High Wind Sunset Halo – Photo by Michael Sharp
We are hunkering down for a big blast from the Freezer…The bright halo above the mountains in the picture is from blowing snow illuminated by the sun, which has set and is long below the horizon.
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NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING…VALDEZ
400 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008
…BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY…
PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL BEGIN TO TIGHTEN THIS EVENING CREATING STRONG WINDS FOR THE ZONE. IN TOWN NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND 20 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. LOWS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE. WIND CHILLS 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO.
SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S. NORTH WIND 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH DECREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON. HIGHS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE.
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