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Blizzard Warning 27, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 4, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 4, 2007, 12:16 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 4, 2007, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 10 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 4, 2007, 12:16 AM AKST (09:16 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 4, 2007, 6:00 AM AKST
Expired
Dec 4, 2007, 3:56 PM AKST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 041416
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

AKZ125-050200-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.071204T1500Z-071205T0200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON 
NORTH OF MOOSE PATH...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. 

AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NORTH OF
MOOSE PASS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS
VISIBILITY IS REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. IN
THE WARNING AREA 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WIND 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

AKZ131-050230-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.071204T1700Z-071205T0500Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM AST
THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM AST
THIS EVENING. 

AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THOMPSON PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS
COMBINATION WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS BLOWING SNOW
REDUCES VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN THE PASS.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE PASS WITH
EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE
EVENING ALLOWING VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE.

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.

$$

AKZ121-050230-
/X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0023.071204T1500Z-071205T0300Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG KACHEMAK BAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TUESDAY MORNING WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY 6 PM ALONG KACHEMAK BAY.

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.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWAK41 PAFC 041816 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 125.

AKZ125-050200-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.071204T1500Z-071205T0200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON 
NORTH OF MOOSE PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. 

AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NORTH OF
MOOSE PASS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS
VISIBILITY IS REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. IN
THE WARNING AREA 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WIND 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

AKZ131-050230-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.071204T1700Z-071205T0500Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM AST
THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM AST
THIS EVENING. 

AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THOMPSON PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS
COMBINATION WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS BLOWING SNOW
REDUCES VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN THE PASS.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE PASS WITH
EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE
EVENING ALLOWING VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE.

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.

$$

AKZ121-050230-
/X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0023.071204T1500Z-071205T0300Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG KACHEMAK BAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TUESDAY MORNING WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY 6 PM ALONG KACHEMAK BAY.

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 042304
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
204 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 125.

AKZ131-050015-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071205T0500Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
204 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

AKZ121-050015-
/X.CAN.PAFC.SN.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-071205T0300Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
204 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

THE WEATHER FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA
AND SNOW HAS BECOME SCATTERED SHOWER SHOWERS.

$$

AKZ125-050200-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071205T0200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
204 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NORTH OF
MOOSE PASS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS
VISIBILITY IS REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. IN
THE WARNING AREA 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WIND 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON.

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.

$$
000 
WWAK41 PAFC 042329
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
229 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 125.

AKZ125-050200-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071205T0200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
229 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NORTH OF
MOOSE PASS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS
VISIBILITY IS REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. IN
THE WARNING AREA 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WIND 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

AKZ131-050300-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BS.Y.0017.071204T2329Z-071205T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
229 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON.

AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW HAVE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE
OR LESS.

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 050056
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
356 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 125.

AKZ125-050200-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071205T0200Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
356 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED AS THE WEATHER FRONT HAS MOVED NORTH
OF THE AREA. THE SNOWS HAVE BECOME SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS ARE
BEGINNING TO DIMINISH.

$$

AKZ131-050300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BS.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-071205T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
356 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW HAVE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE
OR LESS.

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.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC15 hr
Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC15 hr
Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC3 hr
Dec 3, 10:56 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC17 hr
Dec 3, 10:56 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC37 hr
Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC
Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC85 min
Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 4, 12:25 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Dec 4, 9:29 AM AKSTBlowing Snow AdvisoryAFC15 hr
Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 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.