Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2005
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 1, 2005, 6:07 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 1, 2005, 11:07 AM AKST. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2005, 6:07 AM AKST (15:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 1, 2005, 11:07 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2005, 1:10 AM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFG 012007 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1107 AM AST THU DEC 1 2005 . AKZ213-020100- /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0004.051201T2007Z-051202T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1107 AM AST THU DEC 1 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES BY SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO ABOUT 30 MPH FRIDAY WITH A LITTLE IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFG 012208 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 108 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005 . AKZ213-020615- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051202T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 108 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES BY SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO ABOUT 30 MPH FRIDAY WITH A LITTLE IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 020610 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 910 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005 AKZ213-021415- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051202T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 910 PM AST THU DEC 1 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES BY SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SLOWLY DECREASE ON FRIDAY WITH A LITTLE IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 021010 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 110 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... AKZ213-021815- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051202T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.BS.Y.0006.051202T1010Z-051203T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 110 AM AST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS DOWNGRADED THE BLIZZARD WARNING TO A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY. VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES BY SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SLOWLY DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 8:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.