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Wind Chill Advisory 11, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 26, 2012, 3:54 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 27, 2012, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2012, 3:54 PM AKST (00:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2012, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
697 WWAK42 PAFC 270054 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 354 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 A NORTH PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND LOW WIND CHILLS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FRIDAY NIGHT. AKZ155-271400- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.120128T0300Z-120128T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 354 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 9 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 9 AM AKST SATURDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...6 PM FRIDAY TO 9 AM SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED 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. && $$ AKZ187-271400- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.120127T2100Z-120128T1500Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 354 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
30 follow-up statements
973 WWAK42 PAFC 271404 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 504 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 AKZ187-280315- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.120127T2100Z-120128T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0019.120128T0300Z-120128T1500Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 504 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EARLY SATURDAY 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 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. && $$ AKZ161-280315- /X.EXA.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.120128T0300Z-120128T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 504 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SATURDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AS NORTH WINDS DEVELOP AND TEMPERATURES COOL AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ155-280315- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.120128T0300Z-120128T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 504 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SATURDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AS NORTH WINDS DEVELOP AND TEMPERATURES COOL AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED 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. && $$ AKZ181-280315- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0009.120128T1600Z-120129T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 504 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
442 WWAK42 PAFC 280054 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 354 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 AKZ181-281400- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0009.120128T1600Z-120129T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.120128T1500Z-120129T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 354 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AKZ185-281400- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0019.120128T0900Z-120128T1500Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 354 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. * SNOW...1 TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 30 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ187-281400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0019.120128T0300Z-120128T1500Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 354 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. * SNOW...1 TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 40 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY 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 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. && $$ AKZ155-281400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.120128T0300Z-120128T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 354 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-281400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.120128T0300Z-120128T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 354 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED 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. && $$
501 WWAK42 PAFC 281357 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 457 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 AKZ187-281500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120128T1500Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 457 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. WIND SPEEDS ARE DIMINISHING AND VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED. $$ AKZ155-282100- /X.UPG.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120128T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.W.0002.120128T1357Z-120128T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 457 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...50 BELOW TO 65 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...EXTREMELY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ185-281800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120128T1800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 457 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...1 TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-290300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.120128T1500Z-120129T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 457 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AKZ161-282100- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120128T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 457 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE BRISTOL BAY REGION IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
112 WWAK42 PAFC 281806 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 906 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 AKZ185-281915- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120128T1800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 906 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ AKZ181-290300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 906 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-282100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120128T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 906 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...50 BELOW TO 65 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...EXTREMELY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-282100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120128T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 906 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
672 WWAK42 PAFC 281858 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 958 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 AKZ195-290700- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120129T0700Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 958 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * WIND CHILL...15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS ST GEORGE ISLAND AND WILL SPREAD NORTH TO ST PAUL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OF AND VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AKZ181-290300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 958 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-282100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120128T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 958 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...50 BELOW TO 65 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...EXTREMELY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-282100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120128T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 958 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
640 WWAK42 PAFC 281918 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1016 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 AKZ195-290700- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120129T0700Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1016 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * WIND CHILL...15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS ST GEORGE ISLAND AND WILL SPREAD NORTH TO ST PAUL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AKZ181-290300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1016 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-282100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120128T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1016 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...50 BELOW TO 65 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...EXTREMELY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-282100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120128T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1016 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
