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Blizzard Warning 50, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 22, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 22, 2011, 5:06 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 22, 2011, 9:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 20 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 22, 2011, 5:06 AM AKST (14:06 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 22, 2011, 9:00 AM AKST
Expired
Dec 23, 2011, 4:40 AM AKST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

870 
WWAK41 PAFC 221406
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
506 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

AKZ125-221515-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.111222T2100Z-111223T1300Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
506 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WHITTIER...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WATCH. 

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AROUND WHITTIER
ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION WILL NOT BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.

$$

AKZ131-230315-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0026.111222T1800Z-111223T0600Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.111222T1800Z-111223T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
506 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AKST
THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AKST
THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* SNOW...5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH WIND 20 TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND INTENSIFY THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY DURING THE DAY...THEN
  DIMINISH LATER AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ141-230315-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.111222T1500Z-111223T1400Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
506 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
AKST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
FRIDAY. 

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN BASIN IN THE MORNING
  AND SPREAD WESTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
  WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHTER SNOW FALLING TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
689 
WWAK41 PAFC 222004
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1104 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

AKZ131-230600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111223T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1104 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FROM KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH WORTHINGTON GLACIER...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FROM KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH WORTHINGTON GLACIER.. 

* LOCATION...FROM KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH WORTHINGTON GLACIER.

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES ACCUMULATION THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

* WIND...NORTH WIND 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. WINDS WILL
  SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS ARE
  LIKELY AT THEIR IN THE LATE MORNING AND WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
  INTO THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL BE VERY
  DIFFICULT.

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ141-230915-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1400Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
1104 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
FRIDAY. 

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN BASIN IN THE MORNING 
  AND SPREAD WESTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST 
  SNOWFALL WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHTER SNOW FALLING 
  TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
455 
WWAK41 PAFC 222325
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
225 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

AKZ125-231230-
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111223T1400Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
225 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR WHITTIER
AND PORTAGE VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...WHITTIER AND PORTAGE VALLEY.

* SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES.

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

* WIND...WEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR WHITTIER.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS
  THE WIND AND SNOW DIMINISH. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL BE 
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ131-230600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111223T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
225 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING THROUGH WORTHINGTON GLACIER...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...FROM KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH WORTHINGTON GLACIER.

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES ACCUMULATION THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

* WIND...NORTH WIND 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. WINDS 
  WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS 
  ARE LIKELY AT THEIR IN THE LATE MORNING AND WILL SLOWLY 
  DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL BE 
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ141-231230-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1400Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
225 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
FRIDAY. 

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN BASIN IN THE MORNING 
  AND SPREAD WESTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST 
  SNOWFALL WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHTER SNOW FALLING 
  TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
480 
WWAK41 PAFC 230104
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
404 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

AKZ131-230900-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111223T0900Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
404 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FROM
KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...FROM KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES ACCUMULATION THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

* WIND...NORTH WIND 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. WINDS 
  WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS 
  ARE LIKELY AT THEIR IN THE LATE MORNING AND WILL SLOWLY 
  DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL BE 
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ125-231400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111223T1400Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
404 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR
WHITTIER AND PORTAGE VALLEY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...WHITTIER AND PORTAGE VALLEY.

* SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES.

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

* WIND...WEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR WHITTIER.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING 
  AS THE WIND AND SNOW DIMINISH. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL BE 
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ101-231445-
/X.EXB.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1600Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
404 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY.

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF TOWN AND THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
  THROUGH TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

AKZ111-231445-
/X.EXB.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1600Z/
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
404 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY.

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHEST
  AMOUNTS WILL FALL ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
  THROUGH TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

AKZ141-231400-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1400Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
404 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
AKST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
FRIDAY. 

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN BASIN IN THE MORNING 
  AND SPREAD WESTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST 
  SNOWFALL WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHTER SNOW FALLING 
  TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
946 
WWAK41 PAFC 230141 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
404 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

AKZ131-230900-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111223T0900Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
404 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FROM
KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...FROM KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES ACCUMULATION THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

* WIND...NORTH WIND 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. WINDS 
  WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS 
  ARE LIKELY AT THEIR IN THE LATE MORNING AND WILL SLOWLY 
  DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL BE 
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ125-231400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111223T1400Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
404 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR
WHITTIER AND PORTAGE VALLEY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...WHITTIER AND PORTAGE VALLEY.

* SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES.

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

* WIND...WEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR WHITTIER.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING 
  AS THE WIND AND SNOW DIMINISH. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL BE 
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ101-231445-
/X.EXB.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1600Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
404 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY.

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF TOWN AND THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
  THROUGH TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

AKZ111-231445-
/X.EXB.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1600Z/
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
404 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY.

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHEST
  AMOUNTS WILL FALL ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
  THROUGH TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

AKZ141-231400-
/X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1400Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
404 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
AKST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
FRIDAY. 

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
  WITH INTERMITTENT BREAKS. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
022 
WWAK41 PAFC 230619
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
919 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

AKZ125-231400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111223T1400Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
919 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR WHITTIER...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...WHITTIER.

* SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES.

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

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING 
  AS THE WIND AND SNOW DIMINISH. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL BE 
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ131-230900-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111223T0900Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
919 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...FROM KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES ACCUMULATION THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

* WIND...NORTH WIND 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. WINDS 
  WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS 
  ARE LIKELY AT THEIR IN THE LATE MORNING AND WILL SLOWLY 
  DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL BE 
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ101-231600-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1600Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
919 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY. 

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL 
  THROUGH TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

AKZ111-231600-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1600Z/
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
919 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY. 

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHEST 
  AMOUNTS WILL FALL ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL 
  THROUGH TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

AKZ141-231400-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1400Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
919 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
FRIDAY. 

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT 
  WITH INTERMITTENT BREAKS. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
916 
WWAK41 PAFC 230842
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1142 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

AKZ131-230945-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111223T0900Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1142 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER
OCCURRING. 

$$

AKZ125-231400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111223T1400Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
1142 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR WHITTIER...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR WHITTIER. 

* LOCATION...WHITTIER.

* SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES.

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

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING 
  AS THE WIND AND SNOW DIMINISH. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL BE 
  VERY DIFFICULT. 

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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ101-231600-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1600Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
1142 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY. 

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL 
  THROUGH TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

AKZ111-231600-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1600Z/
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
1142 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST
FRIDAY. 

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHEST 
  AMOUNTS WILL FALL ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL 
  THROUGH TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

AKZ141-231400-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1400Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
1142 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
FRIDAY. 

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT 
  WITH INTERMITTENT BREAKS. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
996 
WWAK41 PAFC 231340
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
440 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011

AKZ125-231445-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-111223T1400Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
440 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 


$$

AKZ141-231900-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1900Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
440 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST
THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST
THIS MORNING. 

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES...MAINLY
  NORTH AND WEST OF GLENNALLEN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

AKZ101-231600-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1600Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
440 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
AKST THIS MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST THIS
MORNING. 

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES...MAINLY ALONG
  THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

AKZ111-231600-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111223T1600Z/
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
440 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
AKST THIS MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST THIS
MORNING. 

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC10 days
Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Dec 21, 4:06 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC42 hr
Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 days
Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC10 days
Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC10 days
Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr

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