Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 56, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 7, 2012, 3:59 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 8, 2012, 10:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 21 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
- Dec 7, 2012, 3:59 PM AKST (00:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2012, 10:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2012, 6:31 AM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
367 WWAK41 PAFC 080059 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 AKZ131-081515- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0037.121208T2100Z-121209T0900Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.121209T0100Z-121209T1600Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-121208T1900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 359 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM AKST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...8 TO 14 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...REGARDING THE BLIZZARD...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH STEADY SNOW WILL PERSIST WELL INTO SUNDAY...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN IMPROVED VISIBILITY. REGARDING THE WIND CHILLS...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL WARM DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE FROM WIND CHILL. 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. && $$ AKZ125-081515- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0037.121208T1600Z-121209T0900Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.121208T1900Z-121209T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 359 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...12 TO 20 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVY AND WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASE. WINDS THEN LOOK TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY EVENING AS A WEATHER FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ JM
6 follow-up statements
121 WWAK41 PAFC 081433 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 533 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 AKZ131-090345- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.121209T0100Z-121209T1600Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-121208T1900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 533 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...16 TO 22 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE MORNING. * TIMING...REGARDING THE BLIZZARD...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ALTHOUGH STEADY SNOW WILL PERSIST WELL INTO SUNDAY...WINDS SHOULD RAPIDLY DIMINISH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN IMPROVED VISIBILITY. REGARDING THE WIND CHILLS...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL WARM DURING THE DAY TODAY. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE FROM WIND CHILL. 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. && $$ AKZ125-090345- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.121208T1900Z-121209T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 533 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...12 TO 20 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 35 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER. WINDS WILL BECOME 35 TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND PEAK IN THE 40 TO 55 MPH RANGE DURING THE EVENING RIGHT BEFORE A WEATHER FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES LATE IN THE EVENING THE WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH. SNOWFALL WILL ALSO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
964 WWAK41 PAFC 081805 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 905 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 AKZ131-090715- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-121208T1900Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.121209T0100Z-121209T1600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 905 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...16 TO 22 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...LIGHT NORTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND REACH EAST 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * TIMING...REGARDING THE BLIZZARD...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ALTHOUGH STEADY SNOW WILL PERSIST WELL INTO SUNDAY...WINDS SHOULD RAPIDLY DIMINISH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN IMPROVED VISIBILITY. REGARDING THE WIND CHILLS... AIR TEMPERATURES WILL WARM DURING THE DAY TODAY. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE FROM WIND CHILL. 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. && $$ AKZ125-090715- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.121208T1900Z-121209T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 905 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...12 TO 20 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 35 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER. WINDS WILL BECOME 35 TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND PEAK IN THE 40 TO 55 MPH RANGE DURING THE EVENING RIGHT BEFORE A WEATHER FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES LATE IN THE EVENING THE WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH. SNOWFALL WILL ALSO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
132 WWAK41 PAFC 081938 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1038 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 AKZ131-090845- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.121209T0700Z-121209T1300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1038 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...16 TO 22 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...LIGHT NORTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AND REACH EAST 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON PRIOR TO THE WINDS COMING UP RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. HOWEVER...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING AS THE WINDS STRENGTHEN. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AKZ125-090845- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.000000T0000Z-121209T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1038 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...12 TO 20 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 35 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER. WINDS WILL BECOME 35 TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND PEAK IN THE 40 TO 55 MPH RANGE DURING THE EVENING RIGHT BEFORE A WEATHER FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES LATE IN THE EVENING THE WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH. SNOWFALL WILL ALSO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
766 WWAK41 PAFC 090037 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 337 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 AKZ131-091400- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.121209T0700Z-121209T1400Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 337 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...10 TO 16 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THIS EVENING AND REACH EAST 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AKZ125-090900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.000000T0000Z-121209T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 337 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL 8 TO 14 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER THE FRONT PASSES LATE IN THE EVENING THE WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH. SNOWFALL WILL ALSO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
855 WWAK41 PAFC 090846 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1146 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 AKZ125-091000- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.000000T0000Z-121209T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1146 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ AKZ131-091600- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.000000T0000Z-121209T1600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1146 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...10 TO 16 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WINDS WILL BE EAST 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
863 WWAK41 PAFC 091531 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 631 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 AKZ131-091645- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.000000T0000Z-121209T1600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 631 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS AND SNOW HAVE DIMINISHED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS BRINGING AN END TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ALONG WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 MILE WITH LOCALIZED AREAS AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE THIS MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.