Current Weather Warnings, Watches, & Advisories for Alaska

This is a list of all the current weather warnings, watches, & advisories in Alaska. The were issued by the National Weather Service offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau.

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Story Created: Dec 7, 2012 at 7:55 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Dec 7, 2012 at 7:55 PM AKDT

BLIZZARD WARNINGS 

CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY...
* SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WIND...NORTHEAST 45 TO 60 MPH.
* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVELING WILL BE 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.
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY...
* SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH.
* TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS
  EVENING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
  ENDING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVELING WILL
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT.
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM AKST
SATURDAY...
* SNOW...3 TO 5 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL
  INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING ALLOWING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
  DEVELOP. WINDS AND SNOW WILL DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY
  DIFFICULT.
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY...
* SNOW...1 TO 2 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WIND...NORTHEAST 25 TO 45 MPH.
* TIMING...WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING.
  TEMPERATURES WILL WARM OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AND
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY
  DIFFICULT.
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AKST SATURDAY...
* LOCATION...THROUGHOUT BRISTOL BAY. THE MOST HAZARDOUS IMPACTS
  WILL BE FROM NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON.
* SNOW...6 TO 10 INCHES MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON.
* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVELING MAY
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT.
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
AKST SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...
* LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM.
* SNOW...12 TO 20 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WIND...EAST 30 TO 45 MPH.
* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY
  MORNING AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVY AND WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASE. WINDS
  THEN LOOK TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY EVENING AS A WEATHER FRONT
  PASSES THROUGH THE REGION.
* IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM AKST
SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST
SATURDAY...
* LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS.
* SNOW...8 TO 14 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING INCREASING TO
  30 TO 40 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...REGARDING THE BLIZZARD...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH STEADY SNOW
  WILL PERSIST WELL INTO SUNDAY...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN IMPROVED VISIBILITY. REGARDING THE
  WIND CHILLS...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL WARM DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES. INCREASED RISK OF
  HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE FROM WIND CHILL.
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.
 
BLIZZARD WATCH
 
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE.
* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVELING MAY
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT.
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
DIFFICULT.
 

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