Alaska Weather Information Line Statewide Survey

OMB Control No. 0690-0030

Expiration Date: 4/30/2014

Alaska Weather Information Line (AWIL) Survey Question List

To be sent via email from [email protected]. Survey to be completed online via Survey Monkey.

Email to customers would read:

“The National Weather Service is surveying its customers to determine which products and services are most beneficial.

In particular, we would like to know how our customers use the Alaska Weather Information Line (AWIL.) The AWIL is a service to all Alaskans, providing toll-free telephone access to weather information throughout the state. This service is available outside of Alaska, but it is not toll-free. The attached Alaska Weather Information Line brochure details this menu-driven service.

Your input is valuable to us. If you would like to participate, we thank you for your time and invite you to click here to access the survey.”

1. In what community do you live?

2. How do you receive your weather information? (Please check all that apply.)

1. Cable Television

What channel do you watch?

2. Satellite Television?

What channel do you watch?

3. Local Television?

What channel do you watch?

4. Radio

To what station do you listen?

5. NOAA All Hazards Radio?

What frequency do you monitor?

6. Amateur Radio?

What frequency do you monitor?

7. Cellular/Wireless?

What application do you use?

What number do you call?

8. Alaska Weather Information Line (AWIL)?

What information do you access via AWIL? (Prompt: For each, ask “How often?”

1. Public (Land-based) Weather Forecast

   1. Mid Tanana Valley – Fairbanks, Ft. Wainwright, Eielson AFB, Ester, North Pole, Moose Creek, Two Rivers, Fox, Chatanika, Chena Hot Springs, Sourdough Camp

   2. Central Interior – Nenana, Anderson, Tanana, Minto, Manley Hot Springs, Rampart, Lake Minchumina, Livengood

   3. Deltana – Tanana Flatd – Salcha, Delta Junction, Ft. Greeley, Harding/Birch Lakes, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, Healy Lake

   4. Upper Tanana & Fortymile Country – Tok, Tanacross, Eagle, Tetlin, Northway, Alcan, Chicken, Boundary

   5. Eastern Alaska Range – Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, Trims Camps, Eagle Trail, Mineral Lake

   6. Denali – Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo, Kantishna

   7. Upper Koyukuk Valley – Allakaket, Hughes, Bettles, Atatna, Evansville, Caribou Mt, Gobblers Knob

   8. Lower Koyukuk & Mid Yukon Valleys – Galena, Nulato, Huslia, Kaltag, Ruby, Koyukuk

   9. Lower Yukon Valley – Russian Mission, Holy Cross, Grayling, Shageluk, Anvik, Flat

   10. Yukon Flats & Surrounding Uplands – Ft. Yukon, Venetie, Central, Circle, Stevens Village, Beaver, Chalkyiksik, Birch Creek, Circle Hot Springs, Eagle Summit, Twelvemile Summit

   11. Upper Kobuk & Noaktak Valleys – Ambler, Shungnak, Kobuk

   12. Southern Brooks Range – Arctic Village, Wiseman, Coldfoot, Chandalar DOT, Iniakuk Lake

   13. Southern Seward Peninsula Coast – Nome, White Mountain, Golovin, Eastern Norton Sound & Nulato Hills – Unalakleet, Stebbins, St. Michael, Elim, Koyuk, Shaktoolik

   14. St. Lawrence Island & Bering Strait Coast – Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, Diomede

   15. Yukon Delta – Emmonak, Mountain Village, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Pilot Station, St. Mary’s, Scammon Bay, Nunamiqua, Marshall

