Blizzard Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 151144
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
244 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF SEWARD THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN TRACK INLAND
ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT. THE MAJORITY OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW FROM PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

AKZ131-151800-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070115T1800Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
244 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING FOR 
THOMPSON PASS...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THOMPSON PASS HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 
9 AM AST THIS MORNING.

NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED
TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
THROUGH MID MORNING. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS
SHIFT FROM NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST THIS MORNING AND AS SNOWFALL
DIMINISHES 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.

$$

AKZ141-151800-
/X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070115T1800Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
244 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY TAPER
OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW
ENDS.

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 151816
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
916 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007

AKZ131-151930-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070115T1800Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
916 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS FROM KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS HAVE DIMINISHED
OVERNIGHT TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND A
MILE IN SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THE WIND.

$$

AKZ141-151930-
/X.EXP.PAFC.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070115T1800Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
916 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH
THIS EVENING BUT NOT REACH ADVISORY LEVELS. ADDITIONAL SNOW
AMOUNTS OF UP 2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS
EVENING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES FALLING BEFORE SNOW ENDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFC 151817 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
917 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007

AKZ131-151930-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070115T1800Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
917 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THOMPSON PASS...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THOMPSON PASS.

WINDS FROM KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS HAVE DIMINISHED
OVERNIGHT TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND A
MILE IN SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THE WIND.

$$

AKZ141-151930-
/X.EXP.PAFC.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070115T1800Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
917 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH
THIS EVENING BUT NOT REACH ADVISORY LEVELS. ADDITIONAL SNOW
AMOUNTS OF UP 2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS
EVENING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES FALLING BEFORE SNOW ENDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

$$