Blizzard Watch 41, NWS Anchorage, AK

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WWAK41 PAFC 241425
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
525 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

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NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
525 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS
MORNING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
AKST TONIGHT THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
AKST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS.

* SNOW...3 TO 8 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW THROUGH THOMPSON PASS THIS
  MORNING.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE THROUGH THIS MORNING AS SNOW
  MOVES IN AND AIR TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE ZERO. BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS SNOWFALL INTENSIFIES.
  SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  SHOULD END. 

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE FROM LOW 
  WIND CHILLS. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING 
  SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY 
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. 

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
525 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY FROM
TURNAGAIN PASS NORTH...

* LOCATION...TURNAGAIN PASS NORTH TO INCLUDE PORTAGE VALLEY... 
  EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...AND WHITTIER. 

* SNOW...15 TO 30 INCHES. SNOW LIKELY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY 
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* WIND...EAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS SNOW
  INTENSIFIES AND WINDS INCREASE. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW BEGINS TO
  DIMINISH IN INTENSITY.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME 
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

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WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
525 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...

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

* LOCATION...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. 

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 7 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL.

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.

&&

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