   16. Baldwin Peninsula & Selawik Valley – Kotzebue, Selawik, Noorvik, Sheshalik

   17. Norton & Interior Seward Peninsula – Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, Taylor

   18. Chukchi Sea Coast – Pt. Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, Espenberg

   19. Lower Kobuk & Noatak Valleys – Noatak, Iana, Red Dog Mine

   20. Northern Arctic Coast – Barrow, Alaktak, Pitt Point, Nulavik

   21. Western Arctic Coast – Wainwright, Atqasuk, Point Lay, Cape Lisbourne

   22. Northwestern Brooks Range – Singiluk, Umiat

   23. Central Beaufort Sea Coast – Nuiqsut, Prudhoe Bay, Alpine, Deadhorse, Kuparuk

   24. Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast – Kaktovik, Flaxman Island

   25. Northeastern Brooks Range – Anaktuvuk & Atigun Pass, Galbraith Lake, Sagwon, Franklin Bluffs

   26. Bristol Bay Including King Salmon, Dillingham, Naknek, and Pilot Point

   27. Kuskokwim Delta including Bethel, Hooper Bay, Nunivak Island

   28. Lower Kuskokwim Valley including Aniak

   29. Upper Kuskokwim Valley including McGrath

   30. Pribilof Islands – St. Paul

   31. Alaska Peninsula Including Cold Bay, Sand Point

   32. Eastern Aleutians Including Unalaska, Nikolski

   33. Western Aleutians Including Shemya, Amchatka

   34. Central Aleutians Including Atka, Adak

   35. Northeastern Prince William Sound Including Valdez, Thompson Pass

   36. Southeastern Prince William Sound Including Cordova

   37. Copper River Basin including Glennallen, Eureka, McCarthy, Paxson, Slana

   38. Anchorage including Eagle River, Indian, Eklutna

   39. Matanuska Valley including Palmer, Wasilla, Sutton, Chickaloon

   40. Susitna Valley including Talkeetna, Willow, Cantwell

   41. Western Kenai Peninsula including Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, Cooper Landing

   42. Western Prince William Sound including Whittier, Seward, Girdwood, Moose Pass

   43. Taiya Inlet & Klondike Highway Including Skagway

   44. Haines Borough & Lynn Canal Including Haines

   45. Glacier Bay including Gustavus

   46. Eastern Chichagof Island Including Hoonah

   47. Juneau Borough & Northern Admiralty Island including Juneau & Douglas

   48. Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island including Petersburg, Wrangell & Kake

   49. Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island including Angoon

   50. Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area including Sitka

   51. Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area including Yakutat

   52. Southern Inner Channels including Ketchikan, Metlakatla

   53. Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area including Craig, Klawok

   54. Misty Fjords including Hyder

2. Recreational, Short Term, & Travelers’ Forecasts

   1. Mt. McKinley (May-Mid July) Recreational Forecast

      1. How often?

      2. How does this information help you?

   2. Bristol Bay, Including King Salmon, Naknek, Dillingham - Short Term Forecast

      1. How often?

      2. How does this information help you?

   3. St. Paul - Short Term Forecast

      1. How often?

      2. How does this information help you?

   4. Haines and Skagway Roads – Travelers’ Forecast

      1. How often?

      2. How does this information help you?

3. Statements and Warnings

   1. Bristol Bay, Including King Salmon, Naknek, Dillingham, Pilot Point

      1. How often?

      2. How does this information help you?

   2. Kuskokwim Delta including Bethel, Hooper Bay, Nunivak Island

      1. How often?

      2. How does this information help you?

   3. Pribilof Islands including St. Paul, St. George

      1. How often?

      2. How does this information help you?

iv) Marine or River Information Prompt: For each zone, ask a) How often? b) How does this information help you?

