Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 16, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 18, 2007, 11:36 AM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 18, 2007, 4:36 PM AKDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Apr 18, 2007, 11:36 AM AKDT (19:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 18, 2007, 4:36 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2007, 10:27 PM AKDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFG 190036 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 436 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007 AKZ202-203-190700- /X.UPG.PAFG.BS.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-070419T0700Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0016.070419T0036Z-070419T0700Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK...NUIQSUT... PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 436 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM ADT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM ADT THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK41 PAFG 190627 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1027 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007 AKZ202-203-190730- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-070419T0700Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK...NUIQSUT... PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 1027 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THE ALASKA ARCTIC COAST HAVE ENDED. THE WINDS IN THE AREA ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Apr 18, 9:10 AM AKDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 9:10 AM AKDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 210 PM ADT WED APR 18 2007 .DISCUSSION...THE MODELS DIFFER NOTICEABLY IN THE SHORT TERM... AT LEAST AT THE SURFACE. RIDGE PRESENTLY SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVE/BUILDS NORTH AND EAST MUCH MORE RAPIDLY TONIGHT AND THU IN THE GFS THAN THE NAM WOULD HAVE IT. THE ECMF AND UKMET LOOK A LOT LIKE THE GFS...AND WE ARE ESSENTIALLY BUYING ITS SOLUTION... JUST A TAD SLOWER. WE NOTE HOWEVER THAT THE NGM LOOKS QUITE A BIT LIKE THE NAM. THE DIFFERENCES APPEAR MOSTLY IN THE WIND FORECASTS AS THE GFS AND NAM MOVE / SHUT DOWN THE PRECIPITATION AT ABOUT THE SAME PACE. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER... RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONE 223 UNTIL 10 PM. && .HYDROLOGY... NO SIGNIFICANT ISSUES. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ215-AKZ216. RED FLAG WARNING FOR AKZ223. BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ202-AKZ203. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225- PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && DJH APR 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 11:50 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Apr 18, 2:43 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Apr 18, 3:57 AM AKDT | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFG | 13 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.