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Blizzard Watch 10, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 16, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard watch at Feb 16, 2013, 3:50 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 17, 2013, 10:00 PM AKST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2013, 3:50 PM AKST (00:50 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2013, 10:00 PM AKST
Expired
Feb 17, 2013, 3:37 PM AKST
In force
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard watch 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 watch went out at Feb 16, 5:00 AM AKST, 10 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 5:00 AM AKST, 10 hours 50 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC29 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 16, 10:50 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC29 hr
Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 17, 5:01 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC11 hr
Feb 17, 5:01 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC16 hr

Nearby

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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.