633 WWAK42 PAFC 282100 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1200 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 AKZ155-290100- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1200 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...50 BELOW TO 65 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...EXTREMELY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ181-290300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1200 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-290700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120129T0700Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1200 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * WIND CHILL...15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS ST GEORGE ISLAND AND WILL SPREAD NORTH TO ST PAUL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AKZ161-291000- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120129T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1200 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
116 WWAK42 PAFC 290103 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 403 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 AKZ155-291400- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 403 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...50 BELOW TO 65 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...EXTREMELY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ181-290300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 403 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-290700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120129T0700Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 403 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AKZ161-291400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120129T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 403 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
955 WWAK42 PAFC 290303 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 603 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 AKZ181-290415- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 603 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FRONT THAT SUPPORTED STEADY SNOW ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA CONTINUES TO PROGRESS EASTWARD. $$ AKZ195-290700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120129T0700Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 603 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... BUT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-291400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 603 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...50 BELOW TO 65 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...EXTREMELY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-291400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120129T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 603 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
225 WWAK42 PAFC 290658 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 958 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 AKZ195-290800- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120129T0700Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 958 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. WHILE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY...VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED. $$ AKZ155-291400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 958 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...50 TO 60 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE A BIT SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-291400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120129T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 958 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...EXPECT LOW WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED 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. && $$ JAM
113 WWAK42 PAFC 291320 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 420 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 AKZ155-300100- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T1400Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120131T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 420 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ195-292000- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0011.120129T1320Z-120129T2000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 420 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...IMPROVING BY MID DAY. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE. * OTHER IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF SNOW. LOCAL DRIFTS OF 6 TO 9 FT POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ161-300100- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120130T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 420 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS PERSISTING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES RISE. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JAM
193 WWAK42 PAFC 291348 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 420 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 AKZ155-300100- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T1400Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120131T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 420 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED 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. && $$ AKZ195-292000- /X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0011.120129T1320Z-120129T2000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 420 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...IMPROVING BY MID DAY. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE ALONG WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF SNOW. LOCAL DRIFTS OF 6 TO 9 FT POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ161-300100- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120130T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 420 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS PERSISTING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES RISE. * IMPACTS...INCREASED 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. && $$ JAM
811 WWAK42 PAFC 292006 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1106 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 AKZ161-292115- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120130T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1106 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$ AKZ195-300400- /X.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120129T2000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.120129T2006Z-120130T0400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1106 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES. CONSIDERABLE SNOW DRIFTS. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVER ST GEORGE ISLAND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WHILE ST PAUL ISLAND DETERIORATES THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AKZ155-300915- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120131T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1106 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
947 WWAK42 PAFC 300032 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 332 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 AKZ195-300145- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 332 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ155-301430- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120131T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 332 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE IS EXTENDING THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN NOW EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH...SLOWLY DIMINISHING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
922 WWAK42 PAFC 301308 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 408 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 AKZ155-311445- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 408 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE IS EXTENDING THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN NOW EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...A BRISK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY WITH LITTLE TO NO RECOVERY IN AIR TEMPERATURES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED 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. && $$ AKZ187-311445- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0010.120131T1600Z-120201T1000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 408 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL BECOME A STEADY SNOW ON TUESDAY AS COLD AIR AND STRENGTHENING WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL CHAIN. THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP NEAR ADAK TUESDAY MORNING AND SPREAD EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS THEN LOOK TO IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ JAM
