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WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
846 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2025
AKZ761-781-070700-
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CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA-SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAND POINT, PORT HEIDEN, COLD BAY, AND
FALSE PASS
846 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2025
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED NEAR PORT HEIDEN. FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE
ALASKA PENINSULA, VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 1 MILE IN
LIGHT SNOW.
AKZ755-756-071500-
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KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEKORYUK, QUINHAGAK, AKIACHAK, BETHEL,
KASIGLUK, KIPNUK, KWETHLUK, AND TOKSOOK BAY
846 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2025
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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 THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK
ISLAND, ESPECIALLY FROM KIPNUK NORTH AND WEST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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 TONIGHT MAY 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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