Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 33, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 24, 2007, 10:18 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 25, 2007, 2:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 14 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 24, 2007, 10:18 AM AKST (19:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2007, 2:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2007, 3:45 PM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 250018 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 318 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE SOUTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA CHRISTMAS MORNING. WIND WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE EXTREMELY STRONG ESPECIALLY AROUND KODIAK ISLAND WHERE GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND...EXTENDING UP INTO SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. AKZ121-250830- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.071225T1400Z-071226T0100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071225T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 318 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM AST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM AST TUESDAY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW TO THE KENAI PENINSULA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...WITH 8 TO 20 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND SELDOVIA AND ON THE HOMER BLUFF. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 50 MPH CHRISTMAS MORNING LEADING CAUSING VISIBILITY TO DECREASE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW DURING THE DAY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. $$ AKZ125-250830- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.071225T2100Z-071226T0900Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 318 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST TUESDAY. A STRONG FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS BRINGING EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE BEING EXPERIENCED THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT WHEN WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN EARLY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL CAUSE ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS OF CHRISTMAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ AKZ171-250830- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T0900Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 318 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST EAST OF THE SOUTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ISLAND. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE MORE PREVALENT WEST OF KODIAK CITY OVER INLAND AREAS AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ISLAND. NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AGAIN EARLY THIS EVENING ALONG GULF COAST REGIONS OF THE ISLAND AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVER MUCH OF THE ISLAND OUTSIDE OF KODIAK CITY. NORTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 80 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN THIS EVENING...AND WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 20 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TONIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EASING...ALTHOUGH THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ONLY SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND SOME BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ101-250830- /X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0027.071225T1500Z-071226T0300Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 318 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST TUESDAY. THE STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL ON CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
6 follow-up statements
000
WWAK41 PAFC 250621
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
921 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA CHRISTMAS
MORNING. STRONG WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 80 MPH WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO
DECREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM
AS WINDS INCREASE ON CHRISTMAS DAY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
AKZ121-251830-
/X.EXP.PAFC.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071225T0600Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.071225T1400Z-071226T0100Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
921 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM AST
TUESDAY...
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM AST TUESDAY.
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY
CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW TO THE KENAI PENINSULA. THOUGH THE HEAVY
SNOW THREAT IS OVER...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA THROUGH MOST OF CHRISTMAS DAY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL
BE AROUND SELDOVIA AND ON THE HOMER BLUFF WHERE SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 50 MPH
CHRISTMAS MORNING CAUSING VISIBILITY TO DECREASE TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW DURING THE DAY.
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.
$$
AKZ171-251400-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1400Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
921 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST TUESDAY...
THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST TUESDAY.
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA CHRISTMAS
MORNING. STRONG WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 80 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER
MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW AND WIND WILL BEGIN
TO DECREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-
OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
$$
AKZ125-251830-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1200Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.071225T2100Z-071226T0900Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
921 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST TUESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST TUESDAY. A
BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.
A STRONG FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS BRINGING
EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. COMBINED WITH
SNOWFALL...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE BEING EXPERIENCED THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. THESE CONDITIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT WHEN WINDS BEGIN
TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN EARLY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON
WHICH WILL CAUSE ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS OF CHRISTMAS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-
OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL
TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
AKZ101-251830-
/X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0027.071225T1500Z-071226T0300Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
921 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST
TUESDAY...
A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST TUESDAY.
THE STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW ACROSS
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL ON CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE
FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS
THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
$$000 WWAK41 PAFC 250916 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1216 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA CHRISTMAS MORNING. STRONG WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 80 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AS WINDS INCREASE ON CHRISTMAS DAY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. AKZ125-251515- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1200Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.071225T2100Z-071226T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1216 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS HAVE TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 25 MPH OVER THE AREA WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUBSIDING...THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...ON EARLY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH AS THEY SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST. WITH SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL...A RETURN TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE...THUS A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ AKZ121-251515- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.071225T1400Z-071226T0100Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1216 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW TO THE KENAI PENINSULA. THOUGH THE HEAVY SNOW THREAT IS OVER...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH MOST OF CHRISTMAS DAY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND SELDOVIA AND ON THE HOMER BLUFF WHERE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 50 MPH CHRISTMAS MORNING CAUSING VISIBILITY TO DECREASE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW DURING THE DAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ171-251400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1400Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1216 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST EARLY THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST EARLY THIS MORNING. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA CHRISTMAS MORNING. STRONG WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 80 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW AND WIND WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ101-251515- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0027.071225T1500Z-071226T0300Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1216 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL ON CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 250946 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1246 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA CHRISTMAS MORNING. STRONG WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 80 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AS WINDS INCREASE ON CHRISTMAS DAY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. AKZ121-251500- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.071225T1100Z-071226T0100Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1246 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON AROUND KACHEMAK BAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON AROUND KACHEMAK BAY. AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY MORNING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES AROUND KACHEMAK BAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 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. $$ AKZ171-251400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1400Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1246 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST EARLY THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST EARLY THIS MORNING. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA CHRISTMAS MORNING. STRONG WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 80 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW AND WIND WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ101-251500- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0027.071225T1500Z-071226T0300Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1246 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL ON CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE. 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. $$ AKZ125-251500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.071225T2100Z-071226T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1246 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS HAVE TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 25 MPH OVER THE AREA WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUBSIDING...THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...ON EARLY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH AS THEY SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST. WITH SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL...A RETURN TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE...THUS A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 251411 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 511 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS SENDING MOISTURE NORTH INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...SNOWFALL IS WIDESPREAD. LOCALIZED GUSTY NORTH TO WEST WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW ARE ALSO LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA TODAY. AKZ171-251515- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-071225T1400Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 511 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. ALTHOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED...GUSTY WINDS TO 70 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE AT TIMES. $$ AKZ125-260100- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.071225T2100Z-071226T0900Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.071225T1900Z-071226T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 511 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LATE THIS MORNING...NORTH TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...AND HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER. WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING TO FALL...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THUS THE LOWEST VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ121-252100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.000000T0000Z-071225T2100Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 511 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY AROUND KACHEMAK BAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY AROUND KACHEMAK BAY. AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH COUPLED WITH SNOWFALL WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AROUND KACHEMAK BAY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUBSIDING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED NEAR KACHEMAK BAY. $$ AKZ101-260215- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0027.071225T1500Z-071226T0300Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 511 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING OVER THE ANCHORAGE AREA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 252057 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1157 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS SENDING MOISTURE NORTH INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...SNOWFALL IS WIDESPREAD. LOCALIZED GUSTY NORTH TO WEST WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW ARE ALSO LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA TODAY. AKZ121-252200- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.000000T0000Z-071225T2100Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1157 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE BLOWING SNOW HAS NOT DEVELOPED OVER KACHEMAK BAY. $$ AKZ125-260100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.000000T0000Z-071226T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1157 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. LATE THIS MORNING...NORTH TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...AND HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER. WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING TO FALL... BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THUS THE LOWEST VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ101-260300- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071226T0300Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1157 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING OVER THE ANCHORAGE AREA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE THIS EVENING. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 260045 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 345 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 AKZ125-260145- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.000000T0000Z-071226T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 345 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING HOWEVER SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE IN VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ AKZ101-260145- /X.CAN.PAFC.SN.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-071226T0300Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 345 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BRINGING UP TO ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...THEN TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 24, 12:37 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 24, 12:37 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 24, 7:10 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 24, 8:10 AM AKST | Heavy Snow Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 24, 10:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 24, 10:18 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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