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WWAK42 PAFC 161301
WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
501 AM AKDT WED APR 16 2025
AKZ785-170100-
/O.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250417T0900Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIKOLSKI, AKUTAN, AND UNALASKA
501 AM AKDT WED APR 16 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. STORM 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 THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION RATES WILL
LIKELY DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF TODAY; HOWEVER, GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS, SNOW SHOWERS, AND POOR VISIBILITY COULD LINGER
INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING THROUGH THE DAY.
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.
AKZ755-170100-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-250417T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEKORYUK, KIPNUK, QUINHAGAK, AND TOKSOOK
BAY
501 AM AKDT WED APR 16 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. STORM 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...UNTIL 5 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF
TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER 30S FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH THROUGH THIS 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 THIS
MORNING AROUND KUSKOKWIM BAY AND BY THIS 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 THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW COULD LINGER LONGER ACROSS NUNIVAK ISLAND DUE TO
COLD AIR HANGING ON LONGER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
AKZ756-161900-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-250416T1900Z/
INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KASIGLUK, BETHEL, KWETHLUK, AND AKIACHAK
501 AM AKDT WED APR 16 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH.
* WHERE...INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM AKDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. POCKETS OF HEAVIER SNOW COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MID TO LATE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM INTO THE
MIDDLE 30S BY MID-MORNING WHICH WILL LIMIT THE BLOWING SNOW
POTENTIAL. HOWEVER, HIGHER SNOW RATES WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL EVENTUALLY CLIMB INTO THE
UPPER 30S BY LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. ANY
LINGERING SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH THEN CHANGE TO ALL RAIN ALONG
THE ENTIRE COAST BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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