Unalaska, AK – The National Weather Service's blizzard warning for Unalaska has been canceled, but weather conditions on the island were bad enough today to shut down the airport and prompt a travel warning from the public safety department.

The biggest factor today has been the wind. Unalaska only got about half an inch of snow since last night, but winds that gusted as high as 64 miles per hour this afternoon have been kicking up the foot of snow that's already on the ground, causing whiteout conditions. That was enough to keep Pen Air's flights from leaving or landing in Unalaska, and the Department of Public Safety issued a Category 2 travel advisement this afternoon, urging residents to only travel when absolutely necessary until conditions improved. But so far, no accidents have been reported on land or at sea.

Unalaska should get a reprieve tomorrow, when winds are expected to settle down to 15 to 25 miles per hour according to the National Weather Service's forecast. But conditions are expected to worsen over the weekend, with high winds returning and a chance of snow.