Blizzard Warning 14, NWS Fairbanks, AK

307 
WWAK41 PAFG 091841
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1041 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

AKZ204-100800-
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150310T1400Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
1041 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY. 

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

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND 
  DIMINISH SATURDAY AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL 
  ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE 
  EXPECTED. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

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

&&

$$

AKZ203-100800-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0245.150309T1841Z-150310T0800Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
1041 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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

* TIMING...REDUCED VISIBILITY ON BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO
  IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  DIMINISH.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AND SNOW WILL
  ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. TRAVEL
  AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

823 
WWAK41 PAFG 091841 CCA
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1041 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

AKZ204-100800-
/O.COR.PAFG.BZ.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150310T1400Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
1041 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY. 

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

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND
  DIMINISH TUESDAY AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL 
  ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE 
  EXPECTED. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

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

&&

$$

AKZ203-100800-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0245.150309T1841Z-150310T0800Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
1041 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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

* TIMING...REDUCED VISIBILITY ON BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO
  IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW
  DIMINISH.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AND SNOW WILL
  ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. TRAVEL
  AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

212 
WWAK41 PAFG 100532
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
932 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

AKZ203-100645-
/O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0245.000000T0000Z-150310T0800Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
932 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

AKZ204-101400-
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150310T1400Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
932 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
  AT TIMES.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS THE
  WINDS DIMINISH. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL 
  ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE 
  EXPECTED. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

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

&&

$$

554 
WWAK41 PAFG 101102
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
302 AM AKDT TUE MAR 10 2015

AKZ204-101800-
/O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150310T1400Z/
/O.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0246.150310T1102Z-150310T1800Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
302 AM AKDT TUE MAR 10 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS
MORNING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
AM AKDT THIS MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* BLOWING SNOW...VISIBILITY BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS THE 
  WINDS DIMINISH. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL 
  ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE 
  EXPECTED. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
536 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

.DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM...COLDER AND LESS ACTIVE WEATHER HAS ARRIVED IN
NORTHERN ALASKA THIS MORNING AS A LONGWAVE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
SETTLES IN OVER THE STATE. THE FLOW ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN INTO TONIGHT OVER NEARLY ALL OF THE FORECAST
AREA. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST WHERE A
STRENGTHENING SURFACE RIDGE ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA WILL
PRODUCE GALE FORCE WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LOW
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.

SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR WILL GRADUALLY
TAPER OFF AS LIGHT AND DRIER NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. COOLING ALOFT IS ALSO PRODUCING SOME LIGHT
FLURRIES AS THE AIRMASS SQUEEZES OUT ANY EXISTING MOISTURE.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE VERY LIGHT...EXCEPT A FEW INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE TODAY IN THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE A SMALL DISTURBANCE
MOVES NORTH FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW
ZERO SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE AND DROP WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.
THE NORTH SLOPE WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO AND FLIRT WITH WIND CHILLS
TO 50 BELOW FROM DEADHORSE EASTWARD.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...A BROAD 500 HPA TROUGH WILL PERSIST
OVER NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM
THE HIGH ARCTIC TO MAINLAND AK INITIALLY AND THEN DIG SOUTH THROUGH
THE PERIOD AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES FROM OVER WRANGEL ISLAND TUE
MORNING TO BRISTOL BAY LATE WED. THIS OPEN WAVE WILL HELP KEEP THE
COLD AIR ENTRENCHED THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK WHILE
REINFORCING AND STRENGTHENING THE LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER MAINLAND AK.

THE COLD AIR IS FIRMLY IN PLACE ALOFT BY THE BEGINNING OF THE
PERIOD. 850 TEMPERATURES ARE A STEADY 20-25 C BELOW ZERO. OVER
FAIRBANKS...WE WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES 23-25 BELOW ZERO ALOFT AT 850
HPA...APPROACHING -2 STD DEV BASED OFF UA CLIMO...SO QUITE A COLD
AIR MASS ALOFT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. HIGHS AND LOW TEMPERATURES
WILL BE WELL BELOW THEIR SEASONAL NORMAL VALUES ACROSS THE WEST
COAST AND ALASKA INTERIOR.

AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD ELONGATED HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PREVAIL
IN THE PERIOD. THE ELONGATED HIGH INITIALLY WILL STRETCH FROM THE
BERING SEA...TO OVER MAINLAND ALASKA...AND INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY.
HOWEVER...A COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS APPROACHING AK WILL
WEAKEN THE HIGH OVER THE COURSE OF THE PERIOD. NAMELY...A SYSTEM
WILL BE STRENGTHENING AND MOVING NORTH IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC
TOWARDS SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL AK WED...WHILE ANOTHER WILL BE
MOVING GRADUALLY EAST BUT STILL WEST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.

THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AIR MASS WITH A BENIGN LARGE SCALE
PATTERN WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR QUIET AND DRY WEATHER WITH BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES TUE THROUGH WED. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY...EXCEPT FOR THE EASTERN
ARCTIC COAST WHERE MODERATE WEST WINDS WILL BE PRESENT BEFORE
DIMINISHING BY LATE TUE. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 50 BELOW LOCALLY
ARE ANTICIPATED IN SOME PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARCTIC
COAST...MAINLY EAST OF NUIQSUT LATE MON OVERNIGHT AND TUE MORNING.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ204.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

EWP/ET MAR 15