Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2006
Blizzard Warning 10, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 13, 2006, 12:09 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 13, 2006, 12:19 PM AKST. It was in force for 9 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
- Feb 13, 2006, 12:09 PM AKST (21:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2006, 12:19 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2006, 9:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFG 140209 AAA WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 509 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 AKZ211-140900- /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.060214T0209Z-060214T0900Z/ SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 509 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE UPPER 20S. 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. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFG 140219 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 519 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 AKZ214-140600- /X.EXB.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060214T0600Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 519 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE UPPER 20S. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ211-140900- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060214T0900Z/ SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 519 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE UPPER 20S. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 140232 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 532 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 AKZ213-141045- /X.EXB.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060214T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 532 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST TUESDAY. WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES RISE TOWARD 30 DEGREES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ211-140900- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060214T0900Z/ SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 532 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE UPPER 20S. 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. $$ AKZ214-140600- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060214T0600Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 532 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE UPPER 20S. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 140545 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 845 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 AKZ214-140645- /X.EXP.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060214T0600Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 845 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS...UP TO 60 MPH...ARE STILL BLOWING. BUT TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING AND THERE IS SOME RAIN WITH THE SNOW. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. $$ AKZ211-140900- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060214T0900Z/ SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 845 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE UPPER 20S. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ213-141345- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060214T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 845 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST TUESDAY. WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES RISE TOWARD 30 DEGREES. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 140716 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1016 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 AKZ211-140830- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060214T0900Z/ SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 1016 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW THERE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE UP NEAR 30 DEGREES AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. $$ AKZ213-141500- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060214T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1016 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST TUESDAY. WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES RISE TOWARD 30 DEGREES. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 140920 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1220 AM AST TUE FEB 14 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... AKZ213-141030- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060214T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1220 AM AST TUE FEB 14 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE BERING STRAIT COAST. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED AND SNOWFALL HAS ENDED OR CHANGED TO RAIN...SO VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE HOWEVER. A SEPARATE HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. $$
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 Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Feb 13, 8:28 AM AKST, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 8:28 AM AKST, 3 hours 41 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 128 PM AST MON FEB 13 2006 .DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY. THE LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF NORTHERN CANADA AND NORTHEASTERN ALASKA IS RAPIDLY MOVING EASTWARD AND FILLING. THE WEAK COLD FRONT THAT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE INTERIOR AND SPREAD VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL OVER THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RESONATED NORTH OF FAIRBANKS WHERE CHATANIKA LED THE WAY WITH MORE THAN 9 INCHES. THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND THE FAIRBANKS METRO AREA VARIED MOSTLY BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND SURFACE RIDGE BOTH BUILD BACK IN OVER THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE BY THIS EVENING. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS REMAINS IN TACT AND SHIFTS TO NEAR THE ALCAN BORDER BY WEDNESDAY AS A SERIES OF BERING SEA STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. THE STRONG SOUTH FLOW OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE WILL TRANSPORT MOISTURE INTO THAT PART OF THE STATE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WHICH WILL PRODUCE PERIODIC SNOWFALL. SNOW FALL SHOULD BEGIN ALONG MOST AREAS FROM THE SEWARD PENINSULA NORTHWARD LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE 850 THICKNESS STAY SUFFICIENTLY LOW ENOUGH TO ENSURE THAT MOST ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE SNOW. LONGER RANGE PROGS SHOW THAT THE RIDGE IN THE PACIFIC WILL REMAIN FIRMLY INTACT AND BECOME MORE ROUND TOP BY THE END OF THE WEEK. WINDS ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PICK UP IN THE EASTERN ARCTIC BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FOR AKZ201. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ220. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212- AKZ213-AKZ214. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ225-PKZ230. && CF FEB 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 11:11 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:06 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 9:21 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 min | |
| Feb 13, 9:28 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Feb 13, 9:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Feb 13, 9:53 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | 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.