Blizzard Warning 31, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 241653
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
753 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTH TO NEAR THE SOUTH
END OF KODIAK ISLAND TODAY...AND THEN TRACK EAST INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA. WIND WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE EXTREMELY STRONG ESPECIALLY
AROUND KODIAK ISLAND. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE ALSO
EXPECTED FOR KODIAK ISLAND...EXTENDING UP INTO SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA.

AKZ171-250500-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T0900Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
753 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND IS
ALREADY BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE ISLAND. THROUGH EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON...THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL MAINLY BE WEST OF
KODIAK CITY OVER INLAND AREAS AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ISLAND.
NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW TODAY. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO WARM UP ENOUGH ALONG THE GULF COAST OF THE ISLAND TO
DECREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INITIALLY DUE TO
THE WETNESS OF THE SNOW WITH RAIN POSSIBLY MIXING IN. HOWEVER...
AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD EAST...OVERTAKING THE
ENTIRE ISLAND. NORTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 80 MPH
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN THIS EVENING...AND WIND DAMAGE IS
POSSIBLE AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 20 INCHES IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE GULF
COAST. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EASING...ALTHOUGH THE NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL ONLY SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND SOME BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-
OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL
AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ121-250500-
/X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0026.071224T1653Z-071225T0600Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
753 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF KODIAK
ISLAND WILL SEND SNOW NORTH INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA BY LATE THIS
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IN THE WESTERN KENAI WILL BE AROUND
KACHEMAK BAY...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE
AROUND SELDOVIA AND ON THE HOMER BLUFF. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...POSSIBLY LEADING TO
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 242019
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1119 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTH TO NEAR THE SOUTH
END OF KODIAK ISLAND TODAY...AND THEN TRACK EAST INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA. WIND WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE EXTREMELY STRONG ESPECIALLY
AROUND KODIAK ISLAND. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE ALSO
EXPECTED FOR KODIAK ISLAND...EXTENDING UP INTO SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA.

AKZ125-250830-
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
1119 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST TUESDAY 
THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST TUESDAY. 

A STRONG FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS BRINGING
EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. COMBINED WITH
SNOWFALL...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE BEING EXPERIENCED THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT WHEN WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-
 OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL
AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ171-250830-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T0900Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
1119 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST
TONIGHT FOR INLAND AREAS AND ALONG SHELIKOF STRAIT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT
FOR INLAND AREAS.

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND IS
ALREADY BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE ISLAND. THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE WEST OF KODIAK CITY
OVER INLAND AREAS AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ISLAND. NORTHEAST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY
THE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED UP
ENOUGH ALONG THE GULF COAST OF THE ISLAND TO ELIMINATE BLIZZARD 
CONDITIONS AROUND KODIAK CITY. HOWEVER... AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVER MUCH OF THE ISLAND
OUTSIDE OF KODIAK CITY. NORTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 80
MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN THIS EVENING...AND WIND DAMAGE IS
POSSIBLE AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 20 INCHES IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE GULF COAST.
THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TONIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
EASING...ALTHOUGH THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ONLY SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND
SOME BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-
 OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL
AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ121-250600-
/X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-071225T0600Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
1119 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF KODIAK
ISLAND WILL SEND SNOW NORTH INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA BY LATE THIS
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IN THE WESTERN KENAI WILL BE AROUND
KACHEMAK BAY...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE
AROUND SELDOVIA AND ON THE HOMER BLUFF. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...POSSIBLY LEADING TO
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 242210
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
110 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTH TO NEAR THE SOUTH
END OF KODIAK ISLAND TODAY...AND THEN TRACK EAST INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA. WIND WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE EXTREMELY STRONG ESPECIALLY
AROUND KODIAK ISLAND. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE ALSO
EXPECTED FOR KODIAK ISLAND...EXTENDING UP INTO SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA.

AKZ121-250600-
/X.UPG.PAFC.SN.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-071225T0600Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.HS.W.0004.071224T2210Z-071225T0600Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
110 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING 
AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. THE
SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF KODIAK
ISLAND HAS BROUGHT SNOW TO THE KENAI PENINSULA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
IS AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...WITH 8 TO 20 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND
SELDOVIA AND ON THE HOMER BLUFF. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALREADY TODAY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...POSSIBLY LEADING TO
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

AKZ125-251015-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
110 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST TUESDAY. 

