Alert archive / Alaska / Wind Chill Advisories in 2013
Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 25, 2013, 5:04 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 25, 2013, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2013, 5:04 AM AKST (14:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 25, 2013, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2013, 7:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
148 WWAK41 PAFC 251404 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 504 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH... .VERY COLD AIR IS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE STATE. THIS COLD AIR WILL ACCELERATE AS IT FLOWS THROUGH GAPS IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGES ACROSS THE AREA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY WHILE STRONG WINDS WILL PICK UP LOOSE SNOW AND GENERATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. AKZ131-260315- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0002.130126T0600Z-130127T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.130126T0900Z-130127T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 504 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...WHILE FALLING SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING...UP TO 16 INCHES OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW IS STILL AVAILABLE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ AKZ145-260315- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.130126T0300Z-130127T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130125T1600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 504 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST THIS MORNING ALONG AND EAST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS NORTH OF TALKEETNA. SNOW CONTINUING ALONG AND EAST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW * TIMING...SNOW WILL END BY MID MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACCELERATE THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
18 follow-up statements
312 WWAK41 PAFC 251631 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 731 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH... .VERY COLD AIR IS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE STATE. THIS COLD AIR WILL ACCELERATE AS IT FLOWS THROUGH GAPS IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGES ACROSS THE AREA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY WHILE STRONG WINDS WILL PICK UP LOOSE SNOW AND GENERATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. AKZ131-260545- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.130126T0900Z-130127T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 731 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...WHILE FALLING SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING...UP TO 16 INCHES OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW IS STILL AVAILABLE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ AKZ145-260545- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.130126T0300Z-130127T1800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 731 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS NORTH OF TALKEETNA. SNOW CONTINUING ALONG AND EAST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW * TIMING...SNOW WILL END BY MID MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACCELERATE THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
777 WWAK41 PAFC 252310 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 210 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH... .VERY COLD AIR IS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE STATE. THIS COLD AIR WILL ACCELERATE AS IT FLOWS THROUGH GAPS IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGES ACROSS THE AREA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY WHILE STRONG WINDS WILL PICK UP LOOSE SNOW AND GENERATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. AKZ141-260500- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.130125T2310Z-130126T0500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 210 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH OF GLENNALLEN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTH OF GLENNALLEN. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AKZ131-261230- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.130126T0900Z-130127T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 210 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...WHILE FALLING SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING...UP TO 16 INCHES OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW IS STILL AVAILABLE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ145-261230- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.130126T0300Z-130127T1800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 210 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS NORTH OF TALKEETNA. SNOW CONTINUING ALONG AND EAST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW * TIMING...SNOW WILL END BY MID MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACCELERATE THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$
812 WWAK41 PAFC 260103 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 403 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH... .VERY COLD AIR IS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE STATE. THIS COLD AIR WILL ACCELERATE AS IT FLOWS THROUGH GAPS IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGES ACROSS THE AREA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY WHILE STRONG WINDS WILL PICK UP LOOSE SNOW AND GENERATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. AKZ131-261500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.130126T0900Z-130127T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 403 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...WHILE FALLING SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING...UP TO 18 INCHES OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW IS STILL AVAILABLE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ141-260500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130126T0500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 403 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH OF GLENNALLEN... * LOCATION...NORTH OF GLENNALLEN. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AKZ145-261500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.130126T0300Z-130127T1800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 403 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AS GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACCELERATE THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
634 WWAK41 PAFC 260157 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 457 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH... .VERY COLD AIR IS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE STATE. THIS COLD AIR WILL ACCELERATE AS IT FLOWS THROUGH GAPS IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGES ACROSS THE AREA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY WHILE STRONG WINDS WILL PICK UP LOOSE SNOW AND GENERATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. AKZ131-261500- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.130126T0200Z-130127T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 457 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...WHILE FALLING SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING...UP TO 18 INCHES OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW IS STILL AVAILABLE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ AKZ141-260500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130126T0500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 457 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH OF GLENNALLEN... * LOCATION...NORTH OF GLENNALLEN. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ145-261500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.130126T0300Z-130127T1800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 457 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AS GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACCELERATE THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$
658 WWAK41 PAFC 260511 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 811 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 AKZ141-261500- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130126T0500Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130126T1500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 811 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY NORTH OF GLENNALLEN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...NORTH OF GLENNALLEN. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ131-261815- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130127T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 811 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...WHILE FALLING SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING...UP TO 18 INCHES OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW IS STILL AVAILABLE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ AKZ145-261815- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130127T1800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 811 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AS GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACCELERATE THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
