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Blizzard Watch 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard watch at Mar 25, 2013, 3:29 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 26, 2013, 10:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2013, 3:29 PM AKDT (23:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2013, 10:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2013, 4:41 AM AKDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
634 WWAK42 PAFC 252329 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 329 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 AKZ195-261530- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.130327T0600Z-130327T2200Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 329 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW...UP TO TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
356 WWAK42 PAFC 261241 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 441 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 AKZ195-270145- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.130327T0600Z-130327T2200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.130327T0300Z-130327T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 441 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOWFALL AND WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY EVENING AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 25, 7:59 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 25, 7:59 AM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 12 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.