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Blizzard Watch 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard watch at Jan 21, 2012, 9:01 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 21, 2012, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2012, 9:01 AM AKST (18:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2012, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 4:10 PM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
539 WWAK42 PAFC 211801 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 901 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTY NORTH WINDS COUPLED WITH PLUMMETING SUB-ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...BUT THE RESIDUAL AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL REMAIN APPRECIABLY COLD WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. AKZ152-220715- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 901 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE 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. && $$ AKZ155-220715- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120125T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 901 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST INLAND. * WIND...INLAND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. ALONG THE COAST... NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-220715- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0700Z-120125T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 901 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST INLAND. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE 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. && $$ AKZ181-220715- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0007.120122T0600Z-120123T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 901 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY BY LATE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STEADY OVERNIGHT AND PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
2 follow-up statements
628 WWAK42 PAFC 211946 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1046 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTY NORTH WINDS COUPLED WITH PLUMMETING SUB-ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...BUT THE RESIDUAL AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL REMAIN APPRECIABLY COLD WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. AKZ155-220900- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.120121T1946Z-120122T2100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120125T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1046 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 15 TO 30 MPH INLAND. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST INLAND. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE COAST AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND THIS BUT AS AMOUNT OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW DIMINISHES THE VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE 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. 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. && $$ AKZ152-220900- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 1046 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-220900- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0700Z-120125T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1046 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST INLAND. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE 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. && $$ AKZ181-220900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0007.120122T0600Z-120123T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1046 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY BY LATE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STEADY OVERNIGHT AND PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
236 WWAK42 PAFC 220110 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 410 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTY NORTH WINDS COUPLED WITH PLUMMETING SUB-ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...BUT THE RESIDUAL AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL REMAIN APPRECIABLY COLD WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. AKZ181-221415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0007.120122T0600Z-120123T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.120122T0600Z-120123T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 410 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY BY LATE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STEADY OVERNIGHT AND PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING 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. && $$ AKZ155-221415- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120122T2100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120125T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 410 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 15 TO 30 MPH INLAND. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST INLAND. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE COAST AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND THIS BUT AS AMOUNT OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW DIMINISHES THE VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-221415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 410 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE 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. && $$ AKZ161-221415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0700Z-120125T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 410 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:11 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 6:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 21, 10:46 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 64 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.