Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 58, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 23, 2012, 4:07 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 24, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 23, 2012, 4:07 PM AKST (01:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 12:02 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
909 WWAK41 PAFC 240107 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 407 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 AKZ125-241415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0040.121224T1400Z-121225T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.121224T1500Z-121225T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 407 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY FROM TURNAGAIN PASS NORTH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...TURNAGAIN PASS NORTH TO INCLUDE PORTAGE VALLEY...EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...AND WHITTIER. * SNOW...12 TO 30 INCHES. SNOW LIKELY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOPING MONDAY MORNING AS SNOW INTENSIFIES AND WINDS INCREASE. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 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. && $$ AKZ131-241415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121224T1900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 407 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST MONDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTH WIND GUSTING TO 40 MPH TODAY DIMINISHING TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE WIND CHILL THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH MONDAY AFTERNOON AS AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE ZERO. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
7 follow-up statements
664 WWAK41 PAFC 240602 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 902 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 AKZ125-241915- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.121224T1500Z-121225T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 902 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY FROM TURNAGAIN PASS NORTH... * LOCATION...TURNAGAIN PASS NORTH TO INCLUDE PORTAGE VALLEY... EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...AND WHITTIER. * SNOW...12 TO 30 INCHES. SNOW LIKELY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOPING MONDAY MORNING AS SNOW INTENSIFIES AND WINDS INCREASE. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL 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. && $$ AKZ131-241915- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0041.121224T1800Z-121225T0600Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121224T1900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 902 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST MONDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE MONDAY MORNING AS SNOW MOVES IN AND AIR TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE ZERO. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A LIGHT ACCUMULATION EVENT...BUT THE SNOW WILL BE DRY AND PRONE TO BLOWING AROUND. THUS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE FROM LOW WIND CHILLS. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
256 WWAK41 PAFC 241425 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 525 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 AKZ131-250330- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0041.121224T1800Z-121225T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.121224T1900Z-121225T0900Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121224T1900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 525 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...3 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW THROUGH THOMPSON PASS THIS MORNING. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE THROUGH THIS MORNING AS SNOW MOVES IN AND AIR TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE ZERO. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS SNOWFALL INTENSIFIES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD END. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE FROM LOW WIND CHILLS. 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. 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. && $$ AKZ125-250330- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.121224T1500Z-121225T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 525 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY FROM TURNAGAIN PASS NORTH... * LOCATION...TURNAGAIN PASS NORTH TO INCLUDE PORTAGE VALLEY... EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...AND WHITTIER. * SNOW...15 TO 30 INCHES. SNOW LIKELY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS SNOW INTENSIFIES AND WINDS INCREASE. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ121-250200- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0034.121224T1500Z-121225T0200Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 525 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$
544 WWAK41 PAFC 241943 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1043 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 AKZ125-250930- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121225T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1043 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY FROM TURNAGAIN PASS NORTH... * LOCATION...TURNAGAIN PASS NORTH TO INCLUDE PORTAGE VALLEY... EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...AND WHITTIER. * SNOW...15 TO 30 INCHES. SNOW LIKELY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS SNOW INTENSIFIES AND WINDS INCREASE. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ131-250900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121225T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1043 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...3 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AS SNOWFALL INTENSIFIES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD END. * 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. && $$ AKZ121-250200- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121225T0200Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1043 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH... * LOCATION...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
559 WWAK41 PAFC 250104 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 AKZ125-251415- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121225T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 404 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY FROM TURNAGAIN PASS NORTH... * LOCATION...TURNAGAIN PASS NORTH TO INCLUDE PORTAGE VALLEY... EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...AND WHITTIER. * SNOW...12 TO 25 INCHES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AS SNOW INTENSIFIES AND WINDS INCREASE. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. 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. && $$ AKZ131-250900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121225T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 404 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD END. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ121-250215- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121225T0200Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 404 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST THIS SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH... * LOCATION...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING WHILE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. * 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. && $$
752 WWAK41 PAFC 250111 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 411 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 AKZ125-251415- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121225T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 411 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...TURNAGAIN PASS NORTH TO INCLUDE PORTAGE VALLEY... EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...AND WHITTIER. * SNOW...12 TO 25 INCHES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AS SNOW INTENSIFIES AND WINDS INCREASE. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ131-250900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121225T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 411 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD END. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. 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. && $$ AKZ121-250900- /X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121225T0900Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 411 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH... * LOCATION...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING WHILE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
330 WWAK41 PAFC 250857 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1157 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 AKZ125-251000- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121225T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1157 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ131-251000- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121225T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1157 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... $$ AKZ121-251400- /X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121225T1400Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1157 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH... * LOCATION...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WHILE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. * 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. && $$
348 WWAK41 PAFC 250902 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1202 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 AKZ125-251015- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121225T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1202 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ131-251015- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0058.000000T0000Z-121225T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1202 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... $$ AKZ121-251400- /X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-121225T1400Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1202 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH... * LOCATION...SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WHILE DECREASING IN INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 6:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Dec 23, 9:02 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 5:25 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 25 hr |
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