Blizzard Watch 28, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Mar 7, 2012, 9:55 AM AKST (18:55 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 8, 2012, 3:00 AM AKST

Expired

Mar 7, 2012, 9:13 PM AKST

In force

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

258 
WWAK42 PAFC 071855
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
955 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

AKZ195-080700-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0028.120308T1200Z-120309T0000Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
955 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS.

* SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS 1 TO
  2 FEET POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* WIND...INCREASING IN THE MORNING TO 25 TO 40 MPH OUT OF THE
  EAST...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
  25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DETERIORATE OVER ST GEORGE
  ISLAND AS SNOW INTENSITY AND WIND INCREASES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  WILL LIKELY REACH ST PAUL BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN
  GRADUALLY IMPROVE IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW DIMINISHES AND
  WINDS DECREASE.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE WHITE-
  OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BE 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.

&&

$$

346 
WWAK42 PAFC 080613
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
913 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

AKZ195-081915-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0028.120308T1200Z-120309T0000Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0042.120308T1200Z-120309T0300Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
913 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM AKST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM AKST THURSDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* WIND...INCREASING IN THE MORNING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH OUT OF THE EAST...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE
  EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH BY
  EARLY EVENING. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH
  BY EARLY EVENING. 

* 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.

&&

$$

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