Winter Weather Advisory 13, NWS Anchorage, AK

264 
WWAK41 PAFC 011838 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
936 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

AKZ101-020600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.120201T2200Z-120202T0600Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
936 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM AKST THIS EVENING ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE UPPER
HILLSIDE...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE UPPER HILLSIDE OF ANCHORAGE.

* SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

* WIND...EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH TO 20 TO 35 AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TODAY. TIMING OF SNOWFALL 
  IS MORE UNCERTAIN...BUT WILL LIKELY COINCIDE WITH STRONG WINDS 
  TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE MOST LIKELY TIME PERIOD 
  FOR THESE CONDITIONS LOOKS TO BE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY 
  EVENING. 

* 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 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.

&&

$$

AKZ121-020100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0100Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
936 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

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

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

* LOCATION...AROUND KACHEMAK BAY.

* SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES.

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

* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN WARM TO 
  AROUND FREEZING AND SNOW AND WINDS WILL BOTH DIMINISH BY LATE 
  AFTERNOON RESULTING IN MUCH IMPROVED 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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-020300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0300Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
936 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING NORTH OF MOOSE PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

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

* SNOW...12 TO 24 INCHES.

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

* WIND...EAST WIND 40 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING. THE 
  WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON 
  WHEN SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST. WINDS AND SNOW WILL 
  BOTH BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY EVENING. 

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-020600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
936 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

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

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* SNOW...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

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

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND 
  THEN PERSISTS INTO THE EVENING. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN SNOWFALL WILL BE 
  HEAVIEST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING 
  BUT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE. 

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-020800-
/X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.120202T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
936 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON AKST THURSDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON AKST THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

* SNOW...9 TO 18 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

727 
WWAK41 PAFC 020115
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
415 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

AKZ121-020215-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0100Z/
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...
COOPER LANDING
415 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO ABOVE FREEZING AND PRECIPITATION HAS
CHANGED TO RAIN. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

$$

AKZ101-020600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0600Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
415 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING ALONG THE UPPER HILLSIDE...

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

* LOCATION...THE UPPER HILLSIDE OF ANCHORAGE.

* SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

* WIND...EAST WIND 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH DIMINISHING
  TO 20 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER
  SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH BY MID EVENING RESULTING IN IMPROVING
  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 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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-020300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0300Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
415 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING NORTH OF MOOSE PASS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

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

* SNOW...12 TO 24 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

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

* WIND...EAST WIND 40 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WHEN
  SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST. WINDS AND SNOW WILL BOTH
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-020600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
415 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

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

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

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

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING BUT SNOWFALL WILL
  CONTINUE.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-021415-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
415 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
AKST THURSDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

035 
WWAK41 PAFC 020253
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
553 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

AKZ125-020500-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0500Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
553 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKST THIS EVENING
NORTH OF MOOSE PASS...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

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

* SNOW...12 TO 24 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

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

* WIND...EAST WIND 40 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
  EVENING. WINDS AND SNOW WILL BOTH BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MID
  EVENING WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR SEA LEVEL.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ101-020600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0600Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
553 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING ALONG THE UPPER HILLSIDE...

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

* LOCATION...THE UPPER HILLSIDE OF ANCHORAGE.

* SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

* WIND...EAST WIND 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH DIMINISHING 
  TO 20 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER 
  SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH BY MID EVENING RESULTING IN IMPROVING 
  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 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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-020600-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
553 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

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

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

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

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING BUT SNOWFALL 
  WILL CONTINUE. 

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-021600-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
553 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
THURSDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

594 
WWAK41 PAFC 020506
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
806 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

AKZ101-020615-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0600Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
806 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED WITH RISING TEMPERATURES
ALLOWING RAIN TO MIX IN AT TIMES WITH SNOW. WINDS ARE ALSO
WEAKENING ENDING THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT.

$$

AKZ125-020615-
/X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0500Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
806 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

RISING TEMPERATURES HAVE ALLOWED SOME RAIN TO MIX IN WITH SNOW AT
TIMES. GUSTY WINDS PERSIST...BUT VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED. 

$$

AKZ131-020615-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
806 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

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

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.

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

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING BUT SNOWFALL 
  WILL CONTINUE. 

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-021315-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
806 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

JAM

535 
WWAK41 PAFC 020556
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
856 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

AKZ131-020900-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0900Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
856 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT. 

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

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

* WIND...EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING.
  WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL CONTINUE.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-021900-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
856 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
AKST THURSDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

421 
WWAK41 PAFC 020558 CCA
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
858 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

AKZ131-020900-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0900Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
858 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT. 

* LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.

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

* WIND...EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING.
  WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL CONTINUE.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-021915-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
858 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
AKST THURSDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

724 
WWAK41 PAFC 020822
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1122 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

AKZ131-020930-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120202T0900Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1122 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. 

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...THUS ENDING THE
BLIZZARD THREAT. 

$$

AKZ145-022100-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
1122 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
THURSDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES STORM TOTAL.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

193 
WWAK41 PAFC 021323
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
423 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

AKZ145-021430-
/X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120202T2100Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
423 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE SNOWFALL RATE HAS DECREASED OVER THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY
THIS MORNING.