334 WWAK42 PAFC 310117 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 417 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 AKZ187-311430- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0010.120131T1600Z-120201T1000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.120131T1600Z-120201T1000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 417 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL BECOME A STEADY SNOW ON TUESDAY AS COLD AIR AND STRENGTHENING WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL CHAIN. THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP NEAR ADAK TUESDAY MORNING AND SPREAD EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS THEN LOOK TO IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES. * 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. && $$ AKZ155-311430- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120201T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 417 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...A BRISK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY WITH LITTLE TO NO RECOVERY IN AIR TEMPERATURES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
642 WWAK42 PAFC 310446 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 743 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 AKZ187-311800- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0010.120131T1600Z-120201T1000Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.120131T1600Z-120201T1000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 743 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL BECOME A STEADY SNOW ON TUESDAY AS COLD AIR AND STRENGTHENING WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL CHAIN. THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP NEAR ADAK TUESDAY MORNING AND SPREAD EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS THEN LOOK TO IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES. * 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. && $$ AKZ155-311800- /X.COR.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120201T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 743 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...A BRISK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LITTLE TO NO RECOVERY IN AIR TEMPERATURES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
538 WWAK42 PAFC 311313 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 413 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 AKZ187-010215- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.120131T1600Z-120201T1000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 413 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT SNOW INTENSITY WILL LIGHTEN FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AKZ155-010215- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120201T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 413 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...A BRISK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LITTLE TO NO RISE IN AIR TEMPERATURES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-010215- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0011.120201T2200Z-120202T2000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 413 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING PILOT POINT AND PORT HEIDEN. * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVIER IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...POOR VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE 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. && $$ AKZ181-010215- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0011.120201T1900Z-120202T1800Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 413 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING COLD BAY AND SAND POINT. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND COUPLED WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE ALONG THE PACIFIC SIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT PERSIST ALONG THE BERING SIDE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...POOR VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ JAM
852 WWAK42 PAFC 010048 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 348 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 AKZ161-011400- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0011.120201T2200Z-120202T2000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 348 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING PILOT POINT AND PORT HEIDEN. * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVIER IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. * 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. && $$ AKZ181-011400- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0011.120201T1900Z-120202T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 348 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING COLD BAY AND SAND POINT. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND COUPLED WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE ALONG THE PACIFIC SIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT PERSIST ALONG THE BERING SIDE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ187-011000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120201T1000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 348 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT SNOW INTENSITY WILL LIGHTEN FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH LATE EVENING WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AKZ155-011400- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 348 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...A BRISK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE TO NO RISE IN AIR TEMPERATURES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
697 WWAK42 PAFC 011002 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 102 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 AKZ187-011115- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120201T1000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 102 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES FROM ATKA EAST THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AKZ181-012315- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1400Z-120202T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 102 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING COLD BAY AND SAND POINT. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND COUPLED WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE ALONG THE PACIFIC SIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT PERSIST ALONG THE BERING SIDE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-012315- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 102 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING PILOT POINT AND PORT HEIDEN. * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVIER IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. * 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. && $$ AKZ155-012315- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 102 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...A BRISK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE TO NO RISE IN AIR TEMPERATURES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
238 WWAK42 PAFC 011341 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 441 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 AKZ185-020230- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 441 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...EASTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING UNALASKA. * SNOW...3 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING...AND COUPLED WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY WILL LIGHTEN AND WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT...ENDING THE WORST CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$ AKZ161-020230- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 441 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ACROSS THE ENTIRE BRISTOL BAY...INCLUDING PORT HEIDEN...DILLINGHAM AND KING SALMON. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 11 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. * TIMING...SNOW IS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AND WILL SPREAD INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS WILL INITIALLY BE WORST ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...BUT LOOK TO ENVELOP AREAS INLAND AS WELL BY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY...HOWEVER WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-020230- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1400Z-120202T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 441 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING COLD BAY AND SAND POINT. * SNOW...3 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE ALONG THE PACIFIC SIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT PERSIST ALONG THE BERING SIDE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$ AKZ155-020230- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.120201T2100Z-120202T1700Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 441 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM AKST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. WHILE ACCUMULATION DOES NOT LOOK TO BE SUBSTANTIAL...THE LIGHT NATURE OF THE SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL YIELD PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. WINDS LOOK TO DIMINISH BELOW 25 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY. COLD TEMPERATURES WITH STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO SUPPORT BITTER WIND CHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW MAKING OUTDOOR TRAVEL AND ACTIVITY OCCASIONALLY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ152-020230- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.120202T0300Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 441 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...INCLUDING ANIAK AND SLEETMUTE. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 7 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS EVENING. STEADY SNOW LOOKS TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY BUT BECOME LIGHTER IN INTENSITY BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JAM
701 WWAK42 PAFC 011642 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 742 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 AKZ155-020545- /X.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.120201T2100Z-120202T1700Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 742 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT AT TIMES. THE LOWEST CONDITIONS WILL BE INITIALLY ALONG THE COAST BUT WILL SPREAD TO THE REMAINDER OF THE ZONE BY EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. WHILE ACCUMULATION DOES NOT LOOK TO BE SUBSTANTIAL...THE LIGHT NATURE OF THE SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL YIELD PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. WINDS LOOK TO DIMINISH BELOW 25 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY. COLD TEMPERATURES WITH STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO SUPPORT BITTER WIND CHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW MAKING OUTDOOR TRAVEL AND ACTIVITY OCCASIONALLY 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. 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. && $$ AKZ161-020545- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 742 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ACROSS THE ENTIRE BRISTOL BAY...INCLUDING PORT HEIDEN...DILLINGHAM AND KING SALMON. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 11 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. * TIMING...SNOW IS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AND WILL SPREAD INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS WILL INITIALLY BE WORST ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...BUT LOOK TO ENVELOP AREAS INLAND AS WELL BY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY... HOWEVER WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$ AKZ181-020545- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 742 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING COLD BAY AND SAND POINT. * SNOW...3 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE ALONG THE PACIFIC SIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT PERSIST ALONG THE BERING SIDE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ185-020545- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.120201T1800Z-120202T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 742 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...EASTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING UNALASKA. * SNOW...3 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING...AND COUPLED WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY WILL LIGHTEN AND WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT...ENDING THE WORST CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$ AKZ152-020545- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.120202T0300Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 742 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...INCLUDING ANIAK AND SLEETMUTE. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 7 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS EVENING. STEADY SNOW LOOKS TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY BUT BECOME LIGHTER IN INTENSITY BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
680 WWAK42 PAFC 020101 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 AKZ155-021415- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0000Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 401 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH 25 MPH TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT AT TIMES. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INLAND AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW MAKING OUTDOOR TRAVEL AND ACTIVITY OCCASIONALLY 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. 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. && $$ AKZ161-021400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 401 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ACROSS THE ENTIRE BRISTOL BAY...INCLUDING PORT HEIDEN...DILLINGHAM AND KING SALMON. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-021400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 401 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND END BY MORNING AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$ AKZ185-020900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 401 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO END BY MIDNIGHT AS THE STORM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-021415- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.120202T0300Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 401 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THEN TAPER OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
853 WWAK42 PAFC 020554 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 854 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 AKZ185-020700- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 854 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED AND VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OVERNIGHT. $$ AKZ155-021900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 854 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH 25 TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. DIMINISHING WINDS WILL HELP IMPROVE VISIBILITY AND BRING AND END TO THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW MAKING OUTDOOR TRAVEL AND ACTIVITY OCCASIONALLY 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. 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. && $$ AKZ161-021400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 854 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ACROSS THE ENTIRE BRISTOL BAY...INCLUDING PORT HEIDEN...DILLINGHAM AND KING SALMON. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT... WITH CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-021400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 854 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND END BY MORNING AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$ AKZ152-021900- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 854 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THEN TAPER OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
926 WWAK42 PAFC 021306 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ161-030100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...WITH WORST CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. * TIMING...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH. ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO WEAKEN...WITH VISIBILITY NOT IMPROVING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$ AKZ181-021800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING. THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...GUSTS TO 70 MPH DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSIST...MAINLY ALONG THE BERING SIDE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-030100- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY ALLOWING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW TO IMPROVE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW MAKING OUTDOOR TRAVEL AND ACTIVITY OCCASIONALLY 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. 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. && $$ AKZ152-022100- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ191-030145- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AKZ195-030145- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 406 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ JAM
