Blizzard Warning 34, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Dec 25, 2007, 10:57 AM AKST (19:57 UTC)

In effect from

Dec 25, 2007, 10:00 PM AKST

Expired

Dec 25, 2007, 9:18 PM AKST

In force

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 260057
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
357 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

AKZ181-261300-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0019.071226T0600Z-071226T1200Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.071226T0700Z-071226T1400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
357 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AST
WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A LOW PRESSURE CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TOWARD THE
ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. AS IT APPROACHES THE AREA IT WILL BRING
STRONG WINDS AND SNOW BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING
OVERNIGHT. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS EAST WINDS
INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS COMBINATION WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER MILE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

ON WEDNESDAY TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH SNOW
MIXING WITH RAIN BY 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 
WWAK42 PAFC 260618
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
918 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007


AKZ181-260730-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.071226T0700Z-071226T1400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
918 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING AND SNOW IS MIXING WITH
RAIN. ALTHOUGH STRONG SOUTHEAST WIND 40 TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE ZONE...BLOWING SNOW WILL ONLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

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