ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s Information Supply) – Hurricane drive winds tore via the Mat-Su Valley in a single day with extra excessive winds anticipated via Saturday and into Sunday.
A First Alert Climate Day has been issued for at this time and tomorrow morning for the Mat-Su as winds as much as 84 miles per hour had been recorded in Palmer and as much as 75 miles per hour in Wasilla. These winds have brought on widespread energy outages throughout Southcentral and can stay a risk into Sunday. A Excessive Wind Warning will stay throughout the Mat-Su till Monday afternoon, whereas Anchorage all the way down to Kenai will stay below a Excessive Wind Advisory via Monday afternoon.
Southeast Alaska is already feeling the impacts of heavy snow after Haines recorded 9 inches of snow as of this afternoon. Sunday and Monday are First Alert Climate Days for Juneau as heavy parts of snow start to transition from rain by early Sunday morning. Different areas, like Haines have seen fairly the snow accumulation, with much more anticipated throughout the area as early as tonight.
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The Nationwide Climate Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Japanese Chichagof Island from Saturday night via Sunday evening with 10 to 13 inches of snow doable paired with wind gusts as much as 35 miles per hour. One other Winter Storm Warning is in impact from Juneau to Gustavus till midnight on Monday as 13 to 24 inches of snow are anticipated to build up by the top of the weekend. Skagway and Haines are below a Winter Storm Warning till Sunday afternoon for 15-20 inches of snow accumulation. Yakutat will stay below a Winter Storm Advisory in a single day with 2 to 4 inches of snow anticipated.
Throughout the Inside and North Slope, clear skies and dry circumstances are in retailer via the weekend. Now whereas sunshine is a pleasantry, it’s offset with excessive temperatures 20 to 30 levels under zero throughout the area. With temperatures comparable to these, wind chill turns into 50 to 60 levels under zero, that means it might take as little as 5 minutes for frostbite to set in.
Western Alaska can also be brilliant and sunny into Sunday with Blizzard Warning and Excessive Wind Advisories from the Kuskokwim Delta, NunivakIsland, and into Bethel. These alerts are in impact via Monday afternoon with winds possible as much as 60 miles per hour with wind chill 35 levels under zero. Frostbite can occur in as little as 10 minutes with wind chill and temperatures comparable to these so take precaution when exterior.
The Aleutian Chain is below a Gale Warning via tonight with gusts doable as much as 60 miles per hour. Excessive temperatures will stay within the mid to higher 20s into the work week with a wintry combine and snow possible in additional central based mostly islands.
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