Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 12, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 10, 2012, 2:52 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
- Jan 10, 2012, 2:52 PM AKST (23:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2012, 4:12 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
415 WWAK42 PAFC 102352 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 252 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 AKZ181-111300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.120111T0100Z-120111T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 252 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITIES. STEADY SNOW WILL BECOME SHOWERY IN THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$ AKZ155-111300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120111T0100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120111T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 252 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END BY MIDDAY AS WINDS DIMINISH ALONG THE COAST AND VISIBILITIES IMPROVE. LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE AND POSSIBLE HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-110100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120111T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 252 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END BY MIDDAY AS WINDS DIMINISH AND VISIBILITIES IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
369 WWAK42 PAFC 110048 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 348 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 AKZ155-111400- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120111T0900Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120111T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 348 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END BY MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH ALONG THE COAST AND VISIBILITIES IMPROVE. WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE AND POSSIBLE HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-110400- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120111T0400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 348 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND VISIBILITIES IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$ AKZ181-111400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.120111T0100Z-120111T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 348 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITIES. STEADY SNOW WILL BECOME SHOWERY IN THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
208 WWAK42 PAFC 110117 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 416 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 AKZ155-111445- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120111T0900Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120111T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 416 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END BY MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH ALONG THE COAST AND VISIBILITIES IMPROVE. WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE AND POSSIBLE HYPOTHERMIA. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-110400- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120111T0400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 416 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND VISIBILITIES IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-111400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120111T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 416 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITIES. STEADY SNOW WILL BECOME SHOWERY IN THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$
438 WWAK42 PAFC 110325 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 625 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 AKZ155-111630- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120111T0900Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120111T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 625 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE AND POSSIBLE HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-110430- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120111T0400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 625 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ181-111400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120111T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 625 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITIES. STEADY SNOW WILL BECOME SHOWERY IN THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
204 WWAK42 PAFC 110741 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1041 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 AKZ181-111400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120111T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1041 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITIES. STEADY SNOW WILL BECOME SHOWERY IN THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$ AKZ152-112045- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.120111T0741Z-120111T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 1041 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY FROM SLEETMUTE EAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...FROM SLEETMUTE EAST. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ161-112045- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.120111T0741Z-120111T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1041 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY EAST OF DILLINGHAM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...EAST OF DILLINGHAM. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ AKZ155-112045- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120111T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1041 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE AND POSSIBLE HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
377 WWAK42 PAFC 111312 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 412 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 AKZ181-111415- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120111T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 412 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED RESULTING IN AN END TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. $$ AKZ155-120215- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120112T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 412 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL...35 BELOW TO 55 BELOW. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE AND POSSIBLE HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ152-112100- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120111T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 412 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FROM SLEETMUTE EAST... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * LOCATION...FROM SLEETMUTE EAST. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 5 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS 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. && $$ AKZ161-112100- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120111T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 412 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY EAST OF DILLINGHAM... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * LOCATION...EAST OF DILLINGHAM. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 3:57 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 days | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:15 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 9, 7:21 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:31 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 10, 2:10 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 110 min |
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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.