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Effective Monday, January 23, 2017 the NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Anchorage, AK (ANC) will begin transmitting an updated Southcentral Alaska Mountain Forecast (WMO/AWIPS Header SXUS41 PAFC/RECAER). The current product, located here, will be expanded to cover the area around Hatcher Pass.
An example of the new Southcentral Alaska Mountain Forecast can be found below (changes are highlighted):
New Southcentral Alaska Mountain Forecast:
SXUS41 PAFC 230206 RECAER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA MOUNTAIN FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 506 PM AKST Thu Dec 22 2016 THE EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT) SURROUNDING EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...INCLUDING ALYESKA RESORT AND TURNAGAIN PASS. THIS FORECAST IS FOR USE IN SNOW SAFETY ACTIVITIES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. TONIGHT FRI TEMP AT 1000' 9-15 F 19 F TEMP AT 3000' 12-24 F 13-21 F CHANCE OF PRECIP 0% 0% PRECIP AMOUNT (ABOVE 1000 FT) 0.00 IN 0.00 IN SNOW AMOUNT (ABOVE 1000 FT) 0 IN 0 IN SNOW LEVEL SEA LEVEL SEA LEVEL WIND 3000' RIDGES NW 9-25 MPH NW 7-21 MPH THE THOMPSON PASS MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT) SURROUNDING KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS TO WORTHINGTON GLACIER. THIS FORECAST IS FOR USE IN SNOW SAFETY ACTIVITIES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. TONIGHT FRI TEMP AT 1000' 2- 8 F 11 F TEMP AT 3000' 12-19 F 11-18 F CHANCE OF PRECIP 0% 0% PRECIP AMOUNT (ABOVE 1000 FT) 0.00 IN 0.00 IN SNOW AMOUNT (ABOVE 1000 FT) 0 IN 0 IN SNOW LEVEL SEA LEVEL SEA LEVEL WIND 3000' RIDGES NE 9-37 MPH NE 8-43 MPH THE HATCHER PASS MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS IN THE HATCHER PASS RECREATION AREA. THIS FORECAST IS FOR USE IN SNOW SAFETY ACTIVITIES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. TONIGHT FRI TEMP AT 1000' 4 F 14 F TEMP AT 3000' 12-18 F 16 F CHANCE OF PRECIP 0% 0% PRECIP AMOUNT (ABOVE 1000 FT) 0.00 IN 0.00 IN SNOW AMOUNT (ABOVE 1000 FT) 0 IN 0 IN SNOW LEVEL SEA LEVEL SEA LEVEL WIND 3000' RIDGES N 2-7 MPH N 3-10 MPH
Comments and questions about this change should be directed to:
Louise Fode
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
NWS Anchorage
(907) 266-5117
Louise.fode@noaa.gov