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WWAK42 PAFC 211329  
WSWALU  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
429 AM AKST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
AKZ155-220200-  
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0065.241222T0100Z-241222T1800Z/  
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BETHEL AND NUNIVAK ISLAND  
429 AM AKST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS  
AFTERNOON TO 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...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ161-220200-  
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0065.241221T2200Z-241222T1500Z/  
BRISTOL BAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KING SALMON, DILLINGHAM, NAKNEK,  
AND PILOT POINT  
429 AM AKST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS  
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST SUNDAY FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH AND WEST...  
 
* 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...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 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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