Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2006
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 28, 2006, 12:22 AM AKST. It took effect at Nov 28, 2006, 10:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 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
- Nov 28, 2006, 12:22 AM AKST (09:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 28, 2006, 10:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2006, 9:15 PM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 281422 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 522 AM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE STRONG EAST WINDS ACROSS AN AREA EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA TO ICY BAY. SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR PORTIONS OF THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION. AKZ135-290230- /X.UPG.PAFC.BS.Y.0005.061128T1900Z-061129T1300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.061128T1900Z-061129T1400Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 522 AM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY. THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. |EAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. AT THE SAME TIME...SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING FROM THE SOUTH. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT THEN IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ125-290230- /X.EXT.PAFC.BS.Y.0005.061128T1900Z-061129T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 522 AM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY... THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY. NORTH AND EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS MORNING WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. AT THE SAME TIME...SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING FROM THE SOUTHEAST. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT THEN IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ AKZ131-290230- /X.EXT.PAFC.BS.Y.0005.061128T1900Z-061129T1400Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 522 AM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS MORNING WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. AT THE SAME TIME...SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING FROM THE SOUTH. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THOMPSON PASS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT THEN IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 282311 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 211 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS EAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. AKZ125-290015- /X.CAN.PAFC.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-061129T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 211 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. $$ AKZ135-291115- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061129T1400Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 211 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW ALONG AND NEAR THE COPPER RIVER. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ131-291115- /X.CON.PAFC.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-061129T1400Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 211 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AT AND NEAR THOMPSON PASS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 282315 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 214 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS EAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. AKZ125-290015- /X.CAN.PAFC.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-061129T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 214 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. $$ AKZ135-291130- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061129T1400Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 214 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW ALONG AND NEAR THE COPPER RIVER. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ131-291130- /X.CON.PAFC.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-061129T1400Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 214 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AT AND NEAR THOMPSON PASS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 290615 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 915 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 AKZ135-290715- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-061129T1400Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 915 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ131-290715- /X.CAN.PAFC.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-061129T1400Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 915 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2006 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Nov 28, 10:54 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Nov 28, 10:54 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Nov 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 11:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 28, 2:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 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.