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Blizzard Warning 24, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 31, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 31, 2012, 3:48 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 1, 2012, 5:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 30 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 31, 2012, 3:48 PM AKST (00:48 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 1, 2012, 5:00 AM AKST
Expired
Feb 2, 2012, 11:26 AM AKST
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

852 
WWAK42 PAFC 010048
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
348 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

AKZ161-011400-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0011.120201T2200Z-120202T2000Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T1400Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
348 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM AKST
THURSDAY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM AKST
THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING PILOT POINT AND
 PORT HEIDEN.

* SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES.

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

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVIER
  IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE
  BLOWING SNOW...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
  BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 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.

&&

$$

AKZ181-011400-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0011.120201T1900Z-120202T1800Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T1400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
348 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM AKST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM AKST
THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING COLD BAY AND SAND  
  POINT.

* SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES.

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

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70
  MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN.

* TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING AND COUPLED WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL 
  PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE ALONG THE 
  PACIFIC SIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT PERSIST ALONG THE BERING 
  SIDE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 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.

&&

$$

AKZ187-011000-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120201T1000Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
348 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. 

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

* WINDS...NORTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
  REMAIN GUSTY INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT SNOW INTENSITY WILL LIGHTEN
  FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH LATE EVENING WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL 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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-011400-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
348 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
THURSDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...A BRISK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS
  EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE TO NO
  RISE IN AIR TEMPERATURES.

* 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.

&&

$$
10 follow-up statements
697 
WWAK42 PAFC 011002
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
102 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

AKZ187-011115-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120201T1000Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
102 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45
MPH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO
ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES FROM ATKA EAST THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

AKZ181-012315-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1400Z-120202T1400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
102 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO
5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING COLD BAY AND SAND 
  POINT. 

* SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES.

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

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 
  MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. 

* TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING AND COUPLED WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL 
  PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE ALONG THE 
  PACIFIC SIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT PERSIST ALONG THE BERING 
  SIDE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 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.

&&

$$

AKZ161-012315-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T1400Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
102 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM AKST THURSDAY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM AKST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING PILOT POINT 
  AND PORT HEIDEN.

* SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES.

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

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME 
  HEAVIER IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL 
  ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS 
  BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST 
  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-012315-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
102 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...A BRISK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS 
  EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE TO NO 
  RISE IN AIR TEMPERATURES. 

* 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.

&&

$$
238 
WWAK42 PAFC 011341
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
441 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

AKZ185-020230-
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T0900Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
441 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
AKST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
AKST TONIGHT. 

* LOCATION...EASTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING UNALASKA.

* SNOW...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING...AND COUPLED
  WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
  PRECIPITATION INTENSITY WILL LIGHTEN AND WINDS WILL SLOWLY
  DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT...ENDING THE WORST CONDITIONS.

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING
  SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ161-020230-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T1400Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
441 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM AKST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...ACROSS THE ENTIRE BRISTOL BAY...INCLUDING PORT
  HEIDEN...DILLINGHAM AND KING SALMON.

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 11 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG
  THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA.

* TIMING...SNOW IS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AND WILL SPREAD INLAND
  THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE
  BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS WILL INITIALLY BE
  WORST ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...BUT LOOK TO ENVELOP AREAS
  INLAND AS WELL BY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO
  THURSDAY...HOWEVER WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER.

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING
  SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ181-020230-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1400Z-120202T1400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
441 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

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

* LOCATION...THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING COLD BAY AND SAND 
  POINT. 

* SNOW...3 TO 7 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH
  THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY.
  CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE ALONG THE PACIFIC SIDE WEDNESDAY
  EVENING...BUT PERSIST ALONG THE BERING SIDE THROUGH THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING
  SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-020230-
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.120201T2100Z-120202T1700Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
441 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 8 AM AKST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM AKST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE KUSKOKWIM
  DELTA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. WHILE ACCUMULATION
  DOES NOT LOOK TO BE SUBSTANTIAL...THE LIGHT NATURE OF THE SNOW
  COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL YIELD PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY.
  WINDS LOOK TO DIMINISH BELOW 25 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH
  IMPROVED VISIBILITY. COLD TEMPERATURES WITH STRONG WINDS WILL
  ALSO SUPPORT BITTER WIND CHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PERIODS
  OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW MAKING OUTDOOR TRAVEL AND
  ACTIVITY OCCASIONALLY DIFFICULT.

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.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

AKZ152-020230-
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.120202T0300Z-120202T2100Z/
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
441 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON AKST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...INCLUDING ANIAK AND SLEETMUTE.

