Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2010
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 9, 2010, 4:19 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 9, 2010, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 38 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
- Feb 9, 2010, 4:19 AM AKST (13:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 9, 2010, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2010, 8:28 PM AKST
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
489 WWAK42 PAFG 091319 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 419 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 AKZ207-092100- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100209T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0018.100209T1500Z-100209T2100Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 419 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 45 BELOW THIS MORNING. RISING TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL EASE THE WIND CHILL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ213-092100- /X.UPG.PAFG.BZ.A.0003.100209T1500Z-100210T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.100209T1500Z-100210T1500Z/ /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100210T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 419 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILL TO 55 BELOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. WIND CHILL IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES RISE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE PRECAUTION TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. && $$ AKZ214-092100- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100210T0300Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 419 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ215-092100- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100210T0300Z/ LOWER YUKON VALLEY- INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING... SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT 419 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF ANVIK... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$
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677 WWAK42 PAFG 091322 CCA WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 421 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 CORRECTED ZONE 215 AKZ207-092100- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100209T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0018.100209T1500Z-100209T2100Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 421 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 45 BELOW THIS MORNING. RISING TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL EASE THE WIND CHILL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ213-092115- /X.UPG.PAFG.BZ.A.0003.100209T1500Z-100210T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.100209T1500Z-100210T1500Z/ /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100210T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 421 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILL TO 55 BELOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. WIND CHILL IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES RISE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE PRECAUTION TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. && $$ AKZ214-092115- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100210T0300Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 421 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ215-092115- /X.COR.PAFG.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100210T0300Z/ LOWER YUKON VALLEY- INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING... SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT 421 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AREAS FROM ANVIK SOUTH... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY IN AREAS FROM ANVIK SOUTH. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$
208 WWAK42 PAFG 092057 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1157 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 AKZ213-100700- /X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100210T2000Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100210T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1157 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR THE BERING STRAIT COAST. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND HAS DIMINISHED WITH RISING TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW PERSIST IN SPOTS NEAR THE BERING STRAIT COAST...THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE THERE AS WELL AND THE SEVERE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE PRECAUTION TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. 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. && $$ AKZ214-100700- /X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 1157 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ215-100700- /X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100210T0800Z/ LOWER YUKON VALLEY- INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING... SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT 1157 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AREAS FROM ANVIK SOUTH... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM ANVIK SOUTH WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH GIVING VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ207-100000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-100210T0000Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 1157 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 45 BELOW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE SEVERE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PAST 3 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
850 WWAK42 PAFG 092356 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 256 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 AKZ213-100800- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100210T2000Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100210T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 256 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND HAS DIMINISHED WITH RISING TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW PERSIST IN SPOTS NEAR THE BERING STRAIT COAST...THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE THERE AS WELL AND THE SEVERE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE PRECAUTION TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. 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. && $$ AKZ207-100300- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-100210T0300Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 256 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE THOMPSON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. NORTH OF CAPE THOMPSON...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 20 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 45 BELOW. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND SEVERE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PAST 6 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ214-100800- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 256 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ215-100800- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100210T0800Z/ LOWER YUKON VALLEY- INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING... SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT 256 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AREAS FROM ANVIK SOUTH... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM ANVIK SOUTH WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH GIVING VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$
432 WWAK42 PAFG 100217 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 517 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 AKZ215-100330- /X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100210T0800Z/ LOWER YUKON VALLEY- INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING... SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT 517 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING OVER THE LOWER YUKON VALLEY SOUTH OF GRAYLING...BUT THE VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS IMPROVED. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. $$ AKZ214-100330- /X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 517 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING OVER MUCH OF THE YUKON DELTA...BUT THE VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS IMPROVED. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. $$ AKZ213-101500- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100210T2000Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100210T2000Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 517 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE WIND AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND HAVE DIMINISHED. WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW PERSIST IN SPOTS NEAR THE BERING STRAIT COAST. AS TEMPERATURES RISE A LITTLE LATER TONIGHT...THE WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE TO 40 BELOW. ON WEDNESDAY MORNING BOTH THE WIND AND WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE PRECAUTION TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. 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. && $$ AKZ207-101500- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-100210T2000Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 517 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY NORTH OF CAPE THOMPSON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. NORTH OF CAPE THOMPSON...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ARE PRODUCING WIND CHILLS AROUND 45 BELOW. THE TEMPERATURES...WINDS...AND WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MODERATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
100 WWAK42 PAFG 101305 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 405 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 AKZ213-102100- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100210T2000Z/ /X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100210T2100Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 405 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR AT LAWRENCE ISLAND... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND THROUGH NOON TODAY. EXPECT WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON TO END THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. && 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. && $$ AKZ207-101415- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-100210T2000Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 405 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$
044 WWAK42 PAFG 101947 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1047 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 AKZ213-110600- /X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1047 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AT LAWRENCE ISLAND... BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. EXPECT WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER IN THE EVENING TO END THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
331 WWAK42 PAFG 101950 CCA WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1049 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 AKZ213-110600- /X.COR.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1049 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 CORRECTED HEADLINE ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND... BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. EXPECT WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER IN THE EVENING TO END THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. && $$
750 WWAK42 PAFG 110528 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 828 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 AKZ213-110630- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 828 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
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 Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Feb 9, 4:03 AM AKST, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 4:03 AM AKST, 16 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 .DISCUSSION... SHORT RANGE PROJECTIONS FROM THE CURRENT RUNS OF THE GFS/NAM/ECMWF ARE GENERALLY SIMILAR THROUGH 12Z THU. PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE WEST COAST SHOULD INCREASE SOME TODAY. WILL UPDATE THE EXISTING BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ213 TO A WARNING...BUT THIS WILL PROBABLY BE A LOW-END EVENT. LOW WIND CHILL IN AKZ213 IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE BY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY RISE. WILL EXTEND WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207 THROUGH NOON TODAY WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO COME UP TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO RISE SO THE PERIOD OF LOW WIND CHILL IS LIKELY TO BE SHORT. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR. LITTLE OR NO SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR. MEDIUM RANGE OUTLOOK...CURRENT GFS/ECMWF RUNS AND GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN INDICATE A WEAK SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW PATTERN ALOFT BEING PREDOMINANT WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ213. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ214-AKZ215. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ225. && RF FEB 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 4:19 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:27 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 1:19 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Feb 9, 1:21 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 5 hr |
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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.