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WWAK42 PAFC 220112  
WSWALU  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
412 PM AKST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
AKZ155-221800-  
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-241222T1800Z/  
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BETHEL AND NUNIVAK ISLAND  
412 PM AKST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WINTRY MIX OF SNOW, SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED.  
TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE  
ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT GLAZE. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AS  
HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW/SLEET  
ACCUMULATION IS FROM BETHEL AND WEST. THE BEST CHANCE FOR  
FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION IS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM BAY COAST,  
BUT PRECIPITATION COULD REMAIN MOSTLY SLEET EVEN NEAR THE  
COASTLINE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ161-221500-  
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-241222T1500Z/  
BRISTOL BAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KING SALMON, DILLINGHAM, NAKNEK,  
AND PILOT POINT  
412 PM AKST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A  
LIGHT GLAZE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AND INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS  
HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...DILLINGHAM NORTH AND WEST.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH  
WHERE THE FREEZING RAIN LINE WILL SETUP AND HOW PRONOUNCED  
WARM AIR ALOFT WILL BE. IF COLD AIR HOLDS ON LONGER, THERE  
COULD BE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS AND LESS ICE. THE HIGHEST  
POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN WILL BE FOCUSED BETWEEN KOLIGANEK  
AND DILLINGHAM.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
 
 
 
 
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