Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009

Blizzard Warning 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK

March 1, 2009

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 1, 2009, 1:42 PM AKST. It took effect at Mar 2, 2009, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 15 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 1, 2009, 1:42 PM AKST (22:42 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 2, 2009, 12:00 AM AKST
Expired
Mar 2, 2009, 3:05 PM AKST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

000 
WWAK42 PAFG 012242
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
142 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

AKZ213-020600-
/X.UPG.PAFG.BZ.A.0010.090302T0900Z-090303T0300Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0013.090302T0900Z-090302T2100Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
142 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKST
MONDAY FOR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKST
MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A DEVELOPING STORM IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL SPREAD MORE
SNOW AND GUSTY WIND ACROSS SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND STARTING TONIGHT.
AFTER MIDNIGHT...NEW FALLING SNOW AND EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 50
MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THIS
CONDITION MAY LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY HOWEVER
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE AFTER NOON.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ214-020600-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.090302T1500Z-090303T0300Z/
YUKON DELTA-
INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...
PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA...
PITKAS POINT
142 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FOR BLOWING SNOW ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM TO 6 PM AKST MONDAY.

ANOTHER STORM WILL APPROACH THE YUKON DELTA EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL BECOME EAST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH.
COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE
HALF MILE OR LESS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE SAY BUT WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING. 

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWAK42 PAFG 020523
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
823 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

AKZ213-021500-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0013.090302T0900Z-090302T2100Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
823 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM AKST MONDAY FOR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM AKST MONDAY. 

A DEVELOPING STORM IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL SPREAD MORE
SNOW AND GUSTY WIND ACROSS SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND STARTING
TONIGHT. A SOUTHEAST WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE 25 TO 40
MPH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONG WIND WILL
COMBINE WITH NEW FALLING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO
AT TIMES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY
MONDAY...HOWEVER CONDITIONS WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE AFTER NOON.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ214-021500-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.090302T1500Z-090303T0300Z/
YUKON DELTA-
INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...
PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA...
PITKAS POINT
823 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
AKST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
AKST MONDAY. 

ANOTHER STORM WILL APPROACH THE YUKON DELTA EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL BECOME EAST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH BY
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BUT WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE IN
THE AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFG 021404
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
504 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

AKZ213-030100-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
504 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A DEVELOPING STORM IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA IS CAUSING WINDS FROM
35 TO 50 MPH AND WHITEOUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL LAST THROUGH TODAY...AND QUICKLY END TOWARD EVENING AS THE
WINDS DIMINISH.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ214-030100-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.090302T1500Z-090303T0300Z/
YUKON DELTA-
INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...
PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA...
PITKAS POINT
504 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

ANOTHER STORM IS APPROACHING THE YUKON DELTA THIS MORNING. THE
WIND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH BY THIS MORNING. COMBINED
WITH FALLING SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE
OR LESS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY...BUT WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFG 021715
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
815 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

AKZ213-030115-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
815 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...

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

A DEVELOPING STORM IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA IS CAUSING WINDS
FROM 35 TO 50 MPH AND WHITEOUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH TODAY...AND QUICKLY END TOWARD
EVENING AS THE WINDS DIMINISH. CONDITIONS ARE NOT AS BAD IN THE
BERING STRAIT.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ207-022200-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0038.090302T1715Z-090302T2200Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
815 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW ZERO WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS...BE
PREPARED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.

$$

AKZ209-022200-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0038.090302T1715Z-090302T2200Z/
BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY-
INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK
815 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW ZERO WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS...BE
PREPARED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.

$$

AKZ214-030115-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
YUKON DELTA-
INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...
PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA...
PITKAS POINT
815 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

ANOTHER STORM IS APPROACHING THE YUKON DELTA THIS MORNING. THE
WIND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH BY THIS MORNING. COMBINED
WITH FALLING SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE
OR LESS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...
BUT WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFG 022049
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1149 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

AKZ213-030300-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
1149 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...

