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WWAK42 PAFC 061813
WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
913 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2025
AKZ755-756-070200-
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KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOKSOOK BAY, MEKORYUK, KWETHLUK,
QUINHAGAK, KASIGLUK, AKIACHAK, KIPNUK, AND BETHEL
913 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...INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA FROM NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL,
INCLUDING NUNAPITCHUK, AND 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 AS WELL AS FROM NORTH AND
WEST OF BETHEL, INCLUDING NUNAPITCHUK. 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.
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CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA-SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FALSE PASS, PORT HEIDEN, COLD BAY, AND
SAND POINT
913 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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.
DAN
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