Blizzard Watch 4, NWS Anchorage, AK

623 
WWAK42 PAFC 171401 CCA
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
459 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

AKZ185-171500-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140118T0000Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
459 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING AND PRECIPITATION
HAS TRANSITIONED TO RAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN STEADY IN THE
MID 30S THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH.

$$

AKZ195-180315-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140118T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
459 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY...

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES.

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

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO RISE
  TO AROUND ONE MILE. BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE PAST EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-180315-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.140118T1200Z-140119T0300Z/
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140118T0300Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
459 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL...

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST...

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

* LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL TODAY...THEN ALONG THE COAST
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES TODAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...
  WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE 
  COAST. 

* TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY FRIDAY
  EVENING FOR LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL. LOCATIONS FROM
  BETHEL SOUTH AND EAST WILL SEE NORTHEAST WINDS GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BRIEFLY IMPROVE
  DURING THE EVENING AS WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH ALONG THE COAST.
  HOWEVER...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT AND MAY
  CREATE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES FROM
  BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  AND VISIBILITIES SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 
  ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. VISIBILITIES 
  WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

AKZ152-180300-
/X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140118T0300Z/
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
459 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...

* ICE ACCUMULATION...UP TO ONE TENTH.

* TIMING...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL OVERSPREAD COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE
  AND RESULT IN AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 
  ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

023 
WWAK42 PAFC 171624 CCA
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
721 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

AKZ185-171730-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140118T0000Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
721 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING.

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING AND PRECIPITATION
HAS TRANSITIONED TO RAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN STEADY IN THE
MID 30S THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH.

$$

AKZ195-180545-
/X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140118T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
721 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY...

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES.

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

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO RISE
  TO AROUND ONE MILE. BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE PAST EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-180545-
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.140118T1200Z-140119T0300Z/
/X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140118T0300Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
721 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FROM BETHEL NORTH AND WEST...

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST...

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

* LOCATION...BETHEL AND TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL TODAY...THEN
  ALONG THE COAST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES TODAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...
  WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE 
  COAST. 

* TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY FRIDAY
  EVENING FOR LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL. LOCATIONS FROM
  BETHEL SOUTH AND EAST WILL SEE NORTHEAST WINDS GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BRIEFLY IMPROVE
  DURING THE EVENING AS WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH ALONG THE COAST.
  HOWEVER...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT AND MAY
  CREATE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES FROM
  BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  AND VISIBILITIES SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 
  ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. VISIBILITIES 
  WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

AKZ152-180300-
/X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140118T0300Z/
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
721 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...

* ICE ACCUMULATION...UP TO ONE TENTH.

* TIMING...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL OVERSPREAD COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE
  AND RESULT IN AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 
  ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

061 
WWAK42 PAFC 172145
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1245 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

AKZ152-172245-
/X.CAN.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140118T0300Z/
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
1245 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. 

THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT HAS ENDED AS WARMER AND DRIER AIR HAS
MOVED INTO THE REGION.

$$

AKZ155-181045-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140118T0300Z/
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.140118T1200Z-140119T0300Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1245 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING NORTH AND WEST...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST...

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

* LOCATION...BETHEL AND TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL TODAY... 
  THEN ALONG THE COAST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES TODAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... 
  WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE 
  COAST. 

* TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY FRIDAY 
  EVENING FOR LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL. LOCATIONS FROM 
  BETHEL SOUTH AND EAST WILL SEE NORTHEAST WINDS GRADUALLY 
  DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BRIEFLY IMPROVE 
  DURING THE EVENING AS WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH ALONG THE COAST. 
  HOWEVER...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT AND MAY 
  CREATE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES FROM 
  BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND VISIBILITIES SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 
  ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. VISIBILITIES 
  WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

AKZ195-181045-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140118T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1245 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY...

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES.

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

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO TAPER 
  OFF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO 
  RISE TO AROUND ONE MILE. BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE 
  PAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* 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 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.

&&

$$

924 
WWAK42 PAFC 180109
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
409 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

AKZ195-181500-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140118T1500Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.140118T0109Z-140118T1500Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
409 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
AKST SATURDAY...

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
AKST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES.

