Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 25, 2008, 11:06 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 25, 2008, 4:06 PM AKST. It was in force for 30 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 25, 2008, 11:06 AM AKST (20:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 25, 2008, 4:06 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2008, 9:40 PM AKST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 260106 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 406 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008 ...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GULF COAST... .HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO CHANNELED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE GULF COAST REGION TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AKZ131-261315- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.080126T0106Z-080126T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 406 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE VALDEZ AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH THE PASS. IN TOWN NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN TOWN. 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. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 260609 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 909 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008 ...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GULF COAST... .HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO CHANNELED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE GULF COAST REGION TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AKZ131-261515- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080126T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 909 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE VALDEZ AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH THE PASS. IN TOWN NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN TOWN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 261415 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 509 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GULF COAST... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO CHANNELED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE GULF COAST REGION TODAY. AKZ131-262100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080126T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 509 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE VALDEZ AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTH WINDS 50 TO 70 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH THE PASS. IN TOWN NORTHERLY WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN TOWN. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 261515 AAA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 615 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GULF COAST... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO CHANNELED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE GULF COAST REGION TODAY. AKZ131-262100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080126T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 615 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE VALDEZ AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTH WINDS 50 TO 70 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 261931 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1031 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GULF COAST... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO CHANNELED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE GULF COAST REGION TODAY. AKZ131-270100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080127T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1031 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH THOMPSON PASS DOWN TO VALDEZ. THESE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE VALDEZ AREA WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 270052 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 352 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GULF COAST... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO CHANNELED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE GULF COAST REGION TONIGHT. AKZ131-270700- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080127T0700Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 352 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS. NORTH WINDS 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH THOMPSON PASS THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH 30 TO 45 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD SUBSIDE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 270640 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 940 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 AKZ131-270745- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080127T0700Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 940 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THOMPSON PASS. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. GUSTY WINDS AND LOCAL VISIBILITIES TO 1/2 MILE IN BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THOMPSON PASS THROUGH TONIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:25 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:44 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:45 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 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.