
10
2010-02-8 16:31
26.4
76
11
16
19
-
-
-
-
Seattle Ridge
2400
2010-02-8 15:00
-
-
20
29
29
-
-
-
-
Sterling Highway DOT
2010-02-8 16:15
21.4
67
6
12
21
-
-
-
-
Summit Lake
1400
2010-02-8 16:00
12.0
83
0
0
0
-
34
1
8.2
Summit Lake DOT
1348
2010-01-30 04:11 Old Old Old Old Old
-
-
-
-
-
Sunburst
3800
2010-02-8 16:00
10.0
90
15
30
31
-
-
-
-
Turnagain Pass (Center Ridge)
1880
2010-02-8 16:00
20.4
82
-
-
-
-
-
70
0
21.8
Turnagain Pass DOT
1010
2010-01-18 08:20 Old Old Old Old Old
-
-
-
-
-
Bird Point DOT
20
2010-02-8 16:32
28.2
26
20
32
32
-
-
-
-
Glen Alps Trailhead
2500
2010-02-8 16:00
12.1
89
2
8
9
-
35
3
6.7
Hillside Home
1354
2010-02-8 15:59
14.3
-
6
10
10
0.00
-
-
-
Indian Pass
2350
2010-02-8 16:00
16.1
93
-
-
-
-
13.72
65
3
17.5
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 
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Wed Feb 10 3:00 PM     26  100   10       24  130   48       24  130   55       24  140   25       27  140   49       21  150   10       24  170   22
Wed Feb 10 9:00 AM     25   90   10       24  130   47       24  130   56       22  140   26       26  140   47       18  150   14       21  150   21
Wed Feb 10 3:00 AM     24  100    9       24  140   46       24  130   51       22  140   24       25  140   46       17  160   14       18  160   20
Tue Feb 9 9:00 PM     22  120   10       23  140   50       23  130   56       22  140   28       26  150   51       18  160   16       18  160   17
Tue Feb 9 3:00 PM     19  130   14       19  140   66       21  130   70       17  140   32       23  150   72       16  170   15       18  170   18
Tue Feb 9 9:00 AM     15  110   10       15  130   67       16  120   78       10  140   31       17  140   71       12  170   13       15  170   13
Tue Feb 9 3:00 AM     13  120    8       10  130   49       13  130   65        9  160   19       13  140   55       11  190   13       14  190   13
Mon Feb 8 9:00 PM      9  110    6        8  140   35        8  140   48        8  170   13       10  160   41       13  200   13       14  240   14
Mon Feb 8 3:00 PM      9  160    6        9  140   18        9  150   24        8  190   15       11  160   19       17  190   17       17  240   12
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Date         Time     Te
  

 

 

NWS FORECAST FOR HATCHERS
FPAK51PAFC_AKZ111
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AKZ111-091400-
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010

...STRONG WIND TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW TOWARDS MORNING.
LOWS 10 TO 15 ABOVE. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 20S. EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. EAST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. EAST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
25 TO 35. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE TEENS. HIGHS IN THE 20S. 
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S.
LOWS IN THE TEENS. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 20S. 

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                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION        

PALMER       12     28     19     31  /  20     30     30     30 
WASILLA      12     30     22     33  /  20     20     30     20 


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NWS FORECAST FOR TURNAGAIN
WWAK41PAFC_AKZ125
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AKZ125-091430-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0006.100209T0900Z-100209T2200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
431 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
WILL PRODUCE STRONG EAST WINDS WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 TO
75 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM.
STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW MAY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WITH BLOWING SNOW FROM TURNAGAIN PASS...THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY...
TO EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

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FPAK51PAFC_AKZ125
-----------------
AKZ125-091400-
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS
400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR TURNAGAIN PASS TO EASTERN TURNAGAIN
ARM...

...STRONG WIND THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT TURNAGAIN PASS AND
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 5 INCHES. LOWS 15 TO
25. EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...EAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH
INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW...EXCEPT SNOW MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO RAIN ALONG
THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY INLAND. RAIN MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON TOWARDS SEWARD. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY
ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 10
INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS INLAND. HIGHS IN THE 30S. EAST WIND 35 TO 50
MPH EXCEPT EAST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE
VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW...WITH MOSTLY RAIN ALONG THE COAST. SNOW
ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES...MAINLY INLAND. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH EXCEPT EAST 40 TO 55 MPH THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. 
.WEDNESDAY...SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT EAST 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE
VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT EAST 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. 
.THURSDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE 20S. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
30S. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS 25 TO 35. 
.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. 

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION        

SEWARD       22     38     32     38  / 100    100    100     90 
GIRDWOOD     22     33     32     38  /  90    100    100     90 


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NWS FORECAST FOR ANCHORAGE

WWAK71PAFC_AKZ101
-----------------
AKZ101-091430-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0002.100209T1700Z-100210T0300Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
429 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM TO 45 TO 65 MPH
WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...AND
PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING BY EARLY
TUESDAY EVENING.  

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_AKZ101
-----------------
AKZ101-091400-
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...EKLUTNA
400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM...

...STRONG WIND THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 10 TO
15 ABOVE. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...EAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS
TO 65 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT EAST 45 TO 65 MPH ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
20S. EAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH EXCEPT EAST 40 TO 55 MPH ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTS TO 65 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN
ARM.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH EXCEPT EAST 35 TO
50 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE 20S. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH EXCEPT EAST 30 TO 45 MPH ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 25 TO 35. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE TEENS. HIGHS IN THE 20S. 
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S.
LOWS IN THE TEENS. 
.PRESIDENTS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 20S. 

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION        

ANCHORAGE    15     29     24     32  /  20     30     30     30 


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