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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
358 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

AKZ195-161400-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
358 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY.

WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. THE
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO ABATE UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING AT THE EARLIEST.

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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