Blizzard Warning 17, NWS Fairbanks, AK

349 
WWAK41 PAFG 062320
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
320 PM AKDT MON APR 6 2015

AKZ204-071300-
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0017.150407T0200Z-150408T1400Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
320 PM AKDT MON APR 6 2015

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

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

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW.

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

* TIMING...STRONG EAST WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA 
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

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

&&

$$

AKZ201-071300-
/O.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0253.150407T0200Z-150408T1400Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
320 PM AKDT MON APR 6 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
AKDT WEDNESDAY.

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

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

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS
  MODERATE GUSTY WINDS PERSIST. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

* IMPACTS...THE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ203-071300-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0253.150407T0200Z-150408T1400Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
320 PM AKDT MON APR 6 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. 

* BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE AT 
  TIMES. 

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

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS
  MODERATE GUSTY WINDS PERSIST. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

* IMPACTS...THE 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.

&&

$$
JL APR 15

453 
WWAK41 PAFG 071258
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
458 AM AKDT TUE APR 7 2015

AKZ204-080000-
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-150408T1400Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
458 AM AKDT TUE APR 7 2015

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

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

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...EAST GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND VISIBILITY WILL
  DECREASE. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE
  TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
  AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THEN.

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

&&

$$

AKZ201-080000-
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-150408T1400Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
458 AM AKDT TUE APR 7 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. 

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

* WINDS..EAST GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WINDS
  DECREASE.

* IMPACTS...THE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ203-080000-
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-150408T1400Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
458 AM AKDT TUE APR 7 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. 

* BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* WINDS...EAST GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WINDS
  DECREASE.

* IMPACTS...THE 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.

&&

$$

442 
WWAK41 PAFG 071908
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1108 AM AKDT TUE APR 7 2015

AKZ204-080600-
/O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-150408T1400Z/
/O.EXA.PAFG.WW.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-150408T1400Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
1108 AM AKDT TUE APR 7 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
AKDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WINDS 
  DECREASE. 

* IMPACTS...THE 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.

&&

$$

AKZ201-080600-
/O.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-150408T1400Z/
/O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0018.150407T1908Z-150408T1400Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
1108 AM AKDT TUE APR 7 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

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

* WINDS..EAST GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WINDS 
  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.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ203-080600-
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0253.000000T0000Z-150408T1400Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
1108 AM AKDT TUE APR 7 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. 

* BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* WINDS...EAST GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WINDS 
  DECREASE. 

* IMPACTS...THE 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.

&&

$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
423 AM AKDT MON APR 6 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
ALOFT...
LONG WAVE RIDGE OVER THE NE PACIFIC AND MAINLAND ALASKA WILL MOVE
TO THE ALCAN BORDER BY EARLY TUE AND MOVE SLOWLY EAST. THE LONG
WAVE TROUGH OVER THE NW PACIFIC AND BERING SEA WILL PROGRESS
SLOWLY EAST TO A POSITION OVER MAINLAND ALASKA BY FRI. THIS MEANS
THAT THE SOUTHERLY FLOW OF WARM MOIST AIR NOW DEVELOPING OVER
NORTHERN ALASKA WILL BRING TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH
MID- WEEK...THEN COOL TO BELOW NORMAL BY THE WEEKEND.

WEAK SOUTHERLY CHINOOK FLOW TODAY OVER THE ALASKA RANGE WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AND REACH A PEAK TUE WITH SOUTH FLOW UP TO 70KT
AT 700 MB THEN DECREASE TUE NIGHT. WILL ISSUE HIGH WIND WARNING
FOR ZONE 225 BEGINNING 6PM TONIGHT AND ZONE 226 10PM TONIGHT.
WILL ISSUE WIND ADV ZONE 223 STARTING 10PM MON.

SURFACE...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY
THROUGH TUE. THIS COMBINED WITH THE LOWS MENTIONED IN THE
FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS IS CAUSING E WINDS 20-30 KT ALONG THE ARCTIC
COAST. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25-35 KT TUE ALONG THE ARCTIC
COAST AS THE FRONTAL WAVE MOVES NORTH.

A 977 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 NM
EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 4PM MON...TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS A
982 MB LOW BY 4AM TUE...AND DISSIPATING NEAR BETHEL TUE PM. AN
OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING FROM THE LOW TO NOME TO KING SALMON WILL
MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT TO GALENA TO A FRONTAL WAVE NEAR KING
SALMON BY 4PM MON...TO THE BERING STRAIT TO KOTZEBUE TO A FRONTAL
WAVE NEAR ILIAMNA BY 4AM TUE. EXPECT 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW AHEAD OF
THE FRONT CHANGING TO RAIN AND SNOW ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT
WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW. ALSO EXPECT NE WINDS
20-30KT AND BLOWING SNOW NORTH OF THE FRONT WITH GUSTS 35KT ZONE
213.

THE FRONTAL WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR MCGRATH BY 4PM TUE AS A 981 MB
LOW AND TO AMBLER BY 4AM WED AS A 987 MB LOW...AND TO HOWARD PASS
BY 4PM WED AS A 990 MB LOW. A WARM FRONT FROM THE LOW TO ARCTIC
VILLAGE AT 4PM TUE...WILL MOVE TO AMBLER TO BARTER ISLAND BY 4AM
WED AND TO HOWARD PASS TO BARROW NE BY 4PM WED. EXPECT FREEZING
LEVELS 3000-5000 FT FROM THIS LOW EAST ALONG THE WARM FRONT.
EXPECT MIXED RAIN AND SNOW AHEAD OF THE LOW IN THE WESTERN
INTERIOR AND WEST COAST. THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN
ALONG AND EAST OF THE LOW. EXPECT 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
WESTERN INTERIOR TUE- WED. THE EASTERN INTERIOR WILL HAVE A
STRONG CHINOOK AND LITTLE PRECIPITATION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS INITIALIZE OK AT 500 MB. SIMILAR SOLUTIONS THROUGH 4AM TUE
THEN THE GFS HAS A STRONGER SHORT WAVE MOVING NORTH OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE MODELS SIMILAR THROUGH 4PM MON...THEN NAM
TAKES THE FRONTAL WAVE NW FASTER AND MORE STRONGLY THAN THE GFS.
PREFER THE GFS SINCE THE MAIN SHORT WAVE SUPPORTING THE SURFACE
WAVE/LOW TRACKS NORTH MORE IN LINE WITH THE GFS SURFACE LOCATION.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213.

HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ225-AKZ226.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-
PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

JB APR 15