Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2018
Blizzard Warning 19, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 9, 2018, 12:18 PM AKST. It was in force for 26 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
- Mar 9, 2018, 12:18 PM AKST (21:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2018, 1:57 PM AKST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
894 WWAK42 PAFG 092118 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1218 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018 AKZ207-101500- /O.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-180310T2100Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.180309T2118Z-180310T2100Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 1218 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Travel will be very dangerous to impossible. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast from Kivalina north. * WHEN...Until noon Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. 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 whiteout conditions, making travel extremely dangerous. $$ AKZ213-101500- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-180310T1500Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 1218 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow, and areas of poor visibility with visibility one half mile or less at times. Difficult travel conditions are expected. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches are expected. * WHERE...St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast. * WHEN...Until 6 AM Saturday. Strong winds and areas of low visibility are occurring now. These conditions will continue off and on through early Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...North winds gusting as high as 60 mph will cause areas very low visibility along with blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing snow means periods of snow and blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$ AKZ214-101500- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-180310T1500Z/ Yukon Delta- Including Mountain Village, Emmonak, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Pilot Station, St Marys, Scammon Bay, Marshall, Nunam Iqua, and Pitkas Point 1218 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities to create difficult travel conditions at times. * WHERE...Along the Yukon Delta Coast. * WHEN...Until 6 AM Saturday. Strong winds and areas of low visibility are occurring now. These conditions will continue off and on through early Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...North winds gusting as high as 45 mph will cause areas low visibility along with blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$
3 follow-up statements
569 WWAK42 PAFG 101134 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 234 AM AKST Sat Mar 10 2018 AKZ214-101245- /O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-180310T1500Z/ Yukon Delta- Including Mountain Village, Emmonak, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Pilot Station, St Marys, Scammon Bay, Marshall, Nunam Iqua, and Pitkas Point 234 AM AKST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ AKZ207-102100- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-180310T2100Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 234 AM AKST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Travel will be very dangerous to impossible. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast from Kivalina north. * WHEN...Until noon Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 45 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. 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 whiteout conditions, making travel extremely dangerous. $$ AKZ213-102100- /O.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-180310T2100Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 234 AM AKST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow, and areas of poor visibility with visibility one half mile or less at times. Difficult travel conditions are expected. Snow accumulation up to one inch. * WHERE...Bering Strait Coast. * WHEN...Until noon today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...North winds gusting as high as 45 mph will cause areas very low visibility along with blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$
143 WWAK42 PAFG 102017 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1117 AM AKST Sat Mar 10 2018 AKZ207-110000- /O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-180311T0000Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 1117 AM AKST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Travel will be very dangerous to impossible. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast from Kivalina north. * WHEN...Until 3 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 45 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. 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 whiteout conditions, making travel extremely dangerous. $$ AKZ213-110000- /O.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-180311T0000Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 1117 AM AKST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow, and areas of poor visibility with visibility one half mile or less at times. Difficult travel conditions are expected. Snow accumulation up to one inch. * WHERE...Bering Strait Coast. * WHEN...Until 3 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...North winds gusting as high as 45 mph will cause areas very low visibility along with blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$
191 WWAK42 PAFG 102257 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 157 PM AKST Sat Mar 10 2018 AKZ207-110000- /O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-180311T0000Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 157 PM AKST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ AKZ213-110000- /O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-180311T0000Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 157 PM AKST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$
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 Mar 9, 4:36 AM AKST, 7 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 4:36 AM AKST, 7 hours 42 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 436 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018 .DISCUSSION... Aloft...Models in good agreement through the weekend. A stacked 497 dam low near Kodiak will wobble around the Gulf of Alaska through Sunday. Shortwaves rotating around the low will move over mainland Alaska and bring periods of snow. A shortwave will move over the Interior today and push to the north on Saturday. Weak southerly flow will remain over the Interior through the weekend. Flow aloft will become more southwesterly over the state early next week. Surface...A 977 mb low NW of Nunivak Island will move SE and be 150 NM NW of Sand Point Fri morning. A 969 mb low over Kodiak Island will rotate east to be over Cook Inlet by Fri morning and then move N inland and weaken. A strong pressure gradient will persist along the Bering strait through Saturday morning. Weak low pressure will persist over northern AK on Saturday. West Coast and Western Interior...A strong pressure gradient will persist along the west coast through Saturday morning. Northerly winds gusting 30 to 40 mph with local gusts around 50 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow through Saturday morning. Snow showers and blowing snow, and areas of poor visibility with near blizzard conditions are occurring. Visibility will be less than one half mile at times. Winter wx advisory is in effect for zones 207 and 213 through Saturday morning. Another low and frontal boundary will move into the western Bering Sea Sunday night into Monday. Arctic Coast and Brooks Range...Northeasterly winds will continue through the weekend. Low visibility and blowing snow for portions of the western north slope this morning. Overall quiet weather with low stratus and fog persisting into the weekend. Interior...A shortwave moving up from the Gulf of Alaska will bring a chance of snow for the southern interior this afternoon into Saturday morning. Central interior could pick up 1 to 2 inches with this shortwave. Highs in the upper 20s to low 30s will continue for the Interior through the weekend. Gusty winds near Delta junction will persist through Saturday morning. Southeasterly winds of 25 to 40 mph are occurring in that area. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ201-AKZ207-AKZ213. Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ210. Small Craft Advisory for PKZ210. Gale Warning for PKZ220. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ200-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && MAR 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 3:39 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Mar 9, 6:14 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 4 hr | |
| Mar 9, 12:05 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr |
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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.