Blizzard Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK

830 
WWAK41 PAFC 080613
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
913 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010

AKZ171-081915-
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.100308T1500Z-100309T0100Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
913 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY. 

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF KODIAK
ISLAND TONIGHT AND THEN NORTHEAST OF THE ISLAND EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S WITH
STRONG EASTERLY FLOW OFF THE GULF. HOWEVER...AS THE STORM MOVES
NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY MORNING FLOW WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
AND MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA...RESULTING IN NEAR
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH
COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHWEST END OF THE
ISLAND AROUND 6AM MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF 
THE ISLAND BY LATE MORNING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO 
AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH MONDAY 
AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-081915-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.100308T1500Z-100309T0300Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
913 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST
MONDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST
MONDAY. 

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING SNOW
AND STRONG WIND TO PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM MONDAY. EAST
WIND 30 TO 50 MPH TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 50 TO 65 MPH THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM MONDAY MORNING. THIS WIND WILL
COMBINE WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM ON MONDAY.
SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF MONDAY EVENING AND
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-081915-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.100308T1200Z-100309T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
913 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM AKST
MONDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM AKST
MONDAY. 

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING SNOW
AND WIND TO THE THOMPSON PASS AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
EAST WIND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS TONIGHT. THIS WIND WILL COMBINE WILL 2 TO 7 INCHES
OF NEW SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON
PASS. WIND AND SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY EVENING AND CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ121-081915-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0012.100309T0300Z-100309T1500Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
913 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT. 

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND
MONDAY AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA
MONDAY NIGHT. AS IT APPROACHES THE KENAI PENINSULA EARLY MONDAY
EVENING WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG KACHEMAK BAY. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY
COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE 
OR LESS AT TIMES. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE
STORM...BUT BASED ON THE CURRENT EXPECTED TRACK THERE IS GOOD
POTENTIAL FOR A BLIZZARD.

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.

&&

$$

410 
WWAK41 PAFC 081402
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
502 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

AKZ121-090315-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0012.100309T0300Z-100309T1500Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.100309T0300Z-100309T1500Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
502 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST
TUESDAY AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST
TUESDAY AROUND KACHEMAK BAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND
THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT. AS IT
APPROACHES THE KENAI PENINSULA EARLY THIS EVENING WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH ALONG KACHEMAK BAY. THESE WINDS
WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WHEN THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-090300-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.100308T1402Z-100309T0300Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
502 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING
THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. 

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA IS BRINGING SNOW
AND STRONG WIND TO PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM TODAY. EAST
WIND WILL INCREASE TO 50 TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM THIS MORNING. THIS WIND WILL COMBINE WITH 5 TO 12
INCHES OF NEW SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PORTAGE
VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM TODAY. SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO
TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-090300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
502 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SNOW AND WIND TO THE THOMPSON PASS AREA THROUGH TODAY. NORTHEAST WIND
OF 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THIS
WIND WILL COMBINE WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. WIND AND SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ171-090100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.100308T1500Z-100309T0100Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
502 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A POWERFUL STORM CURRENTLY TRACKING ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF KODIAK
ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE ISLAND EARLY THIS
MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S WITH
STRONG EASTERLY FLOW OFF THE GULF. HOWEVER...AS THE STORM MOVES
NORTH OF THE AREA FLOW WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND MUCH
COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA...RESULTING IN NEAR WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH
COMBINED WITH SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
END OF THE ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING AND SPREAD ACROSS THE
REST OF THE ISLAND BY LATE MORNING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

695 
WWAK41 PAFC 081810
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
910 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

AKZ121-090715-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.100308T1810Z-100309T1500Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
910 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY AROUND
KACHEMAK BAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY
AROUND KACHEMAK BAY.

