Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2006
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 19, 2006, 5:18 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 19, 2006, 12:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 28 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 19, 2006, 5:18 AM AKST (14:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2006, 12:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2006, 3:56 PM AKST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 191918 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1018 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT AND REACH WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE GULF COASTAL REGION TODAY RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR KODIAK ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT AS THE SNOW ENDS AND THEN ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND AND WINDS DIMINISH. AKZ125-200730- /X.UPG.PAFC.BS.Y.0008.061219T2100Z-061221T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.061219T2100Z-061220T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1018 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY. THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD PRINCE WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS MORNING. NORTH TO EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRONGER GUSTS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WINDS WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE SEWARD HIGHWAY. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING THE STORM MOVES INLAND AND WINDS DIMINISH. 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. $$ AKZ131-200730- /X.UPG.PAFC.BS.Y.0008.061219T2100Z-061221T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.061219T2200Z-061221T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1018 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST WEDNESDAY. THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND SNOW THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT. THE THREAT OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW AND WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ171-200730- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.061219T2200Z-061220T0800Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1018 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AST THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND SNOW HAVE OVERSPREAD KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING. THIS WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY END LATE THIS EVENING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY FROM KODIAK ISLAND. THIS WILL END THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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. $$
10 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 200058 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 358 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT AND REACH WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE GULF COASTAL REGION TODAY RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR KODIAK ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT AS THE SNOW ENDS AND THEN ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND AND WINDS DIMINISH. AKZ125-201430- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061220T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 358 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. NORTH TO EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN AREAS OF WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING THE STORM MOVES INLAND AND WINDS DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ131-201430- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 358 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BEING FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THERE MAY BE SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AROUND MID DAY AS WINDS BRIEFLY DIMINISH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AGAIN. SNOW AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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. $$ AKZ171-200800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061220T0800Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 358 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AST THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ON KODIAK ISLAND. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BEING FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY MIDNIGHT AS SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ121-201430- /X.NEW.PAFC.SB.Y.0001.061220T0058Z-061221T0100Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 358 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. THIS SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ AKZ141-201400- /X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0011.061220T0058Z-061220T1400Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 358 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY WEST OF GLENNALLEN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WEST OF GLENNALLEN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW MOVES INLAND. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 200659 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 959 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT AND REACH WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW HAVE OVERSPREAD THE GULF COASTAL REGION TODAY RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR KODIAK ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT AS THE SNOW ENDS AND THEN ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND AND WINDS DIMINISH. AKZ125-201800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061220T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 959 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST WEDNESDAY. NORTH TO EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN AREAS OF WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING THE STORM MOVES INLAND AND WINDS DIMINISH. 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. $$ AKZ131-201900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 959 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BEING FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THERE MAY BE SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AROUND MID DAY AS WINDS BRIEFLY DIMINISH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AGAIN. SNOW AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ171-200800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061220T0800Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 959 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AST THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ON KODIAK ISLAND. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BEING FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY MIDNIGHT AS SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. 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. $$ AKZ121-201900- /X.CON.PAFC.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061221T0100Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 959 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. THIS SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ AKZ141-201400- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-061220T1400Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 959 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW MOVES INLAND. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 200756 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1056 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT AND REACH WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT. AKZ125-200900- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061220T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1056 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. ALTHOUGH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY...THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AKZ171-200900- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061220T0800Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1056 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM AST THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT ALTHOUGH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AKZ131-201600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1056 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BEING FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THERE MAY BE SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY AROUND MID DAY AS WINDS BRIEFLY DIMINISH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AGAIN. SNOW AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ121-201600- /X.CON.PAFC.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061221T0100Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1056 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. THIS SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ AKZ141-201400- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-061220T1400Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1056 PM AST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW MOVES INLAND. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 201353 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 453 AM AST WED DEC 20 2006 A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHWARD INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION. AKZ131-210200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 453 AM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BACK UP TO 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING ON TOP OF ROUGHLY TWO FEET OF SNOW WHICH HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BEING FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF AND WINDS DECREASE. 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. $$ AKZ121-210200- /X.EXT.PAFC.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 453 AM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THIS SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ AKZ141-202100- /X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-061220T2100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 453 AM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING ON TOP OF ROUGHLY 3 TO 5 INCHES WHICH HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY NEAR THE COPPER RIVER. