Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 25, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 26, 2013, 4:41 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 26, 2013, 2:25 PM AKDT. It was in force for 41 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 26, 2013, 4:41 AM AKDT (12:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2013, 2:25 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2013, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 41 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
356 WWAK42 PAFC 261241 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 441 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 AKZ195-270145- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.130327T0600Z-130327T2200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.130327T0300Z-130327T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 441 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOWFALL AND WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY EVENING AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
510 WWAK42 PAFC 262225 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 225 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 AKZ195-271130- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.130326T2225Z-130327T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 225 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED IN SOME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND AND SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AS WINDS AND SNOW DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES RISE TO NEAR FREEZING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
612
WWAK42 PAFC 262358
WSWALU
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
358 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013
AKZ195-271800-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130327T1800Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
358 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY...
* SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WIND...25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED IN SOME
AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND AND SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS
EVENING WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY
AS WINDS AND SNOW DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES RISE TO NEAR
FREEZING.
* 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.
&&
$$
AKZ155-271815-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0022.130327T2100Z-130328T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
358 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.
* SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES.
* WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT.
&&
$$
AKZ161-271815-
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0022.130327T1800Z-130328T1500Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
358 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.
* LOCATION...ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES.
* SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES.
* WIND...EAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* 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 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.
&&
$$862 WWAK42 PAFC 271250 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 450 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 AKZ155-280200- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0022.130327T2100Z-130328T1500Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.130327T1800Z-130328T1200Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 450 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AKDT THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND WILL BEGIN TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-280200- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0022.130327T1800Z-130328T1500Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.130327T1500Z-130328T1200Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 450 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AKDT THURSDAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ AKZ195-271800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130327T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 450 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL UP TO 1 INCH. STORM TOTAL 2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATER THIS MORNING AS WINDS AND SNOW DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES RISE TO NEAR FREEZING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
800 WWAK42 PAFC 271803 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1003 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 AKZ195-271915- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130327T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1003 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. $$ AKZ155-280715- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130328T1200Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1003 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND WILL BEGIN TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-280715- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130328T1200Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1003 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... * LOCATION...ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$
820 WWAK42 PAFC 280012 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 412 PM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 AKZ155-281315- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130328T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 412 PM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * SNOW...UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-281315- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130328T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 412 PM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THURSDAY ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF BRISTOL BAY... * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF BRISTOL BAY. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING AND END BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AS SNOW BEGINS TO CHANGE TO 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. && $$
425 WWAK42 PAFC 280752 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1152 PM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 AKZ161-280900- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130328T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1152 PM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF BRISTOL BAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ENOUGH WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. $$ AKZ155-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130328T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1152 PM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * SNOW...UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY 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. && $$
522 WWAK42 PAFC 281246 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 446 AM AKDT THU MAR 28 2013 AKZ155-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130328T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 446 AM AKDT THU MAR 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THIS MORNING ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL UP TO 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
660 WWAK42 PAFC 281507 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 707 AM AKDT THU MAR 28 2013 AKZ155-281615- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130328T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 707 AM AKDT THU MAR 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED ALONG THE COAST... CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST THIS MORNING. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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 25, 5:20 PM AKDT, 11 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 5:20 PM AKDT, 11 hours 21 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
520 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
WIDESPREAD SNOW IS ONGOING THIS AFTERNOON FROM WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL INTO PORTIONS OF THE MAT-SU VALLEY AS AN
UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS MERGED WITH ANOTHER STRONG
UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND...RESULTING IN
A DEEP NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...A WEAKENING LOW OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
HAS HELPED TO SPREAD MOISTURE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK AS A VERY COLD AIR
MASS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAINLAND UPPER LOW ADVECTS INTO THE COOK
INLET REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. THESE FACTORS COUPLED WITH THE
AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL SERVE TO CONTINUE AREAS OF
HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY GAP WINDS CONTINUE NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER WITH
THE LOW MOVING INTO PWS...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR
WHITTIER.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD OVERALL SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. THE UPPER TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK WILL LIFT TO
THE NORTH AND EAST ON TUESDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND WEAKENS AND THEN DISSIPATES...AT LEAST TEMPORARILY ALLOWING
PRECIPITATION TO COME TO AN END. A WEAK LOW TRAVERSING THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC AND WEAKEN ON TUESDAY BEFORE
ANOTHER STRONGER NORTH PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES FROM THE WEST TOWARDS
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AS THE
UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO LIFT OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST WHILE THE
SURFACE LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE LIGHTER TONIGHT...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
MAY LINGER INTO TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT-SU
VALLEY. SOUTHCENTRAL AK WILL SEE A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION TUESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY AS TRANSITORY RIDGING MOVES OVERHEAD IN THE WAKE OF
THE DEPARTING UPPER TROUGH. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL
THEN ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A FRONT MOVES INTO THE
GULF AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE BERING.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
MAINLAND WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUING TO SUPPORT WINDCHILL
VALUES APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS SUBSIDE AS THE
UPPER LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA ON TUESDAY.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
A SERIES OF NORTH PACIFIC LOWS TRAVERSING THE ALEUTIANS FROM WEST TO
EAST WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE CHAIN THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA AND
WEAKEN TONIGHT...BUT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LOW AND ASSOCIATED
FRONT REACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND
SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT ARRIVES OVER THE PRIBILOFS ON
TUESDAY...THEREFORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THURSDAY AND BEYOND...A LARGE LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL BE TRACKING
ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...WITH PRECIPITATION SPREADING
INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL DRAW
WARMER AIR BACK INTO THE AREA...WITH COASTAL LOCATIONS LIKELY MIXING
TO RAIN AS THIS SYSTEM TRACKS EAST. THEREAFTER...GLOBAL ENSEMBLE
GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO HINT AT A BREAKDOWN OF THE ARCTIC
BLOCKING...WITH MUCH UNCERTAINTY DEVELOPING WITH THIS PATTERN REGIME
CHANGE. IT DOES SEEM...HOWEVER...THAT TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY
REMAIN AT OR POSSIBLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING 101
BLIZZARD WARNING 125
BLIZZARD WATCH 195
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 111 145
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130
GALE WARNING 120 129 138 170 176 179 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120 121 127 129 130 132 136 137 138
140 141 165 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
CB MAR 13In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 25, 10:46 PM AKDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1046 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM SNOW 2 NW GLEN ALPS 61.12N 149.72W
03/25/2013 M16.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW TOTAL SINCE 6PM SUNDAY NIGHT IS 16 INCHES WITH 3.5
INCHES IN THE LAST 3 HOURS.
0900 PM SNOW 2 SE EAGLE RIVER 61.30N 149.53W
03/25/2013 M10.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL OF 10 INCHES WITH 6.5 INCHES SINCE 8 AM
TODAY.
0935 PM SNOW 2 ENE RABBIT CREEK 61.10N 149.77W
03/25/2013 M19.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 2 PM WITH STORM TOTAL OF 19
INCHES.
0635 PM SNOW 1 NNE POTTER MARSH 61.07N 149.77W
03/25/2013 M14.8 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL.
1000 PM SNOW 6 SW ANCHORAGE 61.15N 150.00W
03/25/2013 M13.1 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL OF 13.1 INCHES WITH 7.3 TOTAL FOR THE DAY.
&&
DSTRICKLLocal storm report, Mar 26, 1:28 AM AKDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
128 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0308 PM SNOW 1 ENE POTTER MARSH 61.06N 149.76W
03/25/2013 M17.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL OF 17 INCHES, 12 INCHES FROM 5 AM UNTIL 3 PM.
&&
DSTRICKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:05 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 25, 11:36 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:58 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 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.