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Blizzard Warning 22, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 9, 2013, 4:51 AM AKST. It took effect at Mar 9, 2013, 3:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 9 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 9, 2013, 4:51 AM AKST (13:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 9, 2013, 3:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2013, 12:03 AM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
386 WWAK42 PAFC 091351 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 451 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 AKZ155-100200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.130310T0000Z-130310T0900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 451 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. * SNOW...UP TO 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BEGINNING BY MID AFTERNOON AND ENDING 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. && $$ AKZ161-100200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.130310T0600Z-130310T1300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 451 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKDT SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKDT SUNDAY. * LOCATION...THE BRISTOL BAY COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND ENDING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
3 follow-up statements
080 WWAK42 PAFC 100037 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 AKZ155-100900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130310T0900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ALONG THE COAST...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW ALONG THE COAST WILL SPREAD INLAND DURING THE EVENING HOURS WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS AHEAD OF A WEATHER FRONT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL AREAS WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND WEAKEN WHILE SNOW INTENSITY WILL LIGHTEN UP WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER TONIGHT. VISIBILITY LOOKS TO IMPROVE AS WELL. * 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. && $$ AKZ161-101300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.130310T0600Z-130310T1300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKDT SUNDAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... * LOCATION...THE WESTERN CAPES. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES THIS EVENING AND SPREAD INLAND AND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A WEATHER FRONT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND WEAKEN EARLY SUN MORNING WITH WEAKENING WINDS AND SNOW INTENSITY LIGHTENING. VISIBILITY LOOKS TO IMPROVE AS WELL. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ JAM
762 WWAK42 PAFC 100503 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 803 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 AKZ155-100900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130310T0900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 803 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA WITH A FRONT CLEARING BETHEL AROUND 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. && $$ AKZ161-101300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.130310T0600Z-130310T1300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 803 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT SUNDAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... * LOCATION...THE WESTERN CAPES. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. FROM DILLINGHAM EAST...VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES THIS EVENING AND SPREAD INLAND AND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A WEATHER FRONT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND WEAKEN EARLY SUN MORNING WITH WEAKENING WINDS AND SNOW INTENSITY LIGHTENING. VISIBILITY LOOKS TO IMPROVE AS WELL. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
980 WWAK42 PAFC 100903 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1203 AM AKST SUN MAR 10 2013 AKZ161-101015- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130310T1300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1203 AM AKST SUN MAR 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WARMER TEMPERATURES HAVE LESSENED THE EXPECTED IMPACT OF BLOWING SNOW ON REDUCED VISIBILITIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE FROM WEST TO EAST. $$ AKZ155-101015- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130310T0900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1203 AM AKST SUN MAR 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA AND VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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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.