Blizzard Warning 31, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 250558 CCA
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
958 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009

AKZ181-251915-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0025.090325T1500Z-090326T0800Z/
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.090325T1200Z-090326T0500Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
958 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS ADVANCING TOWARDS THE ALASKA PENINSULA
TONIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW. STRONG NORTHEAST AND NORTH
WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING INITIALLY WEST OF SAND
POINT...AND THEN SPREAD EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO
THE ENTIRE FORECAST ZONE. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ALONG
WITH A SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH THIS SYSTEM.

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

&&

$$

AKZ185-251915-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0025.090325T1300Z-090326T0100Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.090325T1100Z-090326T0200Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
958 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS ADVANCING TOWARDS THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT...SPREADING SNOW AHEAD OF IT. STRONG NORTH AND
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS STARTING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY EXPECTED TO BE REDUCED
TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW...ALONG WITH A SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH THIS
SYSTEM.

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

&&

$$

AKZ155-251915-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0025.090325T2100Z-090326T1300Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
958 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
OVERNIGHT...SPREADING SNOW AHEAD OF IT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF
30 TO 45 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 
WWAK42 PAFC 251311
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
511 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

AKZ155-260215-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0025.090325T2100Z-090326T1300Z/
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.090325T2100Z-090326T1200Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
511 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
AKDT THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
AKDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
WILL BRING SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. STRONG
NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.


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

&&

$$

AKZ161-260215-
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.090325T2100Z-090326T0600Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
511 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN CAPES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION TODAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 55
MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
BEGINNNING THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO
BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW... ALONG WITH A SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
THIS EVENING AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ACCUMULATION
OVERNIGHT.

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

&&

$$

AKZ181-260215-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T0900Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
511 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC IS
BRINGING SNOW TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY. STRONG NORTHEAST AND NORTH
WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING INITIALLY WEST OF SAND
POINT... AND THEN SPREAD EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO
THE ENTIRE FORECAST ZONE. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...
ALONG WITH A SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH THIS SYSTEM.

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

&&

$$

AKZ185-260200-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T0200Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
511 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ADVANCING TOWARDS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
 WILL BRING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO UNALASKA TODAY. STRONG NORTH AND
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS STARTING EARLY  THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. VISIBILITY EXPECTED TO BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 251920
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1120 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

AKZ161-260600-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.090325T1920Z-090326T0600Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
1120 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING
IN INTERIOR AREAS WEST OF ILIAMNA...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING IN INTERIOR AREAS WEST OF ILIAMNA.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
THE BRISTOL BAY REGION TODAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO
55 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
IN INTERIOR AREAS WEST OF ILIAMNA. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW... ALONG WITH A SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
THIS EVENING AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ACCUMULATION
OVERNIGHT.

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

&&

$$

AKZ155-260830-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.090325T2100Z-090326T1200Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1120 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY
ALONG THE COAST...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY ALONG
THE COAST.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WILL
BRING SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. STRONG
NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

AKZ181-260830-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T0900Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
1120 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC IS
BRINGING SNOW TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY. STRONG NORTHEAST AND
NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING INITIALLY WEST OF SAND POINT...
AND THEN SPREAD EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO THE
ENTIRE FORECAST ZONE. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...
ALONG WITH A SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH THIS SYSTEM.

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

&&

$$

AKZ185-260200-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T0200Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
1120 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ADVANCING TOWARDS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS 
WILL BRING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO UNALASKA TODAY. STRONG NORTH
AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS STARTING EARLY  THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. VISIBILITY EXPECTED TO BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 260117
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
517 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

AKZ185-260230-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T0200Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
517 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED...

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



$$

AKZ155-261200-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T1200Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
517 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WILL
BRING SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. STRONG
NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

AKZ161-260600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T0600Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
517 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
THE BRISTOL BAY REGION TODAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO
55 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
IN INTERIOR AREAS WEST OF ILIAMNA. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW... ALONG WITH A SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
THIS EVENING AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ACCUMULATION
OVERNIGHT.

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

&&

$$

AKZ181-260900-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T0900Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
517 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC IS
BRINGING SNOW TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY. STRONG NORTHEAST AND
NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING INITIALLY WEST OF SAND POINT...
AND THEN SPREAD EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO THE
ENTIRE FORECAST ZONE. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...
ALONG WITH A SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH THIS SYSTEM.

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

&&

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 260423
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
823 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

AKZ161-260530-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T0600Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
823 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE WESTERN CAPES...

