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Blizzard Warning 44, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 10, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 10, 2011, 3:45 AM AKST. It was in force for 6 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: Dec 10, 2011, 3:45 AM AKST (12:45 UTC)
Expired: Dec 10, 2011, 10:00 AM AKST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

460 
WWAK42 PAFC 101245
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
345 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011

...STRONG FRONT WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING TO
AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL...

.A STRONG FRONT IS APPROACHING SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING AND
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BY LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH STEADY SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTH
AND WEST OF BETHEL THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE WARMER AIR MIXES IN
AND ALLOWS FOR RAIN TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW BY LATE MORNING.

AKZ155-101900-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0044.111210T1245Z-111210T1900Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
345 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING NORTH
AND WEST OF BETHEL...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING.

* LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL...INCLUDING THE KUSKOKWIM
  DELTA COAST FROM KIPNUK NORTH.

* SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ALONG THE COAST.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SET IN AND CONTINUE FOR THE
  NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE WARMER AIR MOVES IN AND ALLOWS RAIN TO
  MIX WITH THE SNOW.

* IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WALKING AND DRIVING MAY BE
  EXTREMELY DIFFICULT 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 DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

422 
WWAK42 PAFC 101902
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1002 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011

AKZ155-102015-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0044.000000T0000Z-111210T1900Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1002 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS
MORNING. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Dec 9, 4:08 PM AKST	Winter Storm Watch	AFC	13 hr
Dec 9, 4:33 PM AKST	Dense Fog Advisory	AFC	13 hr
Dec 9, 10:26 PM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	11 hr
Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	31 hr
Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	60 hr
Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 10, 5:05 AM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	52 hr
Dec 10, 5:05 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	41 hr
Dec 10, 5:29 AM AKST	Dense Fog Advisory	AFC	5 hr
Dec 10, 5:29 AM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	24 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.