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WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1252 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
AKZ787-150600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260115T1800Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ADAK AND ATKA
1252 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A COMPACT BERING SEA LOW MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS
THE ALEUTIANS TODAY AND STALLS JUST SOUTH OF THE CHAIN FROM
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND DIRECTION WILL BE VARIABLE AS THE LOW
MOVES THROUGH, BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE
NORTHEAST TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL VARY SIGNIFICANTLY
FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND, WITH OCCASIONAL BREAKS IN THE SNOW. ADAK
WILL LIKELY SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS, BUT ATKA WILL LIKELY SEE THE
HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
AKZ781-150600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WS.A.0007.260115T1200Z-260116T1500Z/
SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FALSE PASS, SAND POINT, AND COLD BAY
1252 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. NORTHERLY WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS
40-50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES.
* WHERE...SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA, INCLUDING FALSE PASS, COLD BAY,
KING COVE, SAND POINT, AND NELSON LAGOON.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TWO BACK-TO-BACK STORMS WILL BRING SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. WHILE THERE IS UNCERTAINTY
WITH THE TRACK OF THESE STORMS, THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WORST
BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
AKZ753-764-765-150600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WS.A.0007.260115T1500Z-260117T0200Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EAST-NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY COAST-INLAND BRISTOL
BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SLEETMUTE, ALEKNAGIK, NEW STUYAHOK,
MANOKOTAK, KOLIGANEK, TOGIAK, CROOKED CREEK, AND DILLINGHAM
1252 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 18 INCHES POSSIBLE. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD
GUST AS HIGH AS 40-50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE-HALF
MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY COAST, INLAND BRISTOL BAY, AND
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EAST (ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER FROM OSKAWALIK TO
STONY RIVER).
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. ICE ACCUMULATION COULD LEAD
TO POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TWO BACK-TO-BACK STORMS WILL BRING WARMER AIR
AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION BY THURSDAY. HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL AS SNOW, RAIN, OR FREEZING RAIN IS UNCERTAIN AS THIS WILL
DEPEND ON HOW MUCH WARM AIR MOVES IN. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW THURSDAY MORNING, WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE AS WINDS PICK UP. BEGINNING THURSDAY
EVENING, SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN. IF
TEMPERATURES WARM ENOUGH, NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY COAST (DILLINGHAM
AREA TO TOGIAK) AND INLAND BRISTOL BAY (KOLIGANEK AND NEW
STUYAHOK) COULD SEE PRECIPITATION CHANGE OVER TO PLAIN RAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
AKZ752-755-756-150600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WS.A.0007.260115T1700Z-260117T0200Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST-KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-
INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AKIACHAK, KASIGLUK, ANIAK, KALSKAG,
QUINHAGAK, MEKORYUK, KWETHLUK, KIPNUK, TOKSOOK BAY, AND BETHEL
1252 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS
HIGH AS 35-45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE-HALF MILE OR
LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST (ALONG KUSKOKWIM
RIVER FROM KALSKAG TO NAPAIMIUT).
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TWO BACK-TO-BACK STORMS WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ON THURSDAY.
INCREASING WINDS WITH THE FIRST STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
BLOWING SNOW FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. BY
THURSDAY NIGHT, THE SECOND STORM WILL BRING WARMER AIR AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR SNOW TO MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN FROM THURSDAY NIGHT
UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WHEN PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
AKZ754-761>763-766-773-150600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WS.A.0007.260115T1800Z-260116T2100Z/
LIME VILLAGE-CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA-NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH (NAKNEK AND KING SALMON)-LAKE ILIAMNA / NILA
VENA / NANVARPAK-CHIGNIK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EGEGIK, PERRYVILLE, PORT HEIDEN, NAKNEK,
KING SALMON, LIME VILLAGE, KOKHANOK, PILOT POINT, NONDALTON, PORT
ALSWORTH, CHIGNIK, AND ILIAMNA
1252 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS
50-60 MPH AROUND LAKE ILIAMNA.
* WHERE...BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH, LAKE AND PENINSULA BOROUGH, AND LIME
VILLAGE.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. ICE ACCUMULATION ON
POWER LINES MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TWO BACK-TO-BACK STORMS WILL BRING WARMER AIR
AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION BY THURSDAY. HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL AS SNOW, RAIN, OR FREEZING RAIN IS UNCERTAIN AS THIS WILL
DEPEND ON HOW MUCH WARM AIR MOVES IN. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW THURSDAY MORNING, THEN MIX WITH
OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN NEAR LAKE ILIAMNA,
BUT HOW LONG FREEZING RAIN WILL LAST FOR OTHER AREAS REMAINS
UNCERTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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