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Blizzard Warning 18, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 11, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 11, 2008, 3:48 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 11, 2008, 8:48 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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, 3:48 AM AKST (12:48 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 11, 2008, 8:48 AM AKST
Expired
Feb 11, 2008, 12:58 PM AKST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 111748
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
848 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008

AKZ155-111900-
/X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080211T1800Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
848 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM AST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM AST THIS MORNING. 

$$

AKZ195-120300-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.080211T1748Z-080212T0300Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
848 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW AND NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH HAVE CREATED BLOWING
SNOW CONDITIONS OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. VISIBILITIES IN THE
BLOWING SNOW WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER AT TIMES
TODAY. VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH BY LATE 
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.

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 112158
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1258 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008


AKZ195-112300-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-080212T0300Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1258 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE
PRIBILOFS THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE ISLANDS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 11, 12:03 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC21 hr
Feb 11, 12:03 AM AKSTSnow AdvisoryAFC29 hr
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 days
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 days
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 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.