Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 25, 2008, 9:44 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 26, 2008, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 27 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, 9:44 PM AKST (06:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2008, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2008, 8:54 PM AKST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFG 261144 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 244 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 AKZ213-261830- /X.UPG.PAFG.BZ.A.0007.080127T0300Z-080128T0000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.080127T0300Z-080128T0000Z/ /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-080126T1800Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 244 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS UPGRADED THE BLIZZARD WATCH TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AST SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL BY LATE MORNING FOLLOWED BY RISING TEMPERATURES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE NEXT INCOMING STORM. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BEGIN TO FALL SATURDAY NIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY EAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 55 BELOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF GOING OUTDOORS TAKE CARE TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN AS FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ AKZ214-261830- /X.UPG.PAFG.BZ.A.0007.080127T0300Z-080128T0000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.080127T0300Z-080127T2000Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 244 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS UPGRADED THE BLIZZARD WATCH TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AST SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE NEXT INCOMING STORM. EAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ON SATURDAY TO EXCEED 35 TO 40 MPH BY SATURDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS...ACCOMPANIED BY FALLING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFG 261757 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 857 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 AKZ213-270200- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-080126T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.080127T0300Z-080128T0000Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 857 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AST SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE NEXT INCOMING STORM. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BEGIN TO FALL SATURDAY NIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY EAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ214-270200- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.080127T0300Z-080127T2000Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 857 AM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AST SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE NEXT INCOMING STORM. EAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ON SATURDAY TO EXCEED 35 TO 40 MPH BY SATURDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS... ACCOMPANIED BY FALLING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 262244 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 144 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 AKZ213-271400- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.080127T0300Z-080128T0000Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 144 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AST SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ214-271400- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.080127T0300Z-080127T2000Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 144 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AST SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ215-271400- /X.NEW.PAFG.SN.Y.0009.080127T1500Z-080128T1500Z/ LOWER YUKON VALLEY- INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING... SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT 144 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM AST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM AST MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 6 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE EXPECTED NEW SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTIES IN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ207-271400- /X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.080127T1500Z-080128T0600Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 144 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AST SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN IMPROVE SUNDAY NIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ210-271400- /X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.080127T1500Z-080128T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 144 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AST SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN IMPROVE SUNDAY NIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ209-271400- /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.A.0008.080127T1500Z-080128T0600Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 144 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN IMPROVE SUNDAY NIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ AKZ211-271400- /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.A.0008.080127T1500Z-080128T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 144 PM AST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN IMPROVE SUNDAY NIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE. 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 WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 271337 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 436 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 AKZ213-280000- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0000Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 436 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AST SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ214-272000- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080127T2000Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 436 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AST SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ215-280515- /X.NEW.PAFG.SN.Y.0009.080127T1500Z-080128T1500Z/ LOWER YUKON VALLEY- INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING... SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT 436 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM AST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM AST MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 6 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE EXPECTED NEW SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTIES IN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ207-280515- /X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.080127T1500Z-080128T0600Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 436 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AST SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN IMPROVE SUNDAY NIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ210-280515- /X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.080127T1500Z-080128T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 436 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AST SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN IMPROVE SUNDAY NIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ209-280515- /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.A.0008.080127T1500Z-080128T0600Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 436 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN IMPROVE SUNDAY NIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE. 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 WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ AKZ211-280000- /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.A.0008.080127T1500Z-080128T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 436 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN IMPROVE SUNDAY NIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 271355 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 455 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 AKZ210-280000- /X.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.080127T1500Z-080128T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.080127T1800Z-080128T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 455 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT...AS THEY DO SO VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ207-280000- /X.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.080127T1500Z-080128T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.080127T1800Z-080128T0600Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 455 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT...AS THEY DO SO VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ209-280000- /X.UPG.PAFG.BZ.A.0008.080127T1500Z-080128T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.080127T1800Z-080128T0600Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 455 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...AS THEY DO SO VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ211-280000- /X.UPG.PAFG.BZ.A.0008.080127T1500Z-080128T0000Z/ /X.EXA.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 455 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING...AS THEY DO SO VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ212-280000- /X.EXA.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0000Z/ EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS- INCLUDING...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL...ELIM...KOYUK... SHAKTOOLIK 455 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. EAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING...AS THEY DO SO VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ213-280000- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0000Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 455 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE ALONG SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS MORNING AND ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ214-272000- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080127T2000Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 455 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AST THIS MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL DIMINISH BY NOON TODAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE BUT THE DECREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL IMPROVE VISIBILITY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ208-280000- /X.NEW.PAFG.BS.Y.0007.080127T1800Z-080128T0900Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE 455 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEAST TODAY AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY NOON. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. THE STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE MILE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND CAN BE CONSIDERED A NEAR BLIZZARD. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ216-280000- /X.EXA.PAFG.SN.Y.0009.080127T1500Z-080128T1500Z/ LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- INCLUDING...GALENA...NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG...RUBY...KOYUKUK 455 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 7 INCHES...HEAVIEST ALONG THE NULATO HILLS...LIGHTEST NORTH OF GALENA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE EXPECTED NEW SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTIES IN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ215-280000- /X.CON.PAFG.SN.Y.0009.080127T1500Z-080128T1500Z/ LOWER YUKON VALLEY- INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING... SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT 455 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE EXPECTED NEW SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTIES IN TRAVELING. