Blizzard Warning 15, NWS Anchorage, AK

460 
WWAK41 PAFC 210120
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
420 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012

AKZ131-211500-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120121T2100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
420 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 50 TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING FROM MILEPOST 19
  THROUGH MILEPOST 28 OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN
  TO DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING AND SNOW WILL BECOME MORE HARD PACKED
  RESULTING IN LESS BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE 
  WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. LOW WIND 
  CHILLS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND 
  FROSTBITE. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-211500-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120121T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
420 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...TOWARD DENALI NATIONAL PARK.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING ALLOWING
  CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

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.

&&

$$

735 
WWAK41 PAFC 211348
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
448 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012

AKZ145-211500-
/X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120121T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
448 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY.
TEMPERATURES IN WINDY AREAS HAVE WARMED ENOUGH THAT A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER WARRANTED.

$$

AKZ131-212100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120121T2100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
448 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS
MORNING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS
MORNING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING FROM MILEPOST 19
  THROUGH MILEPOST 28 OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY. WINDS SHOULD
  CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING AND SNOW WILL
  BECOME MORE HARD PACKED RESULTING IN LESS BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE 
  WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. LOW WIND 
  CHILLS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND 
  FROSTBITE. 

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.

&&

$$

711 
WWAK41 PAFC 211808
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
908 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012

AKZ131-211915-
/X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120121T2100Z/
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
908 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...
...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH CONTINUE THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.
HOWEVER...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE COME TO AN END. LOCAL AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY CAN STILL BE EXPECTED.
TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO RISEN TO AROUND ZERO RAISING WIND CHILL
READINGS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

$$