Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK

131 
WWAK42 PAFC 031603
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
703 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

A SMALL BUT VERY POTENT LOW IS APPROACHING THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO BRING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE JUST SOUTH OF
THE ISLANDS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE
LOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST OF THE ISLANDS.

AKZ195-040515-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.120103T1900Z-120104T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
703 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
AKST WEDNESDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTH BY THIS EVENING AND 
  INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED THIS
  MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL DETERIORATE BY LATE MORNING AS
  EASTERLY WINDS STRENGTHEN. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
  THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS WINDS BECOME MORE
  NORTHERLY AND FURTHER STRENGTHEN. SNOW AND WINDS WILL BOTH
  DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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

&&

$$

268 
WWAK42 PAFC 040101
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
401 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS OVERNIGHT. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WEDNESDAY
WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

AKZ195-041415-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120104T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
401 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 5 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY
  WHEN WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE.

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

&&

$$

AKZ185-041415-
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.120104T0600Z-120104T1500Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
401 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES.

* TIMING...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF
  MILE AT TIMES BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND ENDING EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
  IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

AKZ155-041415-
/X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.120104T1500Z-120105T1800Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
401 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM AKST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM AKST
THURSDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW WEDNESDAY AND 40 TO 55
  BELOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. OUTDOOR
  ACTIVITIES WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

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.

&&

$$

999 
WWAK42 PAFC 041320
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
420 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS OVERNIGHT. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WEDNESDAY
WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

AKZ185-041430-
/X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1500Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
420 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

AKZ195-042100-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120104T2100Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
420 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY NEAR SAINT GEORGE...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. 

* LOCATION...NEAR SAINT GEORGE.

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 5 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH NOON TODAY WHEN
  WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-050230-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.120104T1500Z-120105T1800Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
420 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW TODAY AND 40 TO 55
  BELOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. OUTDOOR 
  ACTIVITIES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$

828 
WWAK42 PAFC 041326 CCA
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
426 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

AKZ185-041430-
/X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1500Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
426 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

AKZ195-042100-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120104T2100Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
426 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY NEAR SAINT GEORGE...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. 

* LOCATION...NEAR SAINT GEORGE.

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 5 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH NOON TODAY WHEN
  WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-050245-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.120104T1500Z-120105T1800Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
426 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW TODAY AND 40 TO 55
  BELOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. OUTDOOR 
  ACTIVITIES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$

124 
WWAK42 PAFC 041832
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
932 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

AKZ195-041945-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120104T2100Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
932 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS BECOME MORE SHOWERY AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED...RESULTING
IN IMPROVED VISIBILITIES. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 3 MILES 
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

AKZ155-050745-
/X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120105T1800Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
932 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW TODAY AND 40 TO 55 
  BELOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. OUTDOOR 
  ACTIVITIES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$