* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONSBETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* WHERE...BALDWIN PENINSULA, KIVALINA AND RED DOG DOCK, LOWER KOBUK VALLEY, AND NORTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA.

* WHEN...FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM AKDT SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FRIDAY. AS SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE AND TEMPERATURES WARM, SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO RAIN POTENTIALLY AS EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.