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Blizzard Watch 14, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard watch at Feb 2, 2012, 4:06 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 3, 2012, 1:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2012, 4:06 AM AKST (13:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2012, 1:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2012, 4:13 PM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
926 WWAK42 PAFC 021306 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ161-030100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...WITH WORST CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. * TIMING...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH. ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO WEAKEN...WITH VISIBILITY NOT IMPROVING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$ AKZ181-021800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING. THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...GUSTS TO 70 MPH DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSIST...MAINLY ALONG THE BERING SIDE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-030100- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY ALLOWING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW TO IMPROVE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW MAKING OUTDOOR TRAVEL AND ACTIVITY OCCASIONALLY 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. && $$ AKZ152-022100- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ191-030145- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AKZ195-030145- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ JAM
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760 WWAK42 PAFC 021401 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ155-030100- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. * 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. && $$ AKZ161-030100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...WITH WORST CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH. ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO WEAKEN...WITH VISIBILITY NOT IMPROVING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-021800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING. THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...GUSTS TO 70 MPH DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSIST...MAINLY ALONG THE BERING SIDE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$ AKZ152-022100- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ191-030315- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AKZ195-030315- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ JAM
340 WWAK42 PAFC 021806 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ181-021915- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AKZ161-030100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...WITH WORST CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH. ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO WEAKEN...WITH VISIBILITY NOT IMPROVING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-022100- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO 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. && $$ AKZ155-030100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ191-030715- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AKZ195-030715- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
116 WWAK42 PAFC 021810 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ181-021915- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AKZ161-030100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...WITH WORST CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH. ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO WEAKEN...WITH VISIBILITY NOT IMPROVING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-022100- /X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO 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. && $$ AKZ155-030100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ191-030730- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AKZ195-030730- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
504 WWAK42 PAFC 022026 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ161-022130- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE REGION. $$ AKZ152-022130- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES. $$ AKZ155-030100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. * 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. && $$ AKZ191-030930- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ AKZ195-030930- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
472 WWAK42 PAFC 030113 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 413 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ155-031415- /X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0013.120204T0300Z-120204T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 413 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO NOON AKST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO NOON AKST SATURDAY. THE CURRENT WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FRIDAY EVENING AND THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR AS WINDS INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ191-031415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.120203T0900Z-120204T1200Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 413 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM AKST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. *SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES. *VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. *WIND...EAST WIND INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. *TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ AKZ195-031415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 413 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 1 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 1 AM AKST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard watch went out at Feb 1, 3:10 PM AKST, 12 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 3:10 PM AKST, 12 hours 56 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
310 PM AKST WED FEB 01 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN IMPRESSIVE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
CENTERED SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK DOMINATES THE WEATHER MAP TODAY. THIS
LOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH ITS PEAK INTENSITY AT 944 MB AS IT MOVES
TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 160 KT JET IS TRANSPORTING
A COPIOUS AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AND WARM AIR NORTHWARDS FROM THE
TROPICS. THIS MOISTURE AND WARM AIR ADVECTION IS SUPPORTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPRESSIVE RIDGE AHEAD OF THIS LOW.
MEANWHILE...WEAK TROUGHING ALOFT COVERS THE BERING. THIS WILL SUPPORT
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES FROM SHEMYA NORTHEASTWARD OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GREAT AGREEMENT ON BOTH THE
INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK...AS IT
MOVES ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND INLAND NORTHWEST OF
KODIAK THURSDAY MORNING. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY BY
THURSDAY EVENING AS A NEW...MUCH WEAKER LOW APPROACHES FROM THE
EASTERN GULF. CURRENTLY THE MORE WESTERN TRACK...AS INDICATED BY THE
GFS MODEL...WAS FAVORED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...A 944 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND ITS ASSOCIATED
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL INTO THURSDAY. A
TROPICAL FETCH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS PROVIDING PLENTY OF
MOISTURE AND STEADY SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION...THIS LOW
AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT ARE SUPPORTING STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS.
AS A RESULT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS SEVERAL LOCAL
GAPS. WINDS HAVE ALREADY REACHED 74 MPH IN PORTAGE VALLEY THIS
MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THEN QUICKLY RELAX BY TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES
INLAND. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING AS THE LOW ITSELF APPROACHES COOK INLET AND INTENSIFIES THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT. A MUCH WEAKER LOW WILL APPROACH THE REGION FRIDAY
AND BRING A CHANCE FOR SNOW...HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE MODELS.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION AS MOISTURE STREAMS
NORTHWARD...AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS REMAIN STRONG. THIS LOW WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND THURSDAY
MORNING. DUE TO THE INTENSITY OF THIS LOW...AND ITS SLOW
PROGRESSION...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD
BEHIND THIS LOW...BRINGING A BRIEF COLD SPELL BEFORE THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FRIDAY.
.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO SHEMYA EARLY
THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO SKIRT TO THE NORTH AND FURTHER INTO THE
BERING. THIS LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS OR
PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED. A MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIAL LOW WILL APPROACH
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
INCREASINGLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE WITH RAPIDLY
STRENGTHENING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC BY WEDNESDAY WHICH MOVES
NORTH TOWARDS THE GULF COAST THURSDAY. WITH INCREASINGLY STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW WE SHOULD EXPECT TEMPERATURES AT LEAST NEAR NORMAL AND
PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL BY LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC....BLIZZARD WARNING...101 121 125 131 155 161 181 185
MARINE...STORMS...120 130 155 160 165 170 171 180
GALES...125 129 132 138 140 141 150 172 175 176 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...127 130 132 138 141 150 155 165 170
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ELN JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 1, 9:25 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 1:42 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 hr |
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Sources
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