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Wind Chill Advisory 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 20, 2012, 4:11 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 21, 2012, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2012, 4:11 PM AKST (01:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2012, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2012, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
210 WWAK42 PAFC 210111 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 411 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ARCTIC AIR WILL DROP SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN ALASKA TONIGHT AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS THE ARCTIC AIR ARRIVES. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SUB-ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BUT VERY COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF NEXT WEEK. AKZ152-211415- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120123T1500Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 411 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY 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. && $$ AKZ155-211415- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120123T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 411 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH INLAND...30 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-211415- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120123T1500Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 411 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY... 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 SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH INLAND...25 TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY 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. && $$
22 follow-up statements
245 WWAK42 PAFC 211300 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTY NORTH WINDS COUPLED WITH PLUMMETING SUB-ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...BUT THE RESIDUAL AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL REMAIN APPRECIABLY COLD WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. AKZ152-220230- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ155-220230- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120125T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST INLAND. * WIND...INLAND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. ALONG THE COAST...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-220230- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0700Z-120125T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST INLAND. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JAM
539 WWAK42 PAFC 211801 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 901 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTY NORTH WINDS COUPLED WITH PLUMMETING SUB-ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...BUT THE RESIDUAL AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL REMAIN APPRECIABLY COLD WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. AKZ152-220715- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 901 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ155-220715- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120125T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 901 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST INLAND. * WIND...INLAND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. ALONG THE COAST... NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-220715- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0700Z-120125T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 901 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST INLAND. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ181-220715- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0007.120122T0600Z-120123T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 901 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY BY LATE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STEADY OVERNIGHT AND PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
628 WWAK42 PAFC 211946 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1046 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTY NORTH WINDS COUPLED WITH PLUMMETING SUB-ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...BUT THE RESIDUAL AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL REMAIN APPRECIABLY COLD WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. AKZ155-220900- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.120121T1946Z-120122T2100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120125T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1046 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 15 TO 30 MPH INLAND. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST INLAND. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE COAST AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND THIS BUT AS AMOUNT OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW DIMINISHES THE VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-220900- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 1046 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-220900- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0700Z-120125T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1046 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST INLAND. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ181-220900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0007.120122T0600Z-120123T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1046 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY BY LATE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STEADY OVERNIGHT AND PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
236 WWAK42 PAFC 220110 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 410 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTY NORTH WINDS COUPLED WITH PLUMMETING SUB-ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...BUT THE RESIDUAL AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL REMAIN APPRECIABLY COLD WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. AKZ181-221415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0007.120122T0600Z-120123T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.120122T0600Z-120123T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 410 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY BY LATE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STEADY OVERNIGHT AND PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-221415- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120122T2100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120125T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 410 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 15 TO 30 MPH INLAND. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO...COLDEST INLAND. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE COAST AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND THIS BUT AS AMOUNT OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW DIMINISHES THE VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-221415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0300Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 410 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-221415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.120122T0700Z-120125T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 410 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
851 WWAK42 PAFC 220932 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1232 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 AKZ155-230215- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120122T2100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1232 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * SNOW...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 15 TO 30 MPH INLAND. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID DAY ALONG THE COAST. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND THIS...BUT AS THE AMOUNT OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW DIMINISHES...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE. LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ENTIRE DELTA THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR TRAVEL AND ACTIVITY DIFFICULT. ALSO A CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-230215- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1232 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR TRAVEL AND ACTIVITY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-230215- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 1232 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...45 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-230215- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1232 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...LOW WI IND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JAM
752 WWAK42 PAFC 221316 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 416 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 AKZ155-230400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120122T2100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 416 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...ALONG THE COAST...NORTH WIND 30 TO 50 MPH. INLAND...NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...BLIZZARD...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID DAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND THIS...BUT AS THE AMOUNT OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW DIMINISHES...VISIBILITY LOOKS TO IMPROVE. WIND CHILL...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ENTIRE DELTA THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. WIND CHILL...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-230400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 416 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH...GUSTING 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO LIGHTEN WITH IMPROVING VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-230400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 416 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-230400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 416 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...INLAND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JAM
