Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 20, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 6, 2013, 11:58 AM AKST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2013, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Mar 6, 2013, 11:58 AM AKST (20:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2013, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2013, 9:07 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
699 WWAK42 PAFC 062058 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1158 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 AKZ161-062200- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.130307T0900Z-130307T1500Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1158 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES THIS EVENING. HOWEVER SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL START OUT AROUND FREEZING AND THEN QUICKLY RISE OVERNIGHT CAUSING SNOW TO CHANGE TO RAIN. THERE MAY BE AN INITIAL PERIOD OF LOW VISIBILITIES AS SNOW FIRST ARRIVES BUT THIS WILL BE VERY SHORT- LIVED. $$ AKZ155-071000- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.130307T0900Z-130307T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.130307T0900Z-130308T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1158 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKST THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. * SNOW...2 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING WITH VISIBILITIES RAPIDLY DROPPING SHORTLY AFTER SNOW BEGINS. WARMER AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY GRADUALLY BRINGING AN END TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND CAUSING A SWITCH FROM SNOW TO RAIN. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST THURSDAY MORNING AND THE NORTHERN COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ185-071000- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.130307T0900Z-130308T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.130307T1800Z-130308T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1158 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO AROUND FREEZING. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FURTHER BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-071000- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.130307T0900Z-130308T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.130307T0600Z-130308T1400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1158 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY 9 PM THIS EVENING WITH VISIBILITIES RAPIDLY DROPPING AS THE SNOW MOVES IN. A LONG PERIOD OF NEAR ZERO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND SNOW WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
12 follow-up statements
119 WWAK42 PAFC 070118 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 418 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 AKZ155-071500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.130307T0900Z-130308T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 418 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKST THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. * SNOW...3 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING WITH VISIBILITIES RAPIDLY DROPPING SHORTLY AFTER SNOW BEGINS. WARMER AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY GRADUALLY BRINGING AN END TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND CAUSING A SWITCH FROM SNOW TO RAIN. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST THURSDAY MORNING AND THE NORTHERN COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ AKZ185-071500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.130307T1800Z-130308T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 418 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW...2 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO AROUND FREEZING. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FURTHER BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-071500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.130307T0600Z-130308T1400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 418 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY 9 PM THIS EVENING WITH VISIBILITIES RAPIDLY DROPPING AS THE SNOW MOVES IN. A LONG PERIOD OF NEAR ZERO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND SNOW WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
546 WWAK42 PAFC 071357 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 457 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 AKZ195-080200- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 457 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 45 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF AND WIND BEGINS TO DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-080100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 457 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. * SNOW...UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY END ALONG THE COAST AS WARMER AIR ENTERS THE REGION AND SPREADS NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$ AKZ185-080200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.130307T1800Z-130308T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 457 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...AROUND ONE INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 45 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AS COLDER AIR AND SNOWFALL RETURN TO THE AREA. LATER THIS EVENING WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AND SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS. THIS WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO AN END BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-080200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0019.130308T0900Z-130308T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 457 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES * WIND...WEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH DIMINISHING TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL 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. && $$
787 WWAK42 PAFC 071553 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 653 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 AKZ155-080100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 653 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. * SNOW...UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN AND CAUSES THE SNOW TO BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ185-080500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.130307T1800Z-130308T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 653 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN AND CHANGES THE RAIN TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL INTENSIFY MID DAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$ AKZ195-080500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 653 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...1 TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 45 TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 75 MPH ON SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-080500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0019.130308T0900Z-130308T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 653 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * SNOW...AROUND 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH DIMINISHING TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL 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. && $$
105 WWAK42 PAFC 071839 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 939 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 AKZ155-071945- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 939 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO AROUND OR ABOVE FREEZING WHICH HAS BROUGHT AN END TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. $$ AKZ185-080745- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 939 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN AND CHANGES THE RAIN TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL INTENSIFY MID DAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$ AKZ195-080745- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 939 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...1 TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 45 TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 75 MPH ON SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-080745- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0019.130308T0900Z-130308T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 939 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * SNOW...AROUND 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH DIMINISHING TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL 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. && $$
911 WWAK42 PAFC 072033 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1133 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 AKZ181-080945- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0019.130308T0900Z-130308T2100Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.130308T0300Z-130308T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1133 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...1 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF COLD BAY EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY SPREAD EASTWARD TO KING COVE BY MID EVENING AND AREAS FURTHER NORTH AND EAST BY MIDNIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS SNOW AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ185-080900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1133 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN AND CHANGES THE RAIN TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL INTENSIFY MID DAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$ AKZ195-080900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1133 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...1 TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 45 TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 75 MPH ON SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
