Blizzard Watch 8, NWS Anchorage, AK

989 
WWAK42 PAFC 081401
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
501 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

AKZ155-090315-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T1500Z-130210T0300Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.130209T1500Z-130210T1400Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
501 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM AKST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM AKST
SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE ENTIRE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...INCLUDING BETHEL ALONG
  WITH COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY EVENING.

* SNOW...UP TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL SPREAD SOME LIGHT
  SNOW TO THE DELTA TODAY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ALONG COASTAL AREAS
  MAY PRODUCE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO
  LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WORST
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AREA WIDE AS A STRONG FRONT
  APPROACHES SOUTHWEST AK WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRENGTHENING WINDS
  BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW IS EXPECTED EVEN ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE DELTA
  INCLUDING BETHEL. CONDITIONS MAY BRIEFLY IMPROVE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...BUT
  WILL SHOULD RETURN IN EARNEST SUNDAY EVENING AS IT CROSSES BACK
  WITH MARKEDLY COLDER AIR ALONG WITH IT. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH
  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH OVERALL IMPROVED VISIBILITY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ191-090315-
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T1200Z-130210T0300Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
501 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.

* SNOW...UP TO 4 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
  TONIGHT AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA
  PENINSULA ADVANCES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH SNOW AND
  STRONG WINDS. SNOW INTENSITY AND WINDS LOOK TO DIMINISH LATE
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

AKZ161-090315-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T1200Z-130210T1500Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
501 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY.

* SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
  TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH TO EAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND BRING
  SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON...THE WORST CONDITIONS WOULD LIKELY BE NORTH AND WEST
  OF DILLINGHAM WHERE TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
  FREEZING...THOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THIS.
  ELSEWHERE...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S
  WITH MAINLY SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN. HOWEVER...BY
  SATURDAY EVENING...THE FRONT WILL CROSS BACK WITH MARKEDLY
  COLDER AIR...INITIALLY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN
  ENVELOPING THE REST OF BRISTOL BAY. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH
  TOWARDS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ENDING THE BLIZZARD THREAT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ195-090315-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T0300Z-130209T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
501 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

AKZ195-090230-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T0300Z-130209T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
501 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS.

* SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
  TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH WIND 25 TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...COLD AIR WILL FILTER SOUTHWARD BY EARLY THIS
  EVENING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING STEADIER IN NATURE WHILE
  WINDS STRENGTHEN. SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS DIMINISH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

JAM

643 
WWAK42 PAFC 081420
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
520 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

AKZ155-090330-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.130209T1500Z-130210T1400Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
520 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM
AKST SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...THE ENTIRE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...INCLUDING BETHEL ALONG 
  WITH COASTAL COMMUNITIES. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW...UP TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL SPREAD SOME LIGHT 
  SNOW TO THE DELTA TODAY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ALONG COASTAL 
  AREAS MAY PRODUCE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY 
  REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE 
  WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AREA WIDE AS A STRONG 
  FRONT APPROACHES SOUTHWEST AK WITH HEAVY SNOW AND 
  STRENGTHENING WINDS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED EVEN ACROSS INTERIOR 
  SECTIONS OF THE DELTA INCLUDING BETHEL. CONDITIONS MAY BRIEFLY 
  IMPROVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS AS THE FRONT 
  MOVES THROUGH...BUT WILL SHOULD RETURN IN EARNEST SUNDAY 
  EVENING AS IT CROSSES BACK WITH MARKEDLY COLDER AIR ALONG WITH 
  IT. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH OVERALL 
  IMPROVED VISIBILITY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ161-090330-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T1200Z-130210T1500Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
520 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY.

* SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

* WIND...NORTH TO EAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH... 
  BECOMING SOUTH TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND 
  BRING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON...THE WORST CONDITIONS WOULD LIKELY BE NORTH AND 
  WEST OF DILLINGHAM WHERE TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 
  FREEZING...THOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THIS. 
  ELSEWHERE...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S 
  WITH MAINLY SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN. HOWEVER...BY 
  SATURDAY EVENING...THE FRONT WILL CROSS BACK WITH MARKEDLY 
  COLDER AIR...INITIALLY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN 
  ENVELOPING THE REST OF BRISTOL BAY. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH 
  TOWARDS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ENDING THE BLIZZARD THREAT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ191-090330-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T1200Z-130210T0300Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
520 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.

* SNOW...UP TO 4 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE 
  TONIGHT AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA 
  PENINSULA ADVANCES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH SNOW AND 
  STRONG WINDS. SNOW INTENSITY AND WINDS LOOK TO DIMINISH LATE 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ195-090330-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T0300Z-130209T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
520 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS.

* SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

* WIND...NORTH WIND 25 TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...COLD AIR WILL FILTER SOUTHWARD BY EARLY THIS 
  EVENING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING STEADIER IN NATURE WHILE 
  WINDS STRENGTHEN. SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS DIMINISH SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

JAM

928 
WWAK42 PAFC 081443 CCA
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
540 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

AKZ155-090400-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.130209T1500Z-130210T1400Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
540 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM
AKST SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...THE ENTIRE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...INCLUDING BETHEL ALONG 
  WITH COASTAL COMMUNITIES. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW...UP TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL SPREAD SOME LIGHT
  SNOW TO THE DELTA TODAY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ALONG COASTAL AREAS
  MAY PRODUCE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO
  LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WORST
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AREA WIDE AS A STRONG FRONT
  APPROACHES SOUTHWEST AK WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRENGTHENING WINDS
  BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW IS EXPECTED EVEN ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE DELTA
  INCLUDING BETHEL. CONDITIONS MAY BRIEFLY IMPROVE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...BUT SHOULD
  RETURN IN EARNEST SATURDAY EVENING AS IT CROSSES BACK WITH
  MARKEDLY COLDER AIR ALONG WITH IT. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING WITH OVERALL IMPROVED VISIBILITY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ161-090400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T1200Z-130210T1500Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
540 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY.

* SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

* WIND...NORTH TO EAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH... 
  BECOMING SOUTH TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND 
  BRING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON...THE WORST CONDITIONS WOULD LIKELY BE NORTH AND 
  WEST OF DILLINGHAM WHERE TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 
  FREEZING...THOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THIS. 
  ELSEWHERE...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S 
  WITH MAINLY SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN. HOWEVER...BY 
  SATURDAY EVENING...THE FRONT WILL CROSS BACK WITH MARKEDLY 
  COLDER AIR...INITIALLY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN 
  ENVELOPING THE REST OF BRISTOL BAY. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH 
  TOWARDS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ENDING THE BLIZZARD THREAT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ191-090400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T1200Z-130210T0300Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
540 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.

* SNOW...UP TO 4 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE 
  TONIGHT AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA 
  PENINSULA ADVANCES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH SNOW AND 
  STRONG WINDS. SNOW INTENSITY AND WINDS LOOK TO DIMINISH LATE 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ195-090400-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T0300Z-130209T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
540 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS.

* SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

* WIND...NORTH WIND 25 TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...COLD AIR WILL FILTER SOUTHWARD BY EARLY THIS 
  EVENING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING STEADIER IN NATURE WHILE 
  WINDS STRENGTHEN. SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS DIMINISH SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

JAM

876 
WWAK42 PAFC 081552
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
652 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

AKZ155-090500-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.130209T1500Z-130210T1400Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
652 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM
AKST SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...THE ENTIRE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...INCLUDING BETHEL ALONG 
  WITH COASTAL COMMUNITIES. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW...UP TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL SPREAD SOME LIGHT 
  SNOW TO THE DELTA TODAY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ALONG COASTAL 
  AREAS MAY PRODUCE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY 
  REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE 
  WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AREA WIDE AS A STRONG 
  FRONT APPROACHES SOUTHWEST AK WITH HEAVY SNOW AND 
  STRENGTHENING WINDS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED EVEN ACROSS INTERIOR 
  SECTIONS OF THE DELTA INCLUDING BETHEL. CONDITIONS MAY BRIEFLY 
  IMPROVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS AS THE FRONT 
  MOVES THROUGH...BUT SHOULD RETURN IN EARNEST SATURDAY EVENING 
  AS IT CROSSES BACK WITH MARKEDLY COLDER AIR ALONG WITH IT. 
  SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH OVERALL 
  IMPROVED VISIBILITY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ195-090500-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T0300Z-130210T0300Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
652 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS.

* SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

* WIND...NORTH WIND 25 TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...COLD AIR WILL FILTER SOUTHWARD BY EARLY THIS 
  EVENING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING STEADIER IN NATURE WHILE 
  WINDS STRENGTHEN. SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS DIMINISH SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

AKZ161-090500-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T1200Z-130210T1500Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
652 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...ACROSS BRISTOL BAY.

* SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

* WIND...NORTH TO EAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH... 
  BECOMING SOUTH TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND 
  BRING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON...THE WORST CONDITIONS WOULD LIKELY BE NORTH AND 
  WEST OF DILLINGHAM WHERE TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 
  FREEZING... THOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THIS. 
  ELSEWHERE... TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S 
  WITH MAINLY SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN. HOWEVER...BY 
  SATURDAY EVENING...THE FRONT WILL CROSS BACK WITH MARKEDLY 
  COLDER AIR... INITIALLY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN 
  ENVELOPING THE REST OF BRISTOL BAY. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH 
  TOWARDS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ENDING THE BLIZZARD THREAT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ191-090500-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T1200Z-130210T0300Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
652 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.

