Flood Advisory issued May 28 at 2:51AM AKDT until May 29 at 3:45PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Ward Lake, including the Ward Lake Recreational Area. * WHEN...Until 345 PM AKDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas near Ward Lake. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 249 AM AKDT, the dam operator reported lake levels near 252 ft. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen with additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches possible through Wednesday afternoon. - For Lake Connell Dam: At 3:00pm the stage was 252 feet. Flood Stage is 252 feet. Impacts: At 251.0 feet: Water will begin to approach low
Special Weather Statement issued May 28 at 2:47AM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
An atmospheric river is pushing into the southern panhandle Wednesday that will result in moderate to heavy precipitation. This moderate strength atmospheric river will have its strongest impacts in the southeast panhandle around Ketchikan and Annette Island. This is expected to bring rainfall totals between 2 and 3 inches to the southern panhandle through Wednesday night. The rest of the central and northern panhandle will still see some moderate to heavy rain, and is expected to see between 1.5 and 2.5 inches through Wednesday night. Heaviest rain rates during this event will be between 0.10 and 0.15 inches per hour
Wind Advisory issued May 27 at 10:29PM AKDT until May 30 at 2:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
* WHAT...South winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp. * WHEN...From 2 AM Thursday to 2 AM AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. There will be some localized areas of blowing dust.
Special Weather Statement issued May 27 at 2:25PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Snowfall begins Tuesday afternoon in the Central Brooks Range and spreads to the Dalton Highway near Atigun Pass Tuesday evening and to the Eastern Arctic Coast overnight Tuesday. Light snow showers are expected through Thursday night with snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches expected for the Central and Eastern Brooks Range and snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches expected for the Arctic Coast from Deadhorse east. Up to an inch of snow is possible for areas west of Deadhorse to Harrison Bay. Snow is expected to be wet and slushy at first, especially along the southern slopes of
Gale Warning issued May 27 at 7:30PM AKDT until May 28 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming N late. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind
Special Weather Statement issued May 27 at 4:46AM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
Showers lingering in the wake of an initial front which moved through the panhandle on Monday will give way to an atmospheric river pushing into the southern panhandle by Tuesday afternoon that will result in moderate to heavy precipitation. This moderate strength atmospheric river is expected to have IVT values reaching upwards of 750 kg/ms and will have its strongest impacts in the southeast panhandle around Ketchikan and Annette Island. This is expected to bring rainfall totals between 2.5 and 3.5 inches to the southern panhandle between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. The rest of the central and northern panhandle
Special Weather Statement issued May 26 at 8:02PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Snowfall begins Tuesday afternoon in the Central Brooks Range and spreads to the Dalton Highway near Atigun Pass Tuesday night and to the Eastern Arctic Coast by Wednesday morning. Light snow showers are expected through Thursday night with snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches expected for the Central and Eastern Brooks Range and snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches possible for the Arctic Coast from Deadhorse east. Snow is expected to be wet and slushy at first, especially along the southern slopes of the Brooks Range. Roads may become slick and travelers should expect potential travel delays.
Special Weather Statement issued May 26 at 1:57PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
Following this first front moving through the panhandle tonight, there is going to be an atmospheric river pushing into the southern panhandle by tomorrow afternoon that will result in moderate to heavy precipitation. This moderate strength atmospheric river is expected to have IVT values of over 500 kg/ms and will have its strongest impacts in the southeast panhandle around Ketchikan and Annette Island. This is expected to bring rainfall totals between 2.5 and 3.5 inches to the southern panhandle between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. The rest of the central and northern panhandle will still see some moderate to heavy
Hydrologic Outlook issued May 26 at 8:25AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
ESFAFG A moderate to heavy run of ice on the Porcupine River will be passing Fort Yukon today. The heavy run of ice from Old Crow breaking up on Saturday morning was about 100 miles upstream from Fort Yukon as of 1pm Sunday. Water and ice levels with this run of ice are covering sand bars, but no significant water or ice has been seen overbank. Light runs of ice will continue through the week. The Porcupine River at Old Crow broke up Friday night and jammed just downstream from Old Crow causing moderate flooding before releasing Saturday morning. The
Special Weather Statement issued May 25 at 2:34PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
A gale force low is expected to swing through the eastern Gulf of Alaska early next week, bringing elevated seas to the eastern Gulf. If the current projected timing and strength of this low remains, it would line up with high tide, which would result in higher than normal water levels Monday night into Tuesday of up to 1 foot above normally expected forecast high tide. . Boats that are docked on the western side of of Prince of Wales Island and near Port Alexander could be impacted by the higher than normal water levels. Stay tuned into the forecast