237 WWAK42 PAFC 080059 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 AKZ181-081400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.130308T0300Z-130308T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 359 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW...1 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF COLD BAY EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY SPREAD EASTWARD TO KING COVE BY MID EVENING AND AREAS FURTHER NORTH AND EAST BY MIDNIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS SNOW AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * 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. && $$ AKZ185-080900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 359 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-080900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 359 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...1 TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 45 TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ON SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$
375 WWAK42 PAFC 080222 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 522 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 AKZ181-081530- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.130308T0600Z-130308T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 522 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW...1 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF COLD BAY THIS EVENING AND THEN SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS SNOW AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ185-080900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 522 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$ AKZ195-080900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 522 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...1 TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 45 TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ON SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
159 WWAK42 PAFC 080850 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1150 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 AKZ185-081000- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1150 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS TO 65 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$ AKZ195-081400- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T1400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1150 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW... ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 45 TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ON SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST LATE TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-082100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1150 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW...1 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF COLD BAY THIS EVENING AND THEN SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS SNOW AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * 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. && $$
872 WWAK42 PAFC 081346 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 446 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 AKZ195-081500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T1400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 446 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED AS PRECIPITATION HAS DIMINISHED. STRONG WEST WIND IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. $$ AKZ181-082100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130308T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 446 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH WEST OF COLD BAY IN THE MORNING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD EAST DURING THE MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL THEN IMPROVE AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$
548 WWAK42 PAFC 081831 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 931 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 AKZ181-090100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130309T0100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 931 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH WEST OF COLD BAY IN THE MORNING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL THEN IMPROVE AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
334 WWAK42 PAFC 082337 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 237 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 AKZ181-090900- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130309T0900Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 237 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS SNOW SHOWERS END AND WINDS DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$ JAM
198 WWAK42 PAFC 090607 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 907 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 AKZ181-090715- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130309T0900Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 907 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED AND VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning 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 blizzard warning went out at Mar 6, 5:20 AM AKST, 6 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 5:20 AM AKST, 6 hours 38 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
520 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE CONTINUED HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN OF AN LOW OVER EASTERN SIBERIA
AND RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS SLOWLY WEAKENING IN ADVANCE OF
THE NEXT LOW CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE ALEUTIANS. THE REMNANTS OF A
WEATHER FRONT IS ALSO CONTINUING TO WEAKEN OVER THE WESTERN
INTERIOR...PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA. A RIDGE OVER THE
YUKON TERRITORY AND EASTERN INTERIOR IS SLOWLY SLIDING EAST AND
WEAKENING IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT ALEUTIAN LOW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE OVERALL IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM WITH THE
NEXT ALEUTIAN LOW LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BUT ARE STRUGGLING
WITH HOW MUCH WARM AIR TO BRING WITH THE SYSTEM. THIS DISAGREEMENT IS
CRITICAL FOR POTENTIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THE NORTHERN AND
WESTERN SIDES OF THE LOW...WHICH WILL BE COVERED FURTHER IN THE SHORT
TERM FORECAST SECTION. THE MODELS HAVE COME INTO GOOD AGREEMENT WITH
A SLIGHTLY WESTWARD TRACK FOR THIS LOW COMPARED TO PREVIOUS
RUNS...MAKING THE FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL A LITTLE MORE UNCERTAIN.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR SOUTHCENTRAL LIES WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE ANCHORAGE
HILLSIDE STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AS MENTIONED IN THE MODEL
DISCUSSION...THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A FURTHER WESTWARD
LOW CENTER OVER THE EASTERN BERING....RATHER THAN OVER THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND. BECAUSE OF THIS TREND THE HIGH WIND WATCHES FOR TURNAGAIN
ARM WAS KEPT MOSTLY AS IS THIS MORNING...AS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH
CONFIDENCE TO UPGRADE TO A WARNING. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY
LIMITED TO THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA...AS STRONG
DOWNSLOPING WILL BE PRESENT OVER MOST INTERIOR LOCATIONS THROUGH
FRIDAY.
SOUTHWEST...SNOWFALL WILL DISSIPATE FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY AS THE
FRONT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. THE
FOCUS THEN QUICKLY SHIFTS TO THE APPROACHING EASTERN ALEUTIAN LOW
THIS EVENING. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM...THE BLIZZARD WATCHES FOR WESTERN
BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL REMAIN AS WATCHES FOR
NOW...HOWEVER THEY WILL NOW GO INTO EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...CONDITIONS IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
QUICKLY DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW...AS WELL AS STRONG
WINDS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS. JUST AS WAS DONE
WITH THE BLIZZARD WATCHES IN THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WATCHES FOR
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL NOW GO INTO EFFECT AT
MIDNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH
THE WORK WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN ENDING THE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN
AFTER THE ALEUTIAN LOW DISSIPATES EARLY THIS WEEKEND. BEGINNING
SUNDAY...A NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER MUCH OF THE
EASTERN BERING AND MAINLAND ALASKA. THIS SETUP WILL KEEP ANY
SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS WELL WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 101 121
BLIZZARD WATCH 155 161 185 195
MARINE...STORM...120 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 179
GALE...125 129 136 137 138 140 141 171 172 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DEK MAR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 3:59 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 6, 6:25 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 34 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.