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* WHAT…Snow accumulation of 3 to 6 inches with locally higher amounts. Reduced visibility to 1/2 mile or less at times due to heavy snow and blowing snow. * WHERE…Whittier. * WHEN…Until 6 AM AKST Friday. * IMPACTS…Visibilities reduced to one half mile or less due to blowing snow. Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Strong offshore winds gusting to 40 mph combined with heavy snow will result in poor visibility. Winds will weaken and turn onshore later this evening and overnight. Temperatures will gradually increase and may allow snow

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* WHAT…Water levels as high as 2 to 3 feet above the normal highest tide line. * WHERE…Along the Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island. * WHEN…Saturday evening to noon Sunday. * IMPACTS…Coastal flooding of low lying areas and erosion are possible. Flood waters may impede upon displaced structures. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Southeasterly winds reaching 45 mph along a front will approach late Saturday, continuing through Sunday morning. This will lead to coastal flood impacts such as storm surge and flooding. Water levels are expected to begin rising beyond the normal highest tide line late Saturday night. This could cause localized areas of erosion along the coast. Structures not elevated off the

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Heavy rain returns to the southern and central panhandle over the weekend as a strong plume of moisture associated with a system moving up from the south, beginning Saturday afternoon and lasting through Sunday. The heaviest rainfall rates will occur between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Rainfall amounts between 2 to 5 inches are expected Saturday afternoon through Sunday, with the heaviest rainfall amounts in the southern panhandle. Isolated higher amounts are possible in areas of elevated terrain. ARIs currently look to be between 2-5 year return intervals. No significant flooding is expected at this time, but river rises are anticipated. Additionally, high winds will be a concern across the southern

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Confidence is growing in the potential for significant accumulating snow over the weekend for parts of far northern panhandle, with minor accumulations in the Icy Strait corridor as a strong system moves up from the south Saturday night. As the storm moves northward, a rain/snow mix will initially be possible for parts of the Icy Strait corridor, ranging from Pelican to Juneau. There is some possibility of minor accumulations in these locations, although accumulations in the Icy Strait corridor which do occur will be less than one inch. Significantly more snow is expected for the far northern panhandle, with confidence growing in accumulating snow beginning late Saturday night and then lasting

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