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Blizzard Warning 14, NWS Fairbanks, AK

November 10, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 10, 2012, 1:31 PM AKST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 10, 2012, 1:31 PM AKST (22:31 UTC)
Expired: Nov 10, 2012, 8:50 PM AKST
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

447 
WWAK41 PAFG 102231
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
131 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

AKZ204-110600-
/X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0014.121110T2231Z-121111T0600Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
131 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. 


* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST WIND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT.

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG
  WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE
  AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE
  INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL AND
  OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

203 
WWAK41 PAFG 110550
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
850 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

AKZ204-110700-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121111T0600Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
850 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 10, 1:59 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG		13 hr
Nov 10, 2:30 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFG		13 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.