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Winter Weather Advisory issued March 3 at 4:03PM AKST until March 5 at 6:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. East to northeast winds gusting as high as 45 mph. Visibility as low as one half mile at times. * WHERE...Pribilof Islands. * WHEN...From 9 AM Tuesday to 6 AM AKST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A front moving across the Pribilof Islands on Tuesday will bring light snow and gusty winds. A compact low forming along the front will likely affect the timing and severity of blowing snow for the Pribilof Islands, but there is
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Blizzard Warning issued March 3 at 3:34PM AKST until March 6 at 12:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 70 mph. * WHERE...Bering Strait Coast and St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...From 5 AM Tuesday to noon AKST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Whiteout conditions are likely. Strongest winds occur on Wednesday then weaken through the day on Thursday.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued March 3 at 3:34PM AKST until March 5 at 7:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Southern Seward Peninsula Coast and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing and drifting snow could reduce visibility to 1/2 mile or less at times, especially on Wednesday.
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Winter Storm Watch issued March 3 at 1:28PM AKST until March 6 at 3:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Visibility of one quarter mile or less at times. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Barter Island. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued March 2 at 3:24PM AKST until March 3 at 12:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Additional snow accumulations of up to 2 inches. Northerly winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Visibilities reduced to one-half mile or less at times. * WHERE...Kuskokwim Delta coast and Nunivak Island. * WHEN...Until midnight AKST tonight. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could lead to periods of reduced visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Webcams and available observations show visibilities of one-half mile along the coast, with the worst conditions (visibilities to one-quarter mile or less at times) from about Toksook Bay and north. Temperatures have risen above freezing away from the coast, leading
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Winter Storm Watch issued March 2 at 2:49PM AKST until March 6 at 12:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Shishmaref, Bering Strait Coast and St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...From late Monday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest wind gusts will occur on Wednesday but blizzard conditions may persist through Thursday afternoon or Thursday night.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued March 2 at 2:49PM AKST until March 5 at 7:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches for the Seward Peninsula. Snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches for Shaktoolik and Unalakleet. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Southern Seward Peninsula Coast, Interior Seward Peninsula and Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow and blowing snow has begun or will begin soon in the Seward Peninsula. Blowing snow will be most significant Monday into Tuesday as northerly winds strengthen.