Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 5, 2012, 4:43 AM AKST (13:43 UTC)

In effect from

Jan 5, 2012, 10:00 AM AKST

Expired

Jan 5, 2012, 7:27 AM AKST

In force

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

492 
WWAK41 PAFC 051343
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
443 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND PARTS
OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...

A DYNAMIC SYSTEM ORGANIZING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY AFTERNOON.
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND PARTS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH
MID MORNING FRIDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND THE HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. 

AKZ131-060245-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.120105T1900Z-120106T1500Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
443 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
AKST FRIDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM AKST
FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS.

* SNOW...15 TO 30 INCHES.

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

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING
  AS SNOW DEVELOPS. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH
  DURING THE AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT
  TIMES THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST INTENSITY
  FALLING THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY 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.

&&

$$

AKZ141-060245-
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.120105T2300Z-120106T1500Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
443 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY.

* LOCATION...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF GLENNALLEN.

* SNOW...4 TO 12 INCHES...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SOUTH AND EAST OF GLENNALLEN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEASTERN
  PARTS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...THEN OVERSPREAD THE BASIN
  TONIGHT. SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES SOUTH AND EAST OF
  GLENNALLEN DURING TONIGHT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

774 
WWAK41 PAFC 051627
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
727 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND PARTS
OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...

A DYNAMIC SYSTEM ORGANIZING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY AFTERNOON. SNOW...
HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND PARTS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH MID
MORNING FRIDAY. 

AKZ131-051730-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.120105T1900Z-120106T1500Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
727 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

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

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEGINNING
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS THROUGH THE PASS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN 20
MPH OR LESS FOR THIS EVENT. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE STILL
EXPECTED IN HEAVY SNOW...BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

AKZ141-060530-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.120105T2300Z-120106T1500Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
727 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF GLENNALLEN.

* SNOW...4 TO 12 INCHES...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SOUTH AND EAST OF 
  GLENNALLEN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEASTERN 
  PARTS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...THEN OVERSPREAD THE BASIN 
  TONIGHT. SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES SOUTH AND EAST OF 
  GLENNALLEN DURING TONIGHT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

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