Blizzard Warning 24, NWS Fairbanks, AK

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 272211
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
211 PM ADT FRI OCT 27 2006

AKZ201-280400-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-061028T0400Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
211 PM ADT FRI OCT 27 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM ADT THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM ADT THIS EVENING.

SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES BY TONIGHT COMBINED WITH
SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW.

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.

$$

AKZ205-280400-
/X.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-061028T1800Z/
NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT
211 PM ADT FRI OCT 27 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT SATURDAY FOR 
BROOKS RANGE PASSES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT SATURDAY. 

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES BY
SATURDAY MORNING COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

AKZ206-280400-
/X.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-061028T1800Z/
NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...
SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS
211 PM ADT FRI OCT 27 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT SATURDAY FOR
BROOKS RANGE PASSES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT SATURDAY. 

SNOW DEVELOPING LATER THIS EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES BY
LATE SATURDAY MORNING COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

AKZ202-280400-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-061028T1500Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
211 PM ADT FRI OCT 27 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM ADT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM ADT
SATURDAY. 

SNOW DEVELOPING LATER TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES BY
SATURDAY MORNING COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO
40 MPH WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 280352
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
752 PM ADT FRI OCT 27 2006

AKZ201-280500-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-061028T0400Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
752 PM ADT FRI OCT 27 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

$$

AKZ202-281400-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-061028T1500Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
752 PM ADT FRI OCT 27 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM ADT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM ADT
SATURDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED BUT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. 
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN WEST 25 TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT
AND PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

AKZ205-281400-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-061028T1800Z/
NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT
752 PM ADT FRI OCT 27 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT
SATURDAY FOR BROOKS RANGE PASSES...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT
SATURDAY. 

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES BY
SATURDAY MORNING COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH
WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

AKZ206-281400-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-061028T1800Z/
NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...
SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS
752 PM ADT FRI OCT 27 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT
SATURDAY FOR BROOKS RANGE PASSES...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT
SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES
BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS
GUSTING TO 50 MPH TO WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
539 AM ADT FRI OCT 27 2006

.DISCUSSION...BROAD UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGHING
THAT HAD BEEN OVER ERN 2/3 OF AK LAST FEW DAYS IS WEAKENING
AND MOVING E. THIS IN RESPONSE TO RIDGING AHEAD OF COMPLEX
SYSTEM MOVING E FROM SIBERIA AND OVER CHUKCHI SEA.

SIBERIAN SYSTEM HAS FIRST MAIN CENTER JUST E OF WRANGEL
ISLAND AND IS MOVING E OVER CHUKCHI SEA. NO DATA TO ESTIMATE
SURFACE PRESSURE...BUT LIKELY AT LEAST 1000 MB...MAYBE LOWER.
MODELS INITIALIZE IT AT 1004 MB. GOES AND GMS IMAGERY STARTING
TO SHOW MORE ORGANIZED CIRCULATION AROUND IT...AS IT IS LIKELY
NOW DEEPENING/OBTAINING ENERGY OVER THE WARMER WATERS OF THE
CHUKCHI SEA. SNOW AND SMCR TO MIN GALE WINDS ALREADY PICKING
UP ALONG CHUKCHI SEA AND WRN ARCTIC COASTS.

MODELS IN BASIC AGREEMENT ON PATTERN THROUGH SHORT AND MID
TERM...BUT PREFER GFS AS IT IS LITTLE DEEPER WITH SIBERIAN
LOW...THOUGH LIKELY NOT DEEP ENOUGH. LOW WILL MOVE E ACROSS
NRN EDGE OF CHUKCHI SEA TODAY AND ENE WELL N OF ARCTIC COAST
TONIGHT/SAT. WE DEEPEN IT 5-10 MB LOWER THAN MODELS DURING
THIS PERIOD AND ASSIGNED GALES TO WRN HALF ARCTIC COAST TODAY
AND TONIGHT AS A RESULT...AND ISSUED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ZONES 201/202. WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR ZONES 207/208/209 FOR
HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALSO IN EFFECT TODAY/TONIGHT. ERN
HALF ARCTIC COAST WILL SEE MUCH LESS EFFECT OF THIS LOW SAT
AND SAT NIGHT...AS IT WILL BE FURTHER N AND WEAKER BY THEN
WHEN IT MOVES OVER ICE PACK.

A SECOND LOW...ABOUT 995 MB IN THE WRN GULF OF ANADYR FORECAST
TO MOVE OVER BERING STRAIT AND INTO CHUKCHI SEA SAT...WEAKENING
AS DEEPER LOW TRANSITS ENE FROM ALEUTIANS ACROSS SRN BERING.
THIS SECOND LOW WILL KEEP SNOW AND SOME WIND GOING CHUKCHI SEA
COAST/NWRN INTERIOR THEN.

STRONGER LOW TO S FORECAST TO MOVE ONSHORE NEAR PAMY 12Z SUN
AT 990-995 MB. MAIN EFFECT OF THIS WILL JUST BE TO KEEP RAIN/SNOW
GOING OVER BERING SEA COAST AND ST LAWRENCE ISLE...ALONG WITH
SMCR TO MIN GALE WINDS.

INTERIOR CLEARING OUT TODAY AS UPPER TROUGH EXITS. CLOUDS AND
SOME -SN WILL MOVE OVER WRN INTERIOR TONIGHT. LIGHT CHINOOK
FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL/ERN INTERIOR TONIGHT/SAT AHEAD
OF BERING/CHUKCHI SEA SYSTEMS. THIS WILL KEEP SNOW FROM THESE
CONFINED TO ABOUT W OF PARC-PATA-PAMH THEN AND BRING WARMING
TO HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE VALLEY INVERSIONS. MAIN ENERGY OF BERING
SEA SYSTEM FORECAST TO DIG SE INTO GULF AK SUN/SUN NIGHT...LEAVING
INTERIOR UNDER WEAK SE TO E FLOW ALOFT. MILDER MARITIME AIR ABOVE
VALLEY INVERSIONS WILL WRAP AROUND THE TROUGH...CONTINUING MODERATING
TEMP. TREND. LITTLE OR NO SNOW EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL/ERN INTERIOR
IN THIS PATTERN AS WELL.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAY 3 AND 4...AT LEAST SMCR NW TO N WINDS
NRN SEWARD PEN./CHUKCHI SEA LATE SUN INTO MON WILL DEVELOP AS BERING
LOW PUSHES ASHORE TO S. THIS COULD POSE PROBLEMS FOR PASH.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ230.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ230-
PKZ235.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ240.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235.
&&

MAR OCT 06

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
810 AM ADT FRI OCT 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0808 AM     SNOW             11 N MOOSE CREEK        64.87N 147.17W
10/27/2006  M1.5 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR 48HR EVENT 3.0.

&&

SBERG