Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
349 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

AKZ171-141400-
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KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
349 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
AKST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY.

A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO PUSH ONSHORE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF KODIAK ISLAND. SNOW INTENSITY HAS RANGED FROM 1
TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AROUND KODIAK CITY. THE NARROW BAND WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD SNOW OVER THE SAME AREA...WITH THE LOCAL
TOPOGRAPHY LEADING TO A WIDE RANGE OF SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE
ISLAND.

LOOK FOR STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE ISLAND. THE SNOW WILL
TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.