760 WWAK42 PAFC 021401 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ155-030100- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...INCREASED 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. && $$ AKZ161-030100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...WITH WORST CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH. ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO WEAKEN...WITH VISIBILITY NOT IMPROVING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-021800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING. THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...GUSTS TO 70 MPH DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSIST...MAINLY ALONG THE BERING SIDE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$ AKZ152-022100- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ191-030315- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AKZ195-030315- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 501 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ JAM
340 WWAK42 PAFC 021806 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ181-021915- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AKZ161-030100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...WITH WORST CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH. ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO WEAKEN...WITH VISIBILITY NOT IMPROVING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-022100- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ155-030100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ191-030715- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AKZ195-030715- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 906 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
116 WWAK42 PAFC 021810 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ181-021915- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120202T1800Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AKZ161-030100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...WITH WORST CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE ACROSS INLAND AREAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS WINDS DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH. ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO WEAKEN...WITH VISIBILITY NOT IMPROVING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-022100- /X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ155-030100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ191-030730- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AKZ195-030730- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 909 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
504 WWAK42 PAFC 022026 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ161-022130- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE REGION. $$ AKZ152-022130- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES. $$ AKZ155-030100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO END THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...INCREASED 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. && $$ AKZ191-030930- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AS COLD AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ AKZ195-030930- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1126 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG WEATHER FRONT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY POSSIBLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
472 WWAK42 PAFC 030113 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 413 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ155-031415- /X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0013.120204T0300Z-120204T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 413 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO NOON AKST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO NOON AKST SATURDAY. THE CURRENT WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FRIDAY EVENING AND THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR AS WINDS INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ191-031415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T1000Z-120204T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.120203T0900Z-120204T1200Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 413 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM AKST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. *SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES. *VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. *WIND...EAST WIND INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. *TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ AKZ195-031415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.120203T2100Z-120204T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 413 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 1 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 1 AM AKST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 26, 2:00 PM AKST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 2:00 PM AKST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS ARE REASONABLE BUT CONSENSUS IS POOR. MODELS SIMILARLY HANDLE THE LONG WAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE MAINLAND AND THE UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE ECMWF PUTS A GREATER EMPHASIS ON SECONDARY WAVE DEVELOPMENT NORTH OF THE CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THAN THE GFS/GEMGLB/NAM. COMPLICATING MATTERS...IS A SERIES OF LOW AMPLITUDE WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. THE RESULTING SURFACE PATTERN HAS UNDERGONE NUMEROUS CHANGES AMONG THE MODELS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. FOR NOW IT APPEARS THE GFS/GEMGLB HAVE A SOMEWHAT REALISTIC SOLUTION THROUGH THE SHORT TERM ON SYNOPTIC FEATURES. THE NAM EARLY ON DOES A FAIR JOB WITH THE DETAILS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. .UPPER LEVELS... THE LONG WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE MAINLAND TONIGHT AND IS FOLLOWED BY A COUPLE OF SHORT WAVES FRI. THE WESTERLY FLOW SETS UP FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. WEAK RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A LOW OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC MOVES SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND BECOMES GENERALLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. A SERIES OF WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC EAST OF THE CENTER TO SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND WILL DRIFT SOUTH FRI AND WEAKEN. SNOW SQUALLS AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND KACHEMAK BAY WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LOW DRIFTS SOUTH AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS DIMINISH. THE CHANCES OF SNOW WILL DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AFTER THE MORE SIGNIFICANT OF THE UPPER WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE GULF WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF SOME SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH FRI. CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE SOMEWHAT DRIER AND WINDY ON SAT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... WEAK RIDGING MOVES OVER SW ALASKA TONIGHT AND CONTINUES THROUGH FRI. THE FLOW BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY OFFSHORE FRI NIGHT AND SAT AS THE RIDGE RETREATS NORTH AND A FRONTAL WAVE MOVES TOWARD THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME A CONCERN ACROSS THE REGION FRI NIGHT AND SAT WITH INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW. ALEUTIANS... THE BERING SEA RIDGE CONTINUES TO RETREAT NORTH AS A LOW COMPLEX MOVES NORTH. THE MAIN LOW ANCHORS WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AS THE FRONTAL TROUGH AND DEVELOPING WAVES MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE CHAIN. THE INITIAL SURGE OF MOISTURE FRI WILL LIKELY BE SNOW...PROBABLY MIXING WITH RAIN IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON SAT. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY SNOW...SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE ALASKAN UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT WESTWARD INTO THE BERING SEA BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY DURING THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD...HOWEVER A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN LOOKS TO BE IN STORE WITH THE ZONAL FLOW ALOFT SETTING UP FOR A FEW DAYS ACROSS SOUTHERN AK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 187. MARINE...STORM 175. GALE 130 138 155 165 170 172 176 179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC JAN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:54 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 68 hr | |
| Jan 27, 5:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 27, 5:04 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.