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


$$

AKZ155-261200-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T1200Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
823 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS BRINGING SNOW AND
WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30
TO 45 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM ARE CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AND WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. VISIBILITY
WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

AKZ181-260900-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T0900Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
823 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY. 

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE ON THE WEST SIDE OF A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS EVENING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF
40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. EXPECT VISIBILITY
TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 260752
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1152 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

AKZ181-262000-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T2000Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
1152 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT THURSDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT THURSDAY. 

STRONG NORTH TO WEST WINDS CONTINUE ON THE WEST SIDE OF A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS EVENING. NORTH TO
WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. EXPECT
VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING.

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

&&

$$

AKZ155-261200-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T1200Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1152 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS BRINGING SNOW
AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS
OF 30 TO 45 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM ARE CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AND WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. VISIBILITY
WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 261128
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
328 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009

AKZ155-261800-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T1800Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
328 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING
ALONG THE COAST...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS
MORNING. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS BRINGING SNOW
AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS
OF 30 TO 45 MPH ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM ARE CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

AKZ181-262000-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T2000Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
328 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. 

STRONG NORTH TO WEST WINDS CONTINUE ON THE WEST SIDE OF A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. NORTH TO WEST WINDS OF 40
TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. EXPECT VISIBILITY
TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 261805
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1005 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009

AKZ155-261915-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T1800Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1005 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED OVER THE REGION...AS
WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

AKZ181-262000-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090326T2000Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
1005 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. 

STRONG WEST FLOW CONTINUES ON THE WEST SIDE OF A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO
LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

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

&&

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 261934
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1134 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009

AKZ181-270200-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090327T0200Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
1134 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING. 

STRONG WEST FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA ALONG THE
BACKSIDE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. WEST
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH STILL
SUPPORTING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...AND
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO LATE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE BY EARLY EVENING AS WINDS
BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

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

&&

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 270149
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
549 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009

AKZ181-270300-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-090327T0200Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
549 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED...RESULTING IN IMPROVED
VISIBILITY OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009

CORRECTED FOR SPELLING ERRORS

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...OMEGA BLOCK IN PLACE WITH RIDGE
OVER EASTERN SIBERIA AND LARGE CLOSED LOWS OVER CHINA AND THE
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA REGION. AN UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF
IS EXITING THE REGION. IT DID NOT PULL ALONG THE GULF SURFACE
LOW AS EXPECTED. THIS LOW REMAINS BACK OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
GULF...NEARLY STATIONARY AT THE MOMENT. THUS...SNOW CONTINUES
IN KODIAK WHERE UP TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW FELL WITH THIS STORM.
A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH ARE ALSO EVIDENT ON RADAR
FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA TO BRISTOL BAY. SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS THE NEXT MAJOR STORM ABOUT 700 MILES SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE GROUPED TOGETHER ON THE
TRACK OF THIS NEXT MAJOR STORM AND THIS HAS BEEN QUITE CONSISTENT
FROM RUN TO RUN...SO FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH. WHERE MINOR
DIFFERENCES IN TRACK OR DEPTH EXIST WILL BE USING THE GFS/NAM
WHICH ARE NEARLY IDENTICAL.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE GULF WILL LIFT
NORTHWESTWARD AND WEAKEN AS UPPER TROUGH AXIS LIFTS NORTHWARD
ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA DUE TO A BUILDING RIDGE AHEAD OF THE NEXT
SYSTEM. THUS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT
FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA AND COOK INLET ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.

