Blizzard Watch 13, NWS Anchorage, AK

593 
WWAK42 PAFC 080108
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
408 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011

...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA...

A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND MOVE
TOWARD THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TUESDAY. WINDS ALONG AND AHEAD OF
THE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA EARLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. INITIALLY...PRECIPITATION WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF
SNOW AS THE WINDS INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM
NUNIVAK ISLAND TO THE DELTA COAST.

AS WARMER AIR MOVES INLAND DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON...GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE DELTA AND NUNIVAK
ISLAND. THE THREAT FOR THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE DURING
THE EVENING ALTHOUGH STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT.

AKZ155-081500-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0013.111108T2200Z-111109T1600Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
408 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE DELTA ALTHOUGH THE WORST CONDITIONS 
  CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND. 

* SNOW...WHILE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ACCUMULATION WILL 
  BE LIMITED TO 1 TO 3 INCHES. DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY WITH SNOW 
  DRIFTS UP TO 1 FOOT. 

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS... 
  WORST CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND. 

* WIND...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
  WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL START ACROSS NUNIVAK ISLAND 
  EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD TO THE DELTA COAST BY LATE 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SUBSIDING TUESDAY EVENING. VERY 
  STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

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207 
WWAK42 PAFC 081356
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
456 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011

AKZ155-081500-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0013.111108T2200Z-111109T1600Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
456 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011

...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

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