Blizzard Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK

840 
WWAK41 PAFC 050130 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
416 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010


AKZ125-051430-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.100305T1500Z-100306T0300Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
416 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY ALONG 
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AND SOUTH TO TURNAGAIN PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY ALONG 
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AND SOUTH TO TURNAGAIN PASS.

A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY...EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH AS
TURNAGAIN PASS...BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND LASTING UNTIL
LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE IN THE MORNING
TO 70 TO 85 MPH...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. AS WINDS DIMINISH IN THE EVENING...
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED 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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-051430-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.100305T2100Z-100306T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
416 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM AKST FRIDAY FOR
THOMPSON PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM AKST FRIDAY FOR
THOMPSON PASS.

A VERY STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING WIND GUSTING TO 60
MPH...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW TO THOMPSON PASS BY MIDDAY FRIDAY.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES IN THE PASS FROM MIDDAY FRIDAY UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
AT THAT TIME WIND WILL DIMINISH AND VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED 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.

&&

$$

894 
WWAK41 PAFC 050851
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1151 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

AKZ125-052100-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.100305T1500Z-100305T2100Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
1151 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON AKST FRIDAY
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AND SOUTH TO TURNAGAIN PASS...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON AKST
FRIDAY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AND SOUTH TO
TURNAGAIN PASS.

A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY...EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH AS
TURNAGAIN PASS...BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND LASTING UNTIL
MIDDAY FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE IN THE MORNING TO 70
TO 85 MPH...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW
ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN NEAR
SEA LEVEL...WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT
WITH THE SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND WINDS NOT AS
STRONG...THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD END FRIDAY 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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-052115-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.100305T1400Z-100306T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1151 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM AKST FRIDAY
FOR THOMPSON PASS...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM AKST
FRIDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS. 

A VERY STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING WIND GUSTING TO 65 MPH
THROUGH THE PASS...AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA BEGINNING
FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN THE PASS FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED IN TOWN WITH
THIS EVENT...ALONG WITH WINDS TO 25 MPH AND SOME BLOWING SNOW.
SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY SATURDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO
THREE FEET FOR VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS.

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.

&&

$$

183 
WWAK41 PAFC 051126
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
226 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

AKZ125-052100-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.100305T1126Z-100305T2100Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
226 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AND SOUTH TO TURNAGAIN PASS...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AND SOUTH TO TURNAGAIN PASS. 

A WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN TURNAGAIN
ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY...EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH AS TURNAGAIN
PASS. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LAST UNTIL MIDDAY TODAY. SOUTHEAST
WIND 70 TO 85 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM CAN BE 
EXPECTED...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW
ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN NEAR
SEA LEVEL...WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT
WITH THE SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND WINDS NOT AS
STRONG...THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD END THIS 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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-052115-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.100305T1400Z-100306T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
226 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS.

A VERY STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING WIND GUSTING TO 65 MPH
THROUGH THE PASS...AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA
BEGINNING THIS MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN THE PASS FROM
THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED IN
TOWN WITH THIS EVENT...ALONG WITH WINDS TO 25 MPH AND SOME BLOWING
SNOW. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY SATURDAY MORNING WILL RANGE
FROM TWO TO THREE FEET FOR VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS.

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.

&&

$$

768 
WWAK41 PAFC 051659
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
759 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

AKZ125-052100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100305T2100Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
759 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AND SOUTH TO TURNAGAIN PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AND SOUTH TO TURNAGAIN PASS. 

A WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY...EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH AS
TURNAGAIN PASS. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LAST UNTIL MIDDAY
TODAY. SOUTHEAST WIND 70 TO 85 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. SNOW...
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN NEAR SEA LEVEL...WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT WITH THE SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND WINDS NOT AS STRONG...THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD END THIS
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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-060600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100306T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
759 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS. 

A VERY STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING WIND GUSTING TO 65 MPH
THROUGH THE PASS...AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA
BEGINNING THIS MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN THE PASS FROM
THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED IN
TOWN WITH THIS EVENT...ALONG WITH WINDS TO 25 MPH AND SOME
BLOWING SNOW. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY SATURDAY MORNING WILL
RANGE FROM TWO TO THREE FEET FOR VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-060600-
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.100305T1659Z-100306T1400Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
759 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR KODIAK MOVES OVER THE SUSITNA
VALLEY TONIGHT. OVERRUNNING SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY
THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES NORTH. ADDITIONAL
SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH A STORM TOTAL
THROUGH TONIGHT OF 8 TO 16 INCHES...GREATEST AMOUNTS WEST OF THE
PARKS HIGHWAY.


