Flood Watch in effect through Saturday afternoon for western Prince William Sound...
Strong wind late Saturday night through Sunday morning for Portage Valley and Turnagain Arm...
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the 40s. Light winds except east 15 to 25 mph along Turnagain Arm.
Saturday
A chance of showers in the morning...then rain in the afternoon. Highs in the 50s. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Through Portage Valley and Turnagain Arm...east wind 15 to 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. East wind 15 to 30 mph increasing to 40 to 50 mph.
Sunday
Rain. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Southeast wind 20 to 30 mph. Through Portage Valley and Turnagain Arm...east wind 40 to 50 mph decreasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Showers. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Through Portage Valley and Turnagain Arm...east wind 15 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 mph after midnight.
Monday
Showers likely. Highs in the 50s.
Monday Night
Cloudy. Lows in the 40s.
Tuesday through Friday
Cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the 50s. Lows in the 40s.
Statement as of 6:06 PM AKDT on Septiembre 05, 2008
... Flood Watch now in effect through Sunday afternoon...
The Flood Watch is now in effect for
* a portion of AK... including the following area... western Prince William Sound.
* Through Sunday afternoon
Beginning late tomorrow afternoon moderate to heavy precipitation is forecast for the eastern Kenai Peninsula and the Portage Valley. Local rainfall amounts of up to 2 inches could occur between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Recent rainfall has wet the soil and it will not take a lot of additional rain to saturate the soil and produce significant surface runoff.
Moderate to rapid rises on rivers and streams in the affected areas is likely and significant ponding and overbank conditions are possible.
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding.
You are encourage to closely monitor this weather situation. Preparation for this potentially dangerous weather event should begin now.