HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 1211 AM AST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 300 PM AST SAT DEC 05 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 TO 80 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING...AND THEN
DIMINISH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE BY
MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD
BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 753 PM AST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 500 AM AST SAT DEC 05 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY.
TWO STRONG STORMS MOVING NORTHWESTWARD TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
WILL CAUSE WINDS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH OVER THE YUKON DELTA
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
VISIBILITY TO BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 630 PM AST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 500 AM AST SAT DEC 05 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SATURDAY.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTHWEST INTO THE BERING
SEA. THIS COMBINED WITH A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
EAST IS CREATING A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER MANY AREAS IN
WESTERN ALASKA.
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH WITH
SOME LOCAL GUSTS REACHING 50 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 40
MPH ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR.
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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 1014 AM AST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 900 AM AST SAT DEC 05 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM AKST SATURDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM AKST SATURDAY.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST OF
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES
WARM AND WINDS DECREASE. 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.
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