Blizzard Warning 20, NWS Fairbanks, AK

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 222256
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
256 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

AKZ201-230600-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-091023T0600Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
256 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING. 

EAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ALONG WITH FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE
VISIBILITIES ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE THURSDAY EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH A
LITTLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

AKZ202-230600-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-091023T0600Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
256 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING. 

EAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE LATE THURSDAY EVENING AS WINDS
DECREASE A LITTLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

AKZ203-230600-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-091023T0600Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
256 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING. 

EAST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE LATE THURSDAY EVENING AS WINDS
DECREASE A LITTLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 230443
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
843 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

AKZ202-231245-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-091023T0600Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0057.091023T0443Z-091023T1400Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
843 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

EAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY TO FALL TO ONE-HALF MILE AT
TIMES. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT FOR A STORM 
OF OVER 4 INCHES SINCE WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THURSDAY
MORNING AS WINDS DECREASE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ201-203-230545-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-091023T0600Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE...
NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
843 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED AND WINDS ARE DECREASING IN THESE AREAS.

$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
316 PM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009

.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY AT BOTH THE
SURFACE AND ALOFT. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL
MOVE WEST TO THE BERING STRAIT BY THURSDAY EVENING...THEN SOUTH
TO THE NORTH BERING SEA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE
A SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO THE INTERIOR BRINGING WARMER AIR ALOFT.
A SERIES OF SURFACE LOWS WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH SUNDAY CREATING EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER MOST OF THE
STATE...STRONGEST ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST AS AN ARCTIC HIGH 550 NM
NORTH OF BARROW SLOWLY RETREATS TO THE NORTHEAST.

INTERIOR...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY
WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH AND BLOWING SNOW OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
A FEW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN THE
CENTRAL INTERIOR WITH SNOW, SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG
THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BROOKS RANGE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR.

WEST COAST...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES POSSIBLE TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY FROM THE SEWARD PENINSULA NORTH. MOSTLY DRY OVER THE
SOUTHWEST UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WHEN SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS DEVELOP...NO LARGE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST OVER THE AREA WITH THE
STRONGEST ALONG THE COAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NORTH SLOPE...THIS IS THE AREA WITH THE MOST NOTEWORTHY WEATHER
AS VERY STRONG EASTERLY WINDS BLOW AT GALE FORCE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
ALONG AND OFFSHORE THE ARCTIC COAST. EXPECT AREAS OF SNOW, BLOWING
SNOW, AND FOG TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
THROUGH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE OUT FOR ZONES 202 AND 203 DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. SNOWFALL OF 1
TO 2 INCHES THIS EVENING WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF NEAR MIDNIGHT.
ZONE 204 HAS A STRONG WIND HEADLINE AS WINDS ARE VERY STRONG BUT
VISIBILITY HAS BEEN ONLY REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.HYDROLOGY...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ202-AKZ203.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-
PKZ240-PKZ245.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225.
&&

RL OCT 09