Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 40, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 28, 2011, 4:14 PM AKST. It took effect at Nov 29, 2011, 12:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 17 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
- Nov 28, 2011, 4:14 PM AKST (01:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 29, 2011, 12:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2011, 5:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
802 WWAK42 PAFC 290114 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 414 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A POWERFUL NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL CROSS INTO THE BERING SEA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY MOVE ONSHORE SOUTHWEST ALASKA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING NEAR TOGIAK. AHEAD OF THE STORM...SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY REGIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE RELATIVELY SHORT LIVED IN THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND CONFINED MAINLY TO AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. AS TEMPERATURES WARM DURING THE NIGHT ON TUESDAY...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE NORTH AND WEST OFF KING SALMON HOWEVER VISIBILITIES SHOULD SLIGHTLY IMPROVE.MEANWHILE...SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH RAIN OR POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND ALASKA PENINSULA. AKZ155-291415- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.111130T0000Z-111130T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 414 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...1 TO 5 INCHES * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY BECOME BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AS CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. 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. && $$ AKZ161-291415- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.111129T2100Z-111130T0300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 414 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM AKST TUESDAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM AKST TUESDAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES ACCUMULATION BY TUESDAY EVENING * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES * WIND...EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY EVENING BUT VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE ABOVE BLIZZARD CRITERIA TUESDAY EVENING AS TEMPERATURES WARM. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
5 follow-up statements
197 WWAK42 PAFC 291314 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 414 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A POWERFUL NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL CROSS INTO THE BERING SEA THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY MOVE ONSHORE SOUTHWEST ALASKA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING NEAR TOGIAK. AHEAD OF THE STORM...SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY REGIONS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE RELATIVELY SHORT LIVED IN THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND CONFINED MAINLY TO AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. AS TEMPERATURES WARM DURING TONIGHT ...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES SHOULD SLIGHTLY IMPROVE. MEANWHILE...SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH RAIN OR POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND ALASKA PENINSULA. AKZ155-300215- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.111130T0000Z-111130T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 414 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...1 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY BECOME BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AS CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. 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. && $$ AKZ161-300215- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.111129T2100Z-111130T0300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 414 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES ACCUMULATION BY THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES * WIND...EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BUT VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE ABOVE BLIZZARD CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES WARM. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
634 WWAK42 PAFC 291914 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1013 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS ...SIGNIFICANT STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A POWERFUL NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL CROSS INTO THE BERING SEA THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY MOVE ONSHORE SOUTHWEST ALASKA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING NEAR TOGIAK. AHEAD OF THE STORM...SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY REGIONS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE RELATIVELY SHORT LIVED IN THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND CONFINED MAINLY TO AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. AS TEMPERATURES WARM DURING TONIGHT HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. HOWEVER VISIBILITIES SHOULD SLIGHTLY IMPROVE. MEANWHILE...SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH RAIN OR POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND ALASKA PENINSULA. AKZ155-300830- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.111130T0000Z-111130T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1013 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...1 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY BECOME BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AS CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. 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. && $$ AKZ161-300300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.111129T2100Z-111130T0300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1013 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES ACCUMULATION BY THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES * WIND...EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BUT VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE ABOVE BLIZZARD CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES WARM. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
862 WWAK42 PAFC 292127 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1227 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A POWERFUL NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL CROSS INTO THE BERING SEA THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY MOVE ONSHORE SOUTHWEST ALASKA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING NEAR TOGIAK. AHEAD OF THE STORM...SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY REGIONS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE RELATIVELY SHORT LIVED IN THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND CONFINED MAINLY TO AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. AS TEMPERATURES WARM DURING TONIGHT HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. HOWEVER VISIBILITIES SHOULD SLIGHTLY IMPROVE. MEANWHILE...SNOW WILL MIX OR CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND ALASKA PENINSULA. AKZ155-301030- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.111130T0000Z-111130T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1227 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...1 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY BECOME BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AS CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. 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. && $$ AKZ161-300300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.000000T0000Z-111130T0300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1227 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES BY EARLY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BUT VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE ABOVE BLIZZARD CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES WARM. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
676 WWAK42 PAFC 300306 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 606 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST ALASKA... .A POWERFUL NORTH PACIFIC LOW HAS CROSSED INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT IS BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE DIMINISHING AS WINDS BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST. AKZ161-301615- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.000000T0000Z-111130T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0031.111130T0306Z-111201T0300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 606 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...7 TO 14 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE RAPIDLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ155-301500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.000000T0000Z-111130T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 606 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...1 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
729 WWAK42 PAFC 301400 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 AKZ155-301500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.000000T0000Z-111130T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 500 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN AROUND 1 MILE OR HIGHER. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ AKZ161-301500- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-111201T0300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 500 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED ABOVE FREEZING OVERNIGHT THROUGHOUT BRISTOL BAY AND PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO RAIN. SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON TODAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:05 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:05 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:05 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
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