Blizzard Watch 20, NWS Anchorage, AK

634 
WWAK42 PAFC 150112
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

AKZ195-150900-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120215T0900Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT.

* SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES TOTAL.

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

* WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT
  AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-151415-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.120215T0900Z-120215T1800Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0017.120215T0300Z-120215T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY FOR
BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.
THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.

* SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* WIND...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT.   

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

AKZ161-151415-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.120215T0600Z-120215T1800Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0017.120215T0300Z-120215T2100Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY
NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM.
THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM.

* SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* WIND...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING
  THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

464 
WWAK42 PAFC 150122 CCA
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

AKZ195-150900-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120215T0900Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT.

* SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES TOTAL.

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

* WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT
  AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-151415-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.120215T0900Z-120215T1800Z/
/X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0017.120215T0300Z-120215T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
AKST WEDNESDAY ALONG THE COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.
THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.

* SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* WIND...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT.   

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

AKZ161-151415-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.120215T0600Z-120215T1800Z/
/X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0017.120215T0300Z-120215T2100Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
AKST WEDNESDAY NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM.
THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM.

* SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* WIND...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING
  THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
430 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012

UPDATED WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY

.MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM.
A WEAK SECONDARY LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MOVES INTO WESTERN PWS THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE. THE PRIMARY LOW THAT HAS BEEN
OVER BRISTOL BAY DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES TOWARD NORTON SOUND.
THE MAIN FORECAST FEATURE IS A DEEP LOW MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH WED AND THEN DISSIPATE RAPIDLY ON THU AS IT MOVES
TOWARD ST MATTHEW ISLAND.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET ACCOMPANYING
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRONT MOVES ONSHORE TONIGHT. EXPECTING
CONTINUE SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN MANY SOUTHCENTRAL ZONES THROUGH
THIS EVENING. SHOWERS IN SOUTHWEST ASSOCIATED WITH WEAKENING LOW
SHOULD DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WOULD EXPECT SOME AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING
IN THE SOUTHWEST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING AREA...FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC STORM
MOVES INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING. EXPECT STRONG
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM AK PEN THROUGH CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
LOOKS AS IF MOST PRECIP WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN.  MODERATE TO
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ON BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM LATER ON TUE.

SOUTHWEST...DECREASING SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  SOME AREAS
OF FOG TONIGHT AND TUE MORNING. LOOKS AS FRONT WITH ALEUTIAN SYSTEM
SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE ONSHORE LATE TUE AFTERNOON.  WOULD EXPECT SNOW
AND POSSIBLY RAIN IN BRISTOL BAY WITH THIS FRONT.

SOUTHCENTRAL...DECREASING SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME PARTIAL
SUN ON TUE WITH NEXT FRONT MOVING OVER KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON AND OVER
KENAI PENINSULA BEGINNING TUE EVENING.  PRECIP MAINLY IN THE FORM OF
SNOW WITH SOME RAIN POSSIBLE ALONG EASTERN GULF COAST.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...SEVERAL WEAK LOWS MOVE INTO THE GULF ON THU
THROUGH SAT...THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME SHOWERS PWS AND EAST. MAIN
FEATURE IS A LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU EVENING. THIS
SYSTEM LINGERS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING THROUGH SAT. A STRONG WEATHER
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING AND INTO THE
EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZARD WARNING FOR T-PASS EXPIRES AT 6 PM THIS EVENING.
         BLIZZARD WATCH 195
MARINE...STORMS 172
         GALES 120 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 175 179 180 171
               351 352 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JMP FEB 12