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Winter Weather Advisory issued March 1 at 4:53PM AKST until March 3 at 12:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches. Northerly winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Visibilities reduced to one-half mile. * WHERE...Kuskokwim Delta coast and Nunivak Island. * WHEN...From 2 AM Sunday to midnight AKST Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could lead to periods of reduced visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A low cuts across Kuskokwim Delta tomorrow and Monday, leading to steady snow and gusty winds across Nunivak Island and the Kuskokwim Delta coastline. While the primary concern will be blowing snow along the coast, we're also monitoring the
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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 26 at 4:07PM AKST until February 26 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT...Blowing snow observed. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch. Northeasterly winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Thompson Pass. * WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could reduce visibility to one half mile or less at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds have peaked earlier this morning/afternoon, and will continue to diminish during the late afternoon and evening. Any additional falling snow is expected to be light and is not expected to make conditions any worse.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 26 at 4:10AM AKST until February 26 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch. Northeasterly winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Thompson Pass. * WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could reduce visibility to one half mile or less at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will rapidly increasing early this morning causing resuspension of recently fallen snow and reduced visibilities along the Richardson Highway through Thompson Pass. Winds will peak midday, then diminish during the afternoon and evening. Light falling snow will arrive in the late afternoon, but it is not
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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 25 at 2:44PM AKST until February 26 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch. Northeasterly winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Thompson Pass. * WHEN...From 5 AM to 9 PM AKST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could reduce visibility to one half mile or less at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will rapidly increasing early Wednesday morning causing resuspension of recently fallen snow and reduced visibilities along the Richardson Highway through Thompson Pass. Winds will peak midday, then diminish during the afternoon and evening. Light falling snow will arrive in the late afternoon, but it
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Small Craft Advisory issued February 22 at 3:17PM AKST until February 24 at 5:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
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Small Craft Advisory issued February 22 at 3:17PM AKST until February 23 at 5:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
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Small Craft Advisory issued February 21 at 3:53PM AKST until February 23 at 5:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
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Small Craft Advisory issued February 21 at 3:53PM AKST until February 22 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
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Small Craft Advisory issued February 21 at 3:53PM AKST until February 22 at 5:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind
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Small Craft Advisory issued February 21 at 3:42PM AKST until February 23 at 5:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.