BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 841 PM AST SAT DEC 19 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM WILL BRING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE...RESULTING IN
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...FALLING ACROSS THE REGION. ADDITIONALLY...
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES
TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
SIGNIFICANTLY TO NEAR FREEZING BY LATE MORNING...AND VISIBILITIES
SHOULD IMPROVE TOWARDS NOON...ENDING THE BLIZZARD THREAT.
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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