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Blizzard Warning 22, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 15, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 15, 2008, 6:12 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 15, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 27 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 15, 2008, 6:12 AM AKST (15:12 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 15, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
Expired
Feb 16, 2008, 6:36 PM AKST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 152012
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1112 AM AST FRI FEB 15 2008

AKZ195-161415-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0013.080216T0300Z-080216T2100Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.080216T0300Z-080216T2100Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1112 AM AST FRI FEB 15 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM AST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM AST
SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY SATURDAY 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.

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 152148
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1248 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008

AKZ185-160200-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.080215T2148Z-080216T0200Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
1248 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOWFALL COUPLED WITH EASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH IS LEADING
TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING THIS EVENING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUBSIDING.

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.

$$

AKZ195-160215-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.080216T0300Z-080216T2100Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1248 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM AST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM AST SATURDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY SATURDAY 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.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 160100
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008

AKZ185-160400-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080216T0400Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOWFALL COUPLED WITH EASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH IS LEADING
TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THIS EVENING...WINDS
WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
RISE...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE.

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.

$$

AKZ195-160415-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.080216T0100Z-080216T2100Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
400 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL
CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY
SATURDAY 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.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 160401
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
701 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008

AKZ185-160515-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080216T0400Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
701 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

AKZ195-162100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080216T2100Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
701 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL
CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
SLIGHTLY SATURDAY 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.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 161315
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
415 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

AKZ195-170500-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080217T0500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
415 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS
EVENING. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS
COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING.

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.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 162020
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1120 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

AKZ155-170600-
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080217T0600Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1120 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THE COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING FOR THE COAST...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS
EVENING.

NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST WILL PERSIST
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL
CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ALONG THE COAST. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE.

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.

$$

AKZ195-170500-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080217T0500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1120 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING.

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS
COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING.

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.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 170107
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
407 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

AKZ195-171430-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080217T0500Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0015.080217T2200Z-080218T0500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
407 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE DROPPED TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO OCCASIONALLY FALL BELOW
1 MILE WITH BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TOMORROW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
VISIBILITIES CONSISTENTLY REMAINING BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

AKZ155-170600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080217T0600Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
407 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS
EVENING FOR THE COAST...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING.

NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST WILL PERSIST
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL
WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ALONG THE COAST.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING AS
WINDS DECREASE.

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.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 170336
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
636 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

AKZ155-170445-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080217T0600Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
636 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 20 MPH ALONG THE COAST. VISIBILITIES
HAVE IMPROVED BUT WILL STILL OCCASIONALLY DROP TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE DURING THE EVENING.

$$

AKZ195-171700-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0015.080217T2200Z-080218T0500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
636 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. 

NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE DROPPED TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON IN
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO OCCASIONALLY FALL BELOW
1 MILE WITH BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TOMORROW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
VISIBILITIES CONSISTENTLY REMAINING BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 3:10 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC20 hr
Feb 14, 6:45 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC4 hr
Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 14, 11:25 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 14, 11:34 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC12 hr
Feb 15, 7:48 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC11 hr
Feb 15, 10:46 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC18 hr
Feb 15, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 15, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 15, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 15, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days

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Sources

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