Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this winter storm warning at Mar 9, 2014, 3:52 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 10, 2014, 10:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Mar 9, 2014, 3:52 PM AKDT (23:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2014, 10:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2014, 9:57 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
967 WWAK41 PAFC 092352 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 352 PM AKDT SUN MAR 9 2014 ...ACTIVE WEATHER RETURNING TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND... .THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA ON MONDAY. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA ON MONDAY AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE RAIN MAY MIX IN AROUND SEWARD...CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT TEMPERATURES SHOULD STAY COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SEA LEVEL FROM MOOSE PASS NORTH DURING THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION. AKZ131-100100- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0009.140310T2000Z-140311T0800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 352 PM AKDT SUN MAR 9 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. $$ AKZ125-101315- /X.UPG.PAFC.WS.A.0003.140310T1800Z-140311T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WS.W.0003.140310T1800Z-140311T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 352 PM AKDT SUN MAR 9 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FROM MOOSE PASS NORTH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...HEAVY SNOWFALL FROM MOOSE PASS NORTH. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL ADD THE THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL SNOW AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 24 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. ELSEWHERE...EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN MONDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY BY AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$ AKZ145-101315- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0018.140310T2100Z-140311T1300Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 352 PM AKDT SUN MAR 9 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
4 follow-up statements
202 WWAK41 PAFC 101250 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 450 AM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 AKZ125-110200- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0003.140310T1800Z-140311T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 450 AM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FROM MOOSE PASS NORTH... * LOCATION...HEAVY SNOW FROM MOOSE PASS NORTH. BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...16 TO 24 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...EAST 40 TO 60 MPH. ELSEWHERE...NORTH TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW INTENSITY WILL DIMINISH BY TONIGHT. THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT WILL MAINLY BE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE SNOW BECOMES WETTER AND MORE DENSE...MAKING IT LESS LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$ AKZ131-110200- /X.EXB.PAFC.WW.Y.0018.140310T2200Z-140312T0000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 450 AM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...20 TO 30 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER BY THIS AFTERNOON AND HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS EVENING. BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW BECOMES WETTER AND MORE DENSE...MAKING IT LESS LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. SNOW INTENSITY LOOKS TO DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ145-110200- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0018.140310T2100Z-140311T1300Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 450 AM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JAM
796 WWAK41 PAFC 101303 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 450 AM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 AKZ125-110200- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0003.140310T1800Z-140311T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 450 AM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FROM MOOSE PASS NORTH... * LOCATION...HEAVY SNOW FROM MOOSE PASS NORTH. BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...16 TO 24 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...EAST 40 TO 60 MPH. ELSEWHERE...NORTH TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW INTENSITY WILL DIMINISH BY TONIGHT. THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT WILL MAINLY BE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE SNOW BECOMES WETTER AND MORE DENSE...MAKING IT LESS LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$ AKZ131-110200- /X.EXB.PAFC.WW.Y.0018.140310T2200Z-140312T0000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 450 AM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...20 TO 30 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER BY THIS AFTERNOON AND HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS EVENING. BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW BECOMES WETTER AND MORE DENSE...MAKING IT LESS LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. SNOW INTENSITY LOOKS TO DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ145-110200- /X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0018.140310T2100Z-140311T1300Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 450 AM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW INTENSITY WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JAM
719 WWAK41 PAFC 110012 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 412 PM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 AKZ125-110600- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140311T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 412 PM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING NORTH OF MOOSE PASS... * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND FOG. * WIND...THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...EAST 40 TO 60 MPH. ELSEWHERE...NORTH TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE THE FRONT PASSES AND BRINGS WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$ AKZ131-111415- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140312T0000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 412 PM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...20 TO 30 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW BECOMES WETTER AND MORE DENSE...MAKING IT LESS LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. SNOW INTENSITY LOOKS TO DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ145-111300- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140311T1300Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 412 PM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EVENING THEN INTENSITY WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
176 WWAK41 PAFC 110557 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 957 PM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 AKZ125-110700- /X.CAN.PAFC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140311T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 957 PM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED NORTH OF MOOSE PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH MOST OF THE AREA AND PRECIPITATION HAS OVERALL CHANGED TO RAIN. SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH TURNAGAIN PASS BUT WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$ AKZ131-111900- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140312T0000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 957 PM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...20 TO 30 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE SNOW BECOMES WETTER AND MORE DENSE...MAKING IT LESS LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. SNOW INTENSITY LOOKS TO DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ145-111300- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140311T1300Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 957 PM AKDT MON MAR 10 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Mar 9, 2:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 2:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT SUN MAR 9 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE NORTH GULF WAS PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS OVER
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF AND OVER THE SE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
STRONG GAP FLOWS OVER THE EASTERN KENAI AND OVER NORTH PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND WERE SLOWLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK LOW NEAR KODIAK
ISLAND BROUGHT AS LITTLE STRATUS OVER THE WESTERN GULF. BROAD AND
BRISK NE FLOW CAUSED BY THE PINCHED PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
EASTERN RUSSIA HIGH AND A PACIFIC LOW CONTINUED ACROSS MUCH OF THE
BERING SEA. A STRONG LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WAS
STACKED UNDER A UPPER CENTER AND MOVING NE. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT WAS ELONGATING EAST/NE.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS OVERALL DID A FAIR JOB INITIALIZING THE SYNOPTIC FIELDS.