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND
THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT. AS IT
APPROACHES THE KENAI PENINSULA EARLY THIS EVENING WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH ALONG KACHEMAK BAY. THESE
WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WHEN THE SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-090300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0300Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
910 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

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

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

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA IS BRINGING SNOW
AND STRONG WIND TO PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM TODAY. EAST
WIND WILL INCREASE TO 50 TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM THIS MORNING. THIS WIND WILL COMBINE WITH 5 TO
12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PORTAGE
VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM TODAY. SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED
TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-090300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
910 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE THOMPSON PASS AREA THROUGH TODAY.
NORTHEAST WIND OF 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY. THIS WIND WILL COMBINE WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL
TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. WIND AND
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ171-090100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0100Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
910 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A POWERFUL STORM CURRENTLY TRACKING ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF
KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE ISLAND EARLY THIS
MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S WITH
STRONG EASTERLY FLOW OFF THE GULF. HOWEVER...AS THE STORM MOVES
NORTH OF THE AREA FLOW WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND MUCH
COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA...RESULTING IN NEAR WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH
COMBINED WITH SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
END OF THE ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING AND SPREAD ACROSS THE REST
OF THE ISLAND BY LATE MORNING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

557 
WWAK41 PAFC 082025
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1125 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

AKZ121-090930-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100309T1500Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
1125 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY. 

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND
THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT.
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
SNOW TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS EVENING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WHEN THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-090300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0300Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
1125 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FROM KENAI LAKE NORTH...

A BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM
KENAI LAKE NORTH.

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA IS BRINGING SNOW
AND STRONG WIND FROM KENAI LAKE NORTH TODAY. EXPECT EAST
WIND 50 TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. THIS
WIND WILL COMBINE WITH 5 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TO PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM KENAI LAKE NORTH AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM.
SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AND
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-090300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1125 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS. 

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE THOMPSON PASS AREA THROUGH TODAY.
NORTHEAST WIND OF 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY. THIS WIND WILL COMBINE WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL
TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. WIND AND
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ171-090100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0100Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
1125 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A POWERFUL STORM CURRENTLY TRACKING ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF
KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE ISLAND EARLY THIS
MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S WITH
STRONG EASTERLY FLOW OFF THE GULF. HOWEVER...AS THE STORM MOVES
NORTH OF THE AREA FLOW WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND MUCH
COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA...RESULTING IN NEAR WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH
COMBINED WITH SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
END OF THE ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING AND SPREAD ACROSS THE REST
OF THE ISLAND BY LATE MORNING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

773 
WWAK41 PAFC 090048
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
348 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

AKZ171-090200-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0100Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
348 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE SNOW HAS ENDED OVER KODIAK ISLAND, BUT STRONG WEST WINDS 30 TO
50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW THROUGH THE AREA. THIS WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT
TIME THROUGH TONIGHT.

$$

AKZ121-091400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100309T1500Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
348 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY. 

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND
THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT.
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS EVENING 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WHEN THE SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-090300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0300Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
348 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

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

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

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA IS BRINGING SNOW
AND STRONG WIND FROM KENAI LAKE NORTH TODAY. EXPECT EAST WIND
50 TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. THIS WIND
WILL COMBINE WITH 5 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FROM KENAI LAKE NORTH AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM. SNOW
AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AND CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-090300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
348 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

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

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

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE THOMPSON PASS AREA THROUGH TODAY.
NORTHEAST WIND OF 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY. THIS WIND WILL COMBINE WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL
TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. WIND AND
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE.

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.

&&

$$

494 
WWAK41 PAFC 090253
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
553 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

AKZ125-090700-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0700Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
553 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FROM KENAI LAKE NORTHWARD THIS EVENING.
EXPECT EAST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN
ARM THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WIND WILL COMBINE WITH 3 TO 9 ADDITIONAL
INCHES OF NEW SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM KENAI LAKE
NORTH AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM. VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE TOWARD
MIDNIGHT AS WINDS GRADUALLY 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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-090700-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0700Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
553 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE THOMPSON PASS AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
NORTHEAST WIND OF 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS HAVE COMBINED
WITH FRESH SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE PASS TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE TOWARD MIDNIGHT
AS WINDS GRADUALLY 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.

&&

$$

AKZ121-091500-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100309T1500Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
553 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY. 

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND
THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT.
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS EVENING 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WHEN THE SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF.

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.

&&

$$

774 
WWAK41 PAFC 090638
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
938 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

AKZ125-090745-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0700Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
938 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

AKZ131-091100-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T1100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
938 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM AKST TUESDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM AKST TUESDAY. 

