Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2017
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 15, 2017, 3:42 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 15, 2017, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 18 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
- Jan 15, 2017, 3:42 PM AKST (00:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 15, 2017, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2017, 12:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
293 WWAK41 PAFC 160042 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 342 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 AKZ131-161500- /O.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0001.170116T0300Z-170116T1800Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.170116T0300Z-170116T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 342 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST MONDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS DOWN TO KEYSTONE CANYON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS DOWN TO KEYSTONE CANYON. * SNOW...12 TO 18 INCHES STORM TOTAL. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS WINDS QUICKLY STRENGTHEN. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ AKZ101-161500- /O.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.170116T0900Z-170117T0100Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 342 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHEST VALUES OVER EAST ANCHORAGE AND ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN MODERATE SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS THIS EVENING THEN INCREASES IN INTENSITY WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING TOWARD MONDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CORRIDOR FROM EAGLE RIVER TO CHUGIAK. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE IN THE DAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ111-161500- /O.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.170116T0900Z-170117T0100Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 342 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * SNOW...5 TO 9 INCHES EXCEPT 8 TO 12 INCHES TOWARD HATCHER PASS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN MODERATE SNOWFALL. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EVENING THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE IN THE DAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN MODERATE TO 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. && $$ AKZ125-161500- /O.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.170116T0600Z-170116T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 342 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY. * SNOW...6 TO 10 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO WEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH NEAR WHITTIER AND SEWARD. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN SEWARD AND WHITTIER WHERE BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE THE WORST. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MONDAY MORNING WITH SOME GUSTY WIND LINGERING THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ141-161500- /O.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.170116T0600Z-170117T0100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 342 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST MONDAY. * SNOW...5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING THEN PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE IN THE DAY. * 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. && && $$
3 follow-up statements
368 WWAK41 PAFC 161236 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 336 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 AKZ131-162100- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170116T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 336 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR THOMPSON PASS DOWN TO KEYSTONE CANYON... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS DOWN TO KEYSTONE CANYON. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOWFALL AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ111-170145- /O.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170117T0500Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 336 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES EXCEPT 8 TO 12 INCHES TOWARD HATCHER PASS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN MODERATE SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER IN THE DAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN MODERATE TO 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. && $$ AKZ101-170100- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170117T0100Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 336 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHEST VALUES OVER EAST ANCHORAGE AND ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN MODERATE SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CORRIDOR FROM EAGLE RIVER TO CHUGIAK. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ125-161800- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170116T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 336 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO WEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR SEWARD AND TO 50 MPH NEAR WHITTIER. * TIMING...SNOWFALL AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN SEWARD AND WHITTIER WHERE BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE THE WORST. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS LINGERING THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ141-170100- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170117T0100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 336 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...TAPERING OFF LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && && $$
893 WWAK41 PAFC 161801 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 901 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 AKZ131-162100- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170116T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 901 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR THOMPSON PASS DOWN TO KEYSTONE CANYON... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS DOWN TO KEYSTONE CANYON. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOWFALL AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ AKZ125-170100- /O.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170117T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 901 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WHITTIER... * LOCATION...NEAR WHITTIER. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST WINDS 25 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL HOWEVER HOLD THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ101-170100- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170117T0100Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 901 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHEST VALUES OVER EAST ANCHORAGE AND ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN MODERATE SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CORRIDOR FROM EAGLE RIVER TO CHUGIAK. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN MODERATE TO 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. && $$ AKZ111-170500- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170117T0500Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 901 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES EXCEPT 8 TO 12 INCHES TOWARD HATCHER PASS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN MODERATE SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER IN THE DAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ141-170100- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170117T0100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 901 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...TAPERING OFF LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. * 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. && && $$
995 WWAK41 PAFC 162103 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1203 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 AKZ131-162215- /O.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170116T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1203 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THOMPSON PASS AND KEYSTONE CANYON... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW HAVE IMPROVED. $$ AKZ125-162215- /O.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170117T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1203 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ AKZ101-170100- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170117T0100Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1203 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHEST VALUES OVER EAST ANCHORAGE AND ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN MODERATE SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CORRIDOR FROM EAGLE RIVER TO CHUGIAK. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ111-170500- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170117T0500Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 1203 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES EXCEPT 8 TO 12 INCHES TOWARD HATCHER PASS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN MODERATE SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER IN THE DAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN MODERATE TO 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. && $$ AKZ141-170100- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170117T0100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1203 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...TAPERING OFF LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:21 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:21 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:42 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:33 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:33 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:33 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 16, 3:37 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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