Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK

545 
WWAK41 PAFC 030150 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
446 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

CORRECTED ZONES 121 AND 131

AKZ101-030300-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.101203T2000Z-101204T0500Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
446 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING WIND BUT LITTLE SNOWFALL TO TURNAGAIN
ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON FRIDAY AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

$$

AKZ121-031515-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.101203T1500Z-101204T0100Z/
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.101203T1800Z-101204T0000Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
446 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM AKST FRIDAY FOR
THE HOMER BLUFF...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING FOR THE HOMER BLUFF...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM
AKST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING WIND AND SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH
AND UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL AFFECT THE HOMER BLUFF DURING THE
DAY. WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES ON THE BLUFF UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. AT THAT
TIME WARMER AIR WILL ARRIVE AND THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE OVER
TO RAIN...ENDING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-031515-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.101203T1800Z-101204T0300Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.101203T2100Z-101204T0600Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
446 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM AKST FRIDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW TO WESTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEGINNING AT MIDDAY FRIDAY AND ENDING DURING
THE EVENING. SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH ACROSS
THE REGION WITH 50 TO 65 MPH WIND EXPECTED IN PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL COMBINE WITH THE
WIND TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW
ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES UNTIL WINDS DIMINISH IN THE EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-031515-
/X.UPG.PAFC.WS.A.0002.101203T1800Z-101204T0600Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.WS.W.0002.101203T1800Z-101204T0600Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
446 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM AKST FRIDAY
FOR HEAVY SNOW WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9
PM AKST FRIDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.


A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO AREAS WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY ON FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING IN THE
MORNING AND TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL
BETWEEN 9 AM AND 9 PM...WITH STORM TOTALS OF 16 TO 24 INCHES
EXPECTED WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE REST
OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IN THE AFFECTED AREA WILL BE HAZARDOUS. EXPECT AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW.

&&

$$

AKZ131-031515-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.101204T0000Z-101204T1500Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
446 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THOMPSON. 

A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL BY MID- AFTERNOON...
BECOMING HEAVY BY MID EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO
ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW DIMINISH BY
SATURDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 18 INCHES
EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ135-031515-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.101204T0000Z-101204T1500Z/
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA
446 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

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

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

A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL AROUND CORDOVA BY MID-
AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY BY MID EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS HIGH
WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH
TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 13 INCHES EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

881 
WWAK41 PAFC 030745 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1044 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

CORRECTED ZONES 121 AND 131

AKZ101-030845-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.101203T2000Z-101204T0500Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
1044 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING WIND BUT LITTLE SNOWFALL TO TURNAGAIN
ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON FRIDAY AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

$$

AKZ121-032115-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.101203T1500Z-101204T0100Z/
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.101203T1800Z-101204T0000Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
1044 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM AKST FRIDAY FOR
THE HOMER BLUFF...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING FOR THE HOMER BLUFF...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM
AKST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING WIND AND SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH
AND UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL AFFECT THE HOMER BLUFF DURING THE
DAY. WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES ON THE BLUFF UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. AT THAT
TIME WARMER AIR WILL ARRIVE AND THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE OVER
TO RAIN...ENDING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-032115-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.101203T1800Z-101204T0300Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.101203T2100Z-101204T0600Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
1044 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM AKST FRIDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW TO WESTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEGINNING AT MIDDAY FRIDAY AND ENDING DURING
THE EVENING. SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH ACROSS
THE REGION WITH 50 TO 65 MPH WIND EXPECTED IN PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL COMBINE WITH THE
WIND TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW
ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES UNTIL WINDS DIMINISH IN THE EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-032115-
/X.UPG.PAFC.WS.A.0002.101203T1800Z-101204T0600Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.WS.W.0002.101203T1800Z-101204T0600Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
1044 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM AKST FRIDAY
FOR HEAVY SNOW WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9
PM AKST FRIDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.


