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WWAK42 PAFC 102145
WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
145 PM AKDT TUE MAR 10 2026
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SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLD BAY, FALSE PASS, AND SAND POINT
145 PM AKDT TUE MAR 10 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/2 MILE OR
LESS AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60
MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
* WHERE...SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. STRONG WINDS COULD
CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THESE HEAVY SNOW
SHOWERS PRODUCED BY THE CLOUDS STREAMING OFF THE ICE EDGE,
CONDITIONS CAN VARY GREATLY OVER A SHORT DISTANCE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
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KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEKORYUK, TOKSOOK BAY, KIPNUK, AND
QUINHAGAK
145 PM AKDT TUE MAR 10 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST CLOSE TO ETOLIN STRAIT, INCLUDING
TOKSOOK BAY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST THIS MORNING. THERE IS
NO NEW SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM, BUT GUSTY NORTHERLY
WINDS ARE LOFTING SNOW FROM THE GROUND ACROSS AREAS PARTICULARLY
NEAR ETOLIN STRAIT. CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE QUICKLY AS THE
WINDS DIMINISH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
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