Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 26, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 3, 2012, 1:53 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 3, 2012, 5:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2012, 1:53 AM AKST (10:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2012, 5:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2012, 6:03 PM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
363 WWAK41 PAFC 031053 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 153 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 AKZ125-040230- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0015.120203T1500Z-120204T0900Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.120203T1400Z-120204T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 153 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING AROUND WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...WHITTIER. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING AS STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALSO DEVELOP. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE DAY. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS EVENING...ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME 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. && $$ AKZ101-040230- /X.EXB.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.120203T1400Z-120204T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 153 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...STORM TOTALS RANGING FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES OVER WEST ANCHORAGE TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE HILLSIDE. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TOWARD MORNING AND INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ141-040230- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.120203T1200Z-120204T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 153 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF COPPER CENTER. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MCCARTHY AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN SPREAD WESTWARD TO GLENNALLEN AND AREAS NORTH AND WEST FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
595 WWAK41 PAFC 031400 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 AKZ125-040300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 500 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING AROUND WHITTIER... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...WHITTIER. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS EVENING...ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ121-040300- /X.EXA.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.120203T1400Z-120204T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 500 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING AROUND KACHEMAK BAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...AROUND KACHEMAK BAY * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SEVERELY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ101-040300- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 500 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...STORM TOTALS RANGING FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES OVER WEST ANCHORAGE TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE HILLSIDE. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ141-040300- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 500 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 11 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF COPPER CENTER. * TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$
748 WWAK41 PAFC 031744 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 AKZ125-040300- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 500 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ENTIRE ZONE. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ENTIRE ZONE AND THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR WHITTIER. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS EVENING...ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ121-040300- /X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.120203T1400Z-120204T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 500 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING AROUND KACHEMAK BAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...AROUND KACHEMAK BAY * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SEVERELY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ101-040300- /X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 500 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...STORM TOTALS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER WEST ANCHORAGE TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE HILLSIDE. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ141-040300- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 500 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 11 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF COPPER CENTER. * TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$
392 WWAK41 PAFC 031826 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 926 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 AKZ125-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 926 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ENTIRE ZONE. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES ACCUMULATION...GREATEST MOOSE PASS NORTH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ENTIRE ZONE AND THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR WHITTIER. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS EVENING...ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ111-040600- /X.EXA.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 926 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...STORM TOTALS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$ AKZ101-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 926 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...STORM TOTALS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN TOWN TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE HILLSIDE. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ121-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 926 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ENTIRE ZONE * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES STORM TOTAL. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES NEAR KACHEMAK BAY. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SEVERELY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ141-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 926 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF COPPER CENTER. * TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
941 WWAK41 PAFC 032137 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1237 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 AKZ125-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1237 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ENTIRE ZONE. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES ACCUMULATION...GREATEST MOOSE PASS NORTH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ENTIRE ZONE AND THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR WHITTIER. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS EVENING...ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME 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. && $$ AKZ101-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1237 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...STORM TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN TOWN TO 10 TO 15 INCHES ALONG THE HILLSIDE. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ111-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 1237 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...STORM TOTALS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$ AKZ121-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1237 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ENTIRE ZONE * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES STORM TOTAL. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES NEAR KACHEMAK BAY. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SEVERELY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ141-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1237 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF COPPER CENTER. * TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$
278 WWAK41 PAFC 040111 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 411 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 AKZ141-040215- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 411 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE EVENING HOURS. $$ AKZ125-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 411 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING AROUND WHITTIER... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...WHITTIER. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR WHITTIER. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS EVENING...ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME 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. && $$ AKZ101-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 411 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN TOWN TO 10 TO 15 INCHES ALONG THE HILLSIDE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ111-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 411 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * 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. && $$ AKZ121-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 411 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ENTIRE ZONE * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES NEAR KACHEMAK BAY. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
549 WWAK41 PAFC 040303 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 603 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 AKZ125-040415- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 603 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED AROUND WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED IN WHITTIER AND THE BLIZZARD HAS COME TO AN END. $$ AKZ101-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 603 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN TOWN TO 10 TO 15 INCHES ALONG THE HILLSIDE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ111-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 603 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * 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. && $$ AKZ121-040600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120204T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 603 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ENTIRE ZONE * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:13 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:13 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:31 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 2, 5:54 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 2, 7:22 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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