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NGAK88 PAFC 102047
HCMAFC
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL COORDINATION MESSAGE
ALASKA-PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1122 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2025
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CONTACT:
MICHELLE MCAULEY 907-266-5161 907-350-9219 (CELL PHONE AFTER 5 PM)
LOCATION/KNOWN FLOOD AREA (KFA): LOCAL SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE ANCHORAGE
AREA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CAMPBELL CREEK, CHESTER CREEK, SHIP CREEK AND
PETERS CREEK
PRODUCT TYPE: ESF
EXPIRATION TIME: WED DEC 17
PRIMARY CAUSE:
OPTIONS: FREEZE UP
BASIS: RECENT AND FORECAST ABNORMALLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE CAUSING RIVERS AND STREAMS
IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TO RAPIDLY FREEZE UP. DURING RAPID FREEZE UP SITUATIONS,
RAPID STAGE INCREASES ARE LIKELY AS ANCHOR AND SHORE ICE FORM AND CHANNEL
CONVEYANCE CAPACITY DECREASES, CAUSING ICE JAMS AND DAMS TO DEVELOP. EXPECT
LOCALIZED FLOODING UPSTREAM OF ANY ICE JAMS THAT FORM UNTIL FREEZE UP IS
COMPLETE.
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*AFC HAS THE FOLLOWING KNOWN FLOOD AREAS (KFAS):
RIVERS/LAKES:GLACIER DAMMED LAKES:ICE JAMS:
ANCHOR RIVERBEARANCHOR RIVER
ANCHORAGE BOWLKENNICOTTKENAI RIVER
CORDOVASKILAKSHIP CREEK
E DENALI HWYSNOWWILLOW CREEK
KENAI RIVERVALDEZUPPER KUSKOKWIM
KODIAKMIDDLE KUSKOKWIM
MATANUSKA RIVERLOWER KUSKOKWIM
PARKS HWY
RICHARDSON HWY
SEWARD
TALKEETNA RIVER
VALDEZ
W DENALI HWY
YENTNA/SKWENTNA
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