Blizzard Warning 15, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 180504
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
804 PM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009

AKZ195-180615-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090218T0500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
804 PM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

WARMER AIR MOVING INTO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AREA HAS TURNED THE
PRECIPITATION TO MOSTLY RAIN. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

AKZ155-181815-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.090218T0900Z-090218T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
804 PM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM AKST WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM AKST WEDNESDAY. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATE
TONIGHT BRINGING STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO THE AREA.
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 25 TO 45 MPH WHILE SNOW BEGINS
TO FALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

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.

$$

AKZ181-181400-
/X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090218T1400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
804 PM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY. 

PRECIPITATION TO START OUT AS LIGHT SNOW...BUT CHANGE OVER TO
FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT...AS WARM AIR ALOFT OVERRIDES COLD AIR AT
THE SURFACE. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 181156
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
256 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

AKZ181-181300-
/X.CAN.PAFC.ZR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090218T1400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
256 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. 

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO ABOVE FREEZING OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA...THUS THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

AKZ155-182100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090218T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
256 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA IS BRINGING STRONG 
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO THE AREA. WINDS OF TO 30 TO 55 MPH
COUPLED WITH SNOWFALL IS BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS
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 181429
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
529 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

AKZ155-190300-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090219T0300Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
529 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.

A STRONG WEATHER PASSING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY HAS SPREAD SNOW
AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED
TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
MAY BE MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN.
CONDITIONS AREA EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT
MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. 

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.

$$

AKZ151-190330-
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.090219T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
529 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST THURSDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE WEST WILL SPREAD SNOW
ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BY EARLY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PATCHY
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 181441 CCA
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
540 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

AKZ155-190300-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090219T0300Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
540 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.

A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY HAS
SPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. VISIBILITY WILL
BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET OR LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE
FRONT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST.

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.

$$

AKZ151-190400-
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.090219T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
540 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST THURSDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE WEST WILL SPREAD SNOW
ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BY EARLY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PATCHY
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 181557
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
657 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

AKZ155-182300-
/X.NEW.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.090218T1557Z-090218T2300Z/
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090218T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
657 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009


...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY ALONG THE
COAST... 
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON INLAND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY INLAND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
TODAY ALONG THE COAST.

A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA HAS
SPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
ALONG THE COAST. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AROUND NOON WHEN
TEMPERATURES WARM UP TO NEAR 32 AND PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO
RAIN...BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW OVERNIGHT.

INLAND...FREEZING RAIN IS FALLING IN BETHEL AND WILL CONTINUE
SPREADING INLAND UNTIL WARMER AIR AT THE SURFACE CHANGES
PRECIPITATION TO ALL RAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN WILL
BE MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW THIS 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.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

AKZ151-190000-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.090218T1800Z-090219T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
657 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING FROM THE WEST WILL SPREAD SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS MORNING. SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WILL BEGIN NEAR ANIAK THIS
MORNING AND SPREAD EAST DURING THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO
12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

AB

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 181917
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1017 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

AKZ155-182300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090218T2100Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090218T2300Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1017 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. A
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA HAS
SPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
ALONG THE COAST. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AROUND NOON WHEN
TEMPERATURES WARM UP TO NEAR 32 AND PRECIPITATION MIXES WITH 
RAIN...BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW OVERNIGHT.

INLAND...FREEZING RAIN IS FALLING IN BETHEL AND WILL CONTINUE
SPREADING INLAND UNTIL WARMER AIR AT THE SURFACE CHANGES
PRECIPITATION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX BY EARLY AFTERNOON. FREEZING
RAIN WILL BE MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW THIS 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.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

AKZ161-190830-
/X.EXB.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.090218T2200Z-090219T1400Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
1017 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS APPROACHING THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS
MORNING. THE FRONT IS SPREADING WARM AIR ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION
WHILE TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. THIS
SCENARIO WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON AND SPREADING NORTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT. FREEZING RAIN
WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW AT TIMES.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

AKZ151-190830-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
1017 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING FROM THE WEST WILL SPREAD SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS MORNING. SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WILL BEGIN NEAR ANIAK
THIS MORNING AND SPREAD EAST DURING THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 182102
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1202 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

AKZ155-190300-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090219T0300Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090218T2300Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1202 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON INLAND...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA HAS
SPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
ALONG THE COAST. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE DURING THE EVENING
AS PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END.

INLAND...FREEZING RAIN IS FALLING NORTH AND EAST OF BETHEL.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE
ABOVE FREEZING INLAND.

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.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

AKZ161-191015-
/X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.090218T2200Z-090219T1400Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
1202 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
THURSDAY...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
THURSDAY. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS APPROACHING THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS
MORNING. THE FRONT IS SPREADING WARM AIR ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION
WHILE TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. THIS
SCENARIO WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON AND SPREADING NORTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT. FREEZING RAIN
WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW AT TIMES.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

AKZ151-191015-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
1202 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING FROM THE WEST WILL SPREAD SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS MORNING. SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WILL BEGIN NEAR ANIAK
THIS MORNING AND SPREAD EAST DURING THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 182315
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
215 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

AKZ155-190300-
/X.EXP.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090218T2300Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090219T0300Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
215 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA HAS
SPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
ALONG THE COAST. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE DURING THE EVENING
AS PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END.

