Blizzard Warning 10, NWS Fairbanks, AK

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 270905
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
105 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

AKZ203-271600-
/X.EXB.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070327T2000Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
105 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY. 

WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE. LOCAL BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ARE OCCURRING AND ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TILL EARLY MORNING.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESTRICT VISIBILITY TODAY...WITH
VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY BEING REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN
THE MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ201-271600-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070327T1600Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
105 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT THIS MORNING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT THIS
MORNING. 

WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE. LOCAL BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ARE OCCURRING AND ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESTRICT VISIBILITY TODAY...WITH VISIBILITY
FREQUENTLY BEING REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN THE MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ202-271600-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070327T1600Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
105 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT THIS MORNING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT THIS
MORNING. 

WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL TILL EARLY
MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY
TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ARE OCCURRING AND ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
MORNING. 

WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESTRICT VISIBILITY TODAY...WITH
VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY BEING REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN
THE MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ204-271600-
/X.NEW.PAFG.BS.Y.0021.070327T1600Z-070328T0200Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
105 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
ADT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
ADT THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING TO BETWEEN 20 AND
35 MPH. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT
TIMES. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL EARLY THIS
EVENING. 

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 271046
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
246 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

AKZ201-271600-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070327T1600Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
246 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT THIS
MORNING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT THIS MORNING.

WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE. LOCAL BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ARE OCCURRING AND ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESTRICT VISIBILITY TODAY...WITH VISIBILITY
FREQUENTLY BEING REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN THE MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ202-271600-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070327T1600Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
246 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT THIS
MORNING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT THIS MORNING.

WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL TILL EARLY
MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY
TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ARE OCCURRING AND ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
MORNING.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESTRICT VISIBILITY TODAY...WITH VISIBILITY
FREQUENTLY BEING REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN THE MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ203-271600-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070327T2000Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
246 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY. 

WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE. LOCAL BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ARE OCCURRING AND ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TILL EARLY MORNING.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESTRICT VISIBILITY TODAY...WITH VISIBILITY
FREQUENTLY BEING REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN THE MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ204-271600-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BS.Y.0021.070327T1046Z-070328T0200Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
246 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. THIS
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. THESE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 271601
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
801 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

AKZ201-202-271715-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070327T1600Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE...
BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
801 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 


$$

AKZ203-272000-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070327T2000Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
801 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY. 

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
CONTINUE THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THIS MORNING AS WELL.

WINDS WILL START TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW WILL
DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END...
BUT VISIBILITY WILL STILL REMAIN BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. 

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ204-280015-
/X.CON.PAFG.BS.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-070328T0200Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
801 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

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

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

LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY
TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
LAST UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 271959
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1159 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

AKZ203-280200-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070327T2000Z/
/X.EXA.PAFG.BS.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-070328T0200Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
1159 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOW ENDING BUT BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL
KEEP VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL SLOWLY DROP THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

AKZ204-280400-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BS.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-070328T1400Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
1159 AM ADT TUE MAR 27 2007

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY...

THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT
WEDNESDAY. 

LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 HALF MILE IN
BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WINDS AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL START TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND CONDITIONS SHOULD
IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1253 PM ADT MON MAR 26 2007

.DISCUSSION...LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY CONTINUES WITH A PROGRESSIVE
PATTERN...WITH TWO MAIN WEATHER PLAYERS. ONE UPPER LOW IS SEEN
ROTATING THROUGH THE WESTERN ARCTIC WITH THE SECOND LOW OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA STRETCHING INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE
NAM SEEMS TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THE PRESSURE FIELD WHEN
COMPARED TO THE MSAS AND HAND ANALYSIS SFC MAP...BUT OVERALL BOTH
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON TIMING/MOVEMENT WITH THESE FEATURES IN
THE SHORT TERM. MAIN FOCUS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT IS THE STRENGTH
OF THE COLD FRONT AND WINDS MOVING ALONG THE ARCTIC AND BEAUFORT
SEA COAST ASSOCIATED WITH AFOREMENTIONED ARCTIC UPPER LOW.

.NORTH SLOPE...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FROM
THE CENTRAL ARCTIC COAST INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA
COAST TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE COLD FRONT LOOKS TO BE INTO
BARROW BY AROUND 00Z...THEN INTO DEADHORSE BY 12Z AND THROUGH
BARTER ISLAND BY 18Z TUESDAY. WINDS STRENGTHEN A LITTLE MORE
AFTER FROPA (FRONTAL PASSAGE) WITH THE ONSET OF COLD ADVECTION.
CURRENT THINKING RIGHT NOW IS THAT VSBY WILL REMAIN AROUND 1 MILE
WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...THUS WILL FOREGO ANY ISSUANCE OF A
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY OR BLIZZARD WARNING AT THIS TIME. SUSTAINED
WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE WANING DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH
CLOUDS DECREASING FROM WEST TO EAST.

.WEST COAST...TAIL END OF ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BRIEFLY GRAZE
NORTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED FLURRIES. WARM AIR
ADVECTION AND ASSOCIATED 500MB RIDGE MOVES FROM FAR EASTERN RUSSIA
INTO THE BERING SEA AND WEST COAST TUE/WED. LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA DEPARTS INTO THE GULF TONIGHT...AND WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF
THE UPPER RIDGE...A TRANQUIL TUE/WED WILL COMMENCE ALONG THE WEST
COAST. A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL BRING A SERIES OF SYSTEMS INTO
THE WEST COAST BEGINNING THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.INTERIOR...BENIGN WEATHER INTO SATURDAY. SOME WEAK WARMING AT
850MB INTO THURSDAY...THEN A WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH SLIDES THROUGH
ON FRIDAY COOLING THE TEMPS DOWN BRIEFLY. NO SURFACE REFLECTION
WITH THIS UPPER TROUGH SO EXPECT ONLY SOME CLOUDS/NO PRECIPITATION.
RIDGE TO FOLLOW FOR SATURDAY UNDER A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN. GFS AND
ECMWF BOTH SIMILAR THROUGH SATURDAY WITH BOTH MODELS HAVING 850MB
TEMPS OF AROUND -8C IN THE INTERIOR ON SATURDAY UNDERNEATH THE RIDGE.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

KS MAR 07