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 201754 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 854 AM AST WED DEC 20 2006 A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHWARD INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION. AKZ141-201900- /X.CAN.PAFC.SN.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-061220T2100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 854 AM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED OFF OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. $$ AKZ131-210600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 854 AM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BACK UP TO 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING ON TOP OF ROUGHLY TWO FEET OF SNOW WHICH HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BEING FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF AND WINDS DECREASE. 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. $$ AKZ121-210600- /X.CON.PAFC.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 854 AM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE BY AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED FOR THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THIS SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 202022 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1122 AM AST WED DEC 20 2006 A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHWARD INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION. AKZ131-210600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1122 AM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BACK UP TO 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING ON TOP OF ROUGHLY TWO FEET OF SNOW WHICH HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BEING FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF AND WINDS DECREASE. 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. $$ AKZ101-210830- /X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.061220T2022Z-061221T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1122 AM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY FOR ANCHORAGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING IN ANCHORAGE. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS TOWN. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ121-210600- /X.CON.PAFC.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1122 AM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE BY AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED FOR THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THIS SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 202359 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 259 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHWARD INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION. AKZ121-210100- /X.CAN.PAFC.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 259 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. $$ AKZ131-210600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 259 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BACK UP TO 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING ON TOP OF ROUGHLY TWO FEET OF SNOW WHICH HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BEING FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF AND WINDS DECREASE. 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. $$ AKZ145-211200- /X.EXB.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-061221T1300Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 259 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AST THURSDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND TAPER OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF TALKEETNA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ111-210900- /X.EXA.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-061221T0900Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 259 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ101-210900- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-061221T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 259 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING IN ANCHORAGE. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS TOWN. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 210140 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 440 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED INLAND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BUT THE AFFECTS WILL LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR MOST OF THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION. AKZ131-210600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 440 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST 35 TO 55 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ON TOP OF ROUGHLY TWO FEET OF SNOW WHICH HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BEING FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF AND WINDS DECREASE. 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. $$ AKZ145-211345- /X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-061221T1400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 440 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST THURSDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST THURSDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND TAPER OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY AND GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF TALKEETNA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ101-210900- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-061221T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 440 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING IN ANCHORAGE. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH STORM TOTALS FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS TOWN. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ111-210900- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-061221T0900Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 440 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 210430 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 730 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 A STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED INLAND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BUT THE AFFECTS WILL LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA. AKZ101-210530- /X.CAN.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-061221T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 730 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. $$ AKZ131-210600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 730 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST 35 TO 55 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ON TOP OF ROUGHLY TWO FEET OF SNOW WHICH HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BEING FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF AND WINDS DECREASE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ111-210600- /X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 730 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF BY 9 PM THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ145-211400- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-061221T1400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 730 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST THURSDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND TAPER OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY AND GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF TALKEETNA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 210556 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 856 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 AKZ131-210700- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 856 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ145-210700- /X.CAN.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-061221T1400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 856 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. $$ AKZ111-210700- /X.CAN.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-061221T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 856 PM AST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Dec 19, 12:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 12:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST TUE DEC 19 2006
.DISCUSSION...
THE GFS AND THE EUROPEAN MODELS ARE VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING
WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE STORM MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE
NAM IS NOT FAR OFF BUT IS SLOWER TO BRING IN ONSHORE. THE GFS ALSO
INITIALIZED BETTER. SO THE GFS IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE FOR BOTH THE
EAST AND WEST.
CURRENTLY THE PRECIPITATION IS CUTTING OFF IN MOST AREAS AS THE OLD
LOW PUSHES NORTH AND DISSIPATES. AREAS OF EARLY MORNING FOG WITH
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL.
THE UPPER PATTERN REMAINS IN RELATIVELY UNCHANGING OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS WITH THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA
AND A WEAK RIDGE OF CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST AND INTO CANADA. AS A
RESULT ANOTHER STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC LATER IN THE
WEEK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA OVER
THE AGAIN ON FRIDAY. ALSO SEVERAL SHORT WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE
OVER THE MAINLAND THIS WEEK.
IN THE EAST THE STORM NOW LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL ENTER THE
GULF LATE TODAY. GALE AND STORM FORCE WILL ACCOMPANY THIS LOW AS IT
HEADS TOWARD WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA BY LATE TONIGHT.
OUT WEST A NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA
BY TONIGHT FOR AND THE FEW DAYS. EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A
FEW SNOW SHOWERS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 120 130 132.
GALE 125 138 140 150 172 175 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 12:30 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 19, 5:35 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 19, 10:58 AM AKST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Dec 19, 10:58 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Dec 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 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.