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 7 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME MODERATE TO
  HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS EVENING. STEADY SNOW LOOKS TO CONTINUE
  INTO THURSDAY BUT BECOME LIGHTER IN INTENSITY BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED DUE
  TO 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.

&&

$$

JAM
701 
WWAK42 PAFC 011642
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
742 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

AKZ155-020545-
/X.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.120201T2100Z-120202T1700Z/
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
742 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY. 


* WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT AT TIMES.
  THE LOWEST CONDITIONS WILL BE INITIALLY ALONG THE COAST BUT WILL
  SPREAD TO THE REMAINDER OF THE ZONE BY EVENING.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE KUSKOKWIM 
  DELTA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. WHILE 
  ACCUMULATION DOES NOT LOOK TO BE SUBSTANTIAL...THE LIGHT 
  NATURE OF THE SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL YIELD 
  PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. WINDS LOOK TO DIMINISH BELOW 25 
  MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY. COLD 
  TEMPERATURES WITH STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO SUPPORT BITTER WIND 
  CHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PERIODS
  OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW MAKING OUTDOOR TRAVEL AND
  ACTIVITY OCCASIONALLY 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.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ161-020545-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T1400Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
742 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

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

* LOCATION...ACROSS THE ENTIRE BRISTOL BAY...INCLUDING PORT 
  HEIDEN...DILLINGHAM AND KING SALMON. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 11 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG 
  THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AND WILL SPREAD 
  INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL 
  PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS WILL 
  INITIALLY BE WORST ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...BUT LOOK TO 
  ENVELOP AREAS INLAND AS WELL BY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL PERSIST 
  INTO THURSDAY... HOWEVER WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THURSDAY 
  MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. 

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ181-020545-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
742 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

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

* LOCATION...THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING COLD BAY AND SAND 
  POINT. 

* SNOW...3 TO 7 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH 
  THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. 

* TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. 
  CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE ALONG THE PACIFIC SIDE WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING...BUT PERSIST ALONG THE BERING SIDE THROUGH THURSDAY 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ185-020545-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T0900Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
742 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...EASTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING UNALASKA.

* SNOW...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING...AND 
  COUPLED WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL RAPIDLY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY WILL LIGHTEN AND WINDS 
  WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT...ENDING THE WORST 
  CONDITIONS. 

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ152-020545-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.120202T0300Z-120202T2100Z/
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
742 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON AKST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON AKST THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...INCLUDING ANIAK AND 
  SLEETMUTE.

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 7 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME MODERATE TO 
  HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS EVENING. STEADY SNOW LOOKS TO CONTINUE 
  INTO THURSDAY BUT BECOME LIGHTER IN INTENSITY BY EARLY 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED 
  DUE TO 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.

&&

$$
680 
WWAK42 PAFC 020101
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
401 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

AKZ155-021415-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0000Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
401 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THURSDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST
THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST
THURSDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 55 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTH 25 MPH TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT AT TIMES. 
 
* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INLAND AND PERSIST INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PERIODS 
  OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW MAKING OUTDOOR TRAVEL 
  AND ACTIVITY OCCASIONALLY 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.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ161-021400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1400Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
401 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

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

* LOCATION...ACROSS THE ENTIRE BRISTOL BAY...INCLUDING PORT 
  HEIDEN...DILLINGHAM AND KING SALMON. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
  NIGHT...WITH CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS
  BEGIN TO DECREASE.

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... 
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ181-021400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
401 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

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


* SNOW...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 7 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH
  CHANNELED TERRAIN.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND END BY
  MORNING AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA.

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... 
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ185-020900-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T0900Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
401 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT.

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO END BY MIDNIGHT AS
  THE STORM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA.

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... 
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ152-021415-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.120202T0300Z-120202T2100Z/
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
401 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
AKST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
THURSDAY. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THEN TAPER OFF
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED 
  DUE TO 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.

&&

$$
853 
WWAK42 PAFC 020554
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
854 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

AKZ185-020700-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T0900Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
854 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED AND VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE OVERNIGHT.

$$

AKZ155-021900-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0000Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
854 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY...

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST
THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THURSDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 55 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTH 25 TO 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.
  DIMINISHING WINDS WILL HELP IMPROVE VISIBILITY AND BRING AND END
  TO THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PERIODS 
  OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW MAKING OUTDOOR TRAVEL 
  AND ACTIVITY OCCASIONALLY 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.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ161-021400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1400Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
854 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

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

* LOCATION...ACROSS THE ENTIRE BRISTOL BAY...INCLUDING PORT 
  HEIDEN...DILLINGHAM AND KING SALMON. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT... 
  WITH CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS BEGIN 
  TO DECREASE. 

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... 
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ181-021400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
854 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY...

