Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 5, 2012, 3:50 PM AKST (00:50 UTC)

In effect from

Jan 6, 2012, 12:00 AM AKST

Expired

Jan 6, 2012, 4:42 AM AKST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

512 
WWAK42 PAFC 060050
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
350 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

AKZ181-061400-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0002.120106T2100Z-120107T1500Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.120107T0300Z-120107T1400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
350 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM AKST
SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER
  MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WHILE SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY
  CONTINUE ON SATURDAY...VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY
  SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

AKZ161-061400-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.120107T0900Z-120107T2100Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0002.120106T0900Z-120107T2100Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
350 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
AKST SATURDAY NORTH OF PILOT POINT...

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO NOON
AKST SATURDAY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO NOON
AKST SATURDAY. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKST SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. WIND CHILL
  ADVISORY MAINLY NORTH OF PORT HEIDEN.

* SNOW...ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN
  ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

* WIND...NORTH WIND TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* WIND CHILL...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WHILE SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY
  CONTINUE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO
  IMPROVE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL
  BEGIN AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT LAST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING


* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY
  DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-061400-
/X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0002.120107T0900Z-120107T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
350 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO
NOON AKST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO NOON
AKST SATURDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW.

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH. 

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO NOON 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.

&&

$$

239 
WWAK42 PAFC 061342
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
442 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

AKZ161-070245-
/X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120107T2100Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.120107T0300Z-120108T2100Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.120107T0900Z-120107T2100Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
442 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF PILOT POINT...
 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON AKST SATURDAY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST
SUNDAY NORTH OF PILOT POINT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKST SATURDAY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA.

* LOCATION...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. WIND
  CHILL ADVISORY NORTH OF PILOT POINT.

* SNOW...ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN
  ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA.

* WIND...NORTH WIND TO 20 TO 35 MPH.

* WIND CHILL...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW NORTH OF PILOT POINT.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL
  BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LAST UNTIL NOON SATURDAY. THE WIND
  CHILL ADVISORY NORTH OF PILOT POINT WILL BEGIN AT 6 PM THIS
  EVENING AND LAST THROUGH NOON SUNDAY

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY 
  DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-070245-
/X.UPG.PAFC.WC.Y.0002.120107T0900Z-120107T2100Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.WC.W.0001.120107T0300Z-120107T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
442 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
AKST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST
SATURDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...55 BELOW TO 70 BELOW.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON SATURDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ181-070245-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.120107T0300Z-120107T1400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
442 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM AKST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM AKST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE 
  QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

Wind Chill Advisories in Alaska, 2012Every wind chill advisory in 2012

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