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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 27, 2013, 4:48 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 27, 2013, 5:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2013, 4:48 AM AKST (13:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2013, 5:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2013, 2:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
284 WWAK42 PAFC 271348 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 448 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 AKZ185-280700- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0003.130127T1500Z-130128T1900Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130127T2200Z-130128T1900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 448 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM AKST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...EASTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING UNALASKA. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY MORNING WITH BLOWING SNOW DIMINISHING BY LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-280700- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.130128T0200Z-130128T2300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 448 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM AKST MONDAY. * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ181-280700- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.A.0003.130128T0400Z-130128T1900Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 448 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * SNOW...3 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING THROUGH OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY MORNING...WITH A RAPID REDUCTION IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD 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. && $$
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899 WWAK42 PAFC 272036 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1136 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 AKZ181-281545- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0003.130128T0400Z-130128T1900Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130128T0200Z-130128T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1136 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM AKST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...3 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP TOWARD EVENING AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY MORNING...WITH A RAPID REDUCTION IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ185-281545- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130127T2200Z-130128T1900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1136 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST MONDAY... * LOCATION...EASTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING UNALASKA. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY MORNING WITH BLOWING SNOW DIMINISHING BY LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-281545- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1800Z-130129T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.130128T0900Z-130128T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1136 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT BRISTOL BAY. * SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW THIS EVENING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL START SOUTH OF KING SALMON IN THE MORNING AND MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST IN THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ AKZ155-281545- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.130128T0200Z-130128T2300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1136 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM AKST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
992 WWAK42 PAFC 280109 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 408 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 AKZ181-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130128T0200Z-130128T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 408 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST MONDAY... * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY MORNING...WITH A RAPID REDUCTION IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ185-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T1900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 408 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST MONDAY... * LOCATION...EASTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING UNALASKA. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL KEEP DETERIORATING THROUGH TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY MORNING WITH BLOWING SNOW DIMINISHING BY LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.130128T0900Z-130128T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1800Z-130129T0600Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 408 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW THIS EVENING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL START SOUTH OF KING SALMON IN THE MORNING AND MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST IN THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ AKZ155-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.130128T0200Z-130128T2300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 408 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST MONDAY... * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ195-281500- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1500Z-130129T1500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 408 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ PLD/LUDWIG
921 WWAK42 PAFC 281343 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ185-281445- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T1900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS ARE NO LONGER STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ AKZ155-290245- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.130128T2100Z-130130T1500Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXCEPT NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS...VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP AS SNOW ACCUMULATES. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING AN END TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-290245- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1800Z-130129T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130128T1500Z-130130T0100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS T0 50 MPH INCREASING TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN SOUTH OF KING SALMON THIS MORNING THEN MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ195-290245- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1500Z-130129T1500Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130128T1600Z-130129T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-282000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 443 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * SNOW...UP TO 1 INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING...WITH A RAPID REDUCTION IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
249 WWAK42 PAFC 281359 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 458 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 161 TYPO AKZ185-281500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T1900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 458 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS ARE NO LONGER STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ AKZ155-290315- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.130128T2100Z-130130T1500Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 458 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXCEPT NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS...VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP AS SNOW ACCUMULATES. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING AN END TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-290315- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1800Z-130129T0600Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130128T1500Z-130130T0100Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 458 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN SOUTH OF KING SALMON THIS MORNING THEN MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ195-290315- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.130128T1500Z-130129T1500Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.130128T1600Z-130129T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 458 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-282000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 458 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * SNOW...UP TO 1 INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING...WITH A RAPID REDUCTION IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