FORECAST TRENDS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE BETWEEN AND GFS/ECMWF. THE ECMWF 12Z
RUN WAS A LITTLE FASTER AND BROUGHT IT MORE IN LINE WITH THE
CONSISTENTLY FASTER GFS RUN. SO OVERALL THE TIMING OF THE GFS/ECMWF
LOOK REASONABLE AS LOW AND FRONT HEAD TOWARD THE GULF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
A 950S NORTH PACIFIC LOW HEADS TOWARD KODIAK TONIGHT AND ENDS UP OVER
THE BARREN ISLANDS TUE AS IT WEAKENS TO THE 970S. THE ASSOCIATED
FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF MON AFTERNOON THEN INLAND AND
WEAKENS MON NIGHT AND TUE. SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT NEAR
KODIAK AND SPREAD TO THE KENAI PEN AND NORTH GULF MON MORNING/MON
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD SHIFT OVER TO RAIN AT KODIAK MON MORNING THEN
BECOME MIXED OVER THE EASTERN KENAI AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTH GULF
MON AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE EASTERN
KENAI MON...BECOMING MIXED WITH RAIN ALONG THE COASTS MON AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL DIMINISH AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN KENAI MON NIGHT
AS TEMPS CONTINUE TO WARM AND SNOW MIXES WITH RAIN. SNOW WILL LIKELY
BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE VALDEZ AREA MON NIGHT...PROB EVEN MARGINAL
WINDS FOR BLIZZARD POTENTIAL FOR THOMPSON PASS. UPSLOPE CONDITIONS
OVER THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY WILL PROVIDE OF SNOWS AROUND ADVISORY
LEVELS BEGINNING MON AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
THE REMAINDER OF INLAND AREAS WILL GENERALLY BE INITIALLY DOWN-SLOPED
MON...BUT SNOW OR MIX SHOULD BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TUE AS DOWN-SLOPE
WEAKENS.
STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY FRONT AND LOW WITH BARRIER JET
DEVELOPMENT AND RESULTANT STORMS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT ALONG THE
NORTH GULF MON AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENING MON NIGHT. STORM FORCE NE
WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS MON
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
HIGH PRESSURE AND BRISK OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES TO DOMINATE OVER THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BEGINS TO TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST...AN ASSOCIATED
FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BEGIN MOVE OVER THE AKPEN EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...ALONG WITH GENERALLY
LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND INTO TUE. SNOW MAY BECOME
BRIEFLY MIXED OVER SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY MON.
ALEUTIANS/AK PEPN/BERING SEA...BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME A CONCERN
OVER THE BERING SEA SIDE OF THE AK PEN LATE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW HEADS NORTH. TEMPS WILL LIKELY
BE A LITTLE TOO WARM AND LOW SNOW TOTALS PROBABLY SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO
KEEP CONDITIONS JUST ABOVE BLIZZARD. SO FOR NOW WILL CONVERT THE
BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE AK PEN TO A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY.
ELSEWHERE...BROAD NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
BERING SEA INTO TUE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL COMMENCE WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING
INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS A SERIES OF LOWS FOLLOW CLOSELY ON THE HEELS
OF THE FIRST SYSTEM WHILE TAKING A VERY SIMILAR TRACK. THIS WILL
GENERALLY RESULT IN A MUCH WETTER PERIOD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND...WITH STRONG WINDS AT TIMES AS VARIOUS ASSOCIATED FRONTS
ARRIVE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. PRECIPITATION TYPE IS EXPECTED
TO REMAIN MOSTLY SNOW ALTHOUGH RAIN COULD MIX IN AT TIMES AS
TEMPERATURES TREND UPWARD...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COAST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING 125
SNOW ADVISORY 145
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY 181
MARINE...STORM WARNING 119 130
GALE WARNING 120 125 131 132 138 139 150 155 160 165 170
172 174 179 180 181 351 352 412 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 160 179 411 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
RMC MAR 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:46 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 9, 5:08 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:52 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 61 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.