Blizzard Watch 2, NWS Anchorage, AK

483 
WWAK42 PAFC 181853
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
953 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

AKZ161-182000-
/O.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
953 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

LIGHT SNOW WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF COMPLETELY.

$$

AKZ195-190800-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.160218T2100Z-160220T0100Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
953 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 4 PM AKST FRIDAY...

* SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW. 

* TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN MIDDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW 
  FALLING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL 
  BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING AND COME TO AN END EARLY 
  FRIDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

AKZ185-190800-
/O.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0002.160219T1400Z-160220T0600Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
953 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING NEAR NIKOLSKI...

* LOCATION...MAINLY WEST OF UNALASKA.

* SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES EXCEPT 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE WEST OF 
  UNALASKA. 

* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND PERIODS OF STRONG WIND. 

* WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH EXCEPT NORTH 35 TO 50 MPH NEAR 
  NIKOLSKI. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND COINCIDE WITH INCREASING WINDS 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO POTENTIALLY BRING BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS...MAINLY TO AREAS WEST OF UNALASKA. SNOW AND WINDS 
  WILL THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE 
  COMING TO AN END FRIDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...USE CAUTION AS TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES 
  WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

686 
WWAK42 PAFC 182156
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1256 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

AKZ185-191400-
/O.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0002.160219T1400Z-160220T0600Z/
/O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.160219T1500Z-160220T0600Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
1256 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AKST FRIDAY NEAR
NIKOLSKI...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AKST FRIDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...MAINLY NEAR NIKOLSKI.

* SNOW...6 TO 10 INCHES NEAR NIKOLSKI. UP TO 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE AS
  RAIN MIXES WITH SNOW.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN
  HEAVY SNOW AND PERIODS OF STRONG WIND. 

* WIND...NORTH 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR NIKOLSKI.
  EAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH ELSEWHERE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND COINCIDE WITH INCREASING WINDS IN
  THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY TO BRING BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS...MAINLY TO AREAS WEST OF UNALASKA. SNOW AND WINDS
  WILL THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  COMING TO AN END FRIDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...USE CAUTION AS TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES 
  WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

AKZ195-191400-
/O.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160219T2100Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1256 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY...

* SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 40 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
  MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$