Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Watches in 2009
Blizzard Watch 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard watch at Mar 3, 2009, 4:54 AM AKST. It took effect at Mar 3, 2009, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2009, 4:54 AM AKST (13:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2009, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2009, 12:22 PM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 031354 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 454 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 AKZ191-040300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.090304T0300Z-090304T2100Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 454 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND WIND WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WHICH WILL POSSIBLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN 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. && $$ AKZ155-040300- /X.NEW.PAFC.WS.A.0001.090304T1000Z-090305T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 454 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND AND ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. WITH COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE...PRECIPITATION MOVING INLAND COULD FALL AS FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK42 PAFC 032122 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1222 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 AKZ191-041430- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.090304T0300Z-090304T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.090303T2122Z-090304T2100Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 1222 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY WEST OF KISKA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY WEST OF KISKA. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF KISKA AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. THE LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE ALEUTIANS NEAR AMCHITKA LATER TONIGHT...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW TO THE WEST OF KISKA. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...AND COUPLED WITH THE FALLING SNOW...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. AREAS FROM KISKA EAST WILL MAINLY SEE RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT CHANGING TO WET SNOW WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ AKZ155-041430- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.A.0001.090304T1000Z-090305T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1222 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND AND ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. WITH COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE... PRECIPITATION MOVING INLAND COULD FALL AS FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:39 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:54 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 3, 9:49 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Mar 3, 12:22 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 23 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.