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 271941 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1041 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 AKZ214-280000- /X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0000Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 1041 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE BUT THE DECREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL IMPROVE VISIBILITY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ207-280345- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 1041 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT...AS THEY DO SO VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ209-280345- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 1041 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...AS THEY DO SO VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ210-280345- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 1041 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT...AS THEY DO SO VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ211-280000- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 1041 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING...AS THEY DO SO VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ212-280000- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0000Z/ EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS- INCLUDING...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL...ELIM...KOYUK... SHAKTOOLIK 1041 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. EAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING...AS THEY DO SO VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ213-280000- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0000Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1041 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE ALONG SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS MORNING AND ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ215-280345- /X.CON.PAFG.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T1500Z/ LOWER YUKON VALLEY- INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING... SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT 1041 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE EXPECTED NEW SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTIES IN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ216-280345- /X.CON.PAFG.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T1500Z/ LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- INCLUDING...GALENA...NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG...RUBY...KOYUKUK 1041 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 7 INCHES...HEAVIEST ALONG THE NULATO HILLS...LIGHTEST NORTH OF GALENA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE EXPECTED NEW SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTIES IN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ208-280345- /X.CON.PAFG.BS.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080128T0900Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE 1041 AM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEAST TODAY AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY NOON. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. THE STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE MILE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND CAN BE CONSIDERED A NEAR BLIZZARD. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 272320 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 220 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 AKZ213-214-280030- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0000Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK... KOTLIK...PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 220 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ211-280600- /X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/ SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 220 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 6 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ212-280600- /X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/ EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS- INCLUDING...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL...ELIM...KOYUK... SHAKTOOLIK 220 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 6 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ207-280600- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 220 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 2 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ209-280600- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 220 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 2 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ210-280600- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 220 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 3 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ215-280730- /X.EXT.PAFG.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/ LOWER YUKON VALLEY- INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING... SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT 220 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST MONDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOW FALL WILL BE 6 INCHES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE EXPECTED NEW SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTIES IN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ216-280730- /X.EXT.PAFG.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/ LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- INCLUDING...GALENA...NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG...RUBY...KOYUKUK 220 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST MONDAY NEAR THE NULATO HILLS... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST MONDAY. AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE NULATO HILLS AT KALTAG AND NULATO. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE EXPECTED NEW SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTIES IN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ208-280730- /X.CON.PAFG.BS.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080128T0900Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE 220 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ABOUT MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND CAN BE CONSIDERED A NEAR BLIZZARD. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 280554 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 854 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 AKZ207-209>212-280700- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST-BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG... KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE... COUNCIL...HAYCOCK...PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS... TAYLOR...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN...UNALAKLEET... STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL...ELIM...KOYUK...SHAKTOOLIK 854 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW IN NORTHWEST ALASKA HAVE MODERATED. $$ AKZ208-280700- /X.CAN.PAFG.BS.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080128T0900Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE 854 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IN THE LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS HAS DIMINISHED. $$ AKZ215-281500- /X.CON.PAFG.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/ LOWER YUKON VALLEY- INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING... SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT 854 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST MONDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOW FALL WILL BE 6 INCHES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE EXPECTED NEW SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTIES IN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ216-281500- /X.CON.PAFG.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/ LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- INCLUDING...GALENA...NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG...RUBY...KOYUKUK 854 PM AST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST MONDAY NEAR THE NULATO HILLS... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST MONDAY. AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE NULATO HILLS AT KALTAG AND NULATO. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE EXPECTED NEW SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTIES IN TRAVELING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Jan 25, 9:58 AM AKST, 11 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 9:58 AM AKST, 11 hours 46 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 258 PM AST FRI JAN 25 2008 .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT NOW FROM EAGLE TO DENALI WILL MOVE TO NORTHWAY BY 3AM SAT AND THEN SOUTH INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. LIGHT SNOW SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL END NORTH OF THE FRONT AS CLOUDS CLEAR. WILL SEE NORTH WINDS 10G20KT ALONG THE FRONT WITH STRONG COLD ADVECTION AND LOW WIND CHILLS. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT NORTH OF THE FRONT AS A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILD OVER THE INTERIOR AND INLAND ARCTIC SLOPE. WILL SEE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES UNDER THIS HIGH. TEMPS WILL REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH SUN IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR AND MAY EVEN INTO MON FOR VALLEYS. A SURFACE TROUGH FROM BARROW NORTH WILL MOVE TO PRUDHOE NORTH BY 3AM SAT AND TO DEMARCATION NORTH OF 3PM SAT THEN MOVE EAST. WEST WINDS 15-25KT ALONG EASTERN ARCTIC MAY INCREASE A BIT WITH THE TROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IN EASTERN ARCTIC. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND TO THE BERING STRAIT TO NORTON SOUND SUN. THIS WILL BRING SNOW, BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE WEST COAST SAT NIGHT AND SUN. HAVE ISSUES BLIZ WATCH FOR ZONES 213 AND 214 AND MAY NEED SOME LATER FOR 211 207 AND 209. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ213-AKZ214. WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ210-AKZ213-AKZ217- AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ224. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ204-AKZ206-AKZ218. WIND CHILL WARNING FOR AKZ203. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ225-AKZ226. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ240-PKZ245. && JB JAN 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 9:18 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Jan 25, 9:18 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Jan 25, 9:23 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Jan 25, 9:23 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Jan 26, 12:07 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 28 hr | |
| Jan 26, 12:11 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 18 hr | |
| Jan 26, 7:37 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 69 hr | |
| Jan 26, 7:47 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 70 hr | |
| Jan 26, 8:44 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFG | 52 hr | |
| Jan 26, 8:44 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 20 hr |
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Sources
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