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.

$$

AKZ161-191215-
/X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090219T1400Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
215 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
THURSDAY...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
THURSDAY. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS APPROACHING THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS
MORNING. THE FRONT IS SPREADING WARM AIR ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION
WHILE TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. THIS
SCENARIO WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON AND SPREADING NORTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT. FREEZING RAIN
WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW AT TIMES.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

AKZ151-191215-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
215 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING FROM THE WEST WILL SPREAD SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS MORNING. SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WILL BEGIN NEAR ANIAK
THIS MORNING AND SPREAD EAST DURING THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 190044
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
344 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

AKZ161-190145-
/X.CAN.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090219T1400Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
344 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. 


$$

AKZ155-190300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090219T0300Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
344 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA HAS
SPREAD SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
ALONG THE COAST. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE DURING THE
EVENING AS PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END.

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.

$$

AKZ151-191345-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
344 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
THURSDAY. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING FROM THE WEST WILL SPREAD SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS EVENING. SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WILL BEGIN NEAR ANIAK
THIS THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EAST DURING THE NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 190318
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
618 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

AKZ155-190430-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090219T0300Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
618 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


$$

AKZ151-191500-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
618 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
THURSDAY. 

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING FROM THE WEST WILL SPREAD SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS EVENING. SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WILL BEGIN NEAR ANIAK
THIS THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EAST DURING THE NIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AT THE SURFACE...A WEAKENING 1002 MB LOW IS LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF. MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA
CONTINUES IN ASSOCIATION WITH A DEEPENING 981 MB LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA.
THIS LOW AND AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE THE MAJOR WEATHER
MAKERS OVER THE STATE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A BROAD TROUGH FUELING THE ACTIVE WEATHER
PATTERN OVER THE AREA EXTENDS THROUGH THE WESTERN MAINLAND AND INTO
THE NORTH PACIFIC. VARIOUS SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE
LARGER WAVE PATTERN. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OF THESE TROUGHS CURRENTLY
EXTENDS THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
PROGRESSIVE RIDGING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA IS BUILDING BEHIND
THE TROUGH. ANOTHER STRONG UPPER TROUGH IS TRANSLATING
EASTWARD...CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH NO TRULY SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCES ARISING UNTIL 12Z THURSDAY. THE MAIN AREA OF CONTENTION
AFTER THIS TIME IS THE EVOLUTION AND POSITIONING OF THE LOW CURRENTLY
WEST OF SHEMYA AFTER IS MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA. OTHER DIFFERENCES
EXIST REGARDING THE WEAK LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF. THE GFS IS THE
OUTLIER...TAKING THE LOW NORTH INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. MINOR
CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXISTING SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH A FOCUS
ON THE NAM SOLUTION THROUGH 84 HOURS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE EASTWARD TODAY WHILE
DISSIPATING. THE AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN
MAINLAND WILL SWING THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AS
A RESULT...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG COASTAL AREAS...WITH
LIGHTER SNOW INLAND. DRYING WILL BE RAPID ALBEIT SHORT LIVED AS THE
TROUGH PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST...WITH FOG BECOMING A CONCERN OVER COOK
INLET AND SUSITNA VALLEY AREAS TONIGHT. WEDNESDAY WILL SEE INCREASING
CLOUDINESS AND CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION AS THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT
MOVES INTO THE AREA. HAVE INCREASED PRECIP CHANCES ONCE AGAIN WITH
THE MORNING PACKAGE AS CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE. DEEP
SOUTHERLY FLOW AND GOOD ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH ANOTHER
GOOD UPSLOPE SNOW EVENT SETTING UP FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY. AT THIS
TIME...EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW ALONG COASTAL LOCATIONS...WITH SNOW
FARTHER INLAND. STRONG WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE
AREA.

.SOUTHWEST...
CLOUDS AND MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH INTO
THE AREA. OVERRUNNING WILL LEAD TO PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST
TONIGHT...PUSHING INLAND THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL
BE INCREASING WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND WITH PRECIPITATION
EXPECTED TO START OUT AS SNOW...THE POSSIBILITY FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND
KUSKOKWIM DELTA. AS WARMER AIR IS ADVECTED INTO THE REGION
WEDNESDAY...PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL RAIN ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND PARTS OF BRISTOL BAY. DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW AND AMPLE
MOISTURE WILL SET UP DECENT UPSLOPE SNOW IN THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY...WHERE WARM AIR WILL HAVE TROUBLE PENETRATING SO FAR INLAND.
AS THE FRONT PUSHES TO THE EAST...COLD ADVECTION WILL TURN PRECIP
BACK TO ALL SNOW WITH SHOWERS LINGERING INTO THURSDAY.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
MAIN STORY IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE THE DEEPENING LOW CURRENTLY
SOUTH OF SHEMYA...AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT. THE LOW WILL MOVE
NORTHWARD INTO THE BERING SEA BY THIS AFTERNOON...PASSING JUST EAST
OF SHEMYA. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS ALREADY IMPACTING THE
CENTRAL ISLANDS...AND WILL SPREAD TO THE EASTERN ISLANDS BY
WEDNESDAY. WINDS ALONG THE FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE FORCE
OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIDESPREAD
STORM AND GALE FORCE WINDS ELSEWHERE. REMNANT COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER
THE PRIBILOFS WILL RESULT IN POTENTIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS SNOW
AND HIGH WINDS MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. AS THE WARM FRONT MOVES
THROUGH...ALL LOCATIONS WILL SEE A RAIN SNOW MIX...WITH SOME AREAS
BECOMING ALL RAIN. BEHIND THE FRONT...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL PERSIST.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
EXTENDED. MODELS AGREE ON A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER
THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE WEEK...SLIDING EASTWARD OVER
THE MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BEHIND THIS HIGH...ANOTHER NORTH
PACIFIC LOW WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AS
WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY...155
MARINE...GALE WARNING...155 160 165 170 172 176 179 180 414
         STORM WARNING...175 411 413
         HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...185 412
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...130 138 150 155 160 165 411
                                        412
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

NRH FEB 09