Alert archive / Alaska / Wind Chill Advisories in 2014
Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 11, 2014, 4:27 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 12, 2014, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2014, 4:27 PM AKST (01:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2014, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2014, 12:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
186 WWAK42 PAFC 120127 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 427 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...ARCTIC AIR RETURNING TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA... .VERY COLD AIR ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. WIND CHILL VALUES THURSDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE SOME OF THE COLDEST OF THE ENTIRE WINTER THUS FAR. AKZ152-121430- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.140213T0600Z-140214T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 427 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON AKST FRIDAY. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED STARTING WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL THEN FALL TO 40 TO 50 BELOW THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. 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. && $$ AKZ155-121430- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.140213T0600Z-140214T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 427 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON AKST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE INLAND WHILE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 25 MPH FOR INLAND AREAS. ALONG THE COAST...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 45 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED STARTING WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL THEN FALL TO 40 TO 50 BELOW THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-121430- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.140213T0600Z-140214T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 427 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON AKST FRIDAY NORTH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON AKST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE INLAND NORTH OF KING SALMON. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH FOR INLAND AREAS. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 45 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED STARTING WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL THEN FALL TO 35 TO 45 BELOW THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. 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. && $$ MSO
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164 WWAK42 PAFC 121357 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 457 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...ARCTIC AIR RETURNING TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA... .VERY COLD AIR ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS STARTING TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING UNTIL FRIDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE SOME OF THE COLDEST OF THE ENTIRE WINTER THUS FAR. AKZ152-130200- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.140213T0600Z-140214T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 457 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL... VALUES FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW ARE EXPECTED STARTING THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL THEN FALL FROM 35 TO 50 BELOW THURSDAY NIGHT...AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ155-130200- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.140213T0600Z-140214T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 457 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... * LOCATION...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE INLAND WHILE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 25 MPH FOR INLAND AREAS. ALONG THE COAST...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL...VALUES FROM 30 TO 45 BELOW ARE EXPECTED STARTING THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL THEN FALL TO 35 TO 50 BELOW THURSDAY NIGHT...AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. 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. && $$ AKZ161-130200- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.140213T0600Z-140214T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 457 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... * LOCATION...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE INLAND NORTH OF KING SALMON DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH FOR INLAND AREAS. GUSTS TO 35 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALEUTIAN RANGE. * WIND CHILL...VALUES OF 30 TO 45 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED STARTING THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
025 WWAK42 PAFC 122213 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 113 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...ARCTIC AIR RETURNING TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA... .VERY COLD AIR ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS STARTING TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING UNTIL FRIDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE SOME OF THE COLDEST OF THE ENTIRE WINTER THUS FAR. COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO SNOW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. AKZ152-131115- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.140213T0600Z-140214T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 113 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL... VALUES FROM 35 TO 50 BELOW. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. 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. && $$ AKZ155-131115- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.140213T0600Z-140214T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 113 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... * LOCATION...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE INLAND WHILE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 25 MPH FOR INLAND AREAS. ALONG THE COAST...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL...VALUES FROM 35 TO 50 BELOW. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-131115- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.140213T0600Z-140214T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 113 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... * LOCATION...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE NORTH OF KING SALMON. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL...VALUES OF 30 TO 45 BELOW. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. 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. && $$ AKZ181-131115- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0006.140213T2100Z-140214T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 113 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ AKZ185-131115- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0006.140213T2100Z-140214T1400Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 113 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * 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. && $$
