Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 15, NWS Fairbanks, AK
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 THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 1:44 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Nov 19, 2:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Nov 19, 4:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:04 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 40 hr | |
| Nov 19, 2:34 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 48 hr |
Nearby
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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.