A STRONG FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS BRINGING
EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. COMBINED WITH
SNOWFALL...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE BEING EXPERIENCED THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. THESE CONDITIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT WHEN WINDS BEGIN
TO DIMINISH.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-
  OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL
AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ171-250900-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T0900Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
110 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND IS
ALREADY BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE ISLAND. THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE WEST OF KODIAK CITY
OVER INLAND AREAS AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ISLAND. NORTHEAST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
ACCOMPANY THE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES HAVE
WARMED UP ENOUGH ALONG THE GULF COAST OF THE ISLAND TO ELIMINATE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AROUND KODIAK CITY. HOWEVER... AS WINDS SHIFT
TO THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVER MUCH OF THE ISLAND
OUTSIDE OF KODIAK CITY. NORTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS
80 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN THIS EVENING...AND WIND DAMAGE
IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 20 INCHES IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE
GULF COAST. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TONIGHT WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS EASING...ALTHOUGH THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ONLY SLOWLY
SUBSIDE AND SOME BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO
CHRISTMAS DAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-
  OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL
AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 250018
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
318 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE SOUTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND
WILL TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA CHRISTMAS MORNING.
WIND WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE EXTREMELY STRONG ESPECIALLY AROUND
KODIAK ISLAND WHERE GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND...EXTENDING UP INTO SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA.

AKZ121-250830-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.071225T1400Z-071226T0100Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071225T0600Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
318 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM AST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM AST TUESDAY. A
HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING.

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF KODIAK
ISLAND CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW TO THE KENAI PENINSULA. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW IS AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...WITH 8 TO 20 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
WILL BE AROUND SELDOVIA AND ON THE HOMER BLUFF. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 30 TO
50 MPH CHRISTMAS MORNING LEADING CAUSING VISIBILITY TO DECREASE TO
NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW DURING THE DAY.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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 WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ125-250830-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.071225T2100Z-071226T0900Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
318 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST TUESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST
TUESDAY. 

A STRONG FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS BRINGING
EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. COMBINED WITH
SNOWFALL...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE BEING EXPERIENCED THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. THESE CONDITIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT WHEN WINDS BEGIN
TO DIMINISH.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN EARLY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON
WHICH WILL CAUSE ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS OF CHRISTMAS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-
   OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL
AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

$$

AKZ171-250830-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T0900Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
318 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST EAST OF THE SOUTH END OF KODIAK
ISLAND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE ISLAND. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE MORE PREVALENT WEST OF
KODIAK CITY OVER INLAND AREAS AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ISLAND.
NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING
AGAIN EARLY THIS EVENING ALONG GULF COAST REGIONS OF THE ISLAND AND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVER MUCH OF THE ISLAND OUTSIDE OF
KODIAK CITY. NORTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 80 MPH THROUGH
CHANNELED TERRAIN THIS EVENING...AND WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AS
WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 20 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER TONIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
EASING...ALTHOUGH THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ONLY SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND
SOME BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-
   OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL
AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ101-250830-
/X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0027.071225T1500Z-071226T0300Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
318 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST TUESDAY. 

THE STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW ACROSS
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL ON CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST
TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE. 

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 250621
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
921 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA CHRISTMAS
MORNING. STRONG WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 80 MPH WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO
DECREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM
AS WINDS INCREASE ON CHRISTMAS DAY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

AKZ121-251830-
/X.EXP.PAFC.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071225T0600Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.071225T1400Z-071226T0100Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
921 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM AST
TUESDAY...
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM AST TUESDAY. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY
CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW TO THE KENAI PENINSULA. THOUGH THE HEAVY
SNOW THREAT IS OVER...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA THROUGH MOST OF CHRISTMAS DAY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL
BE AROUND SELDOVIA AND ON THE HOMER BLUFF WHERE SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 50 MPH
CHRISTMAS MORNING CAUSING VISIBILITY TO DECREASE TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW DURING THE DAY.

