Winter Storm Watch 03/04/2026 16:31 Alaska

* WHAT...Heavy snow and blowing snow possible. Total snow accumulations 3 to 6 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Visibility reduced to one-half to one-quarter mile or less at times. * WHERE...Bristol Bay Borough (Naknek and King Salmon), Inland Bristol Bay, Lake Iliamna, Nila Vena, Nanvarpak, Northern Alaska Peninsula, and Northern Bristol Bay Coast. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A strong low pressure system in the northern Pacific will approach the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula Thursday, moving northward into Bristol Bay by Thursday evening. Low position Thursday afternoon is continuing to slide north and east, making it more likely that strong winds will combine with moderate snowfall for a long period of blizzard conditions Thursday evening through Friday afternoon, particularly near the coast.