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

* WIND...WEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
  SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING...WHICH WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE. BLOWING SNOW
  WILL LIKELY CONTINUE PAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

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

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.

&&

$$

AKZ155-180215-
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140118T0300Z/
/X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.140118T1200Z-140119T0300Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
409 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... 

...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

CB

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST THU JAN 16 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE WAVE WHICH BROUGHT A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL IS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTH ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. SUBSIDENCE AND LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THIS PRODUCED AREAS OF FOG ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. A
DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC IS FULLY OCCLUDED AND
HAS A CENTRAL PRESSURE IN THE LOW TO MID 950S. THE LOW WILL BECOME
STACKED WITH THE UPPER CENTER AND MOVE TO OVER THE AK PEN FRI
AFTERNOON WITH A PRESSURE IN THE 950S. A SECONDARY AS EQUALLY STRONG
LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL TROUGH AS IT BOWS NORTH INTO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA FRI. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SWEEPS NORTH AND EAST
AND EXTENDS ACROSS INTERIOR SW ALASKA...THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL...TO
ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT
CONTINUES NORTH AND EAST AND WEAKENS SAT.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS OVERALL INITIALIZED FAIRLY WELL WITH THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN.
SOME DIFFERENCES IN INITIALIZING THE DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC WERE FAIRLY MINOR. A SHIP OB NEAR THE LOW CENTER INDICATED
THAT THE ECMWF 18Z FORECAST POSITION WAS BEST...BUT THAT THE PRESSURE
WAS OFF BY A COUPLE OF MILLIBARS. FORECAST TRENDS ARE SIMILAR THROUGH
SAT MORNING...THEN THE NAM BECOMES THE OUTLIER.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
WARM...WINDY...AND WET CONDITIONS SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION FRI AS THE
NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TOWARD THE AK PEN AND THE FRONT PUSHES NORTH
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND UPPER JET
SUPPORT BRING STRONG GAP AND CHINOOK CONDITIONS BEGINNING FRI MORNING
AND CONTINUING INTO FRI NIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...WARM AND MOIST AIR WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FRI AND PRODUCE VARIED PRECIPITATION TYPES.
UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST AND EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA FRI WITH QPF VALUES IN THE 3
TO 5 INCH RANGE. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY AND CHANGE
MORE TOWARD SNOW ON SAT AS COLD AIR SWEEPS IN FROM THE WEST.

.SW ALASKA...
THE DEVELOPING LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACHING THE AK
PEN WILL BRING WARMING TEMPS AND WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO SW
ALASKA. COLD DRAINAGE FLOW INITIALLY WILL KEEPS TEMPS BELOW FREEZING
AS MOISTURE REACHES THE DELTA LATE TONIGHT. THE ACCOMPANIED STRONG
WINDS WILL BRING IN BLIZZARD POTENTIAL. MIXED PRECIPITATION TYPES
WILL BECOME MORE PROBLEMATIC FRI AS WARM AIR SPREADS IN FROM THE
SOUTH AND EAST. FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT OVER
THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM FRI AS DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS SHOULD BE FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD. SNOW SHOWERS SPREAD ACROSS SW ALASKA SAT AS COLD AIR
SPREADS IN FROM THE WEST.

ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
THE STORM MOVING SNOW WILL BRING BLIZZARD POTENTIAL TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MAY
BECOME QUESTIONABLE IF THE WARMER AIR SPREADS TOO FAR WEST TONIGHT.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS END OVER THESE AREAS FRI NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
WITH THE LONGWAVE PATTERN STAYING IN PLACE INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE
NEXT WEEK A SEASONABLY WARM AND VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA. A COLD AND SHOWERY
AIRMASS STAYS IN PLACE OVER THE BERING. BETWEEN THE TWO AIR
MASSES...THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER WILL
INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING
WHERE THE TWO AIR MASSES WILL CLASH.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155 185 195
         HIGH WIND WARNING 101 111
         FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY 152
MARINE...GALES 120 125 130 131 132 136 137 138 139 155 160 165 170
         171 173 174 176 179 180 181 185 411 412 413 414
         STORM WARNING 119 150 172 185
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 180 185 411 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC JAN 14