245 WWAK41 PAFC 261348 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 448 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 AKZ141-261800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130126T1800Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 448 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING NORTH OF GLENNALLEN... * LOCATION...NORTH OF GLENNALLEN. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...25 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AKZ131-270300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130127T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 448 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...WHILE FALLING SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING RAPIDLY THIS MORNING...UP TO 18 INCHES OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW REMAINS ON THE GROUND. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ145-270300- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130127T1800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 448 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD AIR AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$
820 WWAK41 PAFC 261758 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 858 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 AKZ141-262100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130126T2100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 858 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST NORTH OF PAXSON... * LOCATION...NORTH OF PAXSON. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...25 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ131-270700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130127T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 858 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...WHILE FALLING SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING RAPIDLY THIS MORNING...UP TO 18 INCHES OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW REMAINS ON THE GROUND. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 50 TO 60 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW FALLING TO 45 BELOW TONIGHT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ AKZ145-270700- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130127T1800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 858 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD AIR AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
518 WWAK41 PAFC 262106 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1206 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 AKZ141-271530- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130126T2100Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130127T2100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1206 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY FOR ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED NORTH OF PAXSON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD AIR AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ AKZ131-271530- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130127T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1206 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...WHILE FALLING SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING RAPIDLY THIS MORNING...UP TO 18 INCHES OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW REMAINS ON THE GROUND. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 50 TO 60 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW FALLING TO 45 BELOW TONIGHT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ145-271530- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130127T1800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1206 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD AIR AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$
569 WWAK41 PAFC 270040 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 340 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 AKZ131-271500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130127T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 340 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 50 TO 60 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW FALLING TO 45 BELOW TONIGHT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ141-271500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130127T2100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 340 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE... * LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD AIR AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ AKZ145-271500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130127T1800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 340 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD AIR AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
389 WWAK41 PAFC 271401 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 501 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 AKZ131-280215- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130127T1800Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 501 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND THEN REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY BELOW ZERO RESULTING IN PERSISTENTLY LOW 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. && $$ AKZ141-280215- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 501 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE... * LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH CHANNELLED AREAS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY BUT DROP AGAIN AT NIGHT. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ145-280215- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 501 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHERLIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MODERATE SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY BUT WILL DROP AGAIN AT NIGHT. * 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. && $$
965 WWAK41 PAFC 271853 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 953 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 AKZ131-280800- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 953 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND THEN REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY BELOW ZERO RESULTING IN PERSISTENTLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ141-280800- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 953 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE... * LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY BUT DROP AGAIN AT NIGHT. * 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. && $$ AKZ145-280800- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 953 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHERLIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MODERATE SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY BUT WILL DROP AGAIN AT NIGHT. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ171-280800- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.130128T1500Z-130129T0600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 953 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND. * SNOW...6 TO 11 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MONDAY MORNING AND INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WILL STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING IN THE EVENING AT WHICH TIME THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN AND END THE BLIZZARD THREAT. * 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. && $$
613 WWAK41 PAFC 280059 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 AKZ131-281500- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY BELOW ZERO RESULTING IN PERSISTENTLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ141-281500- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE... * LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL DROP AGAIN THIS EVENING AND MODERATE DURING THE DAY. * 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. && $$ AKZ145-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHERLIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP AGAIN THIS EVENING AND MODERATE DURING THE DAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ171-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.130128T1500Z-130129T0600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND. * SNOW...6 TO 11 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WILL STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING IN THE EVENING AT WHICH TIME THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN AND END THE BLIZZARD THREAT. * 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. && $$