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

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 7 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH 
  THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND END BY 
  MORNING AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. 

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... 
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ152-021900-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
854 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
THURSDAY. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THEN TAPER OFF 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED 
  DUE TO 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.

&&

$$
926 
WWAK42 PAFC 021306
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

AKZ161-030100-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...WITH WORST CONDITIONS ALONG THE
  ALASKA PENINSULA.

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE
  WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. 

* TIMING...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING THE
  MORNING HOURS AS WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH. ALONG THE ALASKA
  PENINSULA...WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO WEAKEN...WITH VISIBILITY NOT
  IMPROVING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... 
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ181-021800-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING.

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
  BY LATE MORNING. THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...GUSTS TO 70 MPH
  DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSIST...MAINLY ALONG THE BERING
  SIDE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... 
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-030100-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

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

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST
THIS AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 55 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY ALLOWING VISIBILITY
  IN BLOWING SNOW TO IMPROVE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PERIODS 
  OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW MAKING OUTDOOR TRAVEL 
  AND ACTIVITY OCCASIONALLY 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.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ152-022100-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
AKST TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
AKST TODAY.

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED 
  DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

AKZ191-030145-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT. 

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA LATE
  TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AS
  COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

AKZ195-030145-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON
  AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS
  THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS DIMINISH
  LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH.
  VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$


JAM
760 
WWAK42 PAFC 021401
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

AKZ155-030100-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ161-030100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...WITH WORST CONDITIONS ALONG 
  THE ALASKA PENINSULA. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE
  WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW
  ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES.

* TIMING...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING 
  THE MORNING HOURS AS WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH. ALONG THE 
  ALASKA PENINSULA...WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO WEAKEN...WITH 
  VISIBILITY NOT IMPROVING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... 
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ181-021800-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

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

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS
MORNING. 

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH 
  BY LATE MORNING. THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...GUSTS TO 70 MPH 
  DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSIST...MAINLY ALONG THE BERING 
  SIDE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... 
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ152-022100-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
AKST TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
TODAY. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED 
  DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

AKZ191-030315-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA 
  LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY 
  AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER 
  MILE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

AKZ195-030315-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON 
  AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS 
  THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS 
  DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. 
  VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT 
  TIMES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

JAM
340 
WWAK42 PAFC 021806
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

AKZ181-021915-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

AKZ161-030100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...WITH WORST CONDITIONS ALONG 
  THE ALASKA PENINSULA. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG 
  THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. WIND CHILLS TO 40 
  BELOW ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. 

* TIMING...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING 
  THE MORNING HOURS AS WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH. ALONG THE 
  ALASKA PENINSULA...WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO WEAKEN...WITH 
  VISIBILITY NOT IMPROVING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... 
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ152-022100-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
TODAY. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED 
  DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-030100-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. 

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ191-030715-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA 
  LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY 
  AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER 
  MILE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

AKZ195-030715-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON 
  AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS 
  THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS 
  DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. 
  VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT 
  TIMES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$
116 
WWAK42 PAFC 021810 CCA
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

AKZ181-021915-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

AKZ161-030100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...WITH WORST CONDITIONS ALONG 
  THE ALASKA PENINSULA. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG 
  THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. WIND CHILLS TO 40 
  BELOW ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. 

* TIMING...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING 
  THE MORNING HOURS AS WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH. ALONG THE 
  ALASKA PENINSULA...WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO WEAKEN...WITH 
  VISIBILITY NOT IMPROVING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... 
  BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 
  WILL BE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ152-022100-
/X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
AKST TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
AKST TODAY.

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED 
  DUE TO 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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-030100-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. 

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ191-030730-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA 
  LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY 
  AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER 
  MILE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

AKZ195-030730-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON 
  AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS 
  THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS 
  DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. 
  VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT 
  TIMES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$
504 
WWAK42 PAFC 022026
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

AKZ161-022130-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE REGION. 

$$

AKZ152-022130-
/X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES. 

$$

AKZ155-030100-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. 

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ191-030930-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA 
  LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY 
  AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER 
  MILE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

AKZ195-030930-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON 
  AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS 
  THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS 
  DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. 
  VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT 
  TIMES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 31, 3:41 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC32 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC14 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC32 hr
Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC69 hr
Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC20 hr
Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC4 days
Jan 31, 7:33 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC68 hr
Jan 31, 9:21 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC8 hr
Feb 1, 12:05 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC19 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC2 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC3 days
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC3 days
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC9 days
Feb 1, 4:41 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC31 hr
Feb 1, 6:10 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC22 hr
Feb 1, 9:20 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC19 hr
Feb 1, 11:10 AM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC5 hr

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