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Blizzard Warning 30, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 2, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 2, 2008, 9:37 AM AKST. It took effect at Mar 3, 2008, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 10 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
Mar 2, 2008, 9:37 AM AKST (18:37 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 3, 2008, 12:00 AM AKST
Expired
Mar 3, 2008, 10:00 AM AKST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 022337
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
237 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008

AKZ181-030045-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0017.080303T0300Z-080303T1200Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
237 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008

...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE
BLIZZARD WATCH. 


$$

AKZ195-031300-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0017.080303T0600Z-080303T1500Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0030.080303T0900Z-080303T1900Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
237 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008

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

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 THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH WILL BRING STRONG WINDS
AND SNOW TO THE PRIBILOFS TONIGHT. SNOW AND SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH
TONIGHT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE MONDAY MORNING AS WINDS
BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

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.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 031217
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
317 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008

AKZ195-031900-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080303T1900Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
317 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS
MORNING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS
MORNING FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 

A STRONG FRONT WILL FINISH PASSING OVER THE THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
BY NOON TODAY. SNOW AND SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE
TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH
MIDMORNING. CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER IMPROVE IN THE AFTERNOON AND
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 031911
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1011 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008

AKZ195-032015-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080303T1900Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1011 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 4:35 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 hr
Mar 1, 4:35 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 hr
Mar 1, 6:30 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC5 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 2, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 2, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 2, 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.