150 WWAK42 PAFC 130058 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 358 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...ARCTIC AIR RETURNING TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA... .VERY COLD AIR ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA STARTING TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING UNTIL FRIDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE SOME OF THE COLDEST OF THE ENTIRE WINTER THUS FAR. AS COLD AIR SURGES SOUTHWARD WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS...POSSIBLY LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AKZ152-131430- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.140213T0600Z-140214T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 358 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ155-131430- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.140213T0600Z-140214T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 358 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. 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. && $$ AKZ161-131430- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.140213T0600Z-140214T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 358 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON INCLUDING DILLINGHAM WILL OBSERVE THE LOWEST VALUES. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ181-131430- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0006.140213T2100Z-140214T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 358 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * 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. && $$ AKZ185-131430- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0006.140213T2100Z-140214T1400Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 358 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW...1 TO 2 INCHES ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
855 WWAK42 PAFC 131400 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...ARCTIC AIR RETURNING TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA... .VERY COLD AIR ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE SOME OF THE COLDEST OF THE ENTIRE WINTER THUS FAR. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AKZ181-140300- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0006.140213T2100Z-140214T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.140213T2100Z-140214T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 500 AM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON AKST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 7 INCHES...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 INCHES PACIFIC SIDE. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH NEAR KING COVE. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE AREA WILL 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. && $$ AKZ185-140300- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0006.140213T2100Z-140214T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0009.140213T2300Z-140214T1800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 500 AM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...MAINLY ALONG HIGHER ELEVATION. * WIND...NORTH 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...WITH PRODUCING NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS STARTING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE AREA WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ152-140300- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 500 AM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTH WIND TO 15 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. 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. && $$ AKZ155-140300- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 500 AM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ161-140300- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 500 AM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY AND FRIDAY. AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON INCLUDING DILLINGHAM WILL OBSERVE THE LOWEST VALUES. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. 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. && $$ KOCHEVAR
769 WWAK42 PAFC 131843 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 943 AM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...ARCTIC AIR RETURNING TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA... .VERY COLD AIR ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE SOME OF THE COLDEST OF THE ENTIRE WINTER THUS FAR. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AKZ185-140630- /X.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0009.140213T2300Z-140214T1800Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.140213T1843Z-140214T1800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 943 AM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-140630- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.140213T1843Z-140214T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 943 AM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 7 INCHES...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 INCHES PACIFIC SIDE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ AKZ152-140630- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 943 AM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTH WIND TO 15 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ155-140630- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 943 AM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. 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. && $$ AKZ161-140630- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 943 AM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY AND FRIDAY. AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON INCLUDING DILLINGHAM WILL OBSERVE THE LOWEST VALUES. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
