ABAK01 PANC 232340
ANCSWSAK

ALASKA WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ AK
4 PM ADT WED JUN 23 2004

...RECORD BREAKING HEAT CONTINUES FOR ALASKA...

HIGH PRESSURE WAS THE PROMINENT FEATURE OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE 
STATE TODAY. PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND HOT 
TEMPERATURES SEARED INTERIOR...CENTRAL...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN 
ALASKA. RECORD BREAKING TEMPERATURES WERE ABUNDANT OVER THE 
SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE WITH HYDER ANNIHILATING THEIR PREVIOUS DAILY
RECORD OF 73 SET IN 1998 WITH A SIZZLING 86 DEGREES AS OF 3 PM. 
AT THIS TIME...HYDER IS IN THE LEAD AS THE STATES HOT SPOT.

OTHER SOUTHEAST STATIONS THAT BROKE RECORDS TODAY WERE...

WRANGELL      82 OLD RECORD WAS 77 SET IN 1997
PETERSBURG    79 OLD RECORD WAS 71 SET IN 1993
KLAWOCK       70 OLD RECORD WAS 62 SET IN 2000
KETCHIKAN     81 OLD RECORD WAS 79 SET IN 1915

NEAR RECORD BREAKING TEMPERATURES WERE OCCURRING OVER THE EASTERN 
MAINLAND NEAR FORT YUKON. FORT YUKON REPORTED A 3 PM HIGH OF 83 
DEGREES WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO THE DAILY RECORD OF 86 SET IN 
1971. THERE IS STILL TIME FOR FORT YUKON TO TIE OR BREAK
THEIR RECORD AS TEMPERATURES COULD CONTINUE TO RISE FOR A FEW
MORE HOURS. 

ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE...
A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE BERING SEA BROUGHT RAIN...FOG AND
LOW LEVEL CLOUDINESS TO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND THE MAJORITY OF 
THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. SAINT GEORGE ISLAND...IN
THE PRIBILOFS...EXPERIENCED BOUTS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WHICH 
PERIODICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 2 MILES.

DENSE FOG ADVISORIES WERE POSTED FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE CHUKCHI 
SEA AND ARCTIC OCEAN COASTLINES WHERE FOG REDUCED VISIBILITY TO
A 1/4 MILE OR LESS. THOUGH VISIBILITY WAS STILL REDUCED IN SOME 
LOCATIONS...IT HAD IMPROVED FOR THIS AFTERNOON. 

TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE REMAINED
MUCH MILDER WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE UPPER 40'S OVER THE 
ALEUTIAN'S TO THE LOWER 60'S NEAR HUSLIA. 



$$
DR JUN 04
 

NNNN