949  
NGAK88 PAFC 221901  
HCMAFC  
 
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL COORDINATION MESSAGE  
ALASKA-PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
952 AM AKST MON JAN 22 2024  
 
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CONTACT:  
CRANE JOHNSON 907-266-5161 907-350-9219 (CELL PHONE AFTER 5 PM)  
 
LOCATION/KNOWN FLOOD AREA (KFA)*: COOK INLET AND COPPER RIVER BASINS  
 
PRODUCT TYPE: SITUATIONAL AWARENESS / SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
 
EXPIRATION TIME:  
 
PRIMARY CAUSE:  
 
COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE SETTLED INTO COOK INLET AND THE  
COPPER RIVER BASIN. SIGNIFICANT RIVER RISES AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL  
WATER LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS ON SMALL STREAMS AND  
RIVERS THAT ARE STILL OPEN. FAZIL ICE FORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE  
COLD TEMPERATURES HAS THE THE POTENTIAL TO FORM SMALL ICE DAMS.  
 
IMPACTS:  
 
ICE DAMS AND HIGH WATER HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON CHESTER CREEK AND  
SHIP CREEK AND CAN BE EXPECTED ON OTHER STREAMS THROUGHOUT THE  
REGION THAT STILL HAVE SECTIONS OF OPEN WATER.  
 
MONITOR YOUR LOCAL STREAMS AND BE PREPARED FOR HIGH WATER ASSOCIATED  
WITH THESE COLDER TEMPERATURES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL  
STREAMS HAVE FORMED A STABLE ICE COVER OR TEMPERATURES WARM BACK TO  
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.  
 
COMMENTS:  
 
HIGH WATER WILL BE VERY LOCALIZED AND DIFFICULT TO PIN POINT WHERE  
THESE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. THE MAIN MESSSAGE WOULD BE FOR PARTNERS  
AND THE PUBLIC TO MONITOR LOCAL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY AT KNOWN  
TROUBLE SPOTS.  
 

 
 
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