WIDESPREAD SNOW EVENT FOR SOUTHCENTRAL TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
A low pressure system will move in from the west Tuesday, bringinga front that will lift from southwest to northeast overSouthcentral beginning Tuesday night.
Snow is expected to spread in over the Kenai Peninsula beginningTuesday night. Snow will then fill in across the northern Gulfcoast, Susitna Valley, Matanuska Valley, and Copper River Basinearly Wednesday morning. For Anchorage and most of the MatanuskaValley, light snow may start during the overnight hours Tuesdayinto early Wednesday, with heavier snow filling in by Wednesdayafternoon. This is due to an initial "downsloping" effect thatwill postpone the start time of snow. It looks favorable for lightsnow to linger all the way trough Thursday for some parts ofSouthcentral, including Anchorage and the Mat-Su.
Model solutions have not shown great consistency with this event,which has led to low confidence in snow amounts. Please be sureto check the latest forecast at weather.gov/Anchorage for updatedinformation. We continue to monitor and track this event and willpublish forecast updates regularly as we analyze new information.
Here are some preliminary estimates for snow accumulation acrossthe region from Tuesday through Thursday. Please note these aresubject to change as the forecast evolves:
-Western Kenai Peninsula: 3 to 6 inches-Eastern Kenai Peninsula: 5 to 10 inches; highest amounts nearPortage Valley and through Turnagain Pass-Anchorage: 2 to 4 inches-Susitna Valley: 3 to 7 inches; highest amounts west of ParksHighway-Matanuska Valley: 3 to 5 inches-Copper River Basin: 1 to 3 inches, except 4 to 7 inches nearPaxson-Valdez: 7 to 14 inches; highest amounts through Thompson Pass
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