Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Watches in 2011
Blizzard Watch 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard watch at Jan 17, 2011, 4:01 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 18, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2011, 4:01 PM AKST (01:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2011, 4:27 AM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
706 WWAK42 PAFC 180101 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 AKZ195-181415- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0002.110118T1500Z-110119T0100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 401 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING INCREASING EAST WINDS TO 40 TO 55 MPH ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF OR MIX WITH RAIN TUESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
944 WWAK42 PAFC 181327 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 427 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 AKZ195-181430- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0002.110118T1500Z-110119T0100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 427 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. $$ AKZ161-190200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0003.110119T1500Z-110120T0300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 427 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON NORTH OF KING SALMON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...ALONG WITH FALLING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:27 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr |
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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.