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WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
553 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2025
AKZ761-781-060300-
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CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA-SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT HEIDEN, SAND POINT, FALSE PASS, AND
COLD BAY
553 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9
AM AKST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF
MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...ALASKA PENINSULA FROM PORT HEIDEN SOUTH.
* WHEN...FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON ALONG THE CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA AND SPREAD SOUTH
ALONG THE PENINSULA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WORST VISIBILITIES
ARE EXPECTED NEAR PORT HEIDEN. VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE NORTHEAST
TO SOUTHWEST ON SUNDAY MORNING AS SNOWFALL RATES AND WINDS
DIMINISH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINHAGAK, KIPNUK, MEKORYUK, AND TOKSOOK
BAY
553 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND, ESPECIALLY FROM
KIPNUK NORTH AND WEST.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL
BEGIN TO LOFT SNOW THAT FELL EARLIER IN THE WEEK, LEADING TO
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE QUANTITY OF
TRANSPORTABLE SNOW. THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM
BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED MORE SNOWFALL
EARLIER IN THE WEEK, PARTICULARLY FROM KIPNUK NORTH AND WEST.
VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE WITH DIMINISHING WINDS ON MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MEANS THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
MITCHELL
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