ALASKA SNOW REPORT

* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Blowing snow may reduce visibility to half a mile or less at times. * WHERE...Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...Until 6 AM AKST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel may be difficult.

* WHAT...Extremely cold wind chill temperatures as low as 50 below. * WHERE...Municipality of Skagway and Klondike Highway. * WHEN...Until noon AKST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia are likely if exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.

* WHAT...The high wind warning for early Friday morning has been cancelled, as cross barrier flow begins to weaken. For the Cold Weather Advisory, dangerously cold wind chill temperatures as low as 15 below. For the High Wind Watch, northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible during the weekend. * WHERE...City and Borough of Juneau. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, until noon AKST Sunday. For the High Wind Watch, from Saturday evening through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...High winds will blow around unsecured objects and may damage property and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult. Frostbite and hypothermia are possible if exposed to these temperatures. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Conditions are looking very likely for a strong Taku Wind event to occur this weekend, with an increased confidence in the peak wind gusts 60 mph or higher being for Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon. Confidence has increased on this time frame for the highest expected gusts, but uncertainty still remains on when the mountain wave activity will start Saturday night into Sunday morning, and for how long into Monday morning they may last. Fluctuations in wind speeds still remain in the overnight hours Saturday into Sunday and late Sunday into Monday. Cold wind chills approaching 20 below near sea level are also likely across the area through the weekend. Temperatures affected by Taku winds will not see as cold of temperatures, but could still see wind chills below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The coldest wind chill temperatures will be at higher elevations, like Eagle Crest.

* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, dangerously cold wind chill temperatures as low as 25 below Friday night. For the Extreme Cold Warning, extremely cold wind chill temperatures as low as 35 below expected late Saturday night. * WHERE...Haines Borough and Klukwan. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, until midnight AKST Saturday night. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from midnight Saturday night to noon AKST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia are likely if exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest weather expected Friday into the weekend. The coldest temperatures will be at higher elevations along the Haines highway with the city of Haines seeing overnight windchill temperatures as low as 30 -to -35 below zero Fahrenheit.

* WHAT... Northeast winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts from 60 to 70 mph possible. * WHERE...Valdez. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds are expected to remain gusty across Valdez today, but have diminished enough to let the wind advisory expire. A stronger push of northeast wind arrives Saturday afternoon through much of Sunday. The window for strongest wind gusts with this next round is Saturday night through early Sunday morning.

* WHAT...Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts from 65 to 75 mph possible. * WHERE...Lower Matanuska Valley. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...High winds could move loose debris, damage property, and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The window for strongest winds is Saturday evening through early Sunday morning.

* WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 55 mph with gusts from 75 to 90 mph possible. * WHERE...Thompson Pass. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...High winds could move loose debris, damage property, and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The window for strongest winds is Saturday night through Sunday morning.

Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TODAY...N wind 35 kt, except NE wind 40 kt near Point Couverden. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt, except NE wind 40 kt near Point Couverden. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt, except NE wind 40 kt near Point Couverden. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N gale to 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N gale to 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N gale to 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.

Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray near Taku Inlet. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray near Taku Inlet. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 70 kt out of bays and passes in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft.

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 60 kt out of bays and passes in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 70 kt out of bays and passes in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft.

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt before midnight. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.