Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 6, 2012, 5:06 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 6, 2012, 10:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 31 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
- Jan 6, 2012, 5:06 AM AKST (14:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2012, 10:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2012, 4:53 AM AKST
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
520 WWAK41 PAFC 061406 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 AKZ101-111-061515- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T1500Z/ ANCHORAGE-MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS ENDED IN ANCHORAGE AND WILL END IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ AKZ171-070315- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0003.120107T0600Z-120107T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.120107T0300Z-120107T1500Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING AND 3 AM AKST TONIGHT. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ131-061800- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 20 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ141-062000- /X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T2000Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH AND WEST OF GLENNALLEN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
14 follow-up statements
102 WWAK41 PAFC 061625 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 AKZ131-062000- /X.CAN.PAFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.120106T1625Z-120106T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 15 TO 30 INCHES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH BY NOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A QUATER MILE WITH NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN SNOW WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ AKZ171-070530- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.120107T0300Z-120107T1500Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING AND 3 AM AKST TONIGHT. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ141-062000- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T2000Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH AND WEST OF GLENNALLEN. * 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. && $$
295 WWAK41 PAFC 062004 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1104 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 AKZ131-062200- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120106T2200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1104 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 15 TO 30 INCHES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THROUGH TO PASS NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ171-070915- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.120107T0300Z-120107T1500Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1104 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING AND 3 AM AKST TONIGHT. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ AKZ141-062200- /X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T2200Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1104 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH AND WEST OF GLENNALLEN. * REPORTS...NWS SPOTTER REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOW SOUTHWEST OF SHEEP MOUNTAIN. WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
937 WWAK41 PAFC 062158 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1258 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 AKZ131-062300- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120106T2200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1258 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW IS ENDING IN THE AREA AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS AFTERNOON. $$ AKZ171-071100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.120107T0700Z-120107T2000Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1258 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AKST SATURDAY. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING AND 3 AM AKST TONIGHT. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ141-070100- /X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120107T0100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1258 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE BASIN. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM GLENNALLEN NORTH AND EAST. * REPORTS...FOG WEST OF GLENNALLEN WITH MODERATE SNOW NORTH AND EAST OF SHEEP MOUNTAIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND FOG. 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. && $$
683 WWAK41 PAFC 062258 AAA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 158 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 AKZ171-071200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.120107T0700Z-120107T2000Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 158 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AKST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AKST SATURDAY. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING AND 3 AM AKST TONIGHT. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ141-070100- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120107T0100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 158 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE BASIN. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM GLENNALLEN NORTH AND EAST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND FOG. 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. && $$
907 WWAK41 PAFC 070101 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 AKZ141-070215- /X.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120107T0100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 401 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ AKZ171-071415- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.120107T0700Z-120107T2000Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 401 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AKST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AKST SATURDAY. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING AND 3 AM AKST TONIGHT. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...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. && $$
343 WWAK41 PAFC 071403 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 503 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 AKZ171-072000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120107T2000Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 503 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
332 WWAK41 PAFC 071802 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 902 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 AKZ131-080300- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120108T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 902 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS * SNOW...5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ AKZ171-072000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120107T2000Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 902 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
401 WWAK41 PAFC 071930 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1030 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 AKZ171-080300- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120108T0300Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1030 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 IN THE EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE BY EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ AKZ131-080300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120108T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1030 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS * SNOW...5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
492 WWAK41 PAFC 072040 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1140 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 AKZ125-080945- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.120108T0900Z-120109T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1140 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST SUNDAY NIGHT NEAR WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...NEAR WHITTIER. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING TONIGHT AND WILL PEAK FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * 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. && $$ AKZ131-080300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120108T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1140 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS * SNOW...5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ171-080300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120108T0300Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1140 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 IN THE EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE BY EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ AKZ101-080945- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0005.120107T2040Z-120108T1800Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1140 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 16 INCHES ON THE HILLSIDE. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
159 WWAK41 PAFC 080016 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 316 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 AKZ171-080130- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120108T0300Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 316 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ125-081400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.120108T0900Z-120109T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 316 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST SUNDAY NIGHT NEAR WHITTIER... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...NEAR WHITTIER. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING TONIGHT AND WILL PEAK FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ131-080300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120108T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 316 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS * SNOW...5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ AKZ101-081400- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120108T1800Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 316 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 16 INCHES ON THE HILLSIDE. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
771 WWAK41 PAFC 080031 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 AKZ171-080130- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120108T0300Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ125-081415- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.120108T0900Z-120109T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST SUNDAY NIGHT NEAR WHITTIER... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...NEAR WHITTIER. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING TONIGHT AND WILL PEAK FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ131-080300- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120108T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS * SNOW...5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ AKZ101-081415- /X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120108T1800Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
450 WWAK41 PAFC 080052 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 352 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 AKZ131-080900- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120108T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 352 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES DURING THE EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ AKZ125-081415- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.120108T0900Z-120109T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 352 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST SUNDAY NIGHT NEAR WHITTIER... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...NEAR WHITTIER. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING TONIGHT AND WILL PEAK FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ101-081415- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120108T1800Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 352 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING. * 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. && $$
318 WWAK41 PAFC 080647 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 947 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 AKZ125-082100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.120108T0900Z-120109T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 947 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SUNDAY NEAR WHITTIER... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...NEAR WHITTIER. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE THOUGH THE NIGHT AND REACH PEAK INTENSITY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER THAT THEY WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH. SNOWFALL WILL END IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON SUNDAY BUT RESIDUAL BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH AROUND 4 PM AKST. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ131-081400- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120108T1400Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 947 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * LOCATION...KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH THE NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARD MORNING. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ AKZ101-081800- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120108T1800Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 947 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
797 WWAK41 PAFC 081353 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 453 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 AKZ131-081500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120108T1400Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 453 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WINDS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS HAVE DECREASED TO 25 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THROUGH THIS MORNING. $$ AKZ125-090100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120109T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 453 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON NEAR WHITTIER... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NEAR WHITTIER. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WEST WIND WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL RESUSPEND EXISTING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ101-081800- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120108T1800Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 453 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...SNOW THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS MORNING. * 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:50 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:50 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 6, 12:35 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:42 AM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:42 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Jan 6, 7:25 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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