Blizzard Watch 13, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 31, 2012, 9:21 PM AKST (06:21 UTC)

In effect from

Feb 1, 2012, 11:00 AM AKST

Expired

Feb 1, 2012, 5:16 AM AKST

In force

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

980 
WWAK41 PAFC 010621
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
921 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...A LARGE INTENSE STORM IS HEADED FOR THE GULF...

A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC
WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA
WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING WIND...SNOW...AND AREAS WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

AKZ121-011930-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.120201T1800Z-120202T0100Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
921 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...AROUND KACHEMAK BAY.

* SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES.

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

* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN 
  WARM TO AROUND FREEZING AND SNOW AND WINDS WILL BOTH DIMINISH 
  BY LATE AFTERNOON RESULTING IN MUCH IMPROVED CONDITIONS. 

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-011930-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.120201T1800Z-120202T0300Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
921 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY NORTH OF MOOSE PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTH OF MOOSE PASS INCLUDING TURNAGAIN PASS AND 
  EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. 

* SNOW...12 TO 24 INCHES.

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

* WIND...EAST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING. THE 
  WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON 
  WHEN SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST. WINDS AND SNOW WILL 
  BOTH BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO WARM 
  ABOVE FREEZING NEAR SEA LEVEL CAUSING SNOW TO MIX WITH RAIN. 

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-011930-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.120201T1800Z-120202T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
921 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* SNOW...8 TO 14 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  AND THEN PERSISTS INTO THE EVENING. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN SNOWFALL WILL BE 
  HEAVIEST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING 
  BUT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE. 

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ101-011930-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0013.120201T2000Z-120202T0300Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
921 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE UPPER HILLSIDE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE UPPER HILLSIDE OF ANCHORAGE.

* SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES.

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

* WIND...EAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 65 MPH BY LATE
  AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. TIMING
  OF SNOWFALL IS MORE UNCERTAIN...BUT WILL LIKELY COINCIDE WITH
  STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE MOST LIKELY
  TIME PERIOD FOR THESE CONDITIONS LOOKS TO BE EARLY TO MID
  AFTERNOON.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

031 
WWAK41 PAFC 011416
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
516 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

AKZ101-020330-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0013.120201T2000Z-120202T0300Z/
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.120201T2200Z-120202T0600Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
516 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
AKST THIS EVENING ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE UPPER HILLSIDE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
AKST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE UPPER HILLSIDE OF ANCHORAGE.

* SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES.

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

* WIND...EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 MPH BY LATE
  AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH TO 20 TO 35 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TODAY. TIMING OF SNOWFALL
  IS MORE UNCERTAIN...BUT WILL LIKELY COINCIDE WITH STRONG WINDS
  TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE MOST LIKELY TIME PERIOD FOR
  THESE CONDITIONS LOOKS TO BE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ121-020100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.120201T1800Z-120202T0100Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
516 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...AROUND KACHEMAK BAY.

* SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES.

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

* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN WARM TO
  AROUND FREEZING AND SNOW AND WINDS WILL BOTH DIMINISH BY LATE
  AFTERNOON RESULTING IN MUCH IMPROVED CONDITIONS.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-020300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.120201T1800Z-120202T0300Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
516 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH OF MOOSE PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...NORTH OF MOOSE PASS INCLUDING TURNAGAIN PASS AND 
  EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. 

* SNOW...12 TO 24 INCHES.

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

* WIND...EAST WIND 40 TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING. THE
  WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WHEN
  SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST. WINDS AND SNOW WILL BOTH
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY EVENING. 

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-020330-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.120201T1800Z-120202T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
516 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* SNOW...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND THEN
  PERSISTS INTO THE EVENING. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
  DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST. WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING BUT SNOWFALL WILL
  CONTINUE.

* 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.

&&

$$

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