Special Weather Statement 01/08/2025 15:42 for Alaska areas

ANOTHER STRONG WET FRONT IS EXPECTED FOR THE PANHANDLE late Wednesday night into Thursday night. FREEZING LEVELS ARE ALREADY HIGH AND SOIL AND RIVER CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY PRIMED FROM THE LAST FRONT EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE NEW FRONT WILL PUSH SNOW LEVELS EVEN HIGHER (4000 TO 5000 FT) AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED (1 TO 3 INCHES MORE through Thursday night) THAT WILL ADD MORE SNOWMELT. The highest rain amounts are expected in the northern half of the panhandle and will start late wednesday night. RIVER AND STREAMS WILL GET A CHANCE TO RECOVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE RAINFALL WITH THE NEXT FRONT STARTS TO PUSH INTO THE AREA. This rainfall and snowmelt MAY CAUSE AREA WATERWAYS TO RISE QUICKLY AGAIN AND MAY ALLOW THEM TO RISE INTO BANKFULL CONDITIONS DUE TO ALREADY SATURATED SOILS FROM THE LAST STORM. LOCALIZED FLOODING DUE TO DRAINAGE ISSUES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LATE THIS WEEK.