Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 8, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 13, 2011, 5:16 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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
- Feb 13, 2011, 5:16 AM AKST (14:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2011, 12:18 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
529 WWAK42 PAFG 131416 AAA WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 516 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 UPDATED TO UPGRADE TO A BLIZZARD WARNING IN ZONE 210 AKZ210-132230- /X.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110214T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.110213T1416Z-110214T0900Z/ NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 516 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WEST WIND OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR BUCKLAND AND DEERING. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WIND TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE STRONG WIND BEGINS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. && $$ AKZ207-132230- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 516 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW TODAY. THE WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME LESS HARSH TONIGHT AS THE WIND DIMINISHES TO 5 TO 15 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO COVER ANY EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ209-132230- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-110214T1500Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 516 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW TODAY...AND TO 50 BELOW TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LESS HARSH ON MONDAY AS THE WIND DIMINISHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO COVER ANY EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ213-132230- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 516 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 15 BELOW ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE AS COLD ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...AND THUS THE WIND CHILLS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS HARSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
2 follow-up statements
400 WWAK42 PAFG 131841 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 941 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 UPDATED TO UPGRADE TO A BLIZZARD WARNING IN ZONE 210 AKZ207-131945- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 941 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$ AKZ210-140100- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110214T0900Z/ NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 941 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. A WEST WIND OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR BUCKLAND AND DEERING. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WIND TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE STRONG WIND BEGINS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. && $$ AKZ208-140100- /X.EXA.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-110214T1500Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE 941 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 45 BELOW TODAY...AND TO 50 BELOW TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LESS HARSH ON MONDAY AS THE WIND DIMINISHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO COVER ANY EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ209-140100- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-110214T1500Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 941 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW TODAY...AND TO 50 BELOW TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LESS HARSH ON MONDAY AS THE WIND DIMINISHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO COVER ANY EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ213-140100- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 941 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 15 BELOW ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE AS COLD ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...AND THUS THE WIND CHILLS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS HARSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
344 WWAK42 PAFG 132118 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1218 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 UPDATED TO UPGRADE TO A BLIZZARD WARNING IN ZONE 210 AKZ210-140600- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110214T0900Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0019.110213T2118Z-110214T0900Z/ NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 1218 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WEST WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR BUCKLAND AND DEERING. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WIND TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATER TONIGHT AS THE STRONG WIND BEGINS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ213-132230- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1218 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$ AKZ208-140600- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-110214T1500Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE 1218 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 45 BELOW TODAY...AND TO 55 BELOW TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LESS HARSH ON MONDAY AS THE WIND DIMINISHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO COVER ANY EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ209-140600- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-110214T1500Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 1218 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW TODAY...AND TO 50 BELOW TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LESS HARSH ON MONDAY AS THE WIND DIMINISHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO COVER ANY EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2:19 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:24 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 41 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:03 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 73 min | |
| Feb 13, 12:18 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 15 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.