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 WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ171-251400-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1400Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
921 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST TUESDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST TUESDAY. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA CHRISTMAS
MORNING. STRONG WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 80 MPH WILL COMBINE 
WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER
MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW AND WIND WILL BEGIN
TO DECREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-
OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ125-251830-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1200Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.071225T2100Z-071226T0900Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
921 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST TUESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST TUESDAY. A
BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

A STRONG FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS BRINGING
EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. COMBINED WITH
SNOWFALL...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE BEING EXPERIENCED THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. THESE CONDITIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT WHEN WINDS BEGIN
TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN EARLY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON
WHICH WILL CAUSE ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS OF CHRISTMAS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-
    OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL
TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

$$

AKZ101-251830-
/X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0027.071225T1500Z-071226T0300Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
921 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST
TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST TUESDAY. 

THE STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW ACROSS
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL ON CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE
FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS
THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 250916
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1216 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
CITY WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF
ALASKA CHRISTMAS MORNING. STRONG WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO
80 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS KODIAK
ISLAND. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KENAI
PENINSULA INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. LOCAL
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AS WINDS INCREASE ON
CHRISTMAS DAY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

AKZ125-251515-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1200Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.071225T2100Z-071226T0900Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
1216 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
AST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING.

EAST WINDS HAVE TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 25 MPH OVER THE
AREA WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUBSIDING...THUS THE BLIZZARD
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...ON EARLY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH AS THEY SWITCH TO THE
NORTHWEST. WITH SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL...A RETURN TO BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE...THUS A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

$$

AKZ121-251515-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.071225T1400Z-071226T0100Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
1216 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING
TO 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY
CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW TO THE KENAI PENINSULA. THOUGH THE HEAVY
SNOW THREAT IS OVER...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA THROUGH MOST OF CHRISTMAS DAY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL
BE AROUND SELDOVIA AND ON THE HOMER BLUFF WHERE SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO
50 MPH CHRISTMAS MORNING CAUSING VISIBILITY TO DECREASE TO NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW DURING THE DAY.

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 WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ171-251400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1400Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
1216 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
CITY WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF
ALASKA CHRISTMAS MORNING. STRONG WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO
80 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO CHRISTMAS
MORNING. SNOW AND WIND WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO 
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL
TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ101-251515-
/X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0027.071225T1500Z-071226T0300Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
1216 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
AST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
AST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW ACROSS
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL ON CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE
FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS
THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 250946
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1246 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
CITY WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF
ALASKA CHRISTMAS MORNING. STRONG WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO
80 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS KODIAK
ISLAND. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KENAI
PENINSULA INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. LOCAL
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AS WINDS INCREASE ON
CHRISTMAS DAY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

AKZ121-251500-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.071225T1100Z-071226T0100Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
1246 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON 
AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON AROUND KACHEMAK BAY. 

AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY
MORNING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES AROUND KACHEMAK BAY THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES.

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 WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ171-251400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1400Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
1246 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
CITY WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF
ALASKA CHRISTMAS MORNING. STRONG WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO
80 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO CHRISTMAS
MORNING. SNOW AND WIND WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-
OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL
AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ101-251500-
/X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0027.071225T1500Z-071226T0300Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
1246 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
AST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
AST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW ACROSS
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL ON CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE
FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS
THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

AKZ125-251500-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.071225T2100Z-071226T0900Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
1246 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING. 

EAST WINDS HAVE TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 25 MPH OVER THE
AREA WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUBSIDING...THUS THE BLIZZARD
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...ON EARLY CHRISTMAS
AFTERNOON WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH AS THEY SWITCH TO
THE NORTHWEST. WITH SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL...A RETURN TO
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE...THUS A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 251411
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
511 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS SENDING MOISTURE NORTH INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...SNOWFALL IS
WIDESPREAD. LOCALIZED GUSTY NORTH TO WEST WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THE LOW ARE ALSO LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF
THE KENAI PENINSULA TODAY.