849 WWAK42 PAFC 132219 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 119 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...ARCTIC AIR RETURNING TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA... .VERY COLD AIR ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE SOME OF THE COLDEST OF THE ENTIRE WINTER THUS FAR. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AKZ181-141130- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 119 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 7 INCHES...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 INCHES PACIFIC SIDE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ AKZ185-141130- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 119 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-140900- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.140213T2219Z-140214T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 119 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SNOW INTENSITY WILL BECOME LIGHTER OVERNIGHT ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO SLOWLY IMPROVE. * 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. && $$ AKZ152-141130- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 119 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTH WIND TO 15 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ155-141130- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 119 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. 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. && $$ AKZ161-141130- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 119 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY AND FRIDAY. AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON INCLUDING DILLINGHAM WILL OBSERVE THE LOWEST VALUES. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
534 WWAK42 PAFC 140104 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...ARCTIC AIR RETURNING TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA... VERY COLD AIR ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE SOME OF THE COLDEST OF THE ENTIRE WINTER THUS FAR. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AKZ181-141415- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 404 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES...MAINLY BERING SIDE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ AKZ185-141415- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 404 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-140900- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140214T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 404 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SNOW INTENSITY WILL BECOME LIGHTER OVERNIGHT ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO SLOWLY IMPROVE. * 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. && $$ AKZ152-141415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 404 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTH WIND TO 15 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ155-141415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 404 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. 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. && $$ AKZ161-141415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 404 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE EVENING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON INCLUDING DILLINGHAM WILL OBSERVE THE LOWEST VALUES. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
625 WWAK42 PAFC 140852 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1152 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...ARCTIC AIR RETURNING TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA... VERY COLD AIR ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE SOME OF THE COLDEST OF THE ENTIRE WINTER THUS FAR. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AKZ181-142100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1152 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES...MAINLY BERING SIDE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ AKZ185-141800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1152 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-141500- /X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140214T1500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1152 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SNOW INTENSITY WILL BECOME LIGHTER OVERNIGHT ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO SLOWLY IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING HOURS. * 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. && $$ AKZ152-142100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 1152 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTH WIND TO 15 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ155-142100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1152 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE DURING THE LATE EVENING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. 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. && $$ AKZ161-142100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1152 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE EVENING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON INCLUDING DILLINGHAM WILL OBSERVE THE LOWEST VALUES. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
749 WWAK42 PAFC 141403 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 503 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 AKZ185-141515- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 503 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OCCASIONALLY BRINGING VISIBILITY DOWN WITH BLOWING SNOW BUT VALUES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 1/4 MILE. $$ AKZ195-141515- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140214T1500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 503 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OCCASIONALLY BRINGING VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW BUT VALUES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 1/4 MILE. $$ AKZ152-161-141515- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE...KING SALMON... DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...PILOT POINT 503 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE -20 TO -35 RANGE. $$ AKZ181-142100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 503 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES...MAINLY BERING SIDE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING...BRINGING VISIBILITIES ABOVE 1/4 MILE IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-142100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 503 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN RISKS FROSTBITE WITHIN MINUTES. 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. && $$
794 WWAK42 PAFC 142107 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1207 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 AKZ181-142215- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1207 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WIDESPREAD LOW VISIBILITIES HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW SQUALLS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES INTO THIS EVENING. $$ AKZ155-142215- /X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140214T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1207 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS CHILLS HAVE MODERATED ACROSS THE DELTA. HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY. $$
