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Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 7, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 7, 2009, 9:37 AM AKST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 7, 2009, 9:37 AM AKST (18:37 UTC)
Expired
Feb 7, 2009, 6:00 PM AKST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
WWAK42 PAFC 071837
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
937 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

AKZ181-080300-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.090207T1837Z-090208T0300Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
937 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH
STEADY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
ALLOWING FOR SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL THEN 
DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENTS AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON.

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.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWAK42 PAFC 071927
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1027 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

AKZ155-080100-
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090208T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1027 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON 
ALONG THE COAST...

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

NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED
WITH AREAS OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS RESULTING IN
IMPROVING CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

AKZ181-080300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090208T0300Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
1027 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

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

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

NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH
STEADY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
ALLOWING FOR SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL THEN
DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENTS AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON.

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 080055
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
355 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

AKZ155-080200-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090208T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
355 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG
THE COAST...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST HAVE DECREASED AND
VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE AREA. VISIBILITIES MAY STILL DROP
TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES LOCALLY.

$$

AKZ181-080300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090208T0300Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
355 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

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

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

NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH
STEADY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
ALLOWING FOR SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL THEN
DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENTS AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON.

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

$$

AKZ191-195-081400-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0009.090209T0000Z-090209T1000Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA...SAINT PAUL
355 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

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

WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE WEST IN
THE PRIBILOFS BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED
TO REACH 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL DECREASE WITH BLOWING SNOW
AND POSSIBLY DROP AS LOW AS 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 080107
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
407 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

AKZ191-080215-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0009.090209T0000Z-090209T1000Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
407 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

AKZ181-080300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090208T0300Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
407 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

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

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

NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH
STEADY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
ALLOWING FOR SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL THEN
DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENTS AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON.

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.

$$

AKZ195-081415-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0009.090209T0000Z-090209T1000Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
407 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

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

WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE WEST IN
THE PRIBILOFS BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL DECREASE WITH
BLOWING SNOW AND POSSIBLY DROP AS LOW AS 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 080245
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
545 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

AKZ181-080345-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090208T0300Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
545 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AS STRONGEST WINDS ARE PASSING TO THE EAST.

$$

AKZ195-081545-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0009.090209T0000Z-090209T1000Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
545 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

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

WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE WEST IN
THE PRIBILOFS BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL DECREASE WITH
BLOWING SNOW AND POSSIBLY DROP AS LOW AS 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.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC15 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 6, 4:09 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC13 hr
Feb 6, 10:15 PM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Feb 7, 4:55 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC16 hr
Feb 7, 6:40 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC21 hr
Feb 7, 6:40 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC33 hr
Feb 7, 7:15 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC33 hr
Feb 7, 7:15 AM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC15 hr
Feb 7, 7:15 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC9 hr
Feb 7, 7:15 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC3 days

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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.