WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 504 AM AST MON NOV 30 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM AST TUE DEC 01 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT.
A NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM THE
SOUTH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WIND TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW SNOW WHICH WILL
REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 500 AM AST MON NOV 30 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM AST TUE DEC 01 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON
AKST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO NOON AKST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SUSITNA
VALLEY. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY AND SOUTH OF SKWENTNA
TODAY. TONIGHT...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH OF
SKWENTNA...WITH HEAVIEST SNOW REMAINING WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.
THEN LATER TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW
WILL BE NORTH OF TALKEETNA. POTENTIAL STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
16 TO 30 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE BASE
OF THE ALASKA RANGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 937 PM AST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 400 PM AST MON NOV 30 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL BRING
STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA ON MONDAY. BLOWING
SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES
IN THE MORNING THROUGHOUT THE DELTA...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS
SHIFTING TO THE COAST NORTH OF KIPNUK IN THE AFTERNOON.
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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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 452 PM AST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 900 AM AST TUE DEC 01 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT AHEAD OF A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE
BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TOWARDS THE GULF ON MONDAY.
HEAVY SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING
MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST OF SNOW WILL FALL WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY AND SOUTH OF SKWENTNA IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IN THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT THE HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH...WITH
HEAVIEST SNOW REMAINING WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. POTENTIAL STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 30 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS NEAREST THE BASE OF THE ALASKA RANGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...
SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. PEOPLE ARE
ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION
FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW.
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BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 418 PM AST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 400 PM AST MON NOV 30 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT CURRENTLY ENTERING THE EASTERN BERING SEA
WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
DURING THE DAY MONDAY. BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
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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