Issued by The National Weather ServiceAnchorage, AK 4:17 pm AKST, Thu., Dec. 25, 2008
... BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST FRIDAY NIGHT FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL PRODUCE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. BY MIDNIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY EVENING.
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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