4. Norton Sound/Sledge Island to Nunaktuk Island Forecast

5. Dall Point to Wales Island and St. Lawrence Island Forecast

6. St. Matthew Island Forecast

7. Kotzebue Sound Forecast

8. Wales to Cape Thompson Forecast

9. Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort Forecast

10. Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin Forecast

11. Point Franklin to Cape Halkett Forecast

12. Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island Forecast

13. Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point Forecast

14. Bristol Bay Forecast

15. Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef Forecast

16. Cape Newenham to Dall Point Forecast

17. Bethel Tides

18. Pribilof Islands Forecast

19. Bering Sea Marine Observations

20. Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef Forecast

21. Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef Forecast

22. Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Forecast

23. Nikolski to Adak Forecast

24. Adak to Kiska Forecast

25. Kiska to Attu Forecast

26. Unalaska Bay Forecast

27. Aleutian & Gulf of Alaska Marine Observations

28. Bering Sea Observations

29. Valdez Port Forecast

30. Valdez Narrows Forecast

31. Valdez Arm Forecast

32. Cape Suckling to Gore Point Forecast

33. Prince William Sound Forecast

34. Passage Canal Forecast

35. Cook Inlet & Prince William Sound Observations

36. Cook Inlet Forecast

37. Kachemak Bay Forecast

38. Passage Canal Forecast

39. Prince William Sound Forecast

40. Resurrection Bay Forecast

41. Cook Inlet & Prince William Sound Observations

42. Chiniak Bay Forecast

43. Marmot Bay Forecast

44. Barren Islands/Kamishak Bay Forecast

45. Whittier to Anchorage Pressure Difference

46. Shuyak Island To Sitkinak Forecast

47. Shelikof Strait Forecast

48. Sitkinak to Castle Cape Forecast

49. Cape Suckling to Gore Point Forecast

50. Aleutian & Gulf of Alaska Observations

51. Cook Inlet & Prince William Sound Observations

52. Glacier Bay Forecast

53. Northern Lynn Canal Forecast

54. Southern Lynn Canal Forecast

55. Icy Strait Forecast

56. Cross Sound Forecast

57. Stephens Passage

58. Northern Chatham Strait Forecast

59. Southern Chatham Strait Forecast

60. Frederick Sound Forecast

61. Sumner Strait Forecast

62. Clarence Strait Forecast

63. Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Forecast

64. Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe Forecast

65. Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather Forecast

66. Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape Forecast

67. Icy Cape to Cape Suckling Forecast

68. Yakutat Bay Forecast

69. Southeast Alaska Marine Observations

70. Dixon Entrance & Queen Charlottes Marine Observations

71. Southeast Alaska Marine Observations (accessed by calling 790-6850)

4. Climate Data

   1. McGrath Local Climate Data

      1. How often?

      2. How does this information help you?

   2. Anchorage Climate Information

      1. How often?

      2. How does this information help you?

   3. Juneau Climate Data

      1. How often?

      2. How does this information help you?

5. None of the above

9. Other telephone source (please specify):

10. Other (please specify):

3. If this survey made you aware of the Alaska Weather Information Line, what information do you think you would access using this tool? (Please check all that apply.)

1. Public (Land-based) Weather Forecast Prompt: For each, ask ‘How often?’

   1. Mid Tanana Valley – Fairbanks, Ft. Wainwright, Eielson AFB, Ester, North Pole, Moose Creek, Two Rivers, Fox, Chatanika, Chena Hot Springs, Sourdough Camp

   2. Central Interior – Nenana, Anderson, Tanana, Minto, Manley Hot Springs, Rampart, Lake Minchumina, Livengood

   3. Deltana – Tanana Flatd – Salcha, Delta Junction, Ft. Greeley, Harding/Birch Lakes, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, Healy Lake

   4. Upper Tanana & Fortymile Country – Tok, Tanacross, Eagle, Tetlin, Northway, Alcan, Chicken, Boundary

   5. Eastern Alaska Range – Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, Trims Camps, Eagle Trail, Mineral Lake

   6. Denali – Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo, Kantishna

   7. Upper Koyukuk Valley – Allakaket, Hughes, Bettles, Atatna, Evansville, Caribou Mt, Gobblers Knob

   8. Lower Koyukuk & Mid Yukon Valleys – Galena, Nulato, Huslia, Kaltag, Ruby, Koyukuk

   9. Lower Yukon Valley – Russian Mission, Holy Cross, Grayling, Shageluk, Anvik, Flat

   10. Yukon Flats & Surrounding Uplands – Ft. Yukon, Venetie, Central, Circle, Stevens Village, Beaver, Chalkyiksik, Birch Creek, Circle Hot Springs, Eagle Summit, Twelvemile Summit

