Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 9, 2012, 11:31 PM AKST (08:31 UTC)

Expired

Jan 10, 2012, 5:00 AM AKST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

359 
WWAK41 PAFC 100831
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1131 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

AKZ171-101400-
/X.NEW.PAFC.WS.W.0002.120110T0831Z-120110T1400Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
1131 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND...INCLUDING KODIAK CITY

* SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 9 TO 14 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS
  MORNING BEFORE MIXING WITH RAIN. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

AKZ121-101800-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.120110T0900Z-120110T1800Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
1131 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY
ALONG KACHEMAK BAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...ALONG KACHEMAK BAY.

* SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES NEAR SEA LEVEL AND 6 TO 12 INCHES AT 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...25 TO 35 WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AND 
  PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH RAIN 
  BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING RESULTING IN IMPROVED VISIBILITIES. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. INCREASED 
  AVALANCHE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-102145-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.120110T0900Z-120111T0600Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
1131 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST TUESDAY
NORTH OF MOOSE PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTH OF MOOSE PASS INCLUDING TURNAGAIN PASS... 
  PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. 

* SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 16 TO 28 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY 
  EVENING. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. 

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...30 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY.

* TIMING...WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND 
  CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL 
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-102145-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.120110T1200Z-120111T1200Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1131 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
AKST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
AKST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS.

* SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT 9 TO 
  17 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. 

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...EAST 30 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL 
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ135-102145-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.120110T1200Z-120111T0100Z/
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA
1131 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM AKST
TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM AKST
TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.

* SNOW...6 TO 14 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW DRIFTS 
  OF 1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE. 

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...25 TO 40 WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT. SNOW 
  WILL MIX WITH RAIN BY TUESDAY EVENING RESULTING IN IMPROVED 
  VISIBILITIES. 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. INCREASED 
  AVALANCHE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-102145-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0006.120110T1200Z-120111T0600Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
1131 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM
AKST TUESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM
AKST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

* SNOW...8 TO 14 INCHES ACCUMULATION.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN SUSITNA 
  VALLEY THIS EVENING AND THEN INTENSIFY TOWARD MORNING. STEADY 
  SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AND THEN LIGHTEN UP 
  ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

JAM

972 
WWAK41 PAFC 101417
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
517 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

AKZ171-101530-
/X.EXP.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120110T1400Z/
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
517 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM AKST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM AKST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

THE SNOW IS BEGINNING TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AND TEMPERATURES ARE
RISING INTO THE MID 30S.

$$

AKZ121-101800-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120110T1800Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
517 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS
MORNING ALONG KACHEMAK BAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS
MORNING. 

* LOCATION...ALONG KACHEMAK BAY.

* SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES NEAR SEA LEVEL AND 6 TO 12 INCHES AT 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...25 TO 35 WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE
  MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH RAIN MIDDAY RESULTING IN
  IMPROVED VISIBILITIES.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. INCREASED 
  AVALANCHE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-110400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120111T0600Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
517 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING NORTH OF MOOSE PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...NORTH OF MOOSE PASS INCLUDING TURNAGAIN PASS... 
  PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. 

* SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 16 TO 28 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY 
  EVENING. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. 

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...30 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY.

* TIMING...WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL 
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-110400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120111T1200Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
517 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS.

* SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT 9 TO 
  17 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. 

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...EAST 30 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING
  THEN WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING WILL 
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ135-110100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120111T0100Z/
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA
517 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.

* SNOW...6 TO 14 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW DRIFTS OF 1
  TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...25 TO 40 WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW
  WILL MIX WITH RAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON RESULTING IN IMPROVED
  VISIBILITIES.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. INCREASED 
  AVALANCHE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-110400-
/X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120111T1500Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
517 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY TODAY SPREADING INTO THE
  CENTRAL VALLEY TONIGHT

* SNOW...12 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY WITH
  THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY TODAY. THE AREA
  OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL VALLEY TONIGHT.
  SNOWS WILL LIGHTEN WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED 
  IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

Winter Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012

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