A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO AREAS WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY ON FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING IN THE
MORNING AND TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL
BETWEEN 9 AM AND 9 PM...WITH STORM TOTALS OF 16 TO 24 INCHES
EXPECTED WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE REST
OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IN THE AFFECTED AREA WILL BE HAZARDOUS. EXPECT AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW.

&&

$$

AKZ131-032115-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.101204T0000Z-101204T1500Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1044 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THOMPSON PASS.

A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL BY MID- AFTERNOON...
BECOMING HEAVY BY MID EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO
ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW DIMINISH BY
SATURDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 18 INCHES
EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ135-032115-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.101204T0000Z-101204T1500Z/
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA
1044 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

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

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

A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL AROUND CORDOVA BY MID-
AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY BY MID EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS HIGH
WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH
TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 13 INCHES EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

720 
WWAK41 PAFC 031449 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
549 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

AKZ131-040415-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.101204T0000Z-101204T1500Z/
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.101204T0000Z-101204T1400Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
549 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
AKST SATURDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
AKST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON
AND THEN MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT. STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL
ACROSS NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY MID AFTERNOON AND THEN
BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY EVENING. THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH AND COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES FROM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ135-040415-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.101204T0000Z-101204T1500Z/
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.101204T0000Z-101204T0900Z/
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA
549 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
AKST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
AKST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON
AND THEN MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL AROUND
CORDOVA BY MID AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY EVENING.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH
DURING THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW WITH THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE EVENING AS TEMPERATURES
WARM TO AROUND OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING. IN FACT...RAIN MAY
BEGIN TO MIX WITH THE SNOW MID TO LATE EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ121-040100-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.101203T1600Z-101204T0100Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
549 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON
ALONG THE HOMER BLUFF...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING WIND AND SNOW
TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA BEGINNING THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING
NEAR SEA LEVEL...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING ALONG
THE HOMER BLUFF FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES ALONG THE HOMER BLUFF. WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH MID
TO LATE AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT PASSES BY.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-040415-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.101203T1800Z-101204T0600Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
549 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
AKST THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW TO WESTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEGINNING MID TO LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING
THROUGH MID EVENING. SOUTH TO EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 45
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. 
SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH MID TO
LATE EVENING AS THE FRONT PASSES BY. STORM TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-040415-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WS.W.0002.101203T1800Z-101204T0900Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
549 AM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING AND
BECOME HEAVY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY BY BY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY
SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE EVENING AND TAPER OFF
FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION OF 16 TO 22 INCHES IS EXPECTED WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY...WITH 7 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE REST OF THE SUSITNA
VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IN THE AFFECTED AREA WILL BE HAZARDOUS. EXPECT AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW.

&&

$$

031 
WWAK41 PAFC 040111
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
411 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

AKZ125-040215-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-101204T0600Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
411 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA IS BRINGING
STRONG WIND AND WET SNOW TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
VISIBILITY REMAINS GOOD AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED
TO OCCUR.

$$

AKZ121-040215-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-101204T0100Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
411 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE HOMER BLUFF...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE HOMER BLUFF.

WARM AIR HAS ARRIVED OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA. SNOW HAS CHANGED TO RAIN AROUND KACHEMAK BAY AND
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS THE HOMER BLUFF.

$$

AKZ131-041400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-101204T1400Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
411 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR
THOMPSON PASS...

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

A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH AND COMBINE WITH AS MUCH AS 11 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ135-040900-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-101204T0900Z/
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA
411 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

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

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT.

A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
TONIGHT..BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WIND TO THE AREA. SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH DURING
THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
THESE STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR
LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MIDNIGHT AS WINDS
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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-040900-
/X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-101204T0900Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
411 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. 

SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT. AN
ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS WEST OF
THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT AND END
SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IN THE AFFECTED AREA WILL BE HAZARDOUS. EXPECT AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW.

