Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 18, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 24, 2009, 4:17 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2009, 1:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 32 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
- Feb 24, 2009, 4:17 PM AKST (01:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2009, 1:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2009, 9:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 250117 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 417 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE STORM MOVES THROUGH THE BERING SEA... AKZ155-251430- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0017.090225T1000Z-090226T0700Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.090225T1000Z-090226T0700Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 417 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA TODAY AND APPROACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 45 TO 60 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 30 TO 45 MPH INLAND TOMORROW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ195-251430- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.090225T1000Z-090226T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 417 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WINDS TO 55 TO 65 MPH BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 65 TO 75 MPH TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ191-250300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-090225T0300Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 417 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CAUSING WESTERLY WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH TO THE REGION AS IT PASSES THROUGH. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ151-251430- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.090226T0000Z-090226T1000Z/ KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK 417 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONSHORE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS MAY BRING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ALONG WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 250258 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 558 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE STORM MOVES THROUGH THE BERING SEA... AKZ191-250400- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-090225T0300Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 558 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ155-251600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.090225T1000Z-090226T0700Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 558 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM AKST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA TODAY AND APPROACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 45 TO 60 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 30 TO 45 MPH INLAND TOMORROW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-251600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.090225T1000Z-090226T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 558 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WINDS TO 55 TO 65 MPH BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 65 TO 75 MPH TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ151-251600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.090226T0000Z-090226T1000Z/ KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK 558 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONSHORE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS MAY BRING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ALONG WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 250736 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1036 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...MAJOR STORM MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA... AKZ161-252200- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.090225T1200Z-090226T1200Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1036 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR WEST OF DILLINGHAM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR WEST OF DILLINGHAM. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATER TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ155-252200- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.090225T1000Z-090226T1200Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1036 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 45 TO 60 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 30 TO 45 MPH INLAND TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN NORTHWESTERLY IN THE EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-252200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.090225T1000Z-090226T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1036 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WINDS TO 55 TO 65 MPH BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 65 TO 75 MPH TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ151-252200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.090226T0000Z-090226T1000Z/ KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK 1036 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONSHORE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS MAY BRING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ALONG WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 251318 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 418 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...MAJOR STORM MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA... AKZ195-251430- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 418 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. ALTHOUGH VERY STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TODAY...THE PRECIPITATION DURING THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL NOT BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ AKZ151-251430- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.090226T0000Z-090226T1000Z/ KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK 418 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. $$ AKZ155-260230- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1200Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 418 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 45 TO 60 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 30 TO 45 MPH INLAND TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ161-260230- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1200Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 418 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY. WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
402 WWAK42 PAFC 252227 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 124 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...MAJOR STORM MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA... AKZ195-252330- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 124 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. ALTHOUGH VERY STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TODAY...THE PRECIPITATION DURING THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL NOT BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ AKZ151-252330- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.090226T0000Z-090226T1000Z/ KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK 124 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. $$ AKZ155-261145- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1200Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 124 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 45 TO 60 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 30 TO 45 MPH INLAND TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ161-261145- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1200Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 124 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY. WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 260125 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 425 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...MAJOR STORM MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA... AKZ155-261200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1200Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 425 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 40 TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 30 TO 40 MPH INLAND TONIGHT. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ161-261200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1200Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 425 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 260229 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 527 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...MAJOR STORM MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA... AKZ155-261200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1200Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 527 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 40 TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 30 TO 40 MPH INLAND TONIGHT. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ161-261200- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1200Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 527 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY... WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 260939 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1239 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 AKZ155-261800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1239 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO CONTINUE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO MID MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SNOWFALL ENDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ161-261800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1239 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO CONTINUE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO MID MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SNOWFALL ENDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 261358 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 458 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 AKZ155-270300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0019.090227T1200Z-090228T1500Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 458 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO CONTINUE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO MID MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SNOWFALL ENDS. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOW FROM THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM AND NEW SNOW EXPECTED TO START TOWARD MORNING THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ AKZ161-270300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0019.090227T1800Z-090228T1500Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 458 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO CONTINUE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO MID MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SNOWFALL ENDS. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN CAPES FRIDAY MORNING WITH SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH. COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOW FROM THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM AND NEW SNOW EXPECTED TO START IN THE MORNING THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WEST OF DILLINGHAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 261805 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 905 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 AKZ155-270715- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0019.090227T1200Z-090228T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 905 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOW FROM THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM AND NEW SNOW EXPECTED TO START TOWARD MORNING THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ AKZ161-270715- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090226T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0019.090227T1800Z-090228T1500Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 905 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN CAPES FRIDAY MORNING WITH SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH. COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOW FROM THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM AND NEW SNOW EXPECTED TO START IN THE MORNING THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WEST OF DILLINGHAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
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 Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Feb 24, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...BLOCKING RIDGE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
IS SLOWLY BEING PUSHED EASTWARD AS STRONG SYSTEMS RIDE UP ITS
WESTERN SIDE. THE RIDGE AXIS CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM THE NORTH
CENTRAL PACIFIC NORTHEAST TO THE ALASKA/CANADIAN BORDER. THIS IS
PROVIDING ANOTHER CLEAR AND CALM DAY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
A SHORT-WAVE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS PRODUCING A FAIRLY NARROW
BAND OF SNOW FROM THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM SOUTHEAST TO BRISTOL BAY.
