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National Weather Service Forecast for: Western Prince William Sound Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

Updated: 500 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013

Today Fog Tonight Mostly Cloudy Sunday Partly Sunny Sunday Night Rain and Snow Monday Rain and Snow Monday Night Mostly Clear Tuesday Snow Tuesday Night Snow Wednesday Mostly Cloudy Hi ≈35°F Lo ≈25°F Hi ≈35°F n/a Hi ≈35°F Lo ≈20°F Hi ≈25°F Lo ≈20°F Hi ≈30°F

 

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Western Prince William Sound. (Zone forecast)

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NWS ZONE FORECAST FOR TURNAGAIN

FPAK51PAFC_AKZ125
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AKZ125-080100-
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS
500 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013
.TODAY...PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY MORNING FOG. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS EXCEPT WEST 5 TO 20 MPH NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS
TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. LIGHT
WINDS. NEAR WHITTIER...WEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S. LIGHT
WINDS. NEAR WHITTIER...WEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH...GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN
THE MORNING. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 
IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 25. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 15 TO 25.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 25 TO 35. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS IN THE TEENS. HIGHS IN THE 20S. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 15 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 20S. 

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION    

SEWARD       40     32     39  /   0      0      0 
GIRDWOOD     36     30     34  /   0      0      0 


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Show Current NWS Forecast for Anchorage

NWS FORECAST FOR ANCHORAGE WWAK71PAFC_AKZ101 ----------------- AKZ101-111-145-081430- /X.EXT.PAFC.FG.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-131208T2100Z/ ANCHORAGE-MATANUSKA VALLEY-SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON...TALKEETNA... WILLOW...CANTWELL 1156 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY... * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DETERIORATING AGAIN THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW VISIBILITIES CAN CAUSE VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ FPAK51PAFC_AKZ101 ----------------- AKZ101-080100- ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...EKLUTNA 1200 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY... .TODAY...CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE. AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...POSSIBLY IMPROVING BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE 30S. LIGHT WINDS. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT WINDS. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. LOWS 15 TO 25. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY MORNING FOG. HIGHS AROUND 30. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 20. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE TEENS. HIGHS IN THE 20S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 15. HIGHS 15 TO 25. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 5 TO 15. HIGHS 15 TO 25. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION ANCHORAGE 35 26 32 / 20 0 0 $$

Show Current NWS Forecast for Hatcher Pass

NWS FORECAST FOR HATCHERS WWAK71PAFC_AKZ111 ----------------- AKZ101-111-145-081430- /X.EXT.PAFC.FG.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-131208T2100Z/ ANCHORAGE-MATANUSKA VALLEY-SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON...TALKEETNA... WILLOW...CANTWELL 1156 AM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY... * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DETERIORATING AGAIN THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW VISIBILITIES CAN CAUSE VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ FPAK51PAFC_AKZ111 ----------------- AKZ111-080100- MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 1200 PM AKST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY... .TODAY...CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE. AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...POSSIBLY IMPROVING BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE 30S. LIGHT WINDS. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT WINDS. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. LOWS 15 TO 20. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY MORNING FOG. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 20. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 25. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE TEENS. HIGHS IN THE 20S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. HIGHS 15 TO 25. .THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 5 TO 15 ABOVE. HIGHS 15 TO 25. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION PALMER 34 25 32 / 20 0 0 WASILLA 35 24 31 / 20 0 0 $$

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Wx Table last Cached 12-07-2013 17:26

FCNFAIC Wx Station Roundup
(Click on red column title to sort this table and site names to go to data source website.)