&&

$$

136 
WWAK41 PAFC 040121 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
420 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

CORRECTED ZONE 145 FOR HEAVY SNOW

AKZ125-040230-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-101204T0600Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
420 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

A WEATHER FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA IS BRINGING
STRONG WIND AND WET SNOW TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
VISIBILITY REMAINS GOOD AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED
TO OCCUR.

$$

AKZ121-040230-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-101204T0100Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
420 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE HOMER BLUFF...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE HOMER BLUFF.

WARM AIR HAS ARRIVED OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA. SNOW HAS CHANGED TO RAIN AROUND KACHEMAK BAY AND
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS THE HOMER BLUFF.

$$

AKZ131-041400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-101204T1400Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
420 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR
THOMPSON PASS...

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

A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TO
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH AND COMBINE WITH AS MUCH AS 11 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ135-040900-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-101204T0900Z/
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA
420 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

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

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT.

A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
TONIGHT..BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WIND TO THE AREA. SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH DURING
THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
THESE STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR
LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MIDNIGHT AS WINDS
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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-040900-
/X.COR.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-101204T0900Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
420 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT FOR HEAVY SNOW WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT FOR HEAVY SNOW WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. 

SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT. AN
ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS WEST OF
THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT AND END
SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IN THE AFFECTED AREA WILL BE HAZARDOUS. EXPECT AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW.

&&

$$

786 
WWAK41 PAFC 040858
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1158 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

CORRECTED ZONE 145 FOR HEAVY SNOW

AKZ135-041000-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-101204T0900Z/
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA
1158 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. 

VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING AS SNOWFALL DIMINISHES. 

$$

AKZ145-041400-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-101204T1400Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
1158 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL
8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN
SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IN THE AFFECTED AREA WILL BE HAZARDOUS. EXPECT AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW.

&&

$$

AKZ131-041400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-101204T1400Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1158 PM AKST FRI DEC 3 2010

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

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

A WEATHER FRONT CONTINUES TO BRING STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOWFALL
TO NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30
TO 45 MPH WITH AS MUCH AS 11 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE COMBINING TO
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH
TONIGHT. SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS
THE FRONT MOVES INLAND.

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.

&&

$$

929 
WWAK41 PAFC 040911 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1210 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010

CORRECTED ZONE 145 SNOW AMOUNT

AKZ135-041015-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-101204T0900Z/
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA
1210 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. 

VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING AS SNOWFALL DIMINISHES. 

$$

AKZ145-041400-
/X.COR.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-101204T1400Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
1210 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL
6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS IN THE
NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IN THE AFFECTED AREA WILL BE HAZARDOUS. EXPECT AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW.

&&

$$

AKZ131-041400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-101204T1400Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1210 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010

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

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

A WEATHER FRONT CONTINUES TO BRING STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOWFALL
TO NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30
TO 45 MPH WITH AS MUCH AS 11 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE COMBINING TO
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH
TONIGHT. SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS
THE FRONT MOVES INLAND.

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.

&&

$$

436 
WWAK41 PAFC 041408
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
508 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010

AKZ131-041515-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-101204T1400Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
508 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THOMPSON PASS...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW AND WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING RESULTING
IN IMPROVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

$$

AKZ145-041515-
/X.EXP.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-101204T1400Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
508 AM AKST SAT DEC 4 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE FROM TALKEETNA NORTHWARD TO CANTWELL THIS
MORNING. HOWEVER...THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW IS OVER AND SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. UP TO 3 INCHES
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH OF TALKEETNA.

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL ON THE STORM CENTER OVER
THE BERING SEA. MODEL FORECASTS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT. WILL
BE LEANING TOWARD THE HIGHER RESOLUTION NAM...ESPECIALLY OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA ON THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE MAJOR WEATHER FEATURES AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREA ARE THE STORM
FORCE LOW CENTER OVER THE BERING SEA AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL
SYSTEM WHICH MARCHES ACROSS SW ALASKA LATE TONIGHT AND INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FRIDAY.

