* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TOTWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.

* WHERE...WESTERN ARCTIC COAST.

* WHEN...FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM AKDT SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, WEAKENING SLOWLY IN THE AFTERNOON.