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

A DEVELOPING STORM IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA IS CAUSING WINDS
FROM 35 TO 50 MPH AND WHITEOUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH TODAY...AND QUICKLY END TOWARD
EVENING AS THE WINDS DIMINISH. CONDITIONS ARE NOT AS BAD IN THE
BERING STRAIT.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ212-030300-
/X.EXA.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS-
INCLUDING...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL...ELIM...KOYUK...
SHAKTOOLIK
1149 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON NEAR UNALAKLEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NEAR UNALAKLEET...EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH ARE PRODUCING LOW
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. THE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY EVENING
AS WINDS DECREASE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

AKZ214-030300-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
YUKON DELTA-
INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...
PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA...
PITKAS POINT
1149 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

ANOTHER STORM IS APPROACHING THE YUKON DELTA THIS MORNING. THE
WIND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH BY THIS MORNING. COMBINED
WITH FALLING SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE
OR LESS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...
 BUT WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

AKZ207-022200-
/X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090302T2200Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
1149 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW ZERO WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS...BE
PREPARED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.

$$

AKZ209-022200-
/X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090302T2200Z/
BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY-
INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK
1149 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW ZERO WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS...BE
PREPARED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFG 022208
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
108 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

AKZ209-030300-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090302T2200Z/
/X.EXA.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY-
INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK
108 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.
EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ARE NOW OCCURRING BUT WILL WARM
SLOWLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY 6PM AND
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

AKZ207-022315-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-090302T2200Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
108 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. 



$$

AKZ213-030300-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0009.090304T1500Z-090305T1500Z/
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
108 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

A WEATHER FRONT NOW CROSSING ST LAWRENCE ISLAND CONTINUES TO CAUSE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THERE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THIS
EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE. CONDITIONS ARE NOT AS BAD IN THE BERING
STRAIT.

ANOTHER STORM MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WEDNESDAY IS
EXPECTED TO BRING MORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE
HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY.

$$

AKZ211-030200-
/X.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-090303T0200Z/
SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST-
INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN
108 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH ARE PRODUCING LOW VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW. THE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE AFTERNOON 
AS WINDS DECREASE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

AKZ214-030300-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0009.090304T1500Z-090305T1500Z/
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
YUKON DELTA-
INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...
PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA...
PITKAS POINT
108 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

A WEATHER FRONT NOW CROSSING THE YUKON DELTA CONTINUES TO CAUSE
AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THIS EVENING
AS WINDS DECREASE. 

ANOTHER STORM MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WEDNESDAY IS
EXPECTED TO BRING MORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE
HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY.

$$

AKZ212-030300-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS-
INCLUDING...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL...ELIM...KOYUK...
SHAKTOOLIK
108 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON NEAR UNALAKLEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NEAR UNALAKLEET...EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH ARE PRODUCING LOW
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. THE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY
EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$
000 
WWAK42 PAFG 030005
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
305 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

AKZ213-030815-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
/X.CON.PAFG.WS.A.0009.090304T1500Z-090305T1500Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
305 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

ANOTHER STORM MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WEDNESDAY IS
EXPECTED TO BRING MORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE
HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY.

$$

AKZ214-030815-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
/X.CON.PAFG.WS.A.0009.090304T1500Z-090305T1500Z/
YUKON DELTA-
INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...
PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA...
PITKAS POINT
305 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

A WEATHER FRONT NOW CROSSING THE YUKON DELTA CONTINUES TO CAUSE
AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH SOUTHEAST
WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THIS
EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE.

ANOTHER STORM MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WEDNESDAY IS
EXPECTED TO BRING MORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE
HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY.

$$

AKZ209-030300-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY-
INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK
305 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON. EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS CHILLS TO 35 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
THE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY 6PM AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

AKZ211-030200-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-090303T0200Z/
SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST-
INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN
305 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH ARE PRODUCING LOW VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW. THE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE AFTERNOON AS
WINDS DECREASE. A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY
THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

AKZ212-030300-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-090303T0300Z/
EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS-
INCLUDING...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL...ELIM...KOYUK...
SHAKTOOLIK
305 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON NEAR UNALAKLEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NEAR UNALAKLEET...EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH ARE PRODUCING LOW
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. THE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY
EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 2:08 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFG12 hr
Mar 1, 2:16 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG11 hr
Mar 1, 2:18 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG24 hr
Mar 1, 3:09 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG15 hr
Mar 1, 1:24 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG48 hr
Mar 1, 1:42 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG31 hr

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Blizzard Warnings in Alaska, 2009Every blizzard warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.