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Blizzard Watch 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard watch at Jan 27, 2013, 11:36 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 28, 2013, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2013, 11:36 AM AKST (20:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2013, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2013, 4:58 AM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
899 WWAK42 PAFC 272036 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1136 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 AKZ181-281545- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0003.130128T0400Z-130128T1900Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130128T0200Z-130128T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1136 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM AKST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...3 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP TOWARD EVENING AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY MORNING...WITH A RAPID REDUCTION IN BLOWING SNOW. * 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. && $$ AKZ185-281545- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130127T2200Z-130128T1900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1136 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST MONDAY... * LOCATION...EASTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING UNALASKA. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY MORNING WITH BLOWING SNOW DIMINISHING BY LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-281545- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1800Z-130129T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.130128T0900Z-130128T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1136 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT BRISTOL BAY. * SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW THIS EVENING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL START SOUTH OF KING SALMON IN THE MORNING AND MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST IN THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING 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 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. && $$ AKZ155-281545- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.130128T0200Z-130128T2300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1136 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM AKST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
3 follow-up statements
992 WWAK42 PAFC 280109 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 408 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 AKZ181-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130128T0200Z-130128T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 408 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST MONDAY... * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY MORNING...WITH A RAPID REDUCTION IN BLOWING SNOW. * 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. && $$ AKZ185-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T1900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 408 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST MONDAY... * LOCATION...EASTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING UNALASKA. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL KEEP DETERIORATING THROUGH TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY MORNING WITH BLOWING SNOW DIMINISHING BY LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.130128T0900Z-130128T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1800Z-130129T0600Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 408 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW THIS EVENING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL START SOUTH OF KING SALMON IN THE MORNING AND MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST IN THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING 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 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. && $$ AKZ155-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.130128T0200Z-130128T2300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 408 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST MONDAY... * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ195-281500- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1500Z-130129T1500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 408 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING 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 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. && $$ PLD/LUDWIG
921 WWAK42 PAFC 281343 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ185-281445- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T1900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS ARE NO LONGER STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ 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. && $$ AKZ181-282000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * SNOW...UP TO 1 INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING...WITH A RAPID REDUCTION IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
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. && $$
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 Jan 27, 5:00 AM AKST, 6 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 5:00 AM AKST, 6 hours 36 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE EARLY MORNING UPPER WEATHER PATTERN OVER ALASKA HAS HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN ALASKAN MAINLAND AND ANOTHER HIGH
OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. THERE IS ALSO RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
AND TO ITS WEST IS A CLOSED WHICH WILL BRING THE NEXT WEATHER
CHALLENGE TO SOUTHERN ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...A STRONG SURFACE HIGH
CENTERED TO THE NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT SPREADS ACROSS THE BERING
AND MAINLAND ALASKA. IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC...A 976 MB SURFACE LOW
IS CENTERED DUE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH A SURFACE FRONT
EXTENDING NORTH.
IR/WV SATELLITE SHOWS MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS ACROSS MAINLAND
ALASKA AND LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING
SEA. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS ARE NOTED ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA EXCEPT
FOR ALONG THE COAST WHERE STRONGER WINDS THROUGH GAPS CONTINUE WITH
OFFSHORE FLOW. FURTHER WEST...THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF THE SURFACE
LOW IN THE PACIFIC IS BRINGING LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE BEEN IN FAIR AGREEMENT OVER PAST FEW MODEL RUNS AND
CONTINUED TO BE FOR THE LATEST 00Z RUN. ONLY MINOR CHANGES WERE
NEEDED TO UPDATE THE CURRENT SHORT TERM FORECAST WITH NAM AND ECMWF.
THE MAIN CHALLENGE OF THE CURRENT FORECAST IS THE FRONTAL
PROGRESSION OVER THE ALEUTIANS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MODELS TEND
TO AGREE ON THE COLDER AIR STAYING IN PLACE ALONG THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE MODERATING TEMPERATURES BACK
TOWARD FREEZING. IF THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH FASTER OR SLOWER THAN
WHAT THE CURRENT MODELS ARE SHOWING...SNOW AND RAIN TIMING MAY NEED
TO BE ADJUSTED AND ALSO THE WEATHER HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM
THE RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERIOR. IN RESPONSE...OFFSHORE WINDS
WILL INCREASE. WITH COLD TEMPERATURES ALREADY ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO -45 DEGREES ALONG GAP
LOCATIONS. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN UNTIL NOON TODAY. SNOW HAS
ENDED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE BLIZZARD
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED THROUGH NOON TODAY WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL SLIGHTLY WARM. WINDS
INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AS A FRONT MOVES UP
FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SNOW AS
IT MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. AS
THE FRONT ADVANCES FURTHER NORTH COASTAL LOCATIONS WILL WARM AND SNOW
WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY ACROSS THE REGION...WITH
THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY MOVES JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATER TODAY AND SPREAD NORTH ACROSS
BRISTOL BAY AND THE REST OF SOUTH ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WINDS
INCREASING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE IN THE -30
TO -55 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY MODERATE LATE
MONDAY AS THE WARM FRONT ADVANCES.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES
TOWARD THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. AN EAST TO WEST ORIENTED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND BECOME STATIONARY OVERNIGHT. THE UPPER LOW IN THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM MOISTURE NORTH. WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES STAYING IN PLACE OVER THE CHAIN TODAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE. A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD
WATCH FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA HAS BEEN UPDATED AND IS NOW IN EFFECT
FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THIS WATCH WILL BE UPDATED
DURING THE NEXT FORECAST PACKAGE. THE SNOW AND THE FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO ADVANCE NORTH ON MONDAY AS THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE LOW
APPROACHES THE EASTERN BERING. THE SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
BERING ON TUESDAY MORNING AND WINDS TAPER DOWN ALONG A WEAKER
PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW. THE SURFACE LOW WILL
APPROACH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BY TUESDAY EVENING. AT THIS POINT...THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN BERING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
UPPER RIDGING ACROSS EASTERN ALASKA WILL BE PUSHED EAST BY A LONG
WAVE PATTERN OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND BERING. TEMPERATURES WILL
SLOWLY MODERATE ACROSS SOUTH ALASKA THROUGH LATE WEEK AS THE WARM
FRONT OVER TAKES THE ARCTIC AIR MASS. WITH A LONG WAVE PATTERN IN
PLACE AND SEVERAL SURFACE LOWS MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC...CHANCES FOR SNOW AND RAIN CONTINUE THROUGH THE LONG TERM
FORECAST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 185
BLIZZARD WATCH 181
WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155 131 141 145
MARINE...GALE WARNING 121 127 128 129 130 132 137 138 140 150 155 160
165 170 172 175 176 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 121 125 126 127 128 129 130
138 140 141 160 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
KH JAN 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:13 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:48 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Jan 27, 9:53 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr |
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Sources
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