UPPER LEVELS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE DELTA THIS MORNING WEAKENS AS
ITS MOVES ACROSS THE MAINLAND TODAY. A LARGE LOW CENTER OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA SLOWLY WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO OVER BRISTOL BAY SAT
AFTERNOON. A STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY JET OVER ALEUTIANS AND EASTERN
BERING SEA MOVES TO OVER THE AK PEN AND SW ALASKA LATE TONIGHT. ON
FRI...THE BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY JET EXTENDS FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS
TO OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS FEATURE THEN
MOVES EAST TO OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF AND SE ALASKA SAT AFTERNOON. AS
THE RIDGE BUILDS TO THE WEST A STRONG NORTHERLY JET DEVELOPS OVER THE
WEST ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA FRI...THEN MOVES TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA SAT.

.SURFACE...
A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH TIED TO A WEAK UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST ACROSS
THE MAINLAND TONIGHT. A STACKED 970S OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW
EVENTUALLY ENDS UP SOUTH OF KODIAK WITH A PRESSURE IN THE LOWER 990S
LATER SAT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES TO OVER THE DELTA AND WESTERN
BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FRI. A TRIPLE
POINT LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK ISLAND LATE FRI MORNING.
THIS CENTER WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA
FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT.

.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL TRANSITION FROM GENERALLY DRY AND COLD TO VERY
WINDY AND WET STARTING FRI AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY SAT. THE STRONG
WEATHER FRONT WHICH MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF AND ACCOMPANYING LOW
WHICH DEVELOPS NEAR KODIAK ISLAND FRI WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA ALONG WITH STORM AND
GALE FORCE WINDS OVER MARINE AREAS. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW
WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PEN AND
ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL ALSO
EXISTS FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTH GULF
COAST WITH STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW (SEE WARNING STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS ON
CURRENT WWA). CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE SURFACE FRONT SAT MORNING.

.SW ALASKA...
WINDS ARE STARTING TO INCREASE OVER THE DELTA AND WILL SPREAD TO
BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
PROGRESS EAST ACROSS THE DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT PRODUCING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN ZONES 155 AND 161. THERE MAY SEE SOME MIXED
RAIN AND SNOW ALONG COASTAL AREAS...BUT COLD AIR INLAND AND POCKETS
OF COLD AIR ALONG THE COASTS SHOULD HOLD IN TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS
ALSO POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY ZONE WEST OF
KING SALMON TONIGHT. CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WILL IMPROVE
AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY FRI MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WITH SOME
BRISK WINDS WILL BE THE GENERAL RULE ON FRI AND INTO SAT.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AK PEN...STRONG SOUTHERLY AND WESTERLY WINDS
WILL GIVE WAY TO STRONG WEST AND NW WINDS AND FRI AND SAT OVER MUCH
OF THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
SPREAD TO THE WESTERN AK PEN ON SAT AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
WILL BE THE GENERAL RULE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...SNOW WINDING DOWN SAT S-CENTRAL AS FRONT
MOVES E AND TRIPLE POINT LOW MOVES INLAND. STRONG GUSTY N TO NW
WINDS EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN ON BACK SIDE OF LOW SAT ALONG
WITH SNOW SHOWERS. ANOTHER WAVE ON FRONT IN NPAC WILL MOVE N SUN
AND ROLL BACK W ALONG GULF COAST AS UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFIES OVER
BC/SE AK...BRINGING RAIN AND GALES...WITH SOME SNOW POSSIBLE
INLAND OVER S-CENTRAL.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 121 125 155 161
         BLIZZARD WARNING 155
         HIGH WIND WARNING 101
         BLIZZARD WATCH 131 AND 135.
         WINTER STORM WATCH HEAVY SNOW 145
MARINE...STORMS 411 413 175 176 130 132
         GALES 412 414 150 155 160 165 180 170 172 179 185
               351 352 127 128 120 125 129 138 140 141
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC DEC 10