Expires:202501030130;Remove:202501030130;353062
WWAK81 PAFC 021304
SPSAER

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK
404 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2025


AKZ132-030130-
Northeast Prince William Sound-
Including the cities of Valdez and Thompson Pass
404 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2025

...LOW WIND CHILLS EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND NEAR
THOMPSON PASS...

The setup of an arctic air mass over the Copper River Basin and a
broad upper low in the Gulf of Alaska will result in the formation
of a thermal/pressure gradient over the central Chugach Mountains
beginning Thursday night. Temperatures for Thompson Pass will drop
below zero and persist into Saturday. Additionally, winds will 
also intensify, with gusts reaching as high as 50 mph. This combination
will produce wind chill values as low as 40 below to 50 below 
zero early Friday and into the weekend.

$$