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE THOMPSON PASS AREA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
NORTHEAST WIND OF 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS HAVE COMBINED
WITH FRESH SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE PASS TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE AFTER
MIDNIGHT AS WINDS GRADUALLY 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.

&&

$$

AKZ121-091500-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100309T1500Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
938 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY. 

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND
THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT.
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS EVENING 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WHEN THE SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF.

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.

&&

$$

600 
WWAK41 PAFC 090824
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1124 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

AKZ121-091900-
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0008.100309T0824Z-100309T1900Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100309T1500Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
1124 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST
TUESDAY NORTH OF NINILCHIK...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY
AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST
TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
TUESDAY.

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
TONIGHT. SNOWFALL OVER THE EASTERN KENAI IS EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING
TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING NORTH OF NINILCHIK. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF NINILCHIK IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES TOMORROW MORNING.

AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35
MPH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...AND SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES.

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.

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

&&

$$

AKZ131-091100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T1100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1124 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM AKST TUESDAY
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM AKST TUESDAY THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS.

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE THOMPSON PASS AREA THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WIND OF 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS
HAVE COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE PASS TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE AFTER
MIDNIGHT AS WINDS GRADUALLY 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.

&&

$$

AKZ101-092130-
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0008.100309T0824Z-100310T0000Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
1124 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST
TUESDAY.

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
TONIGHT AND OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL TUESDAY MORNING. MODERATE
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES ON TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ111-092130-
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0008.100309T0824Z-100310T0000Z/
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
1124 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST
TUESDAY.

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
TONIGHT AND OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL TUESDAY MORNING. MODERATE
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES ON TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

271 
WWAK41 PAFC 091032
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
132 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010

AKZ131-091400-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T1400Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
132 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR THOMPSON PASS...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE THOMPSON PASS AREA THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WIND OF 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE PASS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS
MORNING CAUSING VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ121-091900-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100309T1500Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100309T1900Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
132 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST EARLY THIS
MORNING ALONG KACHEMAK BAY... 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
AKST THIS MORNING NORTH OF NINILCHIK...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
AKST THIS MORNING. 

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
TONIGHT. SNOWFALL OVER THE EASTERN KENAI IS EXPECTED TO BE
ONGOING TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING NORTH OF NINILCHIK.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF NINILCHIK IS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES TOMORROW
MORNING.

AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH WEST WINDS OF 20 TO
35 MPH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...AND
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

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.

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

&&

$$

AKZ101-092345-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100310T0000Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
132 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
TONIGHT AND OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL TUESDAY MORNING. MODERATE
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES ON TUESDAY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ111-092345-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100310T0000Z/
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
132 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A POWERFUL STORM WILL TRACK INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
TONIGHT AND OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL TUESDAY MORNING. MODERATE
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES ON TUESDAY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

107 
WWAK41 PAFC 091409
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
509 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010

AKZ121-091515-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100309T1500Z/
/X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100309T1900Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
509 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA
TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED AROUND KACHEMAK BAY ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.



$$

AKZ131-091515-
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NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
509 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THOMPSON PASS...

HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS HAVE TAPERED OFF THIS MORNING. LOCAL
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THOMPSON PASS
WITH GUSTS TO 15 TO 30 MPH.

$$

AKZ101-091900-
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ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
509 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST
THIS MORNING. 

SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS MORNING.
THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COUPLED WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 15
TO 25 MPH IS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY
THIS MORNING BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO SHOWERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

AKZ111-091900-
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MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
509 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST
THIS MORNING. 

SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY THIS MORNING.
THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COUPLED WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 15
TO 25 MPH IS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY
THIS MORNING BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO SHOWERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.


