Event: Winter Weather Advisory

Message Type: Alert

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Snow, blowing snow, and mixed precipitation. total snow accumulations between 6 and 15 inches. winds gusting as high as 50 mph through eastern turnagain arm. * where...Girdwood, portage, whittier, turnagain pass, seward, interior kenai peninsula * when...From 11 pm thursday to 7 pm akst friday. * impacts...Travel could be very difficult. areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. the hazardous conditions could impact the friday morning and evening commutes. very strong winds could cause extensive damage to trees and power lines. rain falling onto snow covered and frozen roadways may freeze on contact. * additional details...A strong front will move into the eastern kenai peninsula late thursday night. temperatures will gradually warm as the front pushes north, possibly transitioning snow to rain for girdwood, portage, whittier and seward, rising snow levels to between 300 and 800 feet midday before falling quickly at the end of the event. there is some uncertainty on the storm track, which will lead to fluctuations in snow levels.

Event: Winter Storm Watch

Message Type: Alert

Urgency: Future

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Possible

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Heavy snow possible. total snow accumulations between 4 and 12 inches possible. winds could gust from 30 to 50 mph. * where...Western kenai peninsula, cooper landing, and southern kachemak bay. * when...From late thursday night through friday evening. * impacts...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. travel could be very difficult. the hazardous conditions could impact the friday morning and evening commutes. very strong winds could cause extensive damage to trees and power lines. * additional details...A strong storm is expected to track either up cook inlet or into prince william sound. snow and gusty winds are likely in either scenario, but the track will determine whether or not snow accumulations fall on the lower or higher side of the stated range.

Event: Winter Weather Advisory

Message Type: Update

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Blowing snow expected. total snow accumulations up to one inch. easterly winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * where...Delta junction and tanana flats. * when...From 9 am to 9 pm akst friday. * impacts...Travel may be impacted. areas of blowing snow may reduce visibility to 1/2 mile or less at times. gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.

Event: Winter Weather Advisory

Message Type: Update

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Snow and blowing snow expected. total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches. winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * where...Dalton highway summits, fortymile country, and white mountains and high terrain south of the yukon river. * when...From 9 am friday to 3 pm akst saturday. * impacts...Travel could be difficult. areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.

Event: Winter Storm Warning

Message Type: Update

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Heavy snow expected. total snow accumulations between 9 and 15 inches. southerly winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. areas of blowing and falling snow may reduce visibility to 1/2 mile or less at times. * where...Eastern alaska range south of trims camp. * when...From 3 am friday to 3 pm akst saturday. * impacts...Travel could be very difficult.

Event: Winter Storm Watch

Message Type: Update

Urgency: Future

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Possible

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Heavy snow and blowing snow possible. total snow accumulations 3 to 6 inches possible. winds could gust as high as 45 mph. visibility reduced to one-half to one-quarter mile or less at times. * where...Unalaska and akutan * when...From thursday afternoon through late thursday night. * impacts...Travel could be very difficult. areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. * additional details...A strong low pressure system in the northern pacific will approach the aleutians and alaska peninsula thursday. low position thursday afternoon is continuing to slide further east, placing unalaska and akutan on the periphery of this system. in this scenario, this system could bring blizzard conditions with gusty winds and blowing snow thursday afternoon and night.

Event: Blizzard Warning

Message Type: Alert

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Extreme

Certainty: Likely

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Blizzard conditions. total snow accumulations between 4 and 12 inches. northerly winds could gust as high as 50 mph. visibility reduced to one-quarter mile at times. * where...Central alaska peninsula, chignik, and southern alaska peninsula. * when...From 3 pm thursday to noon akst friday. * impacts...Visibilities reduced to one quarter mile or less due to blowing snow. travel could be very difficult. areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. * additional details...A strong low pressure system in the northern pacific will approach the alaska peninsula thursday bringing a long period of snowfall and gusty winds, leading to blizzard conditions. communities such king cove and sand point will experience the strongest enhancement of winds under this pattern and will easily achieve blizzard conditions, reducing visibility to one-quarter mile or less at times. note that cold air will be ushered into the area behind this system.

Event: Winter Storm Watch

Message Type: Update

Urgency: Future

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Possible

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Heavy snow and blowing snow possible. total snow accumulations 3 to 6 inches possible. winds could gust as high as 40 mph. visibility reduced to one-half to one-quarter mile or less at times. * where...Bristol bay borough (naknek and king salmon), inland bristol bay, lake iliamna, nila vena, nanvarpak, northern alaska peninsula, and northern bristol bay coast. * when...From thursday evening through friday afternoon. * impacts...Travel could be very difficult. areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. * additional details...A strong low pressure system in the northern pacific will approach the aleutians and alaska peninsula thursday, moving northward into bristol bay by thursday evening. low position thursday afternoon is continuing to slide north and east, making it more likely that strong winds will combine with moderate snowfall for a long period of blizzard conditions thursday evening through friday afternoon, particularly near the coast.