Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2006
Blizzard Warning 23, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 28, 2006, 9:48 AM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 28, 2006, 2:48 PM AKDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 28, 2006, 9:48 AM AKDT (17:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2006, 2:48 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2006, 10:15 PM AKDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFG 282248 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 248 PM ADT FRI APR 28 2006 AKZ207-291300- /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0023.060428T2248Z-060429T1300Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 248 PM ADT FRI APR 28 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT SATURDAY NORTHWEST OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH NORTHWEST OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN. 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK42 PAFG 290615 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1015 PM ADT FRI APR 28 2006 AKZ207-290715- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-060429T1300Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 1015 PM ADT FRI APR 28 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
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 Apr 28, 7:54 AM AKDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 7:54 AM AKDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1254 PM ADT FRI APR 28 2006 .DISCUSSION... UPPER AIR... A WEAK FLOW PATTERN ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. A VORTICITY CENTER WHICH ENHANCED SNOWFALL OVER THE EASTERN ALASKAN RANGE AND THE SOUTHEAST PART OF ZONE 224 OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING HAS EXITED NORTHEAST INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY. 850 MB TEMPERATURES OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS. SURFACE... NAM AND GFS PROGS IN GOOD AGREEMENT. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND THE CHUKCHI SEA. ARCTIC COAST... FLURRIES IN MOST AREAS CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WEST WINDS 20-25 MPH IN ZONE 204 SATURDAY AND SATURDAY... ELSEWHERE WINDS REMAINING AT 15 MPH OR LESS. WEST COAST... NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. BRISK NORTH WINDS IN ZONE 213-WESTERN CAPES OF ZONE 207 TONIGHT. LOCAL NORTHERLY GALES NEAR BERING STRAIT TONIGHT. INTERIOR... OCCASIONAL UPSLOPE LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT ALONG THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE IN ZONE 226 AND SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 224. HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR ZONES 224-226 WILL BE CANCELED. ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLUSH ALONG THE ALASKA HIGHWAY FROM EAST OF DOT LAKE TO THE BORDER...AND ALONG THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY FROM TETLIN JUNCTION TO CHICKEN. FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN ZONE 226 SATURDAY WITH WEAK LOW LEVEL NORTHEASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ245. && RF APR 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 10:50 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Apr 28, 1:42 AM AKDT | Snow Advisory | AFG | 6 hr | |
| Apr 28, 2:41 AM AKDT | Heavy Snow Warning | AFG | 5 hr | |
| Apr 28, 9:04 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 19 hr |
Nearby
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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.