   11. Upper Kobuk & Noaktak Valleys – Ambler, Shungnak, Kobuk

   12. Southern Brooks Range – Arctic Village, Wiseman, Coldfoot, Chandalar DOT, Iniakuk Lake

   13. Southern Seward Peninsula Coast – Nome, White Mountain, Golovin, Eastern Norton Sound & Nulato Hills – Unalakleet, Stebbins, St. Michael, Elim, Koyuk, Shaktoolik

   14. St. Lawrence Island & Bering Strait Coast – Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, Diomede

   15. Yukon Delta – Emmonak, Mountain Village, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Pilot Station, St. Mary’s, Scammon Bay, Nunamiqua, Marshall

   16. Baldwin Peninsula & Selawik Valley – Kotzebue, Selawik, Noorvik, Sheshalik

   17. Norton & Interior Seward Peninsula – Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, Taylor

   18. Chukchi Sea Coast – Pt. Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, Espenberg

   19. Lower Kobuk & Noatak Valleys – Noatak, Iana, Red Dog Mine

   20. Northern Arctic Coast – Barrow, Alaktak, Pitt Point, Nulavik

   21. Western Arctic Coast – Wainwright, Atqasuk, Point Lay, Cape Lisbourne

   22. Northwestern Brooks Range – Singiluk, Umiat

   23. Central Beaufort Sea Coast – Nuiqsut, Prudhoe Bay, Alpine, Deadhorse, Kuparuk

   24. Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast – Kaktovik, Flaxman Island

   25. Northeastern Brooks Range – Anaktuvuk & Atigun Pass, Galbraith Lake, Sagwon, Franklin Bluffs

   26. Bristol Bay Including King Salmon, Dillingham, Naknek, and Pilot Point

   27. Kuskokwim Delta including Bethel, Hooper Bay, Nunivak Island

   28. Lower Kuskokwim Valley including Aniak

   29. Upper Kuskokwim Valley including McGrath

   30. Pribilof Islands – St. Paul

   31. Alaska Peninsula Including Cold Bay, Sand Point

   32. Eastern Aleutians Including Unalaska, Nikolski

   33. Western Aleutians Including Shemya, Amchatka

   34. Central Aleutians Including Atka, Adak

   35. Northeastern Prince William Sound Including Valdez, Thompson Pass

   36. Southeastern Prince William Sound Including Cordova

   37. Copper River Basin including Glennallen, Eureka, McCarthy, Paxson, Slana

   38. Anchorage including Eagle River, Indian, Eklutna

   39. Matanuska Valley including Palmer, Wasilla, Sutton, Chickaloon

   40. Susitna Valley including Talkeetna, Willow, Cantwell

   41. Western Kenai Peninsula including Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, Cooper Landing

   42. Western Prince William Sound including Whittier, Seward, Girdwood, Moose Pass

   43. Taiya Inlet & Klondike Highway Including Skagway

   44. Haines Borough & Lynn Canal Including Haines

   45. Glacier Bay including Gustavus

   46. Eastern Chichagof Island Including Hoonah

   47. Juneau Borough & Northern Admiralty Island including Juneau & Douglas

   48. Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island including Petersburg, Wrangell & Kake

   49. Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island including Angoon

   50. Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area including Sitka

   51. Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area including Yakutat

   52. Southern Inner Channels including Ketchikan, Metlakatla

   53. Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area including Craig, Klawok

