Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 34, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 12, 2008, 11:57 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 13, 2008, 6:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 35 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 12, 2008, 11:57 PM AKDT (07:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2008, 6:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2008, 4:53 AM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 131257 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 457 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 AKZ195-140200- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.080314T0200Z-080314T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.080314T0200Z-080315T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 457 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM ADT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM ADT FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL SEND A WEATHER FRONT NORTHEAST TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS. WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TODAY WITH SNOW DEVELOPING AROUND LATE AFTERNOON. BY THE EVENING...SNOWFALL AND EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING FRIDAY AFTERNOON 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. $$ AKZ191-140200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0019.080314T1000Z-080315T1200Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 457 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. COLD NORTHERLY FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL CREATE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS BEGINNING TODAY. AN INCREASE IN SNOWFALL AND NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW COULD LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AND WINDS TO DECREASE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 140010 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 410 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 AKZ195-141330- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.080314T0200Z-080315T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 410 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT FRIDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL SEND A WEATHER FRONT NORTHEAST TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS. BY THE EVENING...SNOWFALL AND EAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING FRIDAY AFTERNOON 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. $$ AKZ191-141330- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.A.0019.080314T1400Z-080315T0600Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 410 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. COLD NORTHERLY FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL CREATE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. AN INCREASE IN SNOWFALL AND NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW COULD LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AND WINDS TO DECREASE BY FRIDAY EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 141259 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 459 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 AKZ191-150200- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0019.080314T1400Z-080315T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.080314T1400Z-080315T0600Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 459 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. COLD NORTHERLY FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH IN COMBINATION WITH AN INCREASE IN SNOWFALL WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF TODAY. 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. $$ AKZ195-150000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 459 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND EAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN SNOWFALL THIS MORNING WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY...HOWEVER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP LATER THIS MORNING AND RETURN TO BLIZZARD LEVELS. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO EFFECT MAINLY SAINT PAUL ISLAND AS TEMPERATURES OVER SAINT GEORGE ARE RISING FASTER. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ161-150200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.080315T0200Z-080315T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 459 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND TODAY WILL BRING SNOW TO THE WESTERN CAPES BY LATE THIS MORNING. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THESE CHANNELED AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD POSSIBLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 150011 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 411 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 AKZ195-150115- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 411 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ AKZ161-151330- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.080315T0200Z-080315T1400Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.080315T0300Z-080315T1500Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 411 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM ADT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM ADT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND THIS EVENING WILL BRING SNOW TO THE WESTERN CAPES. EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THESE CHANNELED AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THESE AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 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. $$ AKZ155-151330- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.080315T0300Z-080315T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 411 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT SATURDAY. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND THIS EVENING WILL BRING SNOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW. EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THESE AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ191-150600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080315T0600Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 411 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. COLD NORTHERLY FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH IN COMBINATION WITH CONTINUED SNOWFALL WILL KEEP BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH LATE 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 150016 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 415 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 AKZ195-150115- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 415 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ AKZ161-151345- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.080315T0200Z-080315T1400Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.080315T0300Z-080315T1500Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 415 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM ADT SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM ADT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND THIS EVENING WILL BRING SNOW TO THE WESTERN CAPES. EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THESE CHANNELED AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THESE AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 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. $$ AKZ155-151345- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.080315T0300Z-080315T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 415 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT SATURDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT SATURDAY. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND THIS EVENING WILL BRING SNOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW. EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THESE AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ191-150600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080315T0600Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 415 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. COLD NORTHERLY FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH IN COMBINATION WITH CONTINUED SNOWFALL WILL KEEP BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH LATE 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 150602 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1002 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 AKZ191-150715- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080315T0600Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 1002 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ AKZ155-151800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080315T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1002 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT SATURDAY ALONG THE COAST... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT SATURDAY ALONG THE COAST. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND THIS EVENING WILL BRING SNOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW. EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THESE AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 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. $$ AKZ161-151500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080315T1500Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1002 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM ADT SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN CAPES... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM ADT SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN CAPES. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND THIS EVENING WILL BRING SNOW TO THE WESTERN CAPES. EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THESE CHANNELED AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THESE AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 151253 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 453 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 AKZ155-151400- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080315T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 453 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS AND SNOWFALL ARE DIMINISHING TO ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE. HOWEVER EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO STILL BE REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS THROUGH THE MORNING. $$ AKZ161-151400- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080315T1500Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 453 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN CAPES. WINDS AND SNOWFALL HAVE DECREASED ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 12, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 12, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 12, 11:57 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Mar 13, 2:10 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Mar 13, 2:10 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
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