Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
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 THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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. $$ AKZ161-141000- /X.NEW.PAFC.ZR.Y.0001.090114T0300Z-090114T1000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 420 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY WEST OF KING SALMON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY WEST OF KING SALMON. VERY MILD AIR ALOFT OVERRUNNING COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WEST OF KING SALMON THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY AROUND DILLINGHAM. TEMPERATURES WILL EVENTUALLY WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING THROUGHOUT THE AREA BY LATE TONIGHT...ALLOWING ALL AREAS TO RECEIVE PLAIN RAIN. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
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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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:04 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:20 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 13, 7:53 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 13, 9:38 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:47 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 days | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 14, 7:49 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 14, 8:40 AM AKST | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 117 days | |
| Jan 14, 9:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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