Blizzard Warning 23, NWS Fairbanks, AK

Issued

Dec 26, 2009, 8:28 PM AKST (05:28 UTC)

Expired

Dec 27, 2009, 4:18 AM AKST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Fairbanks, AK

000 
WWAK42 PAFG 270528
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
828 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009

AKZ207-271500-
/X.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-091227T1500Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0023.091227T0528Z-091227T1500Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
828 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF
KIVALINA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A NORTHEAST WIND OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THE VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR
LESS FROM KIVALINA NORTH. THE STRONGEST WIND AND LOWEST
VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE POINT HOPE AREA WHERE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SUNDAY AS THE STRONG WIND GRADUALLY
DIMINISHES.

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 
WWAK42 PAFG 271318
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
418 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009

AKZ207-271430-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-091227T1500Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
418 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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



$$

NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Dec 26, 3:34 PM AKST, 4 hours 54 minutes earlier.

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
334 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS VERY SIMILAR THROUGH ABOUT 48 HOURS. UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER
NORTHWESTERN INTERIOR WILL CONTINUE TO MIGRATE NORTHWESTWARD.
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL AGAIN REGAIN CONTROL OF NORTHERN ALASKA AND
PUSH THE RECENTLY COLD AIR PUSH WELL NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST
BY SUNDAY EVENING.

THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WELL NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST AND THE
LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHT OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PORTION OF THE
STATE THROUGH SUNDAY.

WEATHER WILL BE BENIGN THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK WITH THE SOUTH
FLOW AND MUCH ABOVE TEMPERATURES.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ217.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ219-AKZ220.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225-PKZ230.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ235-
PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

CF DEC 09

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