Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009

Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 13, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 13, 2009, 4:20 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 14, 2009, 3:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 65 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 13, 2009, 4:20 PM AKST (01:20 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 14, 2009, 3:00 AM AKST
Expired
Jan 16, 2009, 8:14 PM AKST
In force
65 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 140120
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
420 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009

AKZ155-141015-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.090114T1600Z-090115T0600Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.090114T0900Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
420 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY ALONG THE NORTH COAST AND OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY ALONG THE NORTH COAST AND OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND. THE BLIZZARD
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW IS DEVELOPING THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW WILL REACH THE COAST AND NUNIVAK
ISLAND AROUND MIDNIGHT AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE 25 TO 35
MPH...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS BAD
INLAND DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS GENERALLY STAYING AT OR BELOW 20
MPH. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN INLAND WEDNESDAY WITH POSSIBLY
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...BUT THE COAST FROM TOKSOOK BAY NORTH SHOULD STAY
ALL SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSISTING INTO THE AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

AKZ195-141015-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.090114T1400Z-090115T1400Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.090114T1200Z-090115T1400Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
420 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM AKST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM AKST
THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOFS WITH SNOW
PERSISTING ALL THE WAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH NORTH WINDS
GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AS THE SNOWFALL INCREASES
AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

$$

AKZ151-141015-
/X.NEW.PAFC.ZR.Y.0001.090114T0900Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
420 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM
AKST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM
AKST WEDNESDAY. 

VERY MILD AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...WITH COLD
AIR REMAINING IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO CHANGE TO
FREEZING RAIN FROM STONY RIVER SOUTH AND WEST LATE TONIGHT...WITH
FREEZING RAIN SPREADING OVER MOST OF THE VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY.

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.

$$

AKZ161-141000-
/X.NEW.PAFC.ZR.Y.0001.090114T0300Z-090114T1000Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
420 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY WEST
OF KING SALMON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY WEST
OF KING SALMON.

VERY MILD AIR ALOFT OVERRUNNING COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WEST OF KING SALMON THIS
EVENING...ESPECIALLY AROUND DILLINGHAM. TEMPERATURES WILL
EVENTUALLY WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING THROUGHOUT THE AREA BY LATE
TONIGHT...ALLOWING ALL AREAS TO RECEIVE PLAIN RAIN.

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.

$$
17 follow-up statements
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 140407
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
707 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009

AKZ161-140515-
/X.CAN.PAFC.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090114T1000Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
707 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

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


$$

AKZ155-141715-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.090114T0900Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
707 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 PM AKST WEDNESDAY ALONG THE NORTH COAST AND OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND ...

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

SNOW IS DEVELOPING THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW WILL REACH THE COAST AND NUNIVAK
ISLAND AROUND MIDNIGHT AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE 25 TO 35 MPH...
RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS BAD INLAND DUE TO
NORTHEAST WINDS GENERALLY STAYING AT OR BELOW 20 MPH.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN INLAND WEDNESDAY WITH
POSSIBLY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...BUT THE COAST FROM TOKSOOK BAY
NORTH SHOULD STAY ALL SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSISTING
INTO THE AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

AKZ195-141715-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.090114T1200Z-090115T1400Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
707 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM
AKST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM
AKST THURSDAY. 

AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOFS WITH SNOW
PERSISTING ALL THE WAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH NORTH WINDS
GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AS THE SNOWFALL INCREASES
AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

$$

AKZ151-141715-
/X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0001.090114T0900Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
707 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 4 PM AKST WEDNESDAY...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 4 PM AKST WEDNESDAY. 

VERY MILD AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...WITH
COLD AIR REMAINING IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE
SNOW TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN FROM STONY RIVER SOUTH AND WEST
LATE TONIGHT...WITH FREEZING RAIN SPREADING OVER MOST OF THE
VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY.

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 141247
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
347 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

AKZ151-150100-
/X.CAN.PAFC.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T0100Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0003.090114T1247Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
347 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS BEING MERGED WITH THE WINTER WEATHER 
ADVISORY. 

HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING FROM SLEETMUTE
NORTH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY LATE MORNING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AT MOST
LOCATIONS BY NOON. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING 
RAIN WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 

$$

AKZ155-150100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
347 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW IS DEVELOPING THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW WILL REACH THE COAST AND NUNIVAK
ISLAND AROUND MIDNIGHT AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE 25 TO 35 MPH...
RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS BAD INLAND DUE TO
NORTHEAST WINDS GENERALLY STAYING AT OR BELOW 20 MPH.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN INLAND WEDNESDAY WITH
POSSIBLY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...BUT THE COAST FROM TOKSOOK BAY
NORTH SHOULD STAY ALL SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSISTING
INTO THE AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

AKZ195-150200-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T1400Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
347 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. 

AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOFS WITH SNOW
PERSISTING ALL THE WAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH NORTH WINDS
GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AS THE SNOWFALL INCREASES
AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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 141432 CCA
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
530 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

AKZ151-150100-
/X.CAN.PAFC.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T0100Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0003.090114T1430Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
530 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS BEING MERGED WITH THE WINTER WEATHER 
ADVISORY. 

HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING FROM SLEETMUTE
NORTH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY LATE MORNING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AT MOST
LOCATIONS BY NOON. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING 
RAIN WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 

$$

AKZ155-150100-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
530 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND.

SNOW IS DEVELOPING THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW WILL REACH THE COAST AND NUNIVAK
ISLAND AROUND MIDNIGHT AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE 25 TO 35 MPH...
RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS BAD INLAND DUE TO
NORTHEAST WINDS GENERALLY STAYING AT OR BELOW 20 MPH.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN INLAND WEDNESDAY WITH
POSSIBLY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...BUT THE COAST FROM TOKSOOK BAY
NORTH SHOULD STAY ALL SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSISTING
INTO THE AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

AKZ195-150345-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T1400Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
530 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. 

AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOFS WITH SNOW
PERSISTING ALL THE WAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH NORTH WINDS
GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AS THE SNOWFALL INCREASES
AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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 141649
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
749 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

AKZ155-150100-
/X.NEW.PAFC.ZR.Y.0003.090114T1649Z-090114T2200Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
749 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN HAS DEVELOPED FROM BETHEL WESTWARD AS WARM
MOIST AIR FROM THE SOUTHEAST IS OVERRUNNING THE COLD AIR ALONG THE
COAST. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM FROM THE SOUTHEAST.

SNOW IS DEVELOPING THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW WILL REACH THE COAST AND NUNIVAK
ISLAND AROUND MIDNIGHT AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE 25 TO 35 MPH...
RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS BAD INLAND DUE TO
NORTHEAST WINDS GENERALLY STAYING AT OR BELOW 20 MPH.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN INLAND WEDNESDAY WITH
POSSIBLY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...BUT THE COAST FROM TOKSOOK BAY
NORTH SHOULD STAY ALL SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSISTING
INTO THE AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

AKZ195-150600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T1400Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
749 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. 

AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOFS WITH SNOW
PERSISTING ALL THE WAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH NORTH WINDS
GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AS THE SNOWFALL INCREASES
AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

$$

AKZ151-150100-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
749 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING FROM SLEETMUTE
NORTH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY LATE MORNING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AT
MOST LOCATIONS BY NOON. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING
RAIN WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 142151
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1251 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

AKZ155-150100-
/X.UPG.PAFC.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090114T2200Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1251 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.

NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH HAVE CREATED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG
THE COAST. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

AKZ195-151100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T1400Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1251 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. 

AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOFS WITH SNOW
PERSISTING ALL THE WAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH NORTH WINDS
GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AS THE SNOWFALL INCREASES
AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

$$

AKZ151-150100-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
1251 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING FROM SLEETMUTE
NORTH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY LATE MORNING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AT
MOST LOCATIONS BY NOON. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING
RAIN WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 142154
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1254 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

AKZ155-142300-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1254 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 


$$

AKZ195-151100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T1400Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1254 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. 

AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOFS WITH SNOW
PERSISTING ALL THE WAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH NORTH WINDS
GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AS THE SNOWFALL INCREASES
AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

$$

AKZ151-150100-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
1254 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING FROM SLEETMUTE
NORTH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY LATE MORNING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AT
MOST LOCATIONS BY NOON. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING
RAIN WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 150052
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
352 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

AKZ151-150200-
/X.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
352 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION HAS DROPPED OFF AROUND THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED
POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE BUT WIDESPREAD
FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED.

$$

AKZ195-151400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T1400Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
352 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. 

NORTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW
TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.
THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT.

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.

$$

AKZ155-151400-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.090116T0900Z-090117T0000Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
352 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE UP FROM
THE NORTH PACIFIC ON WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW ALONG THE COAST AND POSSIBLE FREEZING
RAIN INLAND. WINDS ARE EXPECTED INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

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 150322
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
622 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

AKZ195-151400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T1400Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
622 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. 

NORTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING
SNOW TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
OVERNIGHT.

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.

$$

AKZ151-151630-
/X.NEW.PAFC.ZR.Y.0004.090115T0322Z-090115T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
622 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKST THURSDAY. 

WARM MOIST AIR ALOFT IS BRINGING RAIN TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
SHELTERED AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE STILL BELOW FREEZING CAUSING ICE
TO FORM AND CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THESE BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH NOON THURSDAY.

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.

$$

AKZ155-151630-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.090116T0900Z-090117T0000Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
622 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE UP FROM
THE NORTH PACIFIC ON WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW ALONG THE COAST AND POSSIBLE FREEZING
RAIN INLAND. WINDS ARE EXPECTED INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

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 150527
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
827 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

AKZ151-150630-
/X.CAN.PAFC.ZR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090115T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK
827 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

AKZ195-151400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T1400Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
827 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. 

NORTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING
SNOW TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
OVERNIGHT.

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.

$$

AKZ155-151830-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.090116T0900Z-090117T0000Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
827 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE UP FROM
THE NORTH PACIFIC ON WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW ALONG THE COAST AND POSSIBLE FREEZING
RAIN INLAND. WINDS ARE EXPECTED INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

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 151235
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
335 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

AKZ195-152100-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T2100Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
335 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

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

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. 

WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO FREQUENTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. WINDS AND
VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY AFTERNOON. 

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.

$$

AKZ155-160200-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.090116T0900Z-090117T0000Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
335 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE UP FROM
THE NORTH PACIFIC ON WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW ALONG THE COAST AND POSSIBLE FREEZING
RAIN INLAND. WINDS ARE EXPECTED INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH AND MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

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 152027
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1127 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

AKZ195-160300-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T0300Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1127 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

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

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

WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO FREQUENTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. WINDS AND
VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY EARLY EVENING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ155-160930-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.090116T0900Z-090117T0000Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1127 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE UP FROM
THE NORTH PACIFIC ON WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW ALONG THE COAST AND POSSIBLE FREEZING
RAIN INLAND. WINDS ARE EXPECTED INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH AND MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

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 160058
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
358 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

AKZ195-161400-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
358 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. 

WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. THE
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO ABATE UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING AT THE EARLIEST.

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.

$$

AKZ155-161400-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.090116T0900Z-090117T0000Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.ZR.Y.0005.090116T1200Z-090117T0000Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
358 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM AKST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM AKST FRIDAY.
THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING UP FROM THE PACIFIC WILL BRING
RAIN TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE
SURFACE WILL CAUSE THIS RAIN TO FREEZE ON THE GROUND AND OTHER
SURFACES. 

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 161319
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
419 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

AKZ155-161430-
/X.CAN.PAFC.ZR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090117T0000Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
419 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

AKZ195-170100-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090117T0100Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
419 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CONTINUE TO CAUSE
BLOWING SNOW TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER MILE. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS
WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 161913
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1013 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

AKZ155-170600-
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090117T0600Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1013 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING ALONG
THE COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH HAS CAUSED BLOWING SNOW
WHICH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.
WINDS WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ195-170100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090117T0100Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1013 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CONTINUE TO CAUSE
BLOWING SNOW TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER MILE. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS
WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 162307
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
207 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

AKZ195-171400-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090117T1400Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
207 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY. 

WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CONTINUE TO CAUSE
BLOWING SNOW TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER MILE. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS
WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$

AKZ155-170600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090117T0600Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
207 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH HAS CAUSED BLOWING SNOW
WHICH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. WINDS
WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 170054
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
354 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

AKZ155-170200-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090117T0600Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
354 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 


$$

AKZ195-171400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090117T1400Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
354 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY. 

WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CONTINUE TO CAUSE
BLOWING SNOW TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER MILE. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS
WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 170514
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
814 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009


AKZ195-170615-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090117T1400Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
814 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

WIND AND SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLIZZARD MOVES NORTH.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 13, 4:04 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC13 hr
Jan 13, 4:20 PM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Jan 13, 7:53 PM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC20 hr
Jan 13, 9:38 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC35 hr
Jan 14, 3:47 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 days
Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Jan 14, 7:49 AM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC5 hr
Jan 14, 8:40 AM AKSTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC117 days
Jan 14, 9:20 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC7 hr

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Sources

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