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Blizzard Watch 29, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 2, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard watch at Apr 2, 2009, 3:06 PM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 3, 2009, 6:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2009, 3:06 PM AKDT (23:06 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 3, 2009, 6:00 AM AKDT
Expired: Apr 3, 2009, 4:54 AM AKDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard watch 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 watch went out at Apr 2, 5:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 5:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours 6 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr

Nearby

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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.