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Blizzard Warning 15, NWS Fairbanks, AK

November 19, 2014

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 19, 2014, 1:17 PM AKST. It took effect at Nov 19, 2014, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 33 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
Nov 19, 2014, 1:17 PM AKST (22:17 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 19, 2014, 6:00 PM AKST
Expired
Nov 21, 2014, 3:08 AM AKST
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

336 
WWAK41 PAFG 192217
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
117 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2014

AKZ203-200615-
/O.UPG.PAFG.BZ.A.0009.141120T0300Z-141121T0300Z/
/O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.141120T0300Z-141121T0300Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
117 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST
THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* SNOW...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN
  TO IMPROVE BY THURSDAY EVENING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ204-200615-
/O.UPG.PAFG.BZ.A.0009.141120T0300Z-141121T0300Z/
/O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.141120T0300Z-141121T0300Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
117 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST
THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH.

* SNOW...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN
  TO IMPROVE BY THURSDAY EVENING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ202-200615-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0189.141120T0000Z-141121T0300Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
117 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST
THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY.

* BLOWING SNOW...SNOW AND EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE
  BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE 
  WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER
HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
508 
WWAK41 PAFG 200604
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
904 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2014

AKZ203-201500-
/O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141122T0300Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
904 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* SNOW...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ204-201500-
/O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141122T0300Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
904 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. 

 VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* SNOW...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ202-201500-
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0189.000000T0000Z-141121T0300Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
904 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM AKST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY.

* BLOWING SNOW...SNOW AND EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL 
  CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT 
  TIMES. 

* TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE 
  WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER
HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

&&

$$
112 
WWAK41 PAFG 201100
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
200 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2014

AKZ203-210000-
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141122T0300Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
200 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...EAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* SNOW...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ204-210000-
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141122T0300Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
200 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...EAST TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* SNOW...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ202-210000-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0189.000000T0000Z-141122T0300Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
200 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. 

* BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT
  TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST AT 20 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE 
  WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER
HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

&&

$$
795 
WWAK41 PAFG 202258
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
158 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2014

AKZ203-210900-
/O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141121T0900Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
158 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT. 

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...EAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* SNOW...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...VERY LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
  IMPROVE THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL STILL BE REDUCED AFTER
  MIDNIGHT BUT WILL GREATER THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ204-210600-
/O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141121T0600Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
158 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING
WEST OF KAKTOVIK...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING WEST OF KAKTOVIK.

* LOCATION...WEST OF KAKTOVIK.

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...EAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* SNOW...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...VERY LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
  IMPROVE THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL STILL BE REDUCED AFTER
  MIDNIGHT BUT WILL GREATER THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ202-210900-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0189.000000T0000Z-141121T1800Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
158 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY. 

* BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT 
  TIMES. 

* WINDS...EAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL
  IMPROVE FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE 
  WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER
HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

&&

$$
216 
WWAK41 PAFG 210522
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
822 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2014

AKZ203-211500-
/O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141121T0900Z/
/O.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0190.141121T0522Z-141121T2100Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
822 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
AKST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE
  AT TIMES. 

* WINDS...EAST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  NOON AKST FRIDAY. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH SOME.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER
HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

&&

$$

AKZ202-210630-
/O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0189.000000T0000Z-141121T1800Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
822 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 



$$

AKZ204-211500-
/O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141121T2100Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
822 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY WEST OF
KAKTOVIK...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST OF KAKTOVIK.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER
  MILE AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH NOON AKST FRIDAY. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN
  VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH SOME.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
556 
WWAK41 PAFG 211208
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
308 AM AKST FRI NOV 21 2014

AKZ204-211315-
/O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141121T2100Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
308 AM AKST FRI NOV 21 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

AKZ203-212100-
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0190.000000T0000Z-141121T2100Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
308 AM AKST FRI NOV 21 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. 

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE 
  AT TIMES. 

* WINDS...EAST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  NOON AKST FRIDAY. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED 
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH SOME. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER
HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Nov 19, 4:39 AM AKST, 8 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 4:39 AM AKST, 8 hours 38 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
439 AM AKST WED NOV 19 2014

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER AIR...MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT OUT TO 48 HOURS THEN SOLUTIONS
BEGIN TO DIFFER. INITIALLY 505DM LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
AND RIDGE EXTENDING NORTHWEST FROM CANADA TO THE BEAUFORT SEA.
HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE ARCTIC WITH 538DM CENTER NEAR
76N/154W AT 3AM AKST THURSDAY. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON MODELS HAVE A
501DM LOW 150 MILES EAST OF COLD BAY AND A 538DM LOW CENTERED NEAR
76N/158W. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GFS HAS HIGHER PRESSURE OVER
THE NORTH SLOPE THAN THE NAM AND THE RIDGE OVER CANADA...THOUGH
WEAKER...EXTENDS WEST TO THE INTERIOR.

SURFACE...A 970 MB LOW 420 NM WEST OF COLD BAY WILL DRIFT SOUTH.
AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH TODAY OVER THE BROOKS
RANGE...NORTON SOUND...KOTZEBUE SOUND... AND SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND. TONIGHT...THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE SOUTH
CHUKCHI SEA AND AND TO THE NORTH SLOPE. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY ALONG THE NORTH SLOPE COAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND
WEAKEN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST. ANOTHER
LOW MOVING NORTH FROM THE PACIFIC WILL BE 955MB 170 MILES EAST OF
COLD BAY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN 961MB NEAR COLD BAY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

NORTH SLOPE...PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH NORTH OF THE SLOPE
AND LOWER PRESSURE OVER ALASKA WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO STRONG
EAST WINDS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER
THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA...WITH GALES EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE NORTH SLOPE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY WILL FOCUS SNOW ALONG THE NORTH SLOPE WITH ACCUMULATIONS
OF AROUND 2 INCHES. COMBINED WITH THE MODERATE TO STRONG EAST
WINDS...THERE WILL BE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITY. A
BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST THIS
EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW. AN ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS IN
EFFECT FOR BARROW THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW. SNOW SHOULD END
FRIDAY AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES.

WEST COAST...OCCLUDED FRONT WITH TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MOVE
NORTH OVER THE WEST COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY FOR
ZONES 211...212...AND 213 WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES FOR 212...214...215...AND 216 WILL END AT
NOON. SOUNDING THIS MORNING STILL SHOWS SOME WARMER AIR ALOFT.
NEW FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 6PM FOR KOTZEBUE
AND ZONE 210. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO END BY NOON.

INTERIOR...SOUTH WINDS OVER THE ALASKA RANGE WILL BE DIMINISHING
ENOUGH TODAY TO CAUSE WINDS TO COME DOWN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL.
WIND ADVISORY AT DELTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND WIND ADVISORY IN
ZONE 226 EXPIRES AT NOON. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED
WITH SHORT WAVE MOVING NORTH WILL OCCUR OVER THE BROOKS RANGE.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLING ABOUT 10 DEGREES OVER MOST AREAS
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ203-AKZ204.

WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ226.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ212-AKZ214-AKZ215-
AKZ216.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ202.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ230.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235-PKZ240.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

DA NOV 14

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 19, 1:44 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG25 hr
Nov 19, 2:05 AM AKSTGale WarningAFG4 days
Nov 19, 4:04 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFG9 hr
Nov 19, 4:04 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG40 hr
Nov 19, 2:34 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG48 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.