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Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 14, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 14, 2008, 12:03 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 14, 2008, 6:39 PM AKST. It was in force for 19 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
Jan 14, 2008, 12:03 AM AKST (09:03 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 14, 2008, 6:39 PM AKST
Expired
Jan 15, 2008, 1:14 PM AKST
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 141403
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
503 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008


AKZ155-150215-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0002.080115T0900Z-080116T0000Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.080115T0900Z-080115T1900Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
503 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AST
TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE WEST OF BETHEL. WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY
MORNING AS THE WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA.

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.

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 141550 CCA
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
648 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008


AKZ155-150415-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0002.080115T0900Z-080116T0000Z/
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.080115T0900Z-080115T1900Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
648 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AST
TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65
MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE WEST OF BETHEL. WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY
MORNING AS THE WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA.

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 150023
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
323 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008

AKZ155-151430-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.080115T0600Z-080116T0000Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
323 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
AST TUESDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 PM AST TUESDAY. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50
TO 65 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW
ONE QUARTER MILE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WEST OF BETHEL. WINDS AND SNOW WILL
DIMINISH BY MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY AS THE WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH
OF THE AREA.

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 150339
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
639 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008

AKZ195-151500-
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.080115T0339Z-080115T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
639 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM AST TUESDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS LATE
TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING AS SNOWFALL DIMINISHES.

SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 20 TO 35 MPH 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.

$$

AKZ155-151545-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.080115T0600Z-080116T0000Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
639 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST TUESDAY FOR
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
50 TO 65 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WEST OF BETHEL. WINDS AND
SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY AS THE WEATHER FRONT
MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA.

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 150844
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1144 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008

AKZ195-150945-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080115T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1144 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS LATE THIS
EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS TO THE WEST OF THE
ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE AREA AND
WITH STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...VISIBILITY MAY STILL BE
REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW BUT
WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING AROUND 32 DEGREES...DO NOT ANTICIPATE
EXTENDED PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

$$

AKZ155-152045-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1144 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST TUESDAY. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
50 TO 65 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WEST OF BETHEL. WINDS AND
SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY AS THE WEATHER FRONT
MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA.

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 151359
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
459 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

AKZ155-160130-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0900Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
459 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL
MOVE TOWARD THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS BEHIND AN INITIAL
FRONT THAT PAST THROUGH THE DELTA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME 
SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH
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 152214
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
114 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

AKZ155-152315-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0900Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
114 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS MAY BRIEFLY DROP
VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE MILE IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 13, 6:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC37 hr
Jan 13, 6:00 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC17 hr
Jan 13, 6:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC17 hr
Jan 13, 6:57 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC12 hr
Jan 13, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 13, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Jan 13, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 13, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Jan 14, 5:05 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC10 hr
Jan 14, 10:29 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC26 hr
Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC31 hr
Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC3 hr
Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 14, 11:05 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 14, 2:40 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC8 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.