Site	Elev	Date	Temp	MxTp 24hr	MnTp 24hr	RH	Spd	Dir	Gst	MxGust 24hr	SnoHt	SWE	Provider
Gold Cord Mine	4050	12/08/2013 9:00 am	35.8	39.4	34.3		0	-	0	0			MADIS
Independence Mine	3450	12/07/2013 12:00 pm	35.8	37.2	35.4		2	N	7	8	41	10.6	NWS
Marmot Ridge	4500	12/07/2013 1:00 pm	33.6	35.6	33.2	100	2	ESE	5	9			FCNFAIC
Moraine Snotel Site	2100	12/07/2013 12:00 pm	36.6	38.6	35.8		1	W	2	4	2	0.9	NRCS
Arctic Valley	3900	12/07/2013 1:00 pm	34.2	37.5	34.2	100	6	NW	8	12			FCNFAIC
S. Fork Eagle R. #2	2164	12/07/2013 12:22 pm	35.3	37.3	34.3	99	2	SSE	6	7			MADIS
Hillside Home	1354	12/08/2013 12:00 pm	33.1	37.1	30.0		0	-	3	7			MADIS
Glenalps Snotel	2080	12/07/2013 12:00 pm	35.7	35.7	31.5		1	S	3	5	8	1.3	FCNFAIC
Indian Pass	2350	12/07/2013 12:00 pm	36.1	38.0	34.7			-			21	4.3	NRCS
McHugh Creek DOT	85	12/07/2013 12:20 pm	32.1	34.1	31.6	99	6	SE	6	10			AKDOT
Mt. Alyeska	1539	12/07/2013 12:00 pm	34.5	39.1	32.1			-			16	4.1	NRCS
Penguin Peak (AKDOT)	4200	12/07/2013 1:00 pm	31.8	35.4	31.8	100	11	WNW	13	19			FCNFAIC
Alyeska(Top of Quad)	2800	12/07/2013 12:00 pm	38.0	40.0	35.0	0	2	ESE	4	7			Alyeska
Alyeska (summit)	3664	12/07/2013 11:00 am	37.0	40.0	36.0	13	5	WNW	12	16			Alyeska
Alyeska (max mtn.)	3200	12/07/2013 12:00 pm	37.0	39.0	35.0	100	3	N	14	100			Alyeska
Bird Point DOT	62	12/07/2013 12:22 pm	31.0	38.0	30.7	99	4	NE	6	14			AKDOT
Portage	10	12/07/2013 12:00 pm	29.0	36.0	25.0		4	E	6	14	7		AKRR
Seattle Ridge	2400	12/07/2013 1:00 pm	38.2	38.8	32.8	94	6	WNW	9	16			FCNFAIC
Portage DOT	66	12/07/2013 12:21 pm	29.8	36.1	26.0	99	3	NNE	6	6			AKDOT
Turnagain Pass DOT	1020	07/07/2012 3:01 pm	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	AKDOT
Portage (PATO)	95	12/07/2013 12:53 pm	28.7	37.7	26.9	100	0	-	9999	21			MADIS
Turnagain Pass (Center Ridge)	1880	12/07/2013 12:00 pm	34.1	37.0	31.9			-			11	2.3	NRCS
Whittier Harbor	13	12/07/2013 11:19 am	36.3	37.3	32.3	91	6	ESE	18	18			NWS
Sunburst	3812	12/07/2013 1:00 pm	35.2	38.5	34.7	96	6	W	10	15			FCNFAIC
Granite	512	12/07/2013 11:55 am	29.3	36.3	25.3	100	0	-	0	3			MADIS
Fresno Ridge	3440	12/07/2013 1:00 pm	36.2	38.6	34.2	93	6	WSW	10	10			FCNFAIC
Summit Lake DOT	1348	12/07/2013 12:20 pm	29.0	38.2	24.7	98	0	-	1	7			AKDOT
Summit Lake	1400	12/07/2013 12:00 pm	27.7	36.5	24.4		0	-	3	4	13	2.7	NRCS
AKRR Mile 43	3700	12/07/2013 12:00 pm	38.0	39.0	33.0	88	2	NNW	5	13			AKRR
Grandview	1100	12/07/2013 12:00 pm	27.6	35.2	26.6			-			9	1.6	NRCS
Sterling Hwy DOT @ Tern Lake	686	12/07/2013 11:51 am	30.1	37.3	28.7	99	1	E	2	8			AKDOT
Alyeska Snow Course	2800	12/07/2013 7:00 am						-			28		Alyeska
Moose Pass		11/19/2013 6:00 pm	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	old	AKRR

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