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WWAK42 PAFC 150007
WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
307 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
AKZ754-762-763-766-150115-
/O.CAN.PAFC.WS.A.0007.260115T1800Z-260116T2100Z/
LIME VILLAGE-NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH
(NAKNEK AND KING SALMON)-LAKE ILIAMNA / NILA VENA / NANVARPAK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KING SALMON, LIME VILLAGE, NAKNEK,
ILIAMNA, NONDALTON, PILOT POINT, PORT ALSWORTH, EGEGIK, AND
KOKHANOK
307 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED
SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT, BUT IS EXPECTED TO END THURSDAY MORNING
AS THE FRONT GOES THROUGH AND TEMPERATURES RISE.
AKZ753-764-765-151500-
/O.UPG.PAFC.WS.A.0007.260115T1500Z-260117T0200Z/
/O.NEW.PAFC.WS.W.0004.260115T1500Z-260116T0900Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EAST-NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY COAST-INLAND BRISTOL
BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROOKED CREEK, DILLINGHAM, ALEKNAGIK,
SLEETMUTE, KOLIGANEK, TOGIAK, MANOKOTAK, AND NEW STUYAHOK
307 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT
AKST THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND 20 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. 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.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. ICE ACCUMULATION COULD LEAD
TO POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THURSDAY
MORNING WITH SNOWFALL AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR. IN ADDITION, STRONG
WINDS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN
BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
AKZ781-151500-
/O.UPG.PAFC.WS.A.0007.260115T1200Z-260116T1500Z/
/O.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0008.260116T0100Z-260116T1300Z/
SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLD BAY, SAND POINT, AND FALSE PASS
307 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM AKST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA, INCLUDING FALSE PASS, COLD BAY,
KING COVE, SAND POINT, AND NELSON LAGOON.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION IN EXPECTED TO BE
SNOW, BUT THERE COULD BE SOME FREEZING RAIN MIXED IN AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
AKZ752-755-756-151500-
/O.UPG.PAFC.WS.A.0007.260115T1700Z-260117T0200Z/
/O.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0008.260115T2100Z-260116T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST-KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-
INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KIPNUK, KALSKAG, BETHEL, TOKSOOK BAY,
ANIAK, QUINHAGAK, KWETHLUK, KASIGLUK, AKIACHAK, AND MEKORYUK
307 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM AKST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN
INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA, AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST.
* WHEN...FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN IN
OVERNIGHT THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
AKZ761-773-151500-
/O.UPG.PAFC.WS.A.0007.260115T1800Z-260116T2100Z/
/O.EXB.PAFC.WW.Y.0006.260115T0900Z-260116T1500Z/
CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA-CHIGNIK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PERRYVILLE, CHIGNIK, AND PORT HEIDEN
307 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
AKST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND
10 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH
POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA AND CHIGNIK.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW
AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS HEAVY SNOW
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME FREEZING RAIN OR
RAIN ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
AKZ787-151500-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260115T1800Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ADAK AND ATKA
307 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.
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