Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 48, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 28, 2008, 11:19 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
- Nov 28, 2008, 11:19 AM AKST (20:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2008, 9:38 PM 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 282019 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1119 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 AKZ181-290400- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0048.081128T2019Z-081129T0400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1119 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM KING COVE WEST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FROM KING COVE WEST...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW SOUTHEAST OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS BRINGING HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW FROM KING COVE WESTWARD. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO BE FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS ARE STRONG AND VARY GREATLY OVER THIS AREA WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH IN COLD BAY AND TO 85 MPH IN KING COVE. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY EARLY 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 290311 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 611 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 AKZ181-291000- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0048.000000T0000Z-081129T1000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 611 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST SATURDAY. A STRONG LOW SOUTHEAST OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS CONTINUING TO BRING HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW FROM KING COVE WESTWARD. VISIBILITIES CONTINUE TO BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS ARE STRONG AND VARY GREATLY OVER THIS AREA WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH IN COLD BAY AND TO 85 MPH IN KING COVE. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 290638 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 938 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 AKZ181-290745- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0048.000000T0000Z-081129T1000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 938 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE STRONG NORTHWEST HAVE DIMINISHED A BIT OVER THE LAST FEW HOUR AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED WITH THE WEAKENING WINDS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. THERE COULD STILL BE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUES TO IMPROVE THROUGH TONIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:18 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 54 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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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.