Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 17, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 11, 2008, 12:03 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 11, 2008, 5:03 AM AKST. It was in force for 16 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
- Feb 11, 2008, 12:03 AM AKST (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2008, 5:03 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2008, 8:55 PM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 111403 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 503 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW RETURNS TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION... .TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH WILL BRING SNOW TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION TODAY. THE FIRST WAVE WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PASSES WHILE THE SECOND WAVE WILL BRING SNOW TO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATSU VALLEY. WEATHER IN THE REGION IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TOMORROW AS THE FRONT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. AKZ131-120200- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080211T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.080211T1403Z-080212T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 503 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THOMPSON PASS AND KEYSTONE CANYON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE REGION SINCE YESTERDAY. THE FRESH SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PASSES TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FROM 30 TO 45 DEGREES ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES RISE 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. $$ AKZ101-120330- /X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.080212T0600Z-080212T1900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 503 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS TO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TOWN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ111-120330- /X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.080212T0600Z-080212T1900Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 503 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TOWN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.. 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. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 111603 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 703 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW RETURNS TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION... .TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH WILL BRING SNOW TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION TODAY. THE FIRST WAVE WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PASSES WHILE THE SECOND WAVE WILL BRING SNOW TO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATSU VALLEY. WEATHER IN THE REGION IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TOMORROW AS THE FRONT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. AKZ131-120200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080212T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 703 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THOMPSON PASS AND KEYSTONE CANYON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE REGION SINCE YESTERDAY. THE FRESH SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PASSES TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FROM 30 TO 45 DEGREES ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES RISE IN THE AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ101-120530- /X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.080211T1603Z-080212T1900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 703 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST TUESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE EAST IS CURRENTLY BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS ANCHORAGE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TOWN TODAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 TONIGHT AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. $$ AKZ111-120530- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.080212T0600Z-080212T1900Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 703 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TOWN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 111918 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1018 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 AKZ131-120200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080212T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1018 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE REGION SINCE YESTERDAY. THE FRESH SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PASSES TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FROM 30 TO 45 DEGREES ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES RISE 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. $$ AKZ101-120845- /X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080212T1900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1018 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE SNOW INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TOWN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ111-120845- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.080212T0600Z-080212T1900Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 1018 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE SNOW TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT TOWN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 120049 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 349 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 AKZ131-120700- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080212T0700Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 349 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE REGION SINCE YESTERDAY. THE FRESH SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PASSES TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FROM 30 TO 45 DEGREES ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES RISE IN THE AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ101-120800- /X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080212T1900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 349 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE SNOW INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TOWN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. $$ AKZ111-120800- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.080212T0600Z-080212T1900Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 349 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE SNOW TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT TOWN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 120107 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 406 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 AKZ131-120700- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080212T0700Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 406 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS AND KEYSTONE CANYON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS AND KEYSTONE CANYON. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE REGION SINCE YESTERDAY. THE FRESH SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PASSES TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FROM 30 TO 45 DEGREES ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES RISE 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. $$ AKZ101-120830- /X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080212T1900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 406 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE SNOW INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TOWN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ111-120830- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.080212T0600Z-080212T1900Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 406 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE SNOW TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT TOWN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 120109 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 408 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 AKZ131-120845- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080212T0700Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 408 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS AND KEYSTONE CANYON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS AND KEYSTONE CANYON. UP TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE REGION SINCE YESTERDAY. THE FRESH SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PASSES TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS FROM 30 TO 45 DEGREES ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS MORNING BUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES RISE IN THE AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ101-120845- /X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080212T1900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 408 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE SNOW INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TOWN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. $$ AKZ111-120845- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.080212T0600Z-080212T1900Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 408 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE SNOW TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT TOWN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 120555 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 855 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 AKZ131-120700- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080212T0700Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 855 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ101-121900- /X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080212T1900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 855 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST TUESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE SNOW INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TOWN THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ111-121900- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0009.080212T0600Z-080212T1900Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 855 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE SNOW TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 12:03 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Feb 11, 3:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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