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WWAK42 PAFC 152013
WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1213 PM AKDT TUE APR 15 2025
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EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AKUTAN, NIKOLSKI, AND UNALASKA
1213 PM AKDT TUE APR 15 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 20 INCHES, LOWEST AMOUNTS AT SEA LEVEL.
NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 65 MPH. VISIBILITY REDUCED
TO ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT
IN SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE
WORST CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION RATES WILL LIKELY DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATTER HALF
OF WED; HOWEVER, GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS, SNOW SHOWERS, AND POOR
VISIBILITY COULD LINGER INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STORM IS
TRACKING SLIGHTLY FARTHER EAST. AS SUCH, SNOW TOTALS MAY BE
REDUCED SLIGHTLY FOR UNALASKA AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER FOR AKUTAN GIVEN
THIS EASTWARD SHIFT OF THE STORM AND CORE OF HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
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KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINHAGAK, KIPNUK, MEKORYUK, AND TOKSOOK
BAY
1213 PM AKDT TUE APR 15 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
AKDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
3 TO 7 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. VISIBILITY AS LOW
AS ONE HALF MILE.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
INTO THE LOWER 30S FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING,
LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER, SNOW RATES WILL
INCREASE DURING THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL EVENTUALLY CLIMB INTO
THE MID 30S BY LATE WED MORNING AROUND KUSKOKWIM BAY AND BY WED
AFTERNOON FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. ANY
LINGERING SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH THEN CHANGE TO ALL RAIN ALONG
THE ENTIRE COAST BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BETHEL, KASIGLUK, AKIACHAK, AND KWETHLUK
1213 PM AKDT TUE APR 15 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
AKDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
3 TO 7 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. VISIBILITY AS LOW
AS ONE HALF MILE.
* WHERE...INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER 30S AS THE SNOW BEGINS, LIMITING THE
POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER, SNOW RATES WILL INCREASE
DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL
EVENTUALLY CLIMB INTO THE MID 30S BY MID-MORNING WED ACROSS THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA. ANY LINGERING SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH THEN
CHANGE TO ALL RAIN ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST BY LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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