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Blizzard Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 12, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 12, 2011, 7:33 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 12, 2011, 8:02 AM AKST. It was in force for 26 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 12, 2011, 7:33 AM AKST (16:33 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 12, 2011, 8:02 AM AKST
Expired
Feb 13, 2011, 10:06 AM AKST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

141 
WWAK41 PAFC 121633
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
733 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

AKZ131-130545-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.110212T1633Z-110213T0300Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.110213T0900Z-110214T2100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
733 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NEAR
THOMPSON PASS... 
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON AKST MONDAY...

SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE HAVE PRODUCED BLOWING SNOW
WHICH HAS DROPPED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR
THOMPSON PASS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS
SNOWFALL DIMINISHES.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
AKST MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
TO 40 BELOW ZERO BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS
ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO NEAR 50 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-130545-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
733 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
OF 40 TO NEAR 50 BELOW ZERO NORTH OF TALKEETNA THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
756 
WWAK41 PAFC 121706 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
802 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

AKZ131-130630-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.110212T1702Z-110213T0300Z/
/X.COR.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.110213T0900Z-110214T2100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
802 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NEAR
THOMPSON PASS... 
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON AKST MONDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS...

SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE HAVE PRODUCED BLOWING SNOW
WHICH HAS DROPPED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR
THOMPSON PASS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS
SNOWFALL DIMINISHES.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
AKST MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
TO 40 BELOW ZERO BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS
ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO NEAR 50 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-130630-
/X.COR.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
802 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY
NORTH OF TALKEETNA...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY
NORTH OF TALKEETNA.

STRONG NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
OF 40 TO NEAR 50 BELOW ZERO NORTH OF TALKEETNA THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$
803 
WWAK41 PAFC 130110
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
410 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

AKZ131-131415-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110213T0900Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.110213T0900Z-110214T2100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
410 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR
THOMPSON PASS...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON AKST MONDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT FOR THOMPSON PASS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKST MONDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS.

STRONG NORTH WIND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW IN THOMPSON PASS
THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS
SNOW BECOMES PACKED AND STOPS BLOWING. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
THEN COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 30
TO 50 BELOW ZERO BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ141-131415-
/X.EXB.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.110213T0500Z-110214T2100Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
410 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
AKST MONDAY FOR THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST
MONDAY FOR THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE.

STRONG NORTH WINDS THROUGH GAPS IN THE ALASKA RANGE AND ALONG THE
DENALI HIGHWAY WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND
CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ145-131415-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
410 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY
NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA AND ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY NORTH
AND WEST OF TALKEETNA AND ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY.

STRONG NORTH WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF
TALKEETNA AND ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$
723 
WWAK41 PAFC 130138
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
438 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

AKZ131-131445-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.110213T0900Z-110215T1500Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110213T0900Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
438 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT FOR THOMPSON PASS...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR THOMPSON PASS.

STRONG NORTH WIND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW IN THOMPSON PASS THIS
EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS
SNOW BECOMES PACKED AND STOPS BLOWING. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
THEN COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF
30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ141-131445-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.110213T0500Z-110214T2100Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
438 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON AKST MONDAY FOR THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON AKST MONDAY FOR THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE.

STRONG NORTH WINDS THROUGH GAPS IN THE ALASKA RANGE AND ALONG THE
DENALI HIGHWAY WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ145-131445-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
438 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY
NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA AND ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY
NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA AND ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY.

STRONG NORTH WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF
TALKEETNA AND ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$
782 
WWAK41 PAFC 130742
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1042 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

AKZ131-132045-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110213T1900Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.110213T0900Z-110215T1500Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1042 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST SUNDAY FOR
THOMPSON PASS... 

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
TUESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST SUNDAY. A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY.

SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND. THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...THESE SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH STRONG
NORTH WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CONTINUE TO PICK UP AND BLOW THE SNOW
AROUND REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. WHILE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID-WEEK...THE SNOW
SHOWERS LOOK TO BEGIN TAPERING OFF SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL DECREASE
THE AVAILABLE TRANSPORTABLE SNOW AND ALLOW FOR IMPROVED
VISIBILITY...HELPING TO END THE BLIZZARD THREAT.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. NORTH
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH COUPLED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO 10
BELOW ZERO LOOK TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ141-132045-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
1042 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY
FOR THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY. 

A COLD AIRMASS CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE...STRONG NORTH WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH COUPLED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 15 BELOW
ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THESE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH MID-DAY MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ145-132045-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
1042 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY
FOR ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY. 

A COLD AIRMASS CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY.
ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA...STRONG NORTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COUPLED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES AROUND 15 BELOW
ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THESE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH MID-DAY MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

JAM
499 
WWAK41 PAFC 131906
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1006 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

AKZ131-140200-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110213T1900Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110215T1500Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1006 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
TUESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM AKST TUESDAY. 

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY.

VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVE THROUGH THOMPSON PASS OVER THE PASS FEW
HOURS. THERE STILL MAY BE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFT SNOW NEAR THE
PASS WITH VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIME.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. NORTH
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH COUPLED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO
10 BELOW ZERO LOOK TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ141-140200-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
1006 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY. 

A COLD AIRMASS CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE...STRONG NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH COUPLED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO
15 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO.
THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH MID-DAY
MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

AKZ145-140200-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
1006 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY. 

A COLD AIRMASS CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. ALONG
THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA...STRONG NORTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COUPLED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES AROUND
15 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO.
THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH MID-DAY
MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 12, 4:18 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC48 hr

Nearby

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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.