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WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
401 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2025
AKZ755-756-070200-
/O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.251207T0000Z-251209T0000Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AKIACHAK, KWETHLUK, QUINHAGAK, MEKORYUK,
KIPNUK, KASIGLUK, TOKSOOK BAY, AND BETHEL
401 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2025
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3
PM AKST MONDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WIND CHILLS FALLING TO AS LOW AS 35
BELOW ZERO BY SATURDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND, ESPECIALLY FROM
KIPNUK NORTH AND WEST.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. FROSTBITE MAY OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY 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. VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS FROM BLOWING/DRIFTING
SNOW WILL BE LOWEST 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 BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.
AKZ761-781-070200-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0056.251206T2100Z-251207T1800Z/
CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA-SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAND POINT, COLD BAY, FALSE PASS, AND
PORT HEIDEN
401 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY 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 TODAY 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 THIS AFTERNOON
ALONG THE CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA AND SPREAD SOUTH ALONG THE
PENINSULA THROUGH TONIGHT. 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.
MITCHELL
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