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.&&

$$

131 
WWAK41 PAFC 051839
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
939 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

AKZ121-060745-
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.100306T0300Z-100306T1400Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
939 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY SOUTH OF NINILCHIK...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY. 

A STRONG LOW NEAR KODIAK MOVES OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET THIS
EVENING. COLD AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS ALONG WITH MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS SOUTH OF
NINILCHIK. THE RESULTANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES BEGINNING THIS
EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-052100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100305T2100Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
939 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AND SOUTH TO TURNAGAIN PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AND SOUTH TO TURNAGAIN PASS.

A WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY...EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH AS
TURNAGAIN PASS. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LAST UNTIL MIDDAY
TODAY. SOUTHEAST WIND 70 TO 85 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. SNOW...
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN NEAR SEA LEVEL...WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT WITH THE SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND WINDS NOT AS STRONG...THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD END THIS
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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-060600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100306T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
939 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS. 

A VERY STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING WIND GUSTING TO 65 MPH
THROUGH THE PASS...AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA
BEGINNING THIS MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN THE PASS FROM
THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED IN
TOWN WITH THIS EVENT...ALONG WITH WINDS TO 25 MPH AND SOME
BLOWING SNOW. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY SATURDAY MORNING WILL
RANGE FROM TWO TO THREE FEET FOR VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-060745-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100306T1400Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
939 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR KODIAK MOVES OVER THE SUSITNA
VALLEY TONIGHT. OVERRUNNING SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY THIS
EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES NORTH. ADDITIONAL SNOW
AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH A STORM TOTAL THROUGH
TONIGHT OF 8 TO 16 INCHES...GREATEST AMOUNTS WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY.

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.
&&

$$

262 
WWAK41 PAFC 052048
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1148 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

AKZ125-060100-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100306T0100Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
1148 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AND SOUTH TO
TURNAGAIN PASS...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AND SOUTH TO
TURNAGAIN PASS. 

A WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY...EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH AS
TURNAGAIN PASS. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WIND 70 TO 85 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE
VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
SNOW... POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN NEAR SEA LEVEL...WILL CONTINUE
INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT WITH THE SLIGHTLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND WINDS NOT AS STRONG...THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
SHOULD END LATER THIS 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.

&&

$$

AKZ121-061000-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.100306T0300Z-100306T1400Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
1148 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM AKST SATURDAY SOUTH OF NINILCHIK...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM AKST SATURDAY SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. 

A STRONG LOW NEAR KODIAK MOVES OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET THIS
EVENING. COLD AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS ALONG WITH MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS SOUTH OF
NINILCHIK. THE RESULTANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES BEGINNING THIS
EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-060600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100306T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1148 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS. 

A VERY STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING WIND GUSTING TO 65 MPH
THROUGH THE PASS...AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE AREA
BEGINNING THIS MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN THE PASS FROM
THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED IN
TOWN WITH THIS EVENT...ALONG WITH WINDS TO 25 MPH AND SOME
BLOWING SNOW. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY SATURDAY MORNING WILL
RANGE FROM TWO TO THREE FEET FOR VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-061000-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100306T1400Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
1148 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR KODIAK MOVES OVER THE SUSITNA
VALLEY TONIGHT. OVERRUNNING SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY THIS
EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES NORTH. ADDITIONAL SNOW
AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH A STORM TOTAL THROUGH
TONIGHT OF 8 TO 16 INCHES...GREATEST AMOUNTS WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY.

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. 
&&

$$

144 
WWAK41 PAFC 060110
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
410 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

AKZ125-060215-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100306T0100Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
410 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WEATHER FRONT SUPPORTING THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM IS WEAKENING AS IT MOVES ASHORE
THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...HOWEVER BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

AKZ121-061400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.100306T0300Z-100306T1400Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
410 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR
SOUTH OF NINILCHIK...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY. 

A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE UP COOK INLET TONIGHT. COLD AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALONG WITH MODERATE
SNOW SHOWERS SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. THE RESULTANT SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES
BEGINNING THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE SATURDAY
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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-060600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100306T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
410 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING
FOR THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A WEATHER FRONT MOVING
ASHORE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW TO THE
REGION. SOUTH TO EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH COUPLED WITH FALLING
SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR
LESS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. SNOW LOOKS TO TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS
TONIGHT...HELPING TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-061400-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100306T1400Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
410 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY FOR WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE UP COOK INLET THIS
EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF
4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
10 TO 16 INCHES...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

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. 
&&

$$

715 
WWAK41 PAFC 060610
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
910 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

AKZ131-060715-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100306T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
910 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS TO 15 TO 30 MPH. 
SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THIS WIND WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN
LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE HALF
MILE OR LESS.

$$

AKZ121-061400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100306T1400Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
910 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY 
FOR SOUTH OF NINILCHIK...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY. 