THE MAJOR STORY OF THE DAY IS A HURRICANE FORCE SURFACE LOW ALONG
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE SHORT-WAVE TROUGH ALOFT IS NOT TERRIBLY
IMPRESSIVE...AND THE SURFACE PRESSURE IS ONLY DOWN INTO THE 980S.
HOWEVER...ARCTIC AIR IS FEEDING INTO THE BACK SIDE OF THE
SYSTEM...THE LOW IS IN AN IDEAL POSITION FOR STRENGTHENING BETWEEN
TWO UPPER JET STREAKS...AND THERE IS A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE LOW AND A 1040 MB SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC.
THIS IS PRODUCING A FAIRLY SMALL AREA OF STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS NEAR THE LOW CENTER. AN 18Z QUIKSCAT WIND IMAGE VERIFIES THE
PRESENCE OF STORM FORCE WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. THIS
STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIDESPREAD WARNING CONDITIONS AS IT
TRACKS ACROSS THE BERING TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE PROBLEM OF THE
DAY IS IDENTIFYING THESE WARNING TIMES AND LOCATIONS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE GFS IS STRONGEST WITH THE ALEUTIAN LOW...BUT
IS HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY SO. WEAKEST SOLUTION IS THE ECMWF WHICH IS
UP TO 10 MB WEAKER AS THE LOW TRACKS NORTH OF THE PRIBILOFS. WITH
SPARSITY OF OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IT IS VERY
DIFFICULT TO VERIFY THE CURRENT CENTRAL PRESSURE. BUT SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS THE LOW REALLY BEGINNING TO WIND UP. THERE ARE ENOUGH
SUPPORTIVE FACTORS OF DEEPENING IN PLACE TO GO CLOSER TO THE GFS
SOLUTION. THE ECMWF IS ALSO THE OUTLIER WITH REGARD TO TRACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST COAST...SO WILL GO WITH CONSISTENT GFS ON THAT AS WELL.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL BE
RIGHT IN THE LINE OF FIRE OF THE MAJOR ALEUTIAN STORM. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS STRONG SOUTHERLY
FLOW DEVELOPS. HOWEVER...BY LATE EVENING THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH AND THE VERY COLD AIR ALOFT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE PRECIPITATION
TO ALL SNOW. THE AREA OF STRONGEST WINDS (60 TO 70 KT) WILL ACCOMPANY
THE COLD AIR...SO EVEN WITH TEMPERATURES INITIALLY NEAR FREEZING
THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH FALLING SNOW AND WIND TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. THEREFORE...WILL UPGRADE TO A BLIZZARD WARNING.
MEANWHILE...DUE TO A FAIRLY FAST STORM TRACK WARNING BACK OVER
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL END THIS EVENING. DOWNSTREAM
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THERE WILL BE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF ANY WARM-UP
IN TEMPERATURES WITH WARM FRONT OCCLUDING BEFORE IT REACHES THE
COASTLINE. THEREFORE...EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO QUICKLY DEVELOP
LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM THE WESTERN CAPES OF
BRISTOL BAY NORTHWARD ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE SECONDARY BUT
SIGNIFICANT THREAT IS WARNING LEVEL WINDS WHICH WILL LIKELY AFFECT
THESE SAME COASTAL AREAS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AS COLD ADVECTION
KICKS IN. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO MAKE IT INTO THE REST OF
THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
SO THERE IS POTENTIAL THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD SPREAD TO THESE
AREAS...BUT WITH SOME UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE SNOW WILL FALL...IT IS
TOO EARLY TO ISSUE ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS.
HURRICANE FORCE WESTERLIES WILL QUICKLY BUILD UP 30 FEET PLUS
WAVEHEIGHTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT. AS THESE SOUTHWEST
WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE ICE PACK TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA EXPECT MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING AS WELL AS SOME MINOR SEA ICE PULE-UPS ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST COAST. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS.
THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING IN BRISTOL BAY WILL ALSO NEED TO
BE WATCHED.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER WAVE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL
CROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. WITH RIDGING TO THE SOUTH AND
EAST THERE IS NO ACCESS TO PACIFIC MOISTURE AND THE TROUGH WILL BE
MOVING INTO A DRY AIRMASS. THEREFORE...IT WILL ONLY HAVE ITS OWN
DYNAMICS AND MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...WHICH ARE NOT VERY UNIMPRESSIVE.
THEREFORE...EXPECT ONLY CLOUDS AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH. THERE
WILL BE SOME INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...SO AS MID TO HIGH
CLOUDS EXIT WITH THE TROUGH LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME A LITTLE MORE CONDUCIVE TO FOG.
HOWEVER...DONT EXPECT ANY WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS...JUST SOME PATCHY
FOG. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW CROSSING THE BERING WILL MOVE
INTO SOUTHCENTRAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...BUT WITH A LOW
TRACK ACROSS INTERIOR ALASKA DONT EXPECT ANY SIGNIFICANT SNOW.
THE PRIMARY IMPACT WILL BE COLD ADVECTION WINDS THROUGH THE KODIAK
ISLAND REGION. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BE COMPLETELY GONE BY FRIDAY
WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE STORM OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND A RIDGE
BUILDING OVER THE BERING. THIS WILL BE TEMPORARY THOUGH...AS A MORE
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN DEVELOPS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...155 161 191 195.
HIGH WIND WARNING 187.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...172 175 179.
STORM WARNING...160 165 170 176 180 185.
GALE WARNING...130 132 138 140 150 155 171.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:17 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 25, 9:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 7 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.