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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
353 AM AKDT TUE APR 15 2025
AKZ757-160900-
WESTERN CAPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GOODNEWS BAY AND PLATINUM
353 AM AKDT TUE APR 15 2025
...SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, AND REDUCED VISIBILITY THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN CAPES...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SEND ITS FRONT TO THE MAINLAND
COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND LIFT TO THE WESTERN CAPES BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL INITIALLY BE COLD ENOUGH FOR
SNOW AS EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS ALSO INCREASE. THE STRONGEST WINDS,
UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH, AND WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE TOWARDS CAPE
NEWENHAM. HOWEVER, PLATINUM AND GOODNEWS BAY WILL ALSO SEE GUSTY
WINDS UP TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.
THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS AT TIMES, POTENTIALLY DOWN TO ONE MILE AT TIMES. WARMER
TEMPERATURES WILL WORK IN THIS EVENING AND CHANGE PRECIPITATION
OVER TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX AND EVENTUALLY TO ALL RAIN WHICH WILL
IMPROVE VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
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