Weather is still going to be an issue, although the Blizzard warning is cancelled. Wind and Rain mixed with warm temperatures are on tap for the start of the race.
KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST... .TONIGHT...PERIODS OF SNOW...MIXING WITH RAIN DURING THE EVENING FROM BETHEL SOUTH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGHS AROUND 30. SOUTH WIND 25 TO 40 MPH.
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 .TONIGHT...RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING WEST OF SLEETMUTE. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. .SATURDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 25 MPH.
