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WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
243 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2026
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EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UNALASKA, NIKOLSKI, AND AKUTAN
243 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS
45 MPH. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...UNALASKA AND AKUTAN
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW
AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY.
LOW POSITION THURSDAY AFTERNOON IS STILL UNCERTAIN BUT AKUTAN
CURRENTLY APPEARS TO BE ON THE PERIPHERY OF THIS SYSTEM,
POTENTIALLY BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA-CHIGNIK-SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLD BAY, PERRYVILLE, FALSE PASS, PORT
HEIDEN, SAND POINT, AND CHIGNIK
243 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50
MPH. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA, CHIGNIK, AND SOUTHERN ALASKA
PENINSULA.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY.
LOW POSITION THURSDAY AFTERNOON IS STILL UNCERTAIN BUT AREAS SUCH
AS COLD BAY AND KING COVE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS OUT
OF THE NORTHEAST MAY DRIVE BLOWING SNOW INTO THE AREA, POTENTIALLY
REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MEANS THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.
AKZ762>766-050200-
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NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH (NAKNEK AND KING
SALMON)-NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY COAST-INLAND BRISTOL BAY-LAKE
ILIAMNA / NILA VENA / NANVARPAK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EGEGIK, DILLINGHAM, MANOKOTAK, NEW
STUYAHOK, KOKHANOK, KING SALMON, PORT ALSWORTH, ILIAMNA,
ALEKNAGIK, TOGIAK, NONDALTON, NAKNEK, KOLIGANEK, AND PILOT POINT
243 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. VISIBILITY MAY BE
REDUCED TO ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH (NAKNEK AND KING SALMON), INLAND
BRISTOL BAY, LAKE ILIAMNA, NILA VENA, NANVARPAK, NORTHERN ALASKA
PENINSULA, AND NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY COAST.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW
AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY,
POTENTIALLY MOVING NORTHWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY BY THURSDAY EVENING.
LOW POSITION THURSDAY AFTERNOON IS STILL UNCERTAIN BUT BRISTOL BAY
COMMUNITIES PARTICULARLY NEAR THE COAST, MAY SEE NEAR-BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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