* SNOW...UP TO 4 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE 
  TONIGHT AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA 
  PENINSULA ADVANCES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH SNOW AND 
  STRONG WINDS. SNOW INTENSITY AND WINDS LOOK TO DIMINISH LATE 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

JAM

892 
WWAK42 PAFC 082124
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1224 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

AKZ161-091030-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T1200Z-130210T1500Z/
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.130209T0900Z-130209T1500Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
1224 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM AKST
SUNDAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM AKST
SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON INCLUDING
  DILLINGHAM...NEW STUYAHOK...TOGIAK...AND THE WESTERN CAPES.

* SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH TO EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION
  AROUND MIDNIGHT OR VERY SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND COMBINE WITH
  STRENGTHENING WINDS TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
  CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS HEAVY
  SNOW COMES TO AN END AND TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 30S.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ191-091030-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T1200Z-130210T0300Z/
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.130209T1200Z-130210T0300Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
1224 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...EAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING
  DURING THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. THERE WILL BE VERY
  MARGINAL IMPROVEMENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE INTENSITY OF SNOW
  BEGINS TO LIGHTEN AND TEMPERATURES RISE TO NEAR FREEZING.
  CONDITIONS WILL SHOW MUCH MORE IMPROVEMENT BY EVENING AS BOTH
  SNOW AND WINDS DIMINISH.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY
  DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ195-091030-
/X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0008.130209T0300Z-130210T0300Z/
/X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.130209T0600Z-130210T0300Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1224 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST
SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL LEAD
  TO BLOWING SNOW TODAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID
  EVENING AS STEADIER AND HEAVIER SNOW MOVES IN AND TEMPERATURES
  BEGIN TO FALL THROUGH THE TEENS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH GRADUAL
  IMPROVEMENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS SNOW INTENSITY DIMINISHES.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY
  DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&


$$

AKZ155-091030-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.130209T1500Z-130210T1400Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1224 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM
AKST SUNDAY...

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES AS LOW
  AS ONE HALF MILE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHWEST COAST AND ON
  NUNIVAK ISLAND BY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
  DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  DEVELOPING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS ALL OF THE KUSKOKWIM
  DELTA. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE FROM BETHEL INLAND SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON BUT THEN WORSEN AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING
  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL
  PERSIST DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME PERIOD ALONG THE COAST.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH IS CENTERED
OVER THE BERING SEA WITH A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE DOWNSTREAM FROM THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC UP TO SOUTHCENTRAL. A 100+ KT JET STREAK IS
TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE TROUGH ACROSS
THE WESTERN GULF. DYNAMIC FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JET STREAK
ALONG WITH SHORT-WAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE FLOW ARE PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING.
AT THE SURFACE A TRIPLE POINT LOW HAS DEVELOPED NEAR KODIAK ISLAND
AND IS TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD. STRONG EASTERLY FLOW OUT AHEAD OF
THIS IS CAUSING SOME DOWNSLOPE DRYING IN THE LEE OF THE CHUGACH
AND KENAI MOUNTAINS...BUT SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT IS STILL PRODUCING
SOME LIGHT SNOW IN THESE AREAS. OUT WEST A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW
CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. AN OCCLUDED
FRONT IS NEARLY STATIONARY FROM NORTHWEST OF THIS LOW CENTER TO THE
SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT HAS LOST '
ITS DEFINITION THANKS TO DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK LOWS NEAR THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS AND IN BRISTOL BAY. THEREFORE...PRECIP HAS BECOME LESS
ORGANIZED ACROSS THE REGION.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH TRACK OF TRIPLE
POINT LOW IN THE NORTHWEST GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LATEST
SOLUTIONS INDICATE THE ENERGY WILL BE SPLIT ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
KENAI MOUNTAINS. THIS COMBINED WITH STRENGTH OF VERTICAL MOTION
AND PRESENCE OF SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT MEANS THAT SNOWFALL IS MORE
FAVORABLE ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS...FROM
THE WESTERN KENAI TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT VALLEY.

MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EVOLUTION OF SYNOPTIC SCALE
FEATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WHERE THERE ARE MINOR
POSITION OR TIMING DIFFERENCES PREFER THE ECMWF/NAM SOLUTIONS WHICH
LINE UP VERY CLOSELY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AS TRIPLE POINT LOW MOVES TO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING DOWNSLOPING WINDS
WILL WEAKEN. MEANWHILE A STRONG SHORT-WAVE WITH ACCOMPANYING UPPER
LEVEL JET STREAK WILL CROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. EXPECT SNOW TO BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. AREAS IN UPSLOPE FLOW...PRIMARILY THE EASTERN SUSITNA VALLEY
AND EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO THE NORTH AND EAST LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY MORNING BRINGING AN END TO MOST OF THE SNOW. HOWEVER
AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES CONTINUE
TO MOVE THROUGH.

THERE WILL BE A BRIIF BREAK BEFORE THE NEXT MAJOR STORM MOVES IN
FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY A DEEP LOW TRACKING
TO THE WEST ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS TYPE OF TRACK MEANS THE
OBSERVED WEATHER WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT THAN TODAYS SYSTEM. MUCH
WARMER AIR WILL ADVECT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF AND CHANGE PRECIP
TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST. THIS STORM TRACK IS ALSO VERY FAVORABLE FOR
VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS. THUS...AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT
WILL NEED TO CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN
ARM AND WHETHER ANY PRECIP ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED FOR
THE EASTERN SIDE OF MOUNTAINS. BOTTOM LINE FOR THIS STORM IS THE
POPULATION CENTERS WILL STAY MOSTLY DRY THANKS TO STRONG DOWNSLOPE
WINDS WHILE UPSLOPE AREAS WILL SEE HEAVY PRECIPITATION.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
AREAS OF LIGHT PRECIP ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT. WITH GENERALLY
LIGHT FLOW ACROSS THE REGION AND VERY MOIST LOW LEVELS LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG WILL ALSO PERSIST. LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW HAVE
BEEN VERY PERISTENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.
THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENT AS WINDS DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON FRIDAY AS ANOTHER
UPPER LEVEL WAVE ARRIVES. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME MUCH WORSE
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS SNOWFALL OUT AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC
STORM ARRIVES...WINDS STRENGTHEN...AND TEMPERATURES FALL. PLAN TO
ISSUE A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST TO HIGHLIGHT
WHEN THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...BUT WILL ALSO MENTION THE
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THERE IS ALSO
POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHEN THIS STORM FIRST ARRIVES IN
BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING
SALMON WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY
THROUGH...SO EXPECT A FAIRLY SHORT DURATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS (ON THE ORDER OF 4 TO 6 HOURS). WARM AIR
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL END THE BLIZZARD THREAT AND CAUSE A TRANSITION
TO A MIX OF PRECIP TYPES OR TO ALL RAIN DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.
ARCTIC AIR WILL RAPIDLY MOVE BACK IN ON SUNDAY AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS
TO THE NORTH WHICH WILL AID IN DRYING THIS OUT.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY TRACK TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND THEN MERGE WITH THE
DEVELOPING PACIFIC SYSTEM ON FRIDAY. ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD BACK
SOUTH AND EAST BEHIND THE ALEUTIAN LOW. HOWEVER...COLD ADVECTION
WILL KICK INTO A HIGHER GEAR ACROSS THE EBRING SEA ON FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY AS PACIFIC STORM TRACKS TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW DROPS OUT OF THE ARCTIC. THIS WILL SET UP BLIZZARD
POTENTIAL FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
LATER ON THIS WEEKEND FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. FOR NOW WILL ONLY
ISSUE A WATCH FOR THE PRIBILOFS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MAY BE A A FEW DAYS BREAK FROM ANY MAJOR STORM
SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER STRONG LOW ARRIVES THE MIDDLE
TO LATE PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 155 161 195.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...120 130.
         GALE WARNING...125 132 136 137 138 140 141 150 155 160 165
                        170 172 175 176 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB FEB 13

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
137 PM AKST THU FEB 07 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0948 AM     BLIZZARD         1 E PORTAGE             60.78N 148.83W
02/07/2013                                      AK   ASOS

            1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH FROM 948
            AM TO CURRENTLY.

&&

DSTRICKL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
300 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

AKZ101-111-080400-

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AFFECTING THE GLENN HIGHWAY THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGHOUT THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS ALONG THE GLENN HIGHWAY FROM ANCHORAGE TO THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE.

FOR THE LATEST UPDATES TO THIS FORECAST PLEASE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ANCHORAGE.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
337 PM AKST THU FEB 07 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0330 PM     SNOW             7 NW BENTALIT           61.62N 150.75W
02/07/2013  M7.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            EAGLE SONG LODGE RECEIVED 7 INCHES OF SNOW FROM 9AM TO
            330 PM.

&&

DSTRICKL