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Blizzard Warning 19, NWS Fairbanks, AK

April 10, 2015

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 10, 2015, 3:03 PM AKDT. It was in force for 13 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: Apr 10, 2015, 3:03 PM AKDT (23:03 UTC)
Expired: Apr 11, 2015, 4:15 AM AKDT
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

582 
WWAK42 PAFG 102303
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
303 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015

AKZ207-110600-
/O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.150410T2303Z-150411T0600Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
303 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN.

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

3 follow-up statements

221 
WWAK42 PAFG 110529
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
929 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015

AKZ207-111400-
/O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150411T1400Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
929 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN.

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH TONIGHT.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE NIGHT AND IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH IN SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

278 
WWAK42 PAFG 110529 CCA
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
929 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015

AKZ207-111400-
/O.COR.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150411T1400Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
929 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN.

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH TONIGHT.

* TIMING...LOW VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT
  WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

982 
WWAK42 PAFG 111215
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
415 AM AKDT SAT APR 11 2015

AKZ207-111315-
/O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150411T1400Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
415 AM AKDT SAT APR 11 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND WILL CONTINUE A DOWNWARD TREND THIS
MORNING. LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW HAS IMPROVED AND WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS WINDS DECREASE.

$$

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 Apr 10, 1:06 PM AKDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 1:06 PM AKDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
106 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015

.DISCUSSION...
ALOFT...LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH BROAD LONG WAVE TROUGH
EXTENDING NORTH OVER MAINLAND AK TO THE HIGH ARCTIC. THIS TROUGH
WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. VORTICITY CENTER NEAR
NORTHWAY MOVING TO NEAR FAIRBANKS 4PM SAT WITH WEAK TROUGH
NORTHWEST TO BETTLES AND A SECONDARY VORTICITY CENTER NEAR
EAGLE...THIS WILL DRIFT NORTH TO FORM A WEAK LOW ALONG THE
SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE BY 4AM MON. WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING
NORTHWEST FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW TO NEAR MCGRATH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SAT THEN DISSIPATE. LOW SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND
MOVING TO KING SALMON 4PM SUN.

SURFACE...981 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF OF AK DRIFTING EAST WHILE
THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUSION ALONG THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA
RANGE FROM TALKEETNA TO GULKANA MOVES NORTH AND BECOMES DIFFUSE
OVER THE UPLANDS JUST NORTH OF FAIRBANKS SAT AM. 983 MB LOW NORTH
OF NORTHWAY PERSISTING AND EXPANDING NORTHWEST TO FORT YUKON
THROUGH 10 PM SAT WEAKENING TO 991 MB. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTING
OVER RUSSIA.

MODELS...MODELS ARE SIMILAR THROUGH ABOUT 60 HOURS IN TERMS OF
UPPER LEVEL FEATURES. THE TRANSLATION TO THE SURFACE DOES DIFFER A
BIT THOUGH. SEEMS AS THE GFS IS A LITTLE MORE EXCITED ABOUT
SNOWFALL IN ZONE 222. THE ECMWF DOES SUGGEST THAT THERE MAY BE
SNOW IN AND AROUND ZONE 222 BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT OF THE GFS.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.
&&

JL/CF APR 15

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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.