Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 7, 2012, 11:40 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 8, 2012, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 13 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 7, 2012, 11:40 AM AKST (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2012, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2012, 1:10 PM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ AKZ101-080945- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0005.120107T2040Z-120108T1800Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1140 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 16 INCHES ON THE HILLSIDE. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
7 follow-up statements
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. && $$
892 WWAK41 PAFC 081529 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 629 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 AKZ125-090100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120109T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 629 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON NEAR WHITTIER... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NEAR WHITTIER. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...WEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING. STRONG WINDS HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. AVAILABLE TRANSPORTABLE SNOW WILL DIMINISH AND IMPROVE VISIBILITY BY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ101-082200- /X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120108T2200Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 629 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...3 TO 5 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...MODERRATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL LESSEN IN INTENSITY BY MID DAY...AND TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN 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. && $$ JAM
182 WWAK41 PAFC 082210 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 110 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 AKZ125-082315- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120109T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 110 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED NEAR WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS REMAIN GUSTY NEAR WHITTIER ALTHOUGH BLOWING SNOW IS NOT REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. $$ AKZ101-082315- /X.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120108T2200Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 110 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER AROUND THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. LESS THAN ONE INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 10:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Jan 7, 11:40 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 25 hr |
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