Blizzard Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK

922 
WWAK42 PAFC 161353
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
453 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS...

.EXISTING SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH INCREASING WINDS TODAY WILL
RESULT IN A WIDESPREAD REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING
SNOW. THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOW AND PERIODIC BOUTS OF
SUPPORT ALOFT WILL MAKE VISIBILITY VARIABLE BUT WILL FREQUENTLY
GET DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE.

AKZ195-170300-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.140217T0000Z-140218T0000Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
453 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 PM AKST MONDAY...

* SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES.

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

* WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DEVELOPING
  BY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT 
  TIMES THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  WHEN WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS INCREASE IN INTENSITY. 

* 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.

&&

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655 
WWAK42 PAFC 170056
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
356 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014

AKZ195-171430-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
356 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST MONDAY...

* SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES.

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

* WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WILL
  BECOME MORE FREQUENT THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE
  CONDITIONS BEGIN TO IMPROVE ON MONDAY.

* 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.

&&

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205 
WWAK42 PAFC 171349
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
449 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

AKZ195-171900-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.140217T1400Z-140217T1900Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
449 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST
THIS MORNING...

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

* SNOW...UP TO ONE INCH.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON ENDING THE BLOWING
  SNOW THREAT. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 

&&

MTL

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