Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 20, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 1, 2011, 11:58 PM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 2, 2011, 10:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Apr 1, 2011, 11:58 PM AKDT (07:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2011, 10:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 12:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
980 WWAK42 PAFC 020758 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1158 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2011 AKZ185-030100- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.110402T1800Z-110403T0400Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1158 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM AKDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM AKDT SATURDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVIER DURING THE MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH AND PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW LOOK TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. WHILE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO SUNDAY...THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY EVENING...AND HELP IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. 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. && $$ AKZ155-030100- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.110403T0300Z-110403T1300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1158 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVIER SATURDAY EVENING. ALONG THE COAST...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...HELP PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...AND POSSIBLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. WINDS LOOK TO WEAKEN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT HELPING TO END THE BLIZZARD THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ JAM
10 follow-up statements
737 WWAK42 PAFC 021919 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1119 AM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING INCLEMENT WEATHER TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS... A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE THIS MORNING BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO THE REGION. WARM AIR WILL INVADE THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY REGION CHANGING PRECIPITATION OVER TO RAIN BUT COLDER AIR WILL REMAIN ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THESE TWO AREAS. AKZ155-030415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.110403T0300Z-110403T1300Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.110403T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1119 AM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOW ALSO MOVES OVER THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 40 MPH AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE REGION BRINGING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE WILL BE A WIDE RANGE OF SNOW FALL TOTALS...RANGING FROM 2 INCHES TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ AKZ185-030400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110403T0400Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1119 AM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS MORNING 40 TO 55 MPH WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES LINGERING IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S INITIALLY WILL LIMIT SNOW FALL ACCUMULATION BUT AS COLDER AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECT SNOW TO BEING TO DRIFT AS WELL AS FREQUENT WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
470 WWAK42 PAFC 022014 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1211 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING INCLEMENT WEATHER TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS... A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE THIS MORNING BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO THE REGION. WARM AIR WILL INVADE THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY REGION CHANGING PRECIPITATION OVER TO RAIN BUT COLDER AIR WILL REMAIN ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THESE TWO AREAS. AKZ155-030515- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.110403T0300Z-110403T1300Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.110403T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1211 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOW ALSO MOVES OVER THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 40 MPH AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE REGION BRINGING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE WILL BE A WIDE RANGE OF SNOW FALL TOTALS...RANGING FROM 2 INCHES TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ AKZ185-030400- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110403T0400Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1211 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS MORNING 40 TO 55 MPH WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES LINGERING IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S INITIALLY WILL LIMIT SNOW FALL ACCUMULATION BUT AS COLDER AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECT WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
626 WWAK42 PAFC 030021 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 421 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING INCLEMENT WEATHER TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS... A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND CURRENTLY BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO THE REGION. WARM AIR WILL INVADE THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY REGION CHANGING PRECIPITATION OVER TO RAIN BUT COLDER AIR WILL REMAIN ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THESE TWO AREAS. AKZ155-031330- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 421 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST. WINDS SLOWLY CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS SNOW MOVES OVER THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 45 MPH AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE REGION BRINGING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG THE COAST. THERE WILL BE A WIDE RANGE OF SNOWFALL TOTALS...RANGING FROM 2 INCHES TO LOCALLY 10 INCHES. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ AKZ185-030400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110403T0400Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 421 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES BEFORE SNOW TAPERS TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
282 WWAK42 PAFC 030811 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1211 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 AKZ155-040000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1211 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALONG THE COAST... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. ALONG THE COAST...STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH COUPLED WITH THE SNOW ARE PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. THE FRONT LOOKS TO WEAKEN AND SNOW INTENSITY WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON...HELPING TO END THE BLIZZARD. LOOK FOR A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE COAST. 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. && $$ JAM
458 WWAK42 PAFC 031012 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 212 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 AKZ181-040115- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 212 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING ALONG THE BERING SIDE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA IS PRODUCING AREAS OF SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. THOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING...COLD AIR FILTERING IN BEHIND THE LOW WILL HELP DIP TEMPERATURES TO JUST BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE DAY. ALONG THE BERING SIDE...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW...HELPING BLOW IT AROUND AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...DANGEROUS GUSTS OF 75 TO 85 MPH WILL ALSO PERSIST. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT...WITH PRECIPITATION TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS AND THE STRONGEST WINDS ABATING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-040000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 212 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALONG THE COAST... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. ALONG THE COAST...STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH COUPLED WITH THE SNOW ARE PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. THE FRONT LOOKS TO WEAKEN AND SNOW INTENSITY WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON...HELPING TO END THE BLIZZARD. LOOK FOR A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE COAST. 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. && $$ JAM
757 WWAK42 PAFC 031644 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 844 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 AKZ155-031745- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 844 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONG EXPECTED ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. $$ AKZ181-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 844 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE ZONE. COLD AIR IS FILTERING ACROSS THE REGION AS WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING. WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 70 TO 85 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY. THE DANGEROUS WINDS COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF THE ZONE. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SHOWERS TAPER OFF. 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. && $$
493 WWAK42 PAFC 032228 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 228 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 AKZ155-040800- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110404T0800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 228 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF KIPNUK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF KIPNUK. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOWFALL IS PRODUCING VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST NORTH OF KIPNUK. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND VISIBILITIES SHOULD BE IMPROVED BY MIDNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SHOWERS TAPER OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 228 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE ZONE. COLD AIR IS FILTERING ACROSS THE REGION AS WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING. WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 70 TO 85 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY. THE DANGEROUS WINDS COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF THE ZONE. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SHOWERS TAPER OFF. 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. && $$
084 WWAK42 PAFC 040012 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 412 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 AKZ155-040800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110404T0800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 412 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW PRODUCED BY NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOWFALL IS PRODUCING VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST NORTH OF KIPNUK. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND VISIBILITIES SHOULD BE IMPROVED BY MIDNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SHOWERS TAPER OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 412 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MID EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 70 TO 85 MPH COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF THE ZONE BEFORE CONDITIONS BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
595 WWAK42 PAFC 040608 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1008 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 AKZ181-040715- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1008 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW HAS TAPERED TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA...AND VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED. DANGEROUSLY STRONG GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TO 35 TO 45 MPH AND REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AKZ155-040800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110404T0800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1008 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT ALONG THE CAST NORTH OF KIPNUK... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST NROTH OF KIPNUK. SNOW INTENSITY LOOKS TO IMPROVE AND WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...HELPING TO END THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SHOWERS TAPER OFF. 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. && $$ JAM
694 WWAK42 PAFC 040806 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1206 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 AKZ155-040915- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110404T0800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1206 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. EXPECT SOME LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TO PERSIST INTO MORNING AS WINDS REMAIN GUSTY...BUT VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:58 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Apr 2, 11:46 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 28 hr |
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