AKZ171-251515-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1400Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
511 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

ALTHOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED...GUSTY WINDS TO 70 MPH
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE AT TIMES.

$$

AKZ125-260100-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.071225T2100Z-071226T0900Z/
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.071225T1900Z-071226T0100Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
511 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LATE THIS MORNING...NORTH TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH...AND HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR SEWARD AND
WHITTIER. WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING TO FALL...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE
AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THUS THE LOWEST VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE LIKELY. THIS
WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ121-252100-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.000000T0000Z-071225T2100Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
511 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY AROUND
KACHEMAK BAY.

AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH COUPLED WITH SNOWFALL WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AROUND KACHEMAK BAY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF THIS AFTERNOON WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUBSIDING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE LIKELY. THIS
WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED NEAR KACHEMAK BAY.

$$

AKZ101-260215-
/X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0027.071225T1500Z-071226T0300Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
511 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING OVER THE ANCHORAGE AREA. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES BY THE TIME THE
SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE THIS EVENING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS MODEL IS OVERALL PREFERRED. SUCCESSIVE GFS
MODEL RUNS HAVE SLOWED DOWN CENTER MOVING ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS TUE AND WED. THIS IS FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE UMKET. FOR NOW
WILL BLEND HEAVILY TOWARD THE 12Z GFS ON THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.EAST...
SHOULD BE ABLE TO ELIMINATE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ZONE 121 ON
AFTER FORECAST PACKAGE.

STRONG PRESSURE RISES ON THE BACKSIDE AND COLD ADVECTION IS
CONTINUING UP COOK INLET AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA THIS
AFTERNOON. EXPECT COLD ADVECTION SHOULD SPREAD TO THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL/NORTH KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVER
MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR.
EXPECT MAY SEE AREAS OF PATCHY FOG OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AS RIDGE
BUILDS OVER THE AREA. STRONG NW TO SW WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND
COOK INLET WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE
AGAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF EARLY MON MORNING AS NEXT NPAC CENTER
MOVES TO SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND.

970S MB CENTER NEAR KODIAK EARLY MON MORNING IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MON NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND
GRADUALLY DRIFT TO THE EASTERN GULF ON TUE EVENING. CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK HAS CHANGED SOMEWHAT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF RUNS. IF CURRENT
RUN HOLDS THEN EXPECT PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW OVER KODIAK
LATE TONIGHT AND SHOULD CHANGE OR MIX WITH RAIN MON. WARM ADVECTION
IN ADVANCE OF LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT SHOULD PRODUCE A MIX OR
RAIN/SNOW OVER THE KENAI PEN AND NORTH GULF MON ALONG WITH STORM
FORCE WINDS OVER THE NORTH GULF WATERS. EXPECT SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS ON
THE BACKSIDE WITH COLD ADVECTION ALONG WITH STRONG NW WINDS OVER THE
WESTERN GULF. IF ALL HOLDS TRUE...THEN COULD SEE A FAIR SNOW EVENT
FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL MON NIGHT...THOUGH THERE IS STILL A DEGREE OF
UNCERTAINTY OF LOW POSITION.

.WEST...MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS HANDLING OF NPAC LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. SAT PICTURE SHOWS DUEL CENTERS WITH
NORTHERN MOST NEAR 51N 165W THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT IS
BECOMING THE DOMINATE CENTER. THE GFS40 PICKS THIS CENTER UP AND
CARRIES IT SOUTH OF MARINE AREA 150 EARLY MON MORNING. CURRENT
POSITION AND FORECAST TRACK LOOK FAVORABLE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVER THE AK PEN TONIGHT. HOWEVER...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY OVER 181 AND
185 ARE SOMEWHAT IN DOUBT. FOR NOW WILL LET RUN AND SEE HOW THIS
DEVELOP FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. NEXT
STORM CENTER MOVES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE AND AND TO THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED MORNING. TIMING OF STORMS AND GALES WILL BE
ADJUSTED SOME THIS FORECAST PACKAGE AS SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO MOVE
SLOWER THEN PREVIOUS RUNS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 181. BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ZONES 185
AND 161.
MARINE...SEE CURRENT MARINE PACKAGES FOR ADJUSTMENTS.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC DEC 07