Weather Alerts for Western Kenai PeninsulaIssued by the National Weather Service |
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WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA | ||
Areas Affected: Kodiak Island |
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Effective: Fri, 3/5 4:21am | Updated: Fri, 3/5 4:50am | Urgency: Expected |
Expires: Fri, 3/5 12:00pm | Severity: Minor | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... * WHAT...Snow occurring. Storm total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches expected. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph this morning around Akhiok. * WHERE...Kodiak City south, including Chiniak, Old Harbor, and Akhiok. * WHEN...Until noon AKST today. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The heaviest snow is expected on the southern and eastern sides of Kodiak and Afognak Islands through this morning. Winds rapidly increasing out of the northwest this morning will initially cause localized reductions in visibility due to blowing snow. The worst conditions will be around Akhiok, where the strongest winds are expected. The highest accumulations are expected around Old Harbor. Light snow may linger into early this afternoon around Kodiak. Information: Slow down and use caution while traveling. For the latest road conditions call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov. |
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WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA | ||
Areas Affected: Western Kenai Peninsula |
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Effective: Fri, 3/5 4:46am | Updated: Fri, 3/5 4:50am | Urgency: Expected |
Expires: Fri, 3/5 6:00pm | Severity: Minor | Certainty: Observed |
Details:
...Snow Expected Across the Western Kenai Peninsula through Saturday Morning... A band of snow has developed over the Sterling and Soldotna area this morning, causing light to occasionally moderate snow in the core of the band. The band is expected to stay nearly stationary, or could slowly shift west towards Kenai and the Inlet through this morning. As upper level support approaches this evening, more widespread, and slightly heavier intensity light snow will overspread much of the western Kenai Peninsula. Snowfall intensity will gradually diminish from midnight tonight onward, but may take until mid-morning Saturday to fully dissipate. Breezy northwesterly winds are still possible along Cook Inlet, namely from Clam Gulch south, through Saturday morning. However the winds are no longer expected to be strong enough to notably worsen visibility, except in very localized windier locations. Storm total accumulations of 2 to 5 inches are expected through Saturday morning. The higher amounts are expected where the snow persists longest, so most areas can expect closer to the 2 inch amount. Due to small, often difficult-to-forecast changes in the band location and intensity, updates to the forecast are still possible through tonight. Please stay tuned to the forecast for updates. |