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Blizzard Warning 36, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 16, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 16, 2008, 11:44 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 17, 2008, 4:44 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 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 16, 2008, 11:44 PM AKDT (07:44 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 17, 2008, 4:44 AM AKDT
Expired: Mar 17, 2008, 3:53 PM AKDT
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 171244
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
444 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008

AKZ181-180200-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.080317T1244Z-080318T0200Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
444 AM ADT MON MAR 17 2008

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

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

COLD NORTHERLY WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL
CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE
ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 25
TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITIES WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING AS SNOWFALL
TAPERS OFF.

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 172353
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
353 PM ADT MON MAR 17 2008


AKZ181-180100-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-080318T0200Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
353 PM ADT MON MAR 17 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER WINDS AND
SHOWER ACTIVITY HAVE DIMINISHED SUFFICIENTLY FOR VISIBILITIES TO
RISE. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT.

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 16, 11:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Mar 16, 11:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	66 hr
Mar 16, 11:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Mar 17, 1:50 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	9 hr
Mar 17, 3:50 AM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	9 days
Mar 17, 11:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Mar 17, 11:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Mar 17, 11:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days

Nearby

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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.