Anchorage weather alerts

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations
between 3 and 9 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze.
Lowest amounts near Chugiak, highest amounts South Anchorage and
the Anchorage Hillside.

* WHERE...Anchorage and Eagle River (all elevations).

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 PM AKST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will develop by late this evening and
continue into Sunday. Warmer air will work in aloft by late Sunday
evening resulting in areas of mixed snow and freezing rain. There
is still some uncertainty as to where the band of heaviest snow
will develop with this system. If this band remains over the
Anchorage area for an extended period of time, snow amounts could
be higher.

What to do: Slow down and use caution while traveling. For the latest road conditions call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations
between 6 and 12 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze.

* WHERE...East Turnagain Arm, including Portage Valley and Girdwood.

* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 11 PM AKST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will develop this evening and become
heavy at times through Sunday. By Sunday evening, the snow will
change to rain as an easterly Turnagain Arm wind develops and
temperatures quickly rise into the upper 30s. Snow and pockets of
freezing rain may linger slight longer for Girdwood before
temperatures warm above freezing.

What to do: Slow down and use caution while traveling. For the latest road conditions call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE...Anchorage, Central Susitna Valley, Lower Matanuska Valley,
and Southern Susitna Valley.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM AKST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of locally dense fog have developed
around Knik Arm and along parts of the Glenn and Parks Highway
overnight. Areas of dense fog are expected to linger across the
Anchorage Bowl and Mat-Su Valleys through mid morning.

What to do: A dense fog advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.