Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 34, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 28, 2009, 5:07 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 28, 2009, 10:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 54 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
- Mar 28, 2009, 5:07 AM AKDT (13:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2009, 10:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 54 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 281307 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 507 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 AKZ195-290215- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.090328T1800Z-090329T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.090328T1800Z-090329T1400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 507 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM AKDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM AKDT SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE MOVING TOWARD BRISTOL BAY WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY 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. && $$ AKZ185-290215- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.090329T0600Z-090330T0000Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 507 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD BRISTOL BAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO UNALASKA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW SHOWERS TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-290215- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0027.090329T0300Z-090330T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 507 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY WILL POSSIBLY BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH 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. && $$ AKZ161-290215- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0027.090329T0000Z-090329T1200Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 507 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY WILL POSSIBLY BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. EASTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE REGION MAY COMBINE WITH SNOW SHOWERS TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM RAPIDLY AND THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN BY TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
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000 WWAK42 PAFC 281906 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1106 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 AKZ155-290815- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0027.090329T0300Z-090330T0000Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.090329T0600Z-090329T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1106 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKDT SUNDAY FOR THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKDT SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS TO COASTAL AREAS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS SUNDAY. 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. && $$ AKZ161-290815- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0027.090329T0000Z-090329T1200Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.090329T0000Z-090329T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1106 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL START NEAR PORT HEIDEN THIS AFTERNOON THEN SPREAD TO THE NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY COAST THIS EVENING. BLIZZARDS CONDITIONS SHOULD END ALONG THE COAST SOUTH OF KING SALMON THIS EVENING AS SNOW MIXES WITH RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ185-290815- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.090329T0600Z-090330T0000Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1106 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD BRISTOL BAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO UNALASKA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW SHOWERS TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH SUNDAY 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. && $$ AKZ195-290815- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T1400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1106 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVING TOWARD BRISTOL BAY WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 290240 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 640 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 AKZ155-291445- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.090329T0600Z-090329T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 640 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKDT SUNDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS TO COASTAL AREAS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS SUNDAY. 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. && $$ AKZ161-291445- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 640 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL START NEAR PORT HEIDEN THIS AFTERNOON THEN SPREAD TO THE NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY COAST THIS EVENING. BLIZZARDS CONDITIONS SHOULD END ALONG THE COAST SOUTH OF KING SALMON THIS EVENING AS SNOW MIXES WITH RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ185-291445- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.090329T0600Z-090330T0000Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 640 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD BRISTOL BAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO UNALASKA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW SHOWERS TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH SUNDAY 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. && $$ AKZ195-291400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T1400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 640 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVING TOWARD BRISTOL BAY WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 291152 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 352 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 AKZ185-291300- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 352 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ195-291800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 352 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. LOW PRESSURE MOVING TOWARD BRISTOL BAY WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-292000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 352 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS TO COASTAL AREAS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. 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. && $$ AKZ161-291800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 352 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST SOUTH OF KING SALMON WILL IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND THE SNOW POSSIBLY MIXES WITH RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 291208 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 406 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 AKZ185-291315- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 406 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ195-291800- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 406 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. LOW PRESSURE MOVING TOWARD BRISTOL BAY WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-292000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 406 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS TO COASTAL AREAS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. 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. && $$ AKZ161-291800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 406 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST SOUTH OF KING SALMON WILL IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND THE SNOW POSSIBLY MIXES WITH RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 291752 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 952 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 AKZ161-292000- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T2000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 952 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY NORTH OF DILLINGHAM... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS NORTH OF DILLINGHAM. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INLAND NORTH OF DILLINGHAM THROUGH THIS 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. && $$ AKZ195-292200- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T2200Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 952 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE MOVING TOWARD BRISTOL BAY WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-292000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 952 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY ALONG THE COAST... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS TO COASTAL AREAS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. 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. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 291812 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1012 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 AKZ181-300000- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1012 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY IS PRODUCING STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS SHOULD SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE WEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-292000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1012 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY ALONG THE COAST... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS TO COASTAL AREAS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. 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. && $$ AKZ161-292000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T2000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1012 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY NORTH OF DILLINGHAM... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS NORTH OF DILLINGHAM. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INLAND NORTH OF DILLINGHAM THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-292200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090329T2200Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1012 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE MOVING TOWARD BRISTOL BAY WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS 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. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 291953 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1153 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 AKZ155-300800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1153 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM IS PRODUCING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-300000- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1153 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON NORTH OF DILLINGHAM... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS PRODUCING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW INLAND NORTH OF DILLINGHAM. BLOWING SNOW IS REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS NORTH OF DILLINGHAM. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INLAND NORTH OF DILLINGHAM THROUGH THIS 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. && $$ AKZ195-300000- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1153 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE MOVING TOWARD BRISTOL BAY IS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-300000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1153 AM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY IS PRODUCING STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS SHOULD SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE WEST. 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. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 292207 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 AKZ195-292315- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ181-300200- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0200Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY IS PRODUCING STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS SHOULD SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE WEST. 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. && $$ AKZ155-300800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM IS PRODUCING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-300000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON NORTH OF DILLINGHAM... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS PRODUCING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW INLAND NORTH OF DILLINGHAM. BLOWING SNOW IS REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS NORTH OF DILLINGHAM. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INLAND NORTH OF DILLINGHAM THROUGH THIS 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. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 300000 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 AKZ161-300100- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ AKZ155-300800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM IS PRODUCING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. 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. && $$ AKZ181-300200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0200Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY IS PRODUCING STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS SHOULD SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE WEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 300140 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 540 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 AKZ181-300245- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0200Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 540 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. $$ AKZ161-300800- /X.EXA.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 540 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR SOUTH OF KING SALMON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR SOUTH OF KING SALMON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO BRING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AROUND MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-300800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 540 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM IS PRODUCING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. 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. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 300739 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1139 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 AKZ155-301300- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T1300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1139 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM IS PRODUCING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-301300- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T1300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1139 PM AKDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO BRING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH. 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. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 301253 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 453 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009 AKZ161-301400- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T1300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 453 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE MORNING. $$ AKZ155-301800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 453 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA LAST EVENING. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TOWARD LATE THIS MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH. 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. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 301757 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 957 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009 AKZ155-310000- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090331T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 957 AM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR NORTON SOUND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 302336 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 336 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009 AKZ155-310045- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090331T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 336 PM AKDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. $$
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 Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL
PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE CONCERN IS WITH THE TRACK OF THE LOW
THAT WILL CROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN SATURDAY AND MOVE INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY. THE MODEL RUNS HAVE BEEN MOVING THIS LOW
TRACK NORTHWARD WITH PROGRESSIVE RUNS THOUGH THE LAST TWO RUNS ON
BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE SLOWED THE NORTHWARD MOVEMENT BUT THE
ECMWF IS STILL NORTH OF THE GFS TRACK. CURRENTLY THE MODELS MATCH UP
WELL THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND THEN THE ECMWF BRINGS TO LOW CENTER TO
NUNIVAK ISLAND WHILE THE GFS IN MOVING IT INLAND A LITTLE NORTH OF
TOGIAK SUNDAY. THE GFS SOLUTION SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BETTER WHEN
LOOKING AT ALL AVAILABLE FACTORS THEREFORE THAT IS THE ONE BEING USED
FOR GUIDANCE WITH THIS AFTERNOONS PACKAGE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL HEMISPHERIC PATTERN WILL
BE UNDERGOING A LITTLE SHIFT AS THE LARGE HIGH OVER SIBERIA
RETROGRADES TO THE SOUTHWEST WHICH WILL IN TURN ALLOW THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TO DEEPEN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
AS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION.
THE APPROACHING LOW IS WELL POSITIONED ALONG THE JET STREAM TO BE
STRENGTHENED AS FORECAST AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...BIGGEST ISSUE IN SOUTH CENTRAL TONIGHT WILL BE
THE LWO MOVING INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND OVERNIGHT AND THEN INTO THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN SATURDAY. THIS WILL KEEP PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW IN
THE ANCHORAGE AREA TONIGHT AND KEEP SNOW IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
AREA AS WELL.
THE SYSTEM MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY WILL BRING LOTS OF PRECIPITATION
AND WIND TO THE STATE FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE
NEXT WEEK. THE WARM FRONT MOVING NORTH WITH THIS SYSTEM INDUCES A
STRONG BARRIER JET ON SOME MODELS IN THE NORTHERN GULF...SO THE
POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS TO STORM FORCE BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY CERTAINLY IS WITHIN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF STRONG LOWS ON THE
DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE TROUGH LOOKS TO AFFECT THE REGION RIGHT ON THE
HEELS OF THIS WEEKENDS STORM SYSTEM. MODELS WILL LIKELY FLUCTUATE
BETWEEN A TRACK NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE AKPEN. EITHER WAY...CONTINUED
UNSETTLED WEATHER IS LIKELY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 179
180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 155 165 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
MAR 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 27, 4:13 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 27, 9:36 PM AKDT | Ashfall Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 27, 11:33 PM AKDT | Flash Flood Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 28, 5:07 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 28, 5:15 AM AKDT | Ashfall Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 28, 5:15 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 28, 5:29 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 28, 5:29 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Mar 28, 11:49 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Mar 28, 12:00 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 30 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.