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WWAK42 PAFC 132351
WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
251 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
AKZ787-141530-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0006.260114T1800Z-260115T1800Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ADAK AND ATKA
251 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO
9 AM AKST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 TO 60 MPH,
STRONGEST IN ADAK. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES.
* WHERE...CENTRAL ALEUTIANS (ADAK AND ATKA).
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A COMPACT LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL TRACK TO
THE ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY MORNING, WITH BANDS OF SNOW SPREADING TO
ADAK AND ATKA. THE LOW WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS
TO THE NORTH PACIFIC AND THEN STALL JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE CHAIN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND DIRECTION WILL BE VARIABLE
AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE
NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL VARY
SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND, WITH OCCASIONAL BREAKS IN THE
SNOW. RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE ATKA IS FAVORED TO SEE SOME OF THE
HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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