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Blizzard Watch 22, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard watch at Feb 22, 2012, 3:53 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 23, 2012, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2012, 3:53 PM AKST (00:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2012, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2012, 4:34 AM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
306 WWAK42 PAFC 230053 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 353 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012 AKZ195-231400- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0022.120224T0300Z-120224T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 353 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DEVELOPING EARLY THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
648 WWAK42 PAFC 231334 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 434 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012 AKZ195-240300- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0022.120224T0300Z-120224T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.120224T0800Z-120224T1400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 434 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW INTENSITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING ENDING THE BLIZZARD THREAT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:34 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 28 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.