Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 28, 2013, 4:43 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 28, 2013, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 40 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
- Jan 28, 2013, 4:43 AM AKST (13:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2013, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2013, 10:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
921 WWAK42 PAFC 281343 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ185-281445- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T1900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS ARE NO LONGER STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ AKZ155-290245- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.130128T2100Z-130130T1500Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXCEPT NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS...VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP AS SNOW ACCUMULATES. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING AN END TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-290245- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1800Z-130129T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130128T1500Z-130130T0100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS T0 50 MPH INCREASING TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN SOUTH OF KING SALMON THIS MORNING THEN MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ195-290245- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1500Z-130129T1500Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130128T1600Z-130129T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-282000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * SNOW...UP TO 1 INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING...WITH A RAPID REDUCTION IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 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. && $$
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811 WWAK41 PAFC 281354 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 454 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ171-290200- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.130128T1500Z-130129T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.130128T1500Z-130129T0600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 454 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF KODIAK CITY. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN INTENSIFY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. MEANWHILE...WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE SOUTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN FOR KODIAK CITY AND AREAS NORTHWARD LATER IN THE EVENING. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND CAUSE SNOW TO CHANGE TO RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ131-290100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 454 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 50 MPH DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS RESULTING IN MODERATING WIND CHILL VALUES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ141-290100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 454 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...NORTHEAST 5 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE IN THE MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS RESULTING IN MODERATING WIND CHILL VALUES. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ145-282100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 454 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * TIMING....WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHILE TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE. THIS WILL RESULT IN MODERATING WIND CHILL VALUES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
249 WWAK42 PAFC 281359 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 458 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 161 TYPO AKZ185-281500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T1900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 458 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS ARE NO LONGER STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ AKZ155-290315- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.130128T2100Z-130130T1500Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 458 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXCEPT NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS...VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP AS SNOW ACCUMULATES. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING AN END TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ AKZ161-290315- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1800Z-130129T0600Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130128T1500Z-130130T0100Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 458 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN SOUTH OF KING SALMON THIS MORNING THEN MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ195-290315- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1500Z-130129T1500Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130128T1600Z-130129T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 458 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. 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. && $$ AKZ181-282000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 458 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * SNOW...UP TO 1 INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING...WITH A RAPID REDUCTION IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
199 WWAK42 PAFC 281626 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 726 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ155-290530- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.130128T1626Z-130130T1500Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 726 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXCEPT NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING AN END TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ AKZ161-290530- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 726 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN SOUTH OF KING SALMON THIS MORNING THEN MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ181-282000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 726 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * SNOW...UP TO 1 INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING...WITH A RAPID REDUCTION IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AKZ195-290530- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130129T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 726 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
877 WWAK42 PAFC 281915 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1015 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ181-282015- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1015 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. RISING TEMPERATURES HAVE TURNED THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN WEST OF SAND POINT. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA STILL IN SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPERIENCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AS WELL. $$ AKZ155-290815- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130130T1500Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1015 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXCEPT NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING AN END TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-290815- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1015 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 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. && $$ AKZ195-290815- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130129T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1015 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
154 WWAK41 PAFC 282102 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ141-282215- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$ AKZ145-282215- /X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED.... $$ AKZ171-290600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130129T0600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF KODIAK CITY. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE SOUTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN FOR KODIAK CITY AND AREAS NORTHWARD LATER IN THE EVENING. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND CAUSE SNOW TO CHANGE TO RAIN. * 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. && $$ AKZ131-290100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS RESULTING IN MODERATING WIND CHILL VALUES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
908 WWAK42 PAFC 282302 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ155-291215- /X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2300Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130130T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXCEPT NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. 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. && $$ AKZ161-291215- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-291215- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130129T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. 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. && $$
198 WWAK41 PAFC 282357 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 257 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ171-290600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130129T0600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 257 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL 5 TO 10 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OVER KODIAK ISLAND. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE SOUTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN FOR KODIAK CITY AND AREAS NORTHWARD LATER TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO THE WORST CONDITIONS AND CAUSE SNOW TO CHANGE TO RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ121-291000- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0008.130128T2357Z-130129T1000Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 257 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA...INCLUDING HOMER...KENAI AND SOLDOTNA. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL 4 TO 7 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS AROUND KACHEMAK BAY. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. WINDS LOOK TO REMAIN BRISK INTO TUESDAY...BUT SNOW INTENSITY TAPERS TO PASSING SHOWERS OR FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT HELPING TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS OVERALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ131-290400- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0400Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 257 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...WINDS WILL SLACKEN DURING THE EVENING HOURS WHILE INCREASING CLOUDS SHOULD HELP AIR TEMPERATURES RISE. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JAM
