Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2010
Blizzard Warning 17, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 30, 2010, 5:01 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 30, 2010, 1:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 23 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 30, 2010, 5:01 AM AKDT (13:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2010, 1:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2010, 11:47 AM AKDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
832 WWAK42 PAFC 301301 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 501 AM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 AKZ187-310200- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0016.100331T0500Z-100331T1600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.100330T2100Z-100331T2000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 501 AM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON AKDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS APPROACHING THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATKA TONIGHT AND THEN EAST INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LOW THIS AFTERNOON WHILE EAST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THIS EVENING...THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN FROM ATKA EAST...BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST IN THE COLDER AIR TO THE WEST AROUND ADAK. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP AREAWIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS COLDER AIR AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH MOVE INTO THE AREA. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WINDS BEGIN TO EASE. 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. && $$ AKZ195-310200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.100331T0800Z-100401T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 501 AM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATKA TONIGHT AND THEN EAST INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY. THE PRIBILOFS WILL REMAIN IN THE COLD AIR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW...AND RECEIVE STRONG WINDS...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WORST CONDITIONS SHOULD BE ON SAINT GEORGE...THOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SAINT PAUL AS WELL. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH THE BLIZZARD ENDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-310200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0017.100331T0800Z-100401T1800Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 501 AM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATKA TONIGHT AND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE INITIAL WARM FRONT INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...POSSIBLY LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ON WEDNESDAY...THE POTENTIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL MAINLY BE OUT AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT TO THE EAST OF COLD BAY...WITH RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW ELSEWHERE. THEN...AS THE LOW PRESSURE PASSES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH AND PRECIPITATION CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. 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. && $$ FOISY
8 follow-up statements
502 WWAK42 PAFC 302355 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 355 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 AKZ181-311700- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0017.100331T0800Z-100401T1800Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.100331T0700Z-100331T1700Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 355 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING...AND WILL ADVANCE TO THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL NOSE INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH RAIN MIXING WITH THE SNOW AND HELPING TO IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ187-311700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T2000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 355 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT WEDNESDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS APPROACHING THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATKA TONIGHT AND THEN EAST INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO ADVANCE TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN...WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OVERNIGHT EAST OF ATKA...BUT COLDER AIR WILL FILTER BACK IN AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WINDS BEGIN TO EASE. 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. && $$ AKZ195-311700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.100331T0800Z-100401T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 355 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES TOWARDS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT...THE PRIBILOFS WILL REMAIN IN THE COLD AIR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW...AND RECEIVE STRONG WINDS...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WORST CONDITIONS SHOULD BE ON SAINT GEORGE... THOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SAINT PAUL AS WELL. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL EASE ON WEDNESDAY EVENING...HELPING TO END THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
917 WWAK42 PAFC 310303 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 703 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 AKZ185-310800- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.100331T0303Z-100331T0800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 703 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS ADVANCING TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH COUPLED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW IS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL NOSE INTO THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT...WITH RAIN MIXING WITH THE SNOW AND HELPING TO IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ AKZ181-311615- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.100331T0700Z-100331T1700Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 703 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING...AND WILL ADVANCE TO THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL NOSE INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH RAIN MIXING WITH THE SNOW AND HELPING TO IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ187-311615- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T2000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 703 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT WEDNESDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO ADVANCE TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN...WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OVERNIGHT EAST OF ATKA...BUT COLDER AIR WILL FILTER BACK IN AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WINDS BEGIN TO EASE. 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. && $$ AKZ195-311615- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.100331T0800Z-100401T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 703 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES TOWARDS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT...THE PRIBILOFS WILL REMAIN IN THE COLD AIR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW...AND RECEIVE STRONG WINDS... SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WORST CONDITIONS SHOULD BE ON SAINT GEORGE... THOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SAINT PAUL AS WELL. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL EASE ON WEDNESDAY EVENING...HELPING TO END THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
932 WWAK42 PAFC 310531 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 931 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 AKZ195-311845- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.100331T0531Z-100401T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 931 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES TOWARDS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT...THE PRIBILOFS WILL REMAIN IN THE COLD AIR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW...AND RECEIVE STRONG WINDS... SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WORST CONDITIONS SHOULD BE ON SAINT GEORGE... THOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SAINT PAUL AS WELL. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL EASE ON WEDNESDAY EVENING...HELPING TO END THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ AKZ181-311700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.100331T0700Z-100331T1700Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 931 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING...AND WILL ADVANCE TO THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL NOSE INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH RAIN MIXING WITH THE SNOW AND HELPING TO IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ185-310800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T0800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 931 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS ADVANCING TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH COUPLED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW IS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL NOSE INTO THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT...WITH RAIN MIXING WITH THE SNOW AND HELPING TO IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ AKZ187-311845- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T2000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 931 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT WEDNESDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO ADVANCE TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN...WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OVERNIGHT EAST OF ATKA...BUT COLDER AIR WILL FILTER BACK IN AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WINDS BEGIN TO EASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
