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WWAK42 PAFC 150620
WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
920 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
AKZ753-764-765-151615-
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KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EAST-NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY COAST-INLAND BRISTOL
BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DILLINGHAM, SLEETMUTE, NEW STUYAHOK,
KOLIGANEK, CROOKED CREEK, ALEKNAGIK, TOGIAK, AND MANOKOTAK
920 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS 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.
AKZ762-151615-
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NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EGEGIK AND PILOT POINT
920 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.
AKZ787-151615-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260115T1800Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ADAK AND ATKA
920 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 STALLS JUST SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN 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.
AKZ761-773-151615-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0006.260115T0900Z-260116T1500Z/
CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA-CHIGNIK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PERRYVILLE, CHIGNIK, AND PORT HEIDEN
920 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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.
AKZ752-755-756-151615-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0008.260115T2100Z-260116T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST-KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-
INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KASIGLUK, KALSKAG, MEKORYUK, BETHEL,
QUINHAGAK, AKIACHAK, ANIAK, KIPNUK, KWETHLUK, AND TOKSOOK BAY
920 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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 (ALONG KUSKOKWIM
RIVER FROM KALSKAG TO NAPAIMIUT).
* 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 IS
OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 50
BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 5
MINUTES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON, ALLOWING
WIND CHILLS TO MODERATE A BIT. HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
WELL BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
AKZ781-151615-
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SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FALSE PASS, COLD BAY, AND SAND POINT
920 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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.
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