   54. Misty Fjords including Hyder

2. Recreational, Short Term, & Travelers’ Forecasts

   1. Mt. McKinley (May-Mid July) Recreational Forecast

      1. How often?

      2. How would this information help you?

   2. Bristol Bay, Including King Salmon, Naknek, Dillingham - Short Term Forecast

      1. How often?

      2. How would this information help you?

   3. St. Paul - Short Term Forecast

      1. How often?

      2. How would this information help you?

   4. Haines and Skagway Roads – Travelers’ Forecast

      1. How often?

      2. How would this information help you?

3. Statements and Warnings

   1. Bristol Bay, Including King Salmon, Naknek, Dillingham, Pilot Point

      1. How often?

      2. How would this information help you?

   2. Kuskokwim Delta including Bethel, Hooper Bay, Nunivak Island

      1. How often?

      2. How would this information help you?

   3. Pribilof Islands including St. Paul, St. George

      1. How often?

      2. How would this information help you?

4. Marine or River Information Prompt: For each zone, ask a) How often? b) How would this information help you?

5. 1. Norton Sound/Sledge Island to Nunaktuk Island Forecast

   2. Dall Point to Wales Island and St. Lawrence Island Forecast

   3. St. Matthew Island Forecast

   4. Kotzebue Sound Forecast

   5. Wales to Cape Thompson Forecast

   6. Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort Forecast

   7. Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin Forecast

   8. Point Franklin to Cape Halkett Forecast

   9. Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island Forecast

   10. Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point Forecast

   11. Bristol Bay Forecast

   12. Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef Forecast

   13. Cape Newenham to Dall Point Forecast

   14. Bethel Tides

   15. Pribilof Islands Forecast

   16. Bering Sea Marine Observations

   17. Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef Forecast

   18. Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef Forecast

   19. Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Forecast

   20. Nikolski to Adak Forecast

   21. Adak to Kiska Forecast

   22. Kiska to Attu Forecast

   23. Unalaska Bay Forecast

   24. Aleutian & Gulf of Alaska Marine Observations

   25. Bering Sea Observations

   26. Valdez Port Forecast

   27. Valdez Narrows Forecast

   28. Valdez Arm Forecast

   29. Cape Suckling to Gore Point Forecast

   30. Prince William Sound Forecast

   31. Passage Canal Forecast

   32. Cook Inlet & Prince William Sound Observations

   33. Cook Inlet Forecast

   34. Kachemak Bay Forecast

   35. Passage Canal Forecast

   36. Prince William Sound Forecast

   37. Resurrection Bay Forecast

   38. Cook Inlet & Prince William Sound Observations

   39. Chiniak Bay Forecast

   40. Marmot Bay Forecast

   41. Barren Islands/Kamishak Bay Forecast

   42. Whittier to Anchorage Pressure Difference

   43. Shuyak Island To Sitkinak Forecast

   44. Shelikof Strait Forecast

   45. Sitkinak to Castle Cape Forecast

   46. Cape Suckling to Gore Point Forecast

   47. Aleutian & Gulf of Alaska Observations

   48. Cook Inlet & Prince William Sound Observations

   49. Glacier Bay Forecast

   50. Northern Lynn Canal Forecast

   51. Southern Lynn Canal Forecast

   52. Icy Strait Forecast

   53. Cross Sound Forecast

   54. Stephens Passage

   55. Northern Chatham Strait Forecast

   56. Southern Chatham Strait Forecast

   57. Frederick Sound Forecast

   58. Sumner Strait Forecast

   59. Clarence Strait Forecast

   60. Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Forecast

   61. Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe Forecast

   62. Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather Forecast

   63. Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape Forecast

   64. Icy Cape to Cape Suckling Forecast

   65. Yakutat Bay Forecast

   66. Southeast Alaska Marine Observations

   67. Dixon Entrance & Queen Charlottes Marine Observations

   68. Southeast Alaska Marine Observations (accessed by calling 790-6850)

6. Climate Data

   1. McGrath Local Climate Data

      1. How often?

      2. How would this information help you?

   2. Anchorage Climate Information

      1. How often?

      2. How would this information help you?

   3. Juneau Climate Data

      1. How often?

      2. How would this information help you?

7. None of the above

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