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Blizzard Warning 8, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 3, 2021, 4:04 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 4, 2021, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Feb 3, 2021, 4:04 AM AKST (13:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 4, 2021, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2021, 5:57 AM AKST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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975 WWAK42 PAFG 031304 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 404 AM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 AKZ213-040300- /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.210204T0900Z-210205T1500Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 404 AM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches, with localized amounts up to 6 inches, are expected. * WHERE...St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast. * WHEN...Midnight to 6 AM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 55 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. Cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. 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 difficult. $$
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747 WWAK42 PAFG 032353 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 253 PM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 AKZ213-041500- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.210204T0900Z-210205T1500Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 253 PM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. * WHERE...St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...Midnight to 6 AM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 55 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. Cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. $$
891 WWAK42 PAFG 041442 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 542 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 AKZ213-050300- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210205T1500Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 542 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occuring. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. * WHERE...St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...Midnight to 6 AM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 55 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. Cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. 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 difficult. $$ AKZ214-050300- /O.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.210205T0600Z-210206T0000Z/ Yukon Delta- Including Mountain Village, Emmonak, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Pilot Station, St Marys, Scammon Bay, Marshall, Nunam Iqua, and Pitkas Point 542 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Visibility one half mile or less at times. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected. * WHERE...Yukon Delta. * WHEN...9 PM today to 3 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 30 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing snow means periods of snow and blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$ AKZ207-050300- /O.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.210204T1442Z-210205T1500Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 542 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to 45 below zero. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast. * WHEN...Now to 6 AM Friday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ208-050300- /O.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.210204T1442Z-210205T1500Z/ Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys- Including Noatak, Kiana, and Red Dog Mine 542 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to 45 below zero. * WHERE...Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys. * WHEN...Now to 6 AM Friday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ209-050300- /O.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.210204T1442Z-210205T1500Z/ Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley- Including Kotzebue, Selawik, and Noorvik 542 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to 50 below zero. * WHERE...Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley. * WHEN...Now to 6 AM Friday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ210-050300- /O.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.210204T1442Z-210205T1500Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 542 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to 45 below zero. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Now to 6 AM Friday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$
712 WWAK42 PAFG 042336 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 236 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 AKZ213-051500- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210205T1500Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 236 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occuring. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. * WHERE...St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...through 6 AM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 55 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. Cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. 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 difficult. $$ AKZ214-051500- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.210205T0600Z-210206T0000Z/ Yukon Delta- Including Mountain Village, Emmonak, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Pilot Station, St Marys, Scammon Bay, Marshall, Nunam Iqua, and Pitkas Point 236 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Visibility one half mile or less at times. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected. * WHERE...Yukon Delta. * WHEN...9 PM today to 3 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 30 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing snow means periods of snow and blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$ AKZ207-051500- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210205T1500Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 236 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to 45 below zero. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast. * WHEN...through 6 AM Friday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ208-051500- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210205T1500Z/ Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys- Including Noatak, Kiana, and Red Dog Mine 236 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to 45 below zero. * WHERE...Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys. * WHEN...through 6 AM Friday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ209-051500- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210205T1500Z/ Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley- Including Kotzebue, Selawik, and Noorvik 236 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to 50 below zero. * WHERE...Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley. * WHEN...through 6 AM Friday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ210-051500- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210205T1500Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 236 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to 45 below zero. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...through 6 AM Friday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$
626 WWAK42 PAFG 051457 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 557 AM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021 AKZ213-060300- /O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210205T1500Z/ /O.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210206T1500Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 557 AM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY.. ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow occurring. Visibility one half mile or less at times. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches are expected. * WHERE...St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast. * WHEN...Until 6 AM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 40 mph will cause areas of 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. $$ AKZ207-208-051600- /O.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210205T1500Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast-Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, Espenberg, Noatak, Kiana, and Red Dog Mine 557 AM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ AKZ211-060300- /O.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.210205T1800Z-210206T0900Z/ Southern Seward Peninsula Coast- Including Nome, White Mountain, and Golovin 557 AM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Visibility one half mile or less at times. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected. * WHERE...Southern Seward Peninsula Coast. * WHEN...9 AM today to midnight. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 40 mph will cause areas of 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. $$ AKZ212-060300- /O.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.210205T2100Z-210206T0900Z/ Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills- Including Unalakleet, Stebbins, St Michael, Elim, Koyuk, and Shaktoolik 557 AM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Visibility one half mile or less at times. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected