Homer, AK Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM AKST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations up
to 1 inch and ice accumulations of a light glaze to one tenth of
an inch.

* WHERE...Anchorage, Lower Matanuska Valley, NW Kenai Peninsula, SW
Kenai Peninsula, Skilak Lake, and Southern Susitna Valley.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 6 AM AKST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A mix of freezing rain and snow will begin
later today, progressing from Anchorage and the western Kenai
Peninsula into the Mat-Su Valleys through this evening.
Increasing east to northeast winds will slowly warm temperatures
above freezing on Sunday, resulting in a transition to plain rain
in most locations for any lingering precipitation.  Some spots
could hold on to light winds colder temperatures for longer, where
localized periods of freezing rain could persist into much of
Sunday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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