A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE UP COOK INLET TONIGHT. COLD AIR ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALONG
WITH MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS SOUTH OF NINILCHIK. THE RESULTANT SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR
LESS AT TIMES BEGINNING THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY
IMPROVE SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-061400-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100306T1400Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
910 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE UP COOK INLET THIS
EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF
4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
10 TO 16 INCHES...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

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. 
&&

$$

977 
WWAK41 PAFC 061405
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
505 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010


AKZ121-061515-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100306T1400Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
505 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TODAY WITH
GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE INLET. LOCAL VISIBILITY MAY STILL BE REDUCED
TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING SNOW DURING THE DAY TODAY BUT
WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

AKZ145-061515-
/X.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100306T1400Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
505 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY TODAY.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LOW NOT RECOGNIZED WELL BY MODELS. TRACK
OF LOW WILL BE IMPORTANT AS IT MOVES INLAND TODAY TOWARDS THE
SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND NONE OF THE MODELS ARE ABLE TO RESOLVE
THIS. MAV AND MET MOS UNRELIABLE FOR SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY...BUT MET MOS
THE BETTER OF THE TWO.
BIG LOW OUT WEST RECOGNIZED WELL BY ALL MODELS AND TRACKING TOWARDS
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AS EXPECTED. SOME DISCREPANCY ON CENTRAL
PRESSURE BUT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
IRREGARDLESS. GFS PREFERRED OUT WEST FOR CONSISTENCY.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LOW CENTER AT 500 MB POSITIONED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH
TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA...FEATURE WEAKENS AND
LIFTS NORTHWARD IN ADVANCE OF APPROACHING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST.
TROUGHING OVER WESTERN BERING AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS ORGANIZES INTO A
CLOSED CENTER AT 500 MB THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
CENTER TRACKS ALONG THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND INTO BRISTOL BAY REGION
BY FRI AFTERNOON.
UPPER LEVEL HIGH POSITIONED OVER RUSSIAN FAR EAST SINKS SOUTHWARD
BECOMING ANCHORED OVER CENTRAL BERING SEA BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SURFACE FEATURES...
A 989 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE INLAND AND
DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY THU AFTERNOON.
A 967 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF ADAK WILL INTENSIFY TO 958 MB JUST SOUTH
OF SEGUAM ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW AT THIS STAGE HAS EXCELLENT
UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND IS ABLE TO MOVE TO SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT
BY FRI MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN CENTRAL PRESSURE. AFTERWORDS IT
MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS TO 977 MB OVER THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
FRI NIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
AS LOW POSITIONED OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MOVES INLAND...
COLD AIR IS PULLED SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA AND WESTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. GOOD SNOW PATTERN TODAY FOR THE WESTERN KENAI
PENINSULA. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE REDEVELOPED THROUGH CHANNELED
AREAS AND ONCE AGAIN DOWNSLOPING WILL LIMIT SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE
ANCHORAGE AND MATANUSKA ZONES.
GRADIENT TIGHTENS ALONG GULF COAST THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 75 MPH
PLUS WINDS POSSIBLE THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM
TOMORROW AND TOMORROW EVENING.
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ALREADY BEGINNING TO VERIFY.
PLENTY OF SNOW AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE OF
THE APPROACHING NORTH PACIFIC LOW.
MORE BLIZZARD WARNINGS TO COME. AS SYSTEM PUSHES NORTH AND EAST
EXPECT LOW VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON...THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND BRISTOL
BAY THIS EVENING...AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY LATE
TONIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT WARMING TO THE EAST OF THE LOW CENTER. PRECIPITATION OVER
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BEGIN AS A MIX OF
SNOW AND RAIN THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS POST FRONTAL PASSAGE.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BIG STORM GRADUALLY WEAKENS AND DIES AFTER MOVING INTO CENTRAL
INTERIOR ALASKA. A SERIES OF SMALLER LOWS MIGRATES ALONG THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN BETWEEN 60 AND 120 HOURS. NEXT MONSTER ALEUTIAN LOW NOT
EXPECTED UNTIL AT LEAST DAY 8.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND 101 125
         BLIZZARD WATCH 155 181
         BLIZZARD WARNING 161 185 187 195
MARINE...GALE 121 129 138 140 141 176 179 180 411 412
         STORM 120 125 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 175 351 352
               413 414
         HURRICANE FORCE 172
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 155 165 170 171 172 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

ASB MAR 10