639 WWAK42 PAFC 290054 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 354 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ155-291515- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130130T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 354 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS DIMINISHING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. 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. && $$ AKZ161-291515- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 354 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... * SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY THEN SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-291515- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130129T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 354 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. 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. && $$
135 WWAK41 PAFC 290401 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 701 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ171-290515- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130129T0600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 701 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ131-290515- /X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0400Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 701 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... $$ AKZ121-291000- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130129T1000Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 701 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA...INCLUDING HOMER... KENAI AND SOLDOTNA. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL 4 TO 7 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS AROUND KACHEMAK BAY. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. WINDS LOOK TO REMAIN BRISK INTO TUESDAY...BUT SNOW INTENSITY TAPERS TO PASSING SHOWERS OR FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT HELPING TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS OVERALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
639 WWAK42 PAFC 291311 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 411 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 AKZ195-291415- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130129T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 411 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ..BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING DRAMATICALLY. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING....BUT THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE A MILE. $$ AKZ155-300215- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130130T0500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 411 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKST THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY THIS EVENING...BRINGING AN END TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-300100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 411 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON THEN QUICKLY IMPROVE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS OVER THE AREA. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL 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. && $$
396 WWAK42 PAFC 300039 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 AKZ161-300145- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... WINDS AND SNOWFALL INTENSITY HAS DIMINISHED ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO RISE. $$ AKZ155-300700- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130130T0700Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE INCH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BEFORE MIDNIGHT. DIMINISHING SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH WINDS DECREASING AND BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER THIS EVENING WILL BRING AN END TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. 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. && $$
706 WWAK42 PAFC 300709 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1009 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 AKZ155-300815- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130130T0700Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1009 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED ALONG THE COAST... THE SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENDING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. $$
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 Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours 43 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN LOOKS SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...WITH AN
ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE
CANADIAN ARCTIC INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR. COLD AIR ADVECTION
PERSISTS OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AS THIS FEATURE CONTINUES TO SINK
SLOWLY SOUTHWARD...SUPPORTING STRONG WINDS THROUGH FAVORED GAPS IN
TERRAIN ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. FURTHER WEST...A VERTICALLY
STACKED NORTH PACIFIC LOW IS PROGRESSING NORTHWARD ALONG ROUGHLY 170W
TOWARDS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. AN EAST TO WEST ORIENTED SURFACE FRONT
EXTENDS NORTHWARD FROM THE LOW...BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO DISPLAY GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY...WITH THE EC
AND GFS BRINGING A SUB 975 MB SURFACE LOW TO THE VICINITY OF DUTCH
HARBOR BY TUESDAY MORNING AS THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT MOVES
NORTHWARD OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE GFS SOLUTION REMAINS
SLIGHTLY FASTER BRINGING THE LOW INTO THE BERING...THEREFORE THE EC
WAS MORE HEAVILY UTILIZED FOR THE FORECAST. AS THE LOW MOVES TOWARD
THE BERING AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AK FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK...ALLOWING
THE LOW ENTRENCHED OVER THE INTERIOR TO BEGIN TO SLIDE EASTWARD
TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO THE COLD AIR ADVECTION AND
ASSOCIATED GAP WINDS DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
COLD ADVECTION AND ASSOCIATED GAP WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL AK THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE THE UPPER LOW OVER THE
INTERIOR DEPARTS TO THE EAST. GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY OF ADVISORY LEVEL WIND CHILL
VALUES THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY
AND COPPER RIVER BASIN BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING.
THE NEXT FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FOR KODIAK ISLAND AS THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING
LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF ON MONDAY. THE FRONT WILL BRING SNOW AMOUNTS
IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES TO KODIAK ISLAND ON MONDAY...WHICH COUPLED WITH
INCREASING NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR POOR
VISIBILITIES INTO MONDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE
FREEZING BY MONDAY NIGHT...PUTTING AN END TO THE BLIZZARD THREAT.
SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD OVER THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY AS THE FRONT REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
TO THE AKPEN THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AS SNOW CONTINUES
AND WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE LOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
SHOULD COME TO AN END MONDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE
FREEZING AND RAIN BEGINS TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW. SNOW WILL THEN
SPREAD NORTHWARD TOWARD BRISTOL BAY ON MONDAY WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE
WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LOW. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD TO
THE REST OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY TUESDAY. THE COLD AIR ALREADY
IN PLACE COMBINED WITH INCREASING WINDS AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHWARD
WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL VALUES APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING 40 BELOW ZERO
FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
THE APPROACHING FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SNOW OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND
PERSISTING THROUGH THE NIGHT AS WINDS PICK UP IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS WARMER AIR MOVES
IN AND PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX. THE POTENTIAL
FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN SPREAD NORTH TO THE PRIBILOFS
MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW APPROACHES THE EASTERN
BERING. ELSEWHERE...THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE CHAIN WILL
SEE STRONG WINDS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL AS A FEW SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE BY MIDWEEK
AS A RIDGE MOVES OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND SOUTHERLY FLOW BECOMES
ESTABLISHED OVER THE REGION. OCCASIONAL DISTURBANCES PROPAGATING
THROUGH THE FLOW WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST
INTO THE EXTENDED TERM.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 181 185
BLIZZARD WATCH 161 171 195
WIND CHILL ADVISORY 131 141 145 155 161
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 127 128 130 132 136 137 138 140 150 155
160 165 170 172 175 176 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...120 121 125 126 127 128 129 130 136
137 138 140 141 160 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
CB JAN 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 28, 2:57 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 10 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.