128 WWAK42 PAFC 310558 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 956 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 AKZ195-311915- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.100331T0531Z-100401T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 956 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES TOWARDS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT...THE PRIBILOFS WILL REMAIN IN THE COLD AIR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW...AND RECEIVE STRONG WINDS... SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WORST CONDITIONS SHOULD BE ON SAINT GEORGE... THOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SAINT PAUL AS WELL. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL EASE ON WEDNESDAY EVENING...HELPING TO END THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ AKZ181-311700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.100331T0700Z-100331T1700Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 956 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING...AND WILL ADVANCE TO THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL NOSE INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH RAIN MIXING WITH THE SNOW AND HELPING TO IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ185-310800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T0800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 956 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS ADVANCING TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH COUPLED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW IS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL NOSE INTO THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT...WITH RAIN MIXING WITH THE SNOW AND HELPING TO IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ AKZ187-311915- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T2000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 956 PM AKDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT WEDNESDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO ADVANCE TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN...WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OVERNIGHT EAST OF ATKA...BUT COLDER AIR WILL FILTER BACK IN AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WINDS BEGIN TO EASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
459 WWAK42 PAFC 310815 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1215 AM AKDT WED MAR 31 2010 AKZ187-310915- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T2000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 1215 AM AKDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE STRONG LOW THAT BROUGHT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS HAS MOVED EAST AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE SUBSIDED...HOWEVER STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES. $$ AKZ185-310915- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T0800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1215 AM AKDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON IS CURRENTLY MOVING EAST AND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER EXPECT STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY. $$ AKZ181-311700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T1700Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1215 AM AKDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING...AND WILL ADVANCE TO THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL NOSE INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH RAIN MIXING WITH THE SNOW AND HELPING TO IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ AKZ195-312115- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100401T0000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1215 AM AKDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES TOWARDS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT...THE PRIBILOFS WILL REMAIN IN THE COLD AIR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW...AND RECEIVE STRONG WINDS... SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WORST CONDITIONS SHOULD BE ON SAINT GEORGE... THOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SAINT PAUL AS WELL. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL EASE ON WEDNESDAY EVENING... HELPING TO END THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
232 WWAK42 PAFC 311245 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 445 AM AKDT WED MAR 31 2010 AKZ195-312000- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T2000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 445 AM AKDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON SAINT GEORGE. AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MOVES EAST...THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE...ALLOWING THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO END. 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. && $$ AKZ181-311700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T1700Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 445 AM AKDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. A STRONG FRONT MOVING OUT AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR IS BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA EARLY THIS MORNING. EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BECOME VARIABLE AROUND 15 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AS THE FRONT PASSES...ALLOWING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO END. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH...AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
594 WWAK42 PAFC 311634 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 834 AM AKDT WED MAR 31 2010 AKZ181-311745- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T1700Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 834 AM AKDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AND VISIBILITIES IMPROVE ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. $$ AKZ195-312000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T2000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 834 AM AKDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON SAINT GEORGE. AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MOVES EAST... THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE... ALLOWING THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO END. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
661 WWAK42 PAFC 311947 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1147 AM AKDT WED MAR 31 2010 AKZ195-312100- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-100331T2000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1147 AM AKDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning 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 warning went out at Mar 29, 5:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 5:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT MON MAR 29 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE UPPER LOW OVER SIBERIA EXTENDS A TROUGH ACROSS
THE BERING SEA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A WEAKER UPPER LOW REMAINS
NEARLY STATIONARY OVER SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. AN UPPER RIDGE
EXTENDS OUT OF NORTHERN CANADA INTO CENTRAL MAINLAND ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...A NEARLY STATIONARY LOW SLOWLY WEAKENS OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT HAS BECOME
STATIONARY ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND IS WEAKENING. AREAS OF
RAIN AND SNOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA HAVE
BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS OVER WESTERN ALASKA
CONTINUES TO KEEP A COLD AIRMASS OVER THE SOUTHWEST COASTAL SECTIONS
AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 20 BELOW
AND 35 BELOW WERE RECORDED ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND TO 10
BELOW AT KING COVE THIS MORNING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE GULF AND MAINLAND ALASKA. THEY
ALL DISSIPATE THE STATIONARY LOW OVER THE GULF AND WEAKEN THE
NORTHERLY WINDS OVER WESTERN ALASKA BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS SOME
DISAGREEMENT ON THE WAY THE MODELS HANDLE THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN
BERING SEA. THE NAM AND THE GFS KEEPS IT NEARLY STATIONARY, WHILE THE
EC MOVES IT INTO NORTHERN BERING BY WEDNESDAY. CURRENTLY, WE PREFER
THE NAM/GFS SOLUTIONS BECAUSE IT IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE NOGAPS
MODEL. ALL THE MODELS HANDLE THE NEXT STORM APPROACHING THE ALEUTIANS
ABOUT THE SAME WITH ONLY SMALL VARIATIONS IN PRESSURE. OVERALL
CONFIDENCE IS GOOD.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER LEVELS...THE RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ALASKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SWING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY AND WILL
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND NORTHWEST ALASKA
TUESDAY NIGHT.
SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS ALONG THE GULF COAST AND KENAI PENINSULA WILL PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. RAIN AND SNOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL BECOME SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE INTERIOR SECTION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS
AROUND KODIAK ISLAND WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN
BERING WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING WILL STRETCH INTO THE
EASTERN BERING TUESDAY THEN DISSIPATE TUESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF SNOW
AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST INTO
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND DEEPEN TO 960 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN,
SNOW AND GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE STRONG LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BEGIN
TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST AND BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
EXTENDING EAST OF THE LOW CENTER WILL SWING NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF THURSDAY MORNING AND MOVE INSHORE AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING
WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING
THURSDAY NIGHT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN.
MARINE...STORM 155 170
GALE 132 150 160 165 172 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM MAR 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 62 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 62 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 30, 5:01 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
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