598 WWAK42 PAFC 221854 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 954 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 AKZ155-230800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 954 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...ALONG THE COAST...NORTH WIND 30 TO 50 MPH. INLAND... NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...BLIZZARD...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID DAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND THIS...BUT AS THE AMOUNT OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW DIMINISHES...VISIBILITY LOOKS TO IMPROVE. WIND CHILL...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ENTIRE DELTA THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. WIND CHILL...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-230600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 954 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH...GUSTING 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO LIGHTEN WITH IMPROVING VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-230800- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 954 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-230800- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 954 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...INLAND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
947 WWAK42 PAFC 230101 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 AKZ155-231415- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1500Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 401 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY. * SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...ALONG THE COAST...NORTH WIND 30 TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...BLIZZARD...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND THIS...BUT AS THE AMOUNT OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW DIMINISHES...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE. WIND CHILL...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ENTIRE DELTA THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. WIND CHILL...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-230600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 401 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH...GUSTING 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO LIGHTEN WITH IMPROVING VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-231415- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1500Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 401 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...INLAND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ152-231415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 401 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
217 WWAK42 PAFC 230516 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 816 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 AKZ181-231815- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 816 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY. * SNOW...SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH...GUSTING 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSIST THIS EVENING AND ARE NOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. ONSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN MID DAY MONDAY ALLOWING PRECIPITATION INTENSITY TO LIGHTEN WITH IMPROVING VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL 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. && $$ AKZ155-231815- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 816 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY. * SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...ALONG THE COAST...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. INLAND...NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...BLIZZARD...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND THIS...BUT AS THE AMOUNT OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW DIMINISHES...VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE. WIND CHILL...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ENTIRE DELTA THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. WIND CHILL...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-231815- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 816 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-231815- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1500Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 816 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...INLAND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JAM
520 WWAK42 PAFC 231257 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 357 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 AKZ155-240200- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T2100Z/ /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 357 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...ALONG THE COAST...NORTH WIND 35 TO 45 MPH. INLAND... NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...BLIZZARD...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID DAY. AVAILABLE TRANSPORTABLE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AND ALLOW VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE. WIND CHILL...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. WIND CHILL...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-232100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 357 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * SNOW...SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID DAY. ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY...ALLOWING SNOW SHOWER INTENSITY TO LIGHTEN WITH IMPROVING VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-240200- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 357 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ152-240100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 357 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS LOOK TO END LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JAM
062 WWAK42 PAFC 231913 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1013 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 AKZ181-232015- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1013 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED. $$ AKZ155-240815- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T2100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1013 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...ALONG THE COAST...NORTH WIND 35 TO 45 MPH. INLAND... NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...BLIZZARD...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID DAY. AVAILABLE TRANSPORTABLE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AND ALLOW VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE. WIND CHILL...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. WIND CHILL...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-240100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 1013 AM AKST MON JAN 23 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. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS LOOK TO END LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-240815- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1013 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
400 WWAK42 PAFC 232038 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1138 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 AKZ155-240945- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1138 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...ALONG THE COAST...NORTH WIND 35 TO 45 MPH. INLAND... NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...BLIZZARD...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. WIND CHILL...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-240100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T0100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 1138 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS LOOK TO END LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-240945- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1138 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
574 WWAK42 PAFC 240118 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 418 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 AKZ152-241400- /X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T0100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0010.120124T0118Z-120124T1400Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 418 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS LOOK TO END LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ155-241430- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120126T1400Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 418 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY ALONG THE COAST... * SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...ALONG THE COAST...NORTH WIND 35 TO 45 MPH. INLAND... NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING..BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WIND CHILL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. WIND CHILL...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-241430- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 418 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
281 WWAK42 PAFC 241129 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 228 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 AKZ152-241400- /X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T0100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0010.120124T0118Z-120124T1400Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 228 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS LOOK TO END LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ155-241430- /X.COR.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120126T1400Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 228 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY ALONG THE COAST... * SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...ALONG THE COAST...NORTH WIND 35 TO 45 MPH. INLAND... NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WIND CHILL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. WIND CHILL...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-241430- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 228 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
640 WWAK42 PAFC 241134 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 234 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 AKZ155-250045- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120126T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 234 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ152-241400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 234 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS LOOK TO END EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-250045- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 234 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JAM