&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATION IS VERY GOOD AND MODEL
CONSISTENCY IS GOOD THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS SOME
DIFFERENCE OS TO THE TRACK ON THE STRENGTHENING LOW THAT WILL MOVE
INTO THE COOK INLET REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT BETWEEN THE
MODELS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MODELS HERE IS THAT
THE NAM DEVELOPS ANOTHER MESO LOW IN THE MIDDLE OF COOK INLET MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A MESO LOW DEVELOPED YESTERDAY IN COOK INLET
AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE PREVIOUS LOW AND THAT FEATURE HAD A
PRONOUNCED IMPACT ON THE WEATHER IN THAT REGION. THE DEVELOPMENT OF
ANOTHER ONE MONDAY NIGHT LOOKS LIKELY SO THE NAM SHOULD BE USED THERE
DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST ARE THE
GFS LOOKS GOOD BUT JUST A LITTLE TOO AMBITIOUS AS TO THE STRENGTH OF
THE LOW. BACKED OFF A FEW MB AND BASICALLY SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE IN
CENTRAL PRESSURES THAT THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED IN THE
NORTHERN BERING SEA IS THE DOMINANT UPPER LEVEL FEATURE OVER THE AREA
TODAY. THE 250 MB JET STREAM RUNS DUE WEST TO EAST NEAR 50N FROM
SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TO SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. THERE IS
A LARGE AREA OF THIS JET WHERE SPEEDS ARE IN EXCESS OF 150 KT WITH A
PEAK NEAR 180 KT. THIS JET IS CURRENTLY FEEDING A STRENGTHENING LOW
THAT IS APPROACHING KODIAK ISLAND. THIS LOW IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE
THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY AND SHOULD ALSO DEVELOP A MESO LOW
IN COOK INLET MONDAY NIGHT. AS THE NAM MODEL HAS FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE BIG STORY IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE
FORECAST AREA IS THE APPROACHING LOW THAT WILL BE CENTERED JUST SOUTH
OF THE KENAI PENINSULA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE IN
THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO UPSLOPE AREAS AFTER
THAT. THERE IS A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND
ALSO FOR THOMPSON PASS WITH THE INCREASING WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
THAT WILL DEVELOP MONDAY.
EXCEPT FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE INLET...THE COOK INLET REGION WILL
DOWNSLOPE OUT THE PRECIPITATION AT FIRST AND THEN THE WILD CARD WILL
BE THE EXPECTED DEVELOPMENT OF A COOK INLET MESO LOW MONDAY NIGHT
THIS WILL ENHANCE PRECIPITATION IN THE AREA AND MAY BRING MORE GUSTY
WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TO KACHEMAK BAY.

THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED FOR WIND CHILLS. WINDS
WILL WEAKEN OVERNIGHT BUT THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY
MONDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. IT LOOKS LIKELY
THAT A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED.

THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY WILL SEE SOME SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH THE LOW THAT IS MOVING TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND. THE
BIG FORECAST UNCERTAINTY IS WHETHER THERE WILL BE ENOUGH WIND AND
BLOWING SNOW FOR A BLIZZARD WARNING IN THESE AREAS. AS OF RIGHT NOW
IT LOOKS LIKE THE GREATEST BLIZZARD POTENTIAL IS IN THE 161 ZONE WITH
ANY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN 181 BEING SHORT LIVES AND IN THE EASTERN
SECTION.

THE BERING SEA AREA WILL REMAIN IN WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW KEEPING
SNOW SHOWERS PREVALENT. THE BIG UNCERTAINTY IS WHEN A POLAR VORTEX
DEVELOPS IN THIS COLD ADVECTION OFF THE ICE EDGE. WHEN ONE OF THE
VORTEXES SPINS UP IS CAN CAUSE SOME LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND INTENSE
SNOW SHOWERS AS IT PASSES THROUGH. THESE FEATURES ARE BEST SEEN ON
THE VISIBLE SATELLITE AND TWO CAN BE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 56N
178W AND ALSO NEAR 57N 175E.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...COLDER TEMPERATURES FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WILL BE IN STORE AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES
OVERHEAD AND FLOW GENERALLY BECOMES NORTHWESTERLY. WEATHER SHOULD
CALM DOWN BY LATER IN THE WEEK AS STORM TRACKS SHIFT FARTHER SOUTH IN
RESPONSE TO THE UPPER LOW MOVING SOUTH...ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO LINGER ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FOR MUCH OF THE
EXTENDED PERIOD.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 131 161.
         HIGH WIND WARNING 135.
MARINE...GALE 129 141 160 165 172 180.
   STORM 125 130 132 138 140 150 155.
   HURRICANE FORCE 120.
   HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 165 170.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

EZ MAR 10