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Blizzard Warning 6, NWS Fairbanks, AK

January 26, 2013

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 26, 2013, 3:11 PM AKST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 26, 2013, 3:11 PM AKST (00:11 UTC)
Expired: Jan 26, 2013, 10:38 PM AKST
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

055 
WWAK42 PAFG 270011
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
311 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

AKZ213-270800-
/X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0006.130127T0011Z-130127T0800Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
311 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...BERING STRAIT COAST

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATER TONIGHT

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE
  INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
  ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED.

&&

$$

AKZ207-270815-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0011.130127T0011Z-130127T1500Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
311 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 40 BELOW

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING 
  IN FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF
OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE.

&&

$$

AKZ208-270815-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0011.130127T0011Z-130127T1500Z/
LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS-
INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE
311 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 45 BELOW

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING 
  IN FROSTBITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF
OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

835 
WWAK42 PAFG 270738
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1038 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

AKZ213-270845-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130127T0800Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
1038 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 


$$

AKZ217-271500-
/X.EXA.PAFG.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130127T1500Z/
UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS-
INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK
1038 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 50 BELOW

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING 
  IN FROSTBITE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF
OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE.

&&

$$

AKZ207-271500-
/X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130127T1500Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
1038 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 45 BELOW

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING 
  IN FROSTBITE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF
OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE.

&&

$$

AKZ208-271500-
/X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130127T1500Z/
LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS-
INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE
1038 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 45 BELOW

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING 
  IN FROSTBITE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF
OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Jan 26, 9:18 AM AKST, 5 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 9:18 AM AKST, 5 hours 53 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
918 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD UPPER LOW IS THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE NORTHERN ALASKA
MAINLAND THIS MORNING...850 MB TEMPERATURES OVER MUCH OF THE
INTERIOR AND ARCTIC ARE LIKELY WELL BELOW -25C...AND BELOW -30C IN
SOME AREAS. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE ON THE FAIRBANKS 12Z RAOB
WAS ONLY -25C. THE AIRMASS MAY COOL A FEW DEGREES DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS. BY EARLY MON...THE UPPER LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT
RECEDES EASTWARD INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY. UPPER RIDGING IS
PROGGED TO BUILD ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST AND THE SOUTHERN
INTERIOR BY MON AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE MAY TEMPORARILY WEAKEN A
BIT MON NIGHT AS A WEAK SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH,,,THEN REBUILD
OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR TUE AND TUE NIGHT. A
LITTLE MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER
WESTERN INTERIOR AND WEST COAST AREAS MON...AND IN THE EASTERN
INTERIOR TUE. BY WED...TEMPERATURES OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PARTS OF THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST SHOULD REBOUND TO NEAR
NORMAL OR POSSIBLY A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL VALUES. LOW WIND CHILL
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST.
NO REPORTS AVAILABLE FROM BARTER ISLAND...WILL ALLOW THE
ONGOING BLIZZARD WARNING TO EXPIRE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE.

NARROW RIDGE ACROSS THE INTERIOR ARCTIC SLOPE WILL PERSIST...
MAINTAINING ENOUGH PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE BROOKS RANGE
TO CONTINUE LOW WIND CHILL IN ZONE 206 PASSES.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ218-AKZ226.

DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR AKZ222.

WIND CHILL WARNING FOR AKZ204-AKZ206.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.
&&

RF JAN 13

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 26, 10:13 AM AKST, 4 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1013 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

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

1010 AM     HEAVY SNOW       40 SW TOK               62.89N 143.94W
01/26/2013  M9.0 INCH                           AK   CO-OP OBSERVER

            REPORTED FROM MENTASTA LAKE 7E

&&

PWEIMER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 26, 3:11 PM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG	44 hr
Jan 27, 2:09 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	12 hr
Jan 27, 2:09 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG	36 hr
Jan 27, 2:50 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFG	12 hr
Jan 27, 2:56 PM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG	51 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.