WWAK42 PAFG 252034 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1134 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 AKZ215-260000- /X.NEW.PAFG.HS.W.0003.070126T0000Z-070127T0300Z/ LOWER YUKON VALLEY- INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING... SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT 1134 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM AST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM AST FRIDAY. A RELATIVELY STRONG STORM IS MOVING NORTHWARD TO BRISTOL BAY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STORM HAS STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW BRINGING IN PLENTIFUL MOISTURE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. IT APPEARS AT THIS TIME THAT ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SNOW ALTHOUGH MUCH WARM AIR WILL BE BROUGHT IN. THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING ALONG THE AREA NEAR THE NULATO HILLS. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL LIKELY SEE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE RANGE OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THE ACCUMULATION OF NEW SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ AKZ216-260000- /X.NEW.PAFG.HS.W.0003.070126T0300Z-070127T0600Z/ LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- INCLUDING...GALENA...NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG...RUBY...KOYUKUK 1134 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AST FRIDAY. A RELATIVELY STRONG STORM IS MOVING NORTHWARD TO BRISTOL BAY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STORM HAS STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW BRINGING IN PLENTIFUL MOISTURE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. IT APPEARS AT THIS TIME THAT ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SNOW ALTHOUGH MUCH WARM AIR WILL BE BROUGHT IN. THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING ALONG THE AREA NEAR THE NULATO HILLS. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL LIKELY SEE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE RANGE OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THE ACCUMULATION OF NEW SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ AKZ214-260000- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070127T0000Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 1134 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST FRIDAY. A RELATIVELY STRONG STORM IS MOVING NORTH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TODAY. VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO NEAR ZERO WHEN FALLING SNOW MOVES IN BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ213-260000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-070126T0600Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1134 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THE BERING STRAIT COAST... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO COMBINED WITH WINDS OF MORE THAN 20 MPH ARE CAUSING WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 BELOW. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD MODERATE SOME TONIGHT AS WARMER AIR IS PUSHED INTO THE AREA. $$ AKZ217-260000- /X.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0001.070126T1200Z-070127T1500Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 1134 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A RELATIVELY STRONG STORM IS MOVING NORTHWARD TO BRISTOL BAY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STORM HAS STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW BRINGING IN PLENTIFUL MOISTURE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. AS THE SITUATION DEVELOPS IS IT POSSIBLE THAT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION COULD BE BETWEEN 8 AND 10 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. $$