Blizzard Watch 39, NWS Anchorage, AK

841 
WWAK41 PAFC 171431 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
529 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO BRING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
TO KODIAK TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
TO THE SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT...THEN WILL MOVE SOUTH
AND EAST AWAY FROM THE ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA...DEEP AND PLENTIFUL MOISTURE
WILL STREAM OVER THE ISLAND WHILE AN ARCTIC AIR MASS SPILLS INTO
THE REGION FROM THE NORTH AND WEST. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO
RAPIDLY INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS RAIN CHANGES TO MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES
IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW
ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.


AKZ171-180345-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.A.0039.121218T2100Z-121219T1500Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
529 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

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

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 12 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...RAIN AND WET SNOW TUESDAY MORNING WILL CHANGE TO
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET
  THROUGH THE 20S BY TUESDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY
  IMPROVE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* 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.

&&

$$

673 
WWAK41 PAFC 180102
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
402 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...STRONG WINTER STORM TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO KODIAK ISLAND...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL
APPROACH THE REGION TONIGHT TO A POSITION JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND
TUESDAY MORNING...THEN TRACK TO SOUTHEASTERN REACHES OF THE GULF OF
ALASKA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING DEEP
MOISTURE WHILE ARCTIC AIR SPILLS DOWN FROM THE NORTH. THIS LOOKS TO
PRODUCE AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...AND COUPLED WITH
STRONG WINDS...SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

AKZ171-181600-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0039.121218T2100Z-121219T1500Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0057.121218T2100Z-121219T0900Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
402 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND INCLUDING KODIAK CITY.

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 13 INCHES.

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

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS
  KODIAK ISLAND. TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE OVERNIGHT TO NEAR
  FREEZING WITH SOME RAIN POSSIBLY MIXING IN AT TIMES BY TUESDAY
  MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS HOWEVER ARE EXPECTED MID DAY
  TUESDAY AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER...AND AS WINDS BEGIN SHIFTING
  MORE TO THE NORTH ALLOWING COLD AIR TO FILTER BACK IN FOR GOOD.
  STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST WELL INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT SNOW LOOKS
  TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE
  SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA...ALLOWING VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL AND OTHER
  OUTDOOR ACTIVITY 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.

&&

$$

JM