199 WWAK42 PAFC 281626 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 726 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ155-290530- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.130128T1626Z-130130T1500Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 726 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXCEPT NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING AN END TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-290530- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0100Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 726 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN SOUTH OF KING SALMON THIS MORNING THEN MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ181-282000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 726 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * SNOW...UP TO 1 INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING...WITH A RAPID REDUCTION IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-290530- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130129T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 726 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
877 WWAK42 PAFC 281915 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1015 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ181-282015- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1015 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. RISING TEMPERATURES HAVE TURNED THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN WEST OF SAND POINT. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA STILL IN SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPERIENCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AS WELL. $$ AKZ155-290815- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130130T1500Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1015 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXCEPT NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING AN END TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-290815- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1015 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ AKZ195-290815- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130129T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1015 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
908 WWAK42 PAFC 282302 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 AKZ155-291215- /X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130128T2300Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130130T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXCEPT NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-291215- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES...HIGHEST INLAND AND ALONG THE COAST WEST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-291215- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130129T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 202 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
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 26, 4:15 PM AKST, 12 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 4:15 PM AKST, 12 hours 33 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
415 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN YUKON TERRITORY
CONTINUES TO SINK SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER...WITH
ASSOCIATED COLD AIR ADVECTION BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TO
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND STRONG GAP WINDS THROUGH FAVORED AREAS
ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A 995 MB SURFACE LOW IS SLOWLY
WEAKENING OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. FURTHER WEST...AN UPPER LOW
REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS BUT WILL
BEGIN TO MOVE WESTWARD THIS EVENING AS THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW
ADVANCES NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE EASTERN PART OF THE CHAIN.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN THE HANDLING OF THE NEXT SYSTEM
APPROACHING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN IN THE MONDAY
NIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING TIME FRAME. THE EC AND GFS REMAIN IN GOOD
OVERALL AGREEMENT IN BRINGING A SUB 980 MB SURFACE LOW TO THE
VICINITY OF DUTCH HARBOR BY TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE GFS
SOLUTION CONTINUES TO BE SLIGHTLY FASTER IN BRINGING THE LOW INTO THE
BERING AND THUS THE EC WAS UTILIZED FOR THE FORECAST. THE NAM REMAINS
THE OUTLIER IN DEPICTING A MUCH FASTER AND FURTHER EASTWARD TRACK OF
THE LOW. FURTHER EAST...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO
THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN OVER THE MAINLAND THROUGH THE
SHORT TERM. THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ALONG THE
ALCAN BORDER THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN BE FORCED EASTWARD
INTO NORTHERN CANADA AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC AND SOUTHCENTRAL AK THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES SOUTHWARD INTO THE INTERIOR.
THIS COLD ADVECTION COUPLED WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT IN THE
FORM OF A 140 KT JET STREAK MOVING OVERHEAD WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
STRONG WINDS THROUGH FAVORED AREAS ALONG THE GULF COAST SUCH AS
WHITTIER...SEWARD...VALDEZ...AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING IN THOMPSON
PASS AS STRONG WINDS CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. COLD TEMPERATURES
AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO WIND CHILL VALUES APPROACHING
ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE PASS AS WELL AS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
AND THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY
ON SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LOW BEGINS TO RETREAT INTO CANADA.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND OVER THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AS THE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED UPPER LOW MOVES OVER
THE EASTERN INTERIOR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SPREAD OVER THE
AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE APPROACHING LOW REACHES THE COAST.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN
THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AS THE LOW APPROACHES FROM THE
SOUTH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT REACHES THE
AREA...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.
RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW ON MONDAY AS TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO WARM WITH THE ADVANCE OF THE LOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS SUGGEST A WARMING TREND FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND BY MIDWEEK
AS THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC AND SOUTHERLY FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE REGION. A
CHANCE OF SNOW WILL RETURN TO SOUTHCENTRAL AK MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASTERN BERING LOW MOVES
NORTHWARD OVER THE GULF.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131
BLIZZARD WATCH 181 185
WIND CHILL ADVISORY 141 145
MARINE...GALE WARNING 121 127 128 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176
179 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 121 125 126 127 128 129 130
138 140 141 160 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
CB JAN 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:13 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Jan 27, 9:53 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:36 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 hr |
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