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT ON THE INTENSITY OF THE POWERFUL
LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC THIS MORNING...AND ARE
CONTINUING TO COME INTO GREAT AGREEMENT ON THE TRACK OF THE LOW
PEAKING IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK
ISLAND AND THEN MOVING UP COOK INLET AND INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS IT SLOWLY WEAKENS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

MAIN FEATURE OF CONCERN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IS A RAPIDLY
STRENGTHENING LOW WHICH WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY NEAR 947 MB ABOUT 150
MILES SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN MOVE NORTH
THROUGH COOK INLET AND INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A
RESIDUAL LOW THEN FORMS JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND MOVES NORTH ON ITS HEELS.

A MUCH WEAKER LOW ABOUT 70 MILES NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE NORTH AND
STRENGTHEN TODAY OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT...THEN
WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO NEAR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

FINALLY...A THIRD LOW WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF SHEMYA
THURSDAY NIGHT AS IT STRENGTHENS TO BECOME A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM FOR
THE ENTIRE BERING SEA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...

POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC NEAR OR OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE COOK INLET REGION ON
THURSDAY. A STRONG FRONT WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE NORTH AND THEN STALL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST...BRINGING HEAVY SNOW...BLIZZARD...AND HIGH WIND CONDITIONS TO
PARTS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED WEST OF THE CHUGACH RANGE ALONG KACHEMAK BAY AND OVER THE
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN ALSO NOT BE ENTIRELY
RULED OUT FOR KENAI AND OTHER AREAS ALONG THE INLET OF THE WESTERN
KENAI PENINSULA TODAY...AND WILL BEAR CLOSE WATCHING.

FOR ANCHORAGE...STRONG LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG WARM ADVECTION AND
POWERFUL WINDS REMAINING ABOVE MOUNTAIN LEVEL SUGGESTS THAT A PERIOD
OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING AND
PERSIST INTO MID OR LATE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF THE CHUGACH
RANGE. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE (UPPER HILLSIDE) SNOW WILL
BEGIN AND THEN AS WINDS ARRIVE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY SET IN
FOR A RELATIVELY BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME LATE MORNING THROUGH MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH DOWNSLOPING SOUTHEAST FLOW
WILL SET IN AND END THE SNOW.

NEXT CONCERN WILL BE THE TRACK OF THIS LOW AND ANY RESIDUAL LOWS THAT
DEVELOP AND MOVE INLAND. ANY SUCH LOW THAT DOES MOVE INLAND TO THE
WEST OF ANCHORAGE WILL LIKELY HELP PRODUCE A STRONG ENOUGH PRESSURE
GRADIENT THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM TO WARRANT A HIGH WIND WARNING. FOR
NOW...WILL DEAL WITH THE EXPECTED CONDITIONS TODAY AND THEN RE-ASSESS
WHETHER A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE NECESSARY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...

MOST OF THIS REGION WILL RESIDE ON THE COLD SIDE OF THE POWERFUL LOW
MOVING NORTH TO THE EAST OF THE REGION. IMPRESSIVE FORCING ALOFT
ALONG WILL WARRANT THE ISSUANCE OF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW
IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY FOR TONIGHT...AND WITH INCREASING NORTHERLY
SURFACE FLOW ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW AN EXPANSION OF THE BLIZZARD
WARNING IS WARRANTED FOR THE BRISTOL BAY REGION TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE
ZONE. THE BIG QUESTION MARK WILL BE HOW FAR WEST THE PRECIPITATION
REACHES AND WHETHER PARTS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL ALSO SEE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FOR NOW...WE WILL KEEP THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY
IN EFFECT FOR THE DELTA AND ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
BLOWING SNOW FOR VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...

MUCH LIKE THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...STRONG NORTHERLY SURFACE FLOW AND
IMPRESSIVE LIFT WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE ENTIRETY
OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND FOR PARTS OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS
SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY WORK ITS WAY NORTH AND EAST WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BY LATE THURSDAY
MORNING. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
ALEUTIANS REGION WITH PERIODS OF SNOW BEFORE A MUCH STRONGER LOW
DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN AND BEGINS TO MOVE ACROSS
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EXTENDING
INTO THE WEEKEND. MODELS SUGGEST A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY BRINGING A
LARGE SWATH OF SOUTHERLY STORM FORCE WINDS AS THIS SYSTEM EXPANDS TO
ENVELOP A LARGE PART OF THE BERING REGION BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

STRONG LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL PUSH LOTS OF MOISTURE AND WARM AIR
NORTH ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND WILL LIKELY GIVE A REPRIEVE TO THE
BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...ESPECIALLY ALONG
COASTAL AREAS. DEEP SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL SET UP FROM THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN THROUGH SOUTHERN ALASKA BY LATE SATURDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY WARM SIGNIFICANTLY TO ABOVE NORMAL FOR
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
PRECIPITATION CHANCES ABOVE NORMAL AS WELL.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...101 121 125 131 161 181 185
         HIGH WIND WARNING...135
         WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...152 155
         WIND CHILL ADVISORY...155
MARINE...GALES...129 138 140 171 172 179
         STORMS...125 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 180
         HURRICANE FORCE WIND...120
         HVY FRZG SPRY...150 155 165 170 171
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

29 FEB 12