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WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
403 PM AKDT TUE MAR 10 2026
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SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FALSE PASS, SAND POINT, AND COLD BAY
403 PM AKDT TUE MAR 10 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OCCURRING REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/4
MILE. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH. WIND CHILL
VALUES 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
* WHERE...SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA, INCLUDING COLD BAY, FALSE PASS,
AND SAND POINT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. 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...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.
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KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KIPNUK, MEKORYUK, QUINHAGAK, AND TOKSOOK
BAY
403 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.
TK
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