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 Feb 11, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours 27 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE LONGWAVE PATTERN IS STABLE AND FEATURES A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE
BERING SEA AND A LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND
NORTHEAST PACIFIC. MAINLAND ALASKA REMAINS UNDER COLD AND DRY
NORTHERLY FLOW...WITH A WEAKENING UPPER-LEVEL SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY
BRINGING A THIN BAND OF HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE SUSITNA VALLEY
STRETCHING BACK THROUGH BRISTOL BAY. A LINGERING SURFACE LOW IN THE
GULF CONTINUES TO PULL RELATIVELY WEAK WINDS THROUGH THE FAVORED GAPS
ALONG THE COASTLINE. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO
THE SURFACE OVER MUCH OF THE BERING IS BRINGING UNSEASONABLY BENIGN
CONDITIONS TO MANY LOCATIONS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN OUTSTANDING OVERALL AGREEMENT. ALL MODELS BRING THE
VIGOROUS UPPER LOW CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE NORTH SLOPE DOWN THROUGH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ACCOMPANYING THIS LOW
WILL BE ONE OF THE COLDEST AIRMASSES OF THE SEASON SO FAR. THERE ARE
SOME DIFFERENCES WITH THE EXACT POSITION OF THE SURFACE LOW THAT
DEVELOPS BENEATH THE UPPER LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF FOR THE 2ND HALF
OF THE WEEK. GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE UPPER LOW WILL BE HARDLY
MOVING...IT MAKES SENSE THAT THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE SURFACE LOWS
SPINNING UNDERNEATH THE PARENT UPPER LOW. THE EXACT POSITION OF THESE
CIRCULATION CENTERS WILL CONTROL WHETHER THE COOK INLET REGION GETS
ANY SNOW. AT THIS TIME THE NAM LOOKS TO BE A BIT FURTHER EAST WITH
THE UPPER CENTER THAN THE GEM/ECMWF/GFS CONSENSUS...AND WILL LEAN
SLIGHTLY AWAY FROM THE NAM FOR THIS REASON WITH PREPARATION OF THE
AFTERNOON FORECASTS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...A FEW PASSING CLOUDS WILL BE THE ONLY IMPACT FROM THE
LEADING UPPER TROUGH CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE REGION FROM NORTH
TO SOUTH. AS THE UPPER TROUGH DIGS SOUTHWARD ON WEDNESDAY FLOW WILL
BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...LEADING TO INCREASING
CLOUDS AND SNOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE COAST BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT COASTAL AREAS WILL SEE MULTIPLE PERIODS OF
GENERALLY LIGHT SNOWFALL BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH THE START OF THE WEEKEND. THE MORE UNCERTAIN FORECAST IS
WHETHER ANCHORAGE AND THE REST OF THE COOK INLET REGION WILL SEE MUCH
(IF ANY) SNOW AS THIS UPPER LOW REMAINS PARKED NEAR KODIAK ISLAND
DURING THE 2ND HALF OF THE WEEK. BASED ON CURRENT
GUIDANCE...SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AROUND THE DEVELOPING LOW SHOULD BRING
SOME OVERRUNNING/WARM ADVECTION TO THE REGION BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
EVENING...WITH SURFACE LOW POSITION LIKELY MINIMIZING DOWNSLOPING AND
LEADING TO THE BEST CHANCE OF SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. WHILE ANY ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE MINOR...CONFIDENCE
IS NOW HIGH ENOUGH TO INCREASE POPS TO LIKELY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY. A TIGHTENING GRADIENT WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE WINDS
THROUGH THE GAPS AS THE SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS...WHICH MAY COMBINE WITH
LOW-DENSITY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL TO CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW
CONCERNS LATER THIS WEEK. WILL NEED TO MONITOR CLOSELY FOR POSSIBLE
HAZARD ISSUANCE IN SUBSEQUENT FORECAST PACKAGES...ESPECIALLY AROUND
THOMPSON PASS.
SOUTHWEST...THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THE UPPER LOW DROPPING INTO THE
REGION WILL BE THE ACCOMPANYING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR. AS MENTIONED
ABOVE...THIS LOOKS TO RIVAL THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON SO
FAR WITH MANY AREAS SEEING TEMPERATURES IN THE DOUBLE DIGITS BELOW
ZERO. COMBINING WITH THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BE GUSTY NORTH
WINDS...WHICH WILL LIKELY DROP WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MAINLAND TO
ADVISORY LEVELS. THUS WILL BE ISSUING WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR THE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY NIGHT PERIODS...WITH SLOW IMPROVEMENT
BEGINNING FRIDAY.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN GENERALLY IN
CONTROL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL ELONGATE
AND SLIDE THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS ON
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A BRIEF UPTICK TO WINDS AND SHOWER ACTIVITY.
ELSEWHERE...CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER BRISTOL
BAY/EASTERN BERING SEA AS COLD AIR BEGINS A MASS MOVEMENT SOUTHWARD.
THIS WILL KEEP AREAS FROM DUTCH HARBOR EASTWARD IN STEADY SNOW
SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS BEGINNING THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS RELATIVELY HIGH INTO THE EXTENDED TERM AS
THE DEEP UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTHWARD FROM THE ARCTIC LOOKS TO REMAIN
ENTRENCHED OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. THIS WOULD GENERALLY RESULT IN CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES AND
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE MAINLAND...WITH THE
BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION REMAINING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST. PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL AK DEPENDING ON THE EXACT POSITION OF THE LOW.
MEANWHILE...A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN LOOKS TO BE IN STORE FOR THE BERING
AS SEVERAL SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH AND PROVIDE OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY 152 155 161
MARINE...GALE 127 130 131 132 150 160 165 175 176 177 180
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 126 127 128 129 130 138 150 160 165
180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD/CC/CB FEB 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Feb 11, 7:38 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:10 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 12, 6:55 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Feb 12, 1:13 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 16 hr |
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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.