Blizzard Watch 13, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 260422
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
822 PM ADT SUN MAR 25 2007

AKZ195-261300-
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.070326T0422Z-070326T1300Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
822 PM ADT SUN MAR 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT MONDAY. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. 

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.

$$

AKZ185-261630-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.070326T0800Z-070326T1800Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
822 PM ADT SUN MAR 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM ADT MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM ADT MONDAY. 

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. MEANWHILE...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT
IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
IMPROVE DURING THE MORNING ON MONDAY AS WINDS AND SNOW DIMINISH.

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.

$$

AKZ181-261630-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0013.070326T1800Z-070327T0600Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
822 PM ADT SUN MAR 25 2007

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. IF THERE IS ENOUGH SNOWFALL ACCOMPANYING THESE STRONG
WINDS THEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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 
WWAK42 PAFC 260926
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
126 AM ADT MON MAR 26 2007

AKZ195-261030-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070326T1300Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
126 AM ADT MON MAR 26 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

BLUSTERY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH NUMEROUS SNOW
SHOWERS OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW. 

$$

AKZ185-261800-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070326T1800Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
126 AM ADT MON MAR 26 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT THIS
MORNING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT THIS
MORNING. 

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. MEANWHILE...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT
IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
IMPROVE DURING THE MORNING ON MONDAY AS WINDS AND SNOW DIMINISH.

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.

$$

AKZ181-262130-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0013.070326T1800Z-070327T0600Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
126 AM ADT MON MAR 26 2007

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM ADT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM ADT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. IF THERE IS ENOUGH SNOWFALL ACCOMPANYING THESE STRONG
WINDS THEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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 
WWAK42 PAFC 261208
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
408 AM ADT MON MAR 26 2007

AKZ181-270100-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0013.070326T1800Z-070327T0600Z/
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070327T0600Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
408 AM ADT MON MAR 26 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH SNOW TO CREATE OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS TODAY. WINDS
AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING...ALLOWING
VISIBILITIES 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.

$$

AKZ185-270000-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070327T0000Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
408 AM ADT MON MAR 26 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH SNOW TO CREATE OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS TODAY. WINDS
AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING
VISIBILITIES 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.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT SUN MAR 25 2007

.DISCUSSION...ALL FOUR MAJOR MODELS REMAIN IN RELATIVELY GOOD
AGREEMENT GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK. NAM AND GFS HAVE
SOME MINOR DIFFERENCE IN THE LOWS BUT OVERALL PATTERN IS IN GOOD
AGREEMENT.

UPPER LEVELS...A WEAK SHORT WAVE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL HAVE
LITTLE EFFECT ON THE WEATHER. THE BIGGER STORY IS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
DIGGING SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THAT WILL DROP
OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THE HEAD FOR THE
SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA TUESDAY BEHIND THIS LOW. BY WEDNESDAY THE LOW WILL BE
SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF WHILE THE RIDGE BEGINS TO STRENGTHEN OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS RIDGE BEARS WATCHING AS THE LATEST MID RANGE
GFS RUN HAS IT PERSISTING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THOUGH THE LATTER
PART OF THE WEEK.

SURFACE...A 992 MB LOW SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE ON SHORE IN
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING. THIS LOW WILL SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS
EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH THE ORIGINAL LOW DISSIPATING IN THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE ENERGY FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL
CAUSE A LEE SIDE LOW TO DEVELOP NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS MONDAY
MORNING AND THEN THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THIS LOW WILL BRING SNOW INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY AREAS OVERNIGHT AND WILL ALSO BRING
SNOWFALL TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
ALSO DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND WITH THIS
SYSTEM.
SNOW WILL LIKELY STAY OUT OF THE ANCHORAGE AREA AS THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW WILL BECOME A CUT OFF LOW AND PULL SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA.
THIS SITUATION USUALLY KEEPS THE SNOW OUT OF ANCHORAGE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 138 150 155 160 165 170 172 175.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 138 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

MAR 07