891 WWAK42 PAFC 241348 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 448 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 AKZ152-241500- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 448 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE LOWER KUSKOWKIWM VALLEY. $$ AKZ181-242200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.120124T1348Z-120124T2200Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 448 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE ALASKA PENINSULA INCLUDING THE CITY OF COLD BAY. * SNOW...SNOW SHOWERS BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO PEAK BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWER INTESNITY THEN LOOKS TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-250130- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120126T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 448 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-250130- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 448 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JAM
468 WWAK42 PAFC 242151 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 AKZ181-242300- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120124T2200Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND VISIBILITIES ARE SLOWLY IMPROVING. $$ AKZ155-251100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120126T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-251100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
953 WWAK42 PAFC 242326 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 226 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 AKZ155-251400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120126T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 226 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-251400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120125T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 226 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
532 WWAK42 PAFC 251346 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 446 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 AKZ161-260300- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120126T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 446 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE BRISTOL BAY REGION IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ155-260300- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120126T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 446 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 25 MPH...WINDIEST ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
008 WWAK42 PAFC 252332 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 232 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 AKZ155-261400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120126T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 232 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 25 MPH...WINDIEST ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-261400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120126T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 232 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
206 WWAK42 PAFC 261348 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 448 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 AKZ155-262000- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120126T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 448 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 25 MPH...WINDIEST ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE TOWARDS NOON AS WINDS GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-262000- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120126T2000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 448 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE TOWARDS NOON AS WINDS GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE. * IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
398 WWAK42 PAFC 262001 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1101 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 AKZ155-161-262115- /X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120126T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA-BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND... KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...PILOT POINT 1101 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
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 20, 12:15 PM AKST, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 12:15 PM AKST, 3 hours 56 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1215 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG BLOCKING HIGH IS CENTERED
OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WITH A CORRESPONDINGLY STRONG LOW OVER
NORTHERN CANADA. A SPOKE OF THE RIDGE IS MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS
THE NORTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA. A SHORT-WAVE DROPPING OUT OF
THE ARCTIC BEHIND IT WILL BE THE KEY FEATURE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS. SOUTH OF THE RIDGE AXIS IS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW. THERE
ARE TWO UPPER CENTERS BUT THE STRONGER ONE BY FAR IS ASSOCIATED
WITH A STRONG STORM JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. BASED ON
NEARBY SHIP AND BUOY OBSERVATIONS THE CENTRAL PRESSURE AT THE
SURFACE IS AROUND 958 MB. THE BRUNT OF THIS STORM IS CURRENTLY
BEING FELT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WHERE STORM FORCE WINDS AND
NEARLY 30 FT SEAS ARE BEING OBSERVED. THERE ARE NEARLY 100 MB
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRESSURE OF THE PACIFIC LOW AND THE
SIBERIAN HIGH. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IS SUPPORTING AREAS
OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHERN
MAINLAND OF ALASKA. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS A STRONG ARE
OF SUBSIDENCE FROM INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL TO NEAR ADAK WHICH IS
CONTRIBUTING TO EVEN STRONGER WINDS IN SOME LOCATIONS...INCLUDING
VALDEZ...THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
RE-SUSPENDED SNOW IS ALSO PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH
THOMPSON THIS MORNING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. THE MAIN DIFFERENCES CONTINUE TO BE WITH POSITION OF
SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF IN THE SUNDAY TO MONDAY TIME FRAME. THIS
PRIMARILY WILL AFFECT WHETHER SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND OR REMAIN
ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE POSITION OF THESE LOWS WILL LARGELY
DEPEND ON THE EXACT POSITION OF THE UPPER LEVEL CUT-OFF LOW...
WHICH THE MODELS TYPICALLY STRUGGLE WITH. BASED ON THE LEVEL OF
CONFIDENCE AT THIS POINT CURRENT SYNOPTIC FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AND
ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...AS THE RIDGE AXIS OVER NORTHERN ALASKA
ROTATES SOUTHWESTWARD AROUND THE HIGH CENTER THE SHORT-WAVE OVER
THE ARCTIC WILL DIVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL FORM AS TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND THIS LOW WILL SET UP SHOP SOMEWHERE SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE FORMATION OF THIS LOW WILL SPARE
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FROM A STRONG BORA WIND EVENT BECAUSE MID TO
UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND THE COLDEST AIR WILL BE
SHUNTED TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
WILL ISSUE WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA BEGINNING
SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. MEANWHILE...
WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM CURRENT
LEVELS TONIGHT AS UPPER RIDGE AXIS MOVES INTO THE AREA AND PRESSURE
GRADIENTS BEGIN TO SLACKEN IN RESPONSE TO WEAKENING OF THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC LOW AS IT TRACKS TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE TYPICAL GAP
WINDS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST AND LESS SO THROUGH THE
ALASKA RANGE WITH COLDER AIR REMAINING ON THE NORTH SIDES OF THE
RANGES THAN ON THE SOUTH SIDES. A SERIES OF SURFACE LOWS WILL FORM
OVER THE GULF SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY AS THE UPPER LOW SETTLES IN
AND MEANDERS AROUND. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL SPIN OFF FROM THESE
LOWS AND BRING SNOW TO COASTAL LOCATIONS. DEPENDING ON THE POSITION
OF THE LOWS SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY MAKE IT INLAND...BUT WOULD EXPECT
ANY ACCUMULATION TO BE VERY MINOR. SO THE GENERAL TREND THE NEXT
FEW DAYS WILL BE CONTINUED COLD AND DRY INLAND AND MARGINALLY WARMER
AND LESS WINDY ALONG THE COAST WITH PERIODS OF SNOW.
AS THE ARCTIC AIR CROSSES INTO THE OPEN WATERS OF THE EASTERN BERING
SEA SNOW SHOWERS WILL RATCHET UP AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG
GUSTY WINDS. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AS HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH. THESE LOW VISIBILITIES ARE
GENERALLY NOT LONG ENOUGH IN DURATION TO WARRANT A BLIZZARD
WARNING...BUT IT IS SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS IS TYPICAL MODELS STRUGGLE WITH THE
BREAKING DOWN OF A BLOCKING HIGH. SPREAD AMONG THE SOLUTIONS IS
QUITE HIGH RIGHT NOW...ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE MIDDLE
TO END OF NEXT WEEK OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND BERING SEA REGIONS.
UNTIL THEN EXPECT ARCTIC AIR MASS TO REMAIN FIRMLY ENTRENCHED
ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA WITH MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF THE GULF COAST WHICH WILL SEE PERIODS OF SNOW. MEANWHILE...COLD
ADVECTION WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS WE
HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A PACIFIC STORM
MOVING INTO THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...121 127 130 150 155 160 165 170 171 179 180
185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 126 127 128 129 130 138
140 141 150 155 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 6:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 21, 9:01 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 21, 10:46 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 64 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.