888 FPAK78 PAMC 061907 NOWMCG SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MCGRATH AK 1057 AM AKDT WED MAY 6 2009 AKZ151-070100- KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...ANIAK 1108 AM AKDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER NEAR MCGRATH... .NOW... THROUGH 5 PM...EVEN THOUGH THE WATER LEVEL AT MCGRATH IS BEGINNING TO FALL...THE FLOOD POTENTIAL TODAY STILL EXISTS AS THE WATER LEVEL REMAINS QUITE HIGH. OTHERWISE EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY...WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...MIXING WITH RAIN SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS CURRENTLY FALLING AT FAREWELL LAKE...MOST OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD OCCUR ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S. NORTH WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ DK MAY 09 |