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WWAK42 PAFC 181857
WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1057 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2024
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KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BETHEL AND NUNIVAK ISLAND
1057 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2024
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF UP TO TWO INCHES.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM COAST, TOKSOOK BAY AREA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50
MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT HAS LED TO REDUCED VISIBILITY
OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS FOR SEVERAL HOURS OVERNIGHT. LATEST
OBSERVATIONS HAVE REDUCED VISIBILITY FURTHER TO ONE QUARTER
MILE WITH HEAVY SNOW AND SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON
BEFORE SNOW AND WINDS EASE A BIT. FARTHER INLAND FROM THE
COAST, RAIN IS OBSERVED IN BETHEL AND REMAINS OUT OF THE
THREAT. FARTHER WEST TOWARD NUNIVAK ISLAND, LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
AT TIMES WITH NO REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY EXPECTED DURING THE
DAY TODAY. HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE TONIGHT
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS SHIFTING TOWARD NUNIVAK ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UNALASKA AND NIKOLSKI
1057 AM AKDT THU APR 18 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AKDT FRIDAY
FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO SIX INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. REDUCED VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE
HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY WITHIN FALLING SNOW DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. BY THIS EVENING PRECIPITATION SHOULD TRANSITION TO ALL
SNOW AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. CONDITIONS
EASE FRIDAY MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND WARMING DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES SEE ANY REMAINING SNOW BEGIN TO TRANSITION BACK TO
A RAIN/SNOW MIX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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