THE NEXT STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND WINDS AS
IT MOVES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT TO THE NORTHERN GULF
THURSDAY. THERE IS BLIZZARD POTENTIAL ON THE NORTH TO WEST SIDE OF
THE LOW JUST OUT AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT/OCCLUDED FRONT. THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL STAY FIRMLY ON THE COLD SIDE OF THE FRONT...BUT
THERE IS SOME QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THEY WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
THE FRONT TO SEE STEADY SNOWFALL OR WHETHER THEY WILL REMAIN MORE
SHOWERY. A BLIZZARD WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HEADING FARTHER EAST...THE WARM FRONT WILL
CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN OCCLUDE
SHORTLY THEREAFTER. ENOUGH WARMING WILL OCCUR TO CHANGE
PRECIPITATION TO RAIN FROM SAND POINT ON UP THE PENINSULA TOWARD
KING SALMON. BACK IN COLD BAY HOWEVER...THE FRONT DOES NOT LOOK
LIKE IT WILL CROSS OVERHEAD. SO WINDS WILL MAINTAIN A NORTHERLY
COMPONENT AND PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY REMAIN PRIMARILY SNOW.
THUS...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES
SOMEWHERE NEAR FREEZING DO NOT EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS DO BECOME MORE LIKELY WEDNESDAY EVENING BEHIND THE LOW
AS COLD ADVECTION KICKS IN. SINCE THERE IS STILL LOTS OF TIME TO
LOOK AT THIS WILL NOT ISSUE ANYTHING QUITE YET. FOR PORTIONS OF THE
BRISTOL BAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN
NORTHERLY AND MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING. SOME WARM
POCKETS OF AIR MAY MOVE OVERHEAD AS THE WARM OCCLUSION REACHES THE
AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THERE COULD BE SOME ISOLATED
AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...BUT IF IT DOES OCCUR IT SHOULD BE
INSIGNIFICANT AND SHORT-LIVED. HEADING FURTHER NORTH WHERE
PRECIPITATION WILL DEFINITELY STAY ALL SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLIES
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. SINCE THEY ARE FARTHER
FROM THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHT.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN QUITE FRIGID AND SNOW WILL BE
FAIRLY DRY...SO IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH TO BLOW IT AROUND AND REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. THEREFORE...WILL ISSUE A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THE BIGGEST CONCERN AS WE HEAD TO THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL IS
FLOODING ON KODIAK ISLAND. THERE IS A DEEP SNOW PACK FROM THE LATEST
GULF STORM. AS THE LOW APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND FROM THE SOUTHWEST
ON WEDNESDAY LOTS OF WARM AIR AND MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN. ALTHOUGH
PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW TONIGHT IT WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO
ALL RAIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH A STRONG FRONT MOVING THROUGH
PRECIPITATION WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE TERRAIN AND EXPECT KODIAK
CITY TO GET AT LEAST AN INCH OF RAINFALL WHILE TEMPERATURES RISE
TO AROUND 40. THIS WILL CAUSE PARTIAL MELTING OF THE SNOW AND ICED
UP STORM DRAINS WILL LIKELY PREVENT WATER FROM DRAINING. WILL ISSUE
A FLOOD ADVISORY TO HIGHLIGHT THIS THREAT. WITH SUCH A POWERFUL
SYSTEM HEADED FOR THE GULF IT LOOKS LIKE A NO DOUBTER FOR MAX GALES
TO STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. A BARRIER JET WILL SET
UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF GULF COAST AS THE FRONT APPROACHES WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. WILL INCREASE FORECAST WINDS TO 55 KT...BUT
WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE GUSTS TO 75 KT OR STRONGER THROUGH
CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE COAST. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL HELP PUSH
THIS FRONT INLAND...SO ALSO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT WINDS TO MAKE IT INTO
CORDOVA...PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...AND PORTAGE VALLEY TO TURNAGAIN ARM.
THE WINDS COULD EVEN BRIEFLY REACH WARNING CRITERIA...BUT WILL NEED
TO RE-EVALUATE THIS AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT. STRONG EASTERLY
FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE DOWNSLOPE DRYING IN THE USUAL
PLACES...ALTHOUGH WITH STRONG DYNAMICS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE THERE
MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION ON THE LEE SIDE OF
MOUNTAINS. ASIDE FROM KODIAK ISLAND...THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE WEST SIDE OF
COOK INLET. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND...SO THE POTENTIAL FOR A HEAVY SNOW WARNING WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED. NORTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW DOWN THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL
KEEP MOST OF THE SNOW OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE ZONE.

ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IT LOOKS LIKE THE STORM WILL HEAD
TO THE CLIMATOLOGICALLY FAVORED LOCATION OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
WHERE IT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATER THIS WEEK. MEANWHILE...AN UPPER
LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL DROP DOWN ACROSS THE BERING SEA BRINGING YET
ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR. THUS...A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE SIBERIAN BLOCK WILL SLOWLY RETROGRADE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP MAINLAND ALASKA WITHIN THE MEAN
TROUGH POSITION AND ALSO BRING THE BERING SEA PROGRESSIVELY INTO
CYCLONIC FLOW AS WELL. THE BOTTOM LINE IS UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR
SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA WITH PERIODIC IMPULSES WRAPPING
AROUND THE LOW.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 155 185.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...120 130.
         GALE WARNING...125 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 171
                        172 179 180 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...165 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB MAR 09