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WWAK42 PAFC 211355
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
455 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009

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KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
455 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE BERING SATURDAY WILL BRING
WINDS AND SNOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW.
THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

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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