073 FPAK78 PAFC 150913 NOWAFC SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1215 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 AKZ121-151500- WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...COOPER LANDING 1215 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 .NOW... RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW A BAND OF INTENSE YET HIGHLY LOCALIZED SNOW SQUALLS IMPACTING PARTS OF THE KACHEMAK BAY AREA...INCLUDING THE HOMER AND SELDOVIA AREAS. THESE SNOW SQUALLS WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...SNOW RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE SNOW SQUALLS. THESE SQUALLS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. $$ CASSELL