307 WWAK41 PAFC 280115 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 AKZ131-281500- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY BELOW ZERO RESULTING IN PERSISTENTLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ141-281500- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE... * LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL DROP AGAIN THIS EVENING AND MODERATE DURING THE DAY. * 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. && $$ AKZ145-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHERLIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP AGAIN THIS EVENING AND MODERATE DURING THE DAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ171-281500- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.130128T1500Z-130129T0600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 359 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND. * SNOW...6 TO 11 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WILL STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING IN THE EVENING AT WHICH TIME THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN AND END THE BLIZZARD THREAT. * 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. && $$
960 WWAK41 PAFC 280732 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1032 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 AKZ131-282045- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1032 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY BELOW ZERO RESULTING IN PERSISTENTLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ141-282045- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1032 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE... * LOCATION...ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL DROP AGAIN THIS EVENING AND MODERATE DURING THE DAY. * 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. && $$ AKZ145-282045- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130128T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1032 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHERLIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP AGAIN THIS EVENING AND MODERATE DURING THE DAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ171-282045- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.130128T1500Z-130129T0600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1032 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AKST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND. * SNOW...5 TO 9 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE WEST OF KODIAK CITY. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WILL STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING IN THE EVENING AT WHICH TIME THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN AND END THE BLIZZARD THREAT. * 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. && $$
811 WWAK41 PAFC 281354 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 454 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ171-290200- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.130128T1500Z-130129T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.130128T1500Z-130129T0600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 454 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF KODIAK CITY. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN INTENSIFY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. MEANWHILE...WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE SOUTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN FOR KODIAK CITY AND AREAS NORTHWARD LATER IN THE EVENING. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND CAUSE SNOW TO CHANGE TO RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ 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. && $$
154 WWAK41 PAFC 282102 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ141-282215- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130129T0100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$ 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. && $$
198 WWAK41 PAFC 282357 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 257 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ171-290600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130129T0600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 257 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL 5 TO 10 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OVER KODIAK ISLAND. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE SOUTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN FOR KODIAK CITY AND AREAS NORTHWARD LATER TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO THE WORST CONDITIONS AND CAUSE SNOW TO CHANGE TO RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ 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
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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Jan 25, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A SHARP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SLIDE THROUGH
SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE EASTERN INTERIOR. A RARE EVENT FOR SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA...AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ALSO STRETCHES FROM THE TALKEETNA
MOUNTAINS TO KACHEMAK BAY. THIS FRONT BROUGHT AN ABRUPT SHIFT TO
GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING. ANOTHER
WEAKENING LOW JUST WEST OF SHEMYA CONTINUES TO SPIN SLOWLY OFF TO THE
NORTH...WITH ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE AGAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM AND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE MODELS ALL BROUGHT THE PRECIPITATION FROM THE
SOUTHCENTRAL COLD FRONT TOO EARLY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY FROM THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY TO ANCHORAGE BOWL. AGREEMENT IS MUCH BETTER THAN
THIS TIME YESTERDAY WITH THE NEXT LOW APPROACHING THE ALASKA
PENINSULA FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SO WE USED MOSTLY THE 00Z GFS FOR
THE EARLY EXTENDED FORECAST TODAY. MODEL DISCREPANCIES THEN REAPPEAR
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER BERING LOW. THE SOUTHERN
SOLUTION OF THE ECMWF AND GEM MODELS KEEPS THIS NEXT LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND WAS USED FOR THE LATER PORTION OF THE EXTENDED
FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE SNOW IS QUICKLY TAPERING OFF BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY...WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE BOWL LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD
INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AHEAD OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LATE THIS
MORNING...AND CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING. A MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER
AND WEAKENING WINDS BROUGHT A QUICK SHOT OF FOG TO THE GULF COAST
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...THAT SHOULD QUICKLY BURN OFF AS THE WEAKENING
FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH REACH THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. COLD AIR
WILL QUICKLY DESCEND INTO THE AREA AFTER THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS
MORNING. THE COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL ALSO CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO
INCREASE IN THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY THIS EVENING...WHICH HAS
PROMPTED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY TO BE ISSUED FOR AREAS NORTH OF
TALKEETNA. GAP WIND AREAS SUCH AS THOMPSON PASS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE
STRONG WINDS BEGINNING THIS EVENING...WHERE A BLIZZARD WARNING WILL
GO INTO EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT DUE TO THE RESUSPENSION OF RECENT SNOWFALL
IN THE PASS.
SOUTHWEST...
THE PRIMARY CONCERN OVER THE SOUTHWEST WILL BE THE GUSTY NORTHERLY
WINDS AND RESULTING ADVISORY LEVEL WIND CHILLS FOR THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN FROM
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THAT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE
FROM EAST TO WEST TODAY.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE ASSOCIATED FRONT FROM A WEAKENING WESTERN ALEUTIAN LOW WILL BRING
RAIN AND SNOW TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS...WITH JUST SNOW
EXPECTED FOR THE PRIBILOFS TODAY. THE WINDS ALONG THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW
CONTINUES TO WEAKEN IN PLACE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AS MENTIONED EARLIER THE MODELS ARE IN BETTER CONSENSUS WITH THE LOW
APPROACHING THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE THIS WEEKEND. AS A RESULT THE
COLD SNAP CURRENTLY MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE SHORT LIVED...AS
TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM BACK ABOVE NORMAL BY MID WEEK. A
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN LOOKS AS IF IT SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT
WEEK...AS A SERIES OF MODERATELY STRONG LOWS MOVE THROUGH THE
ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...125
MARINE...GALES...121 127 128 129 130 175 176 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 126 127 128 129 138 140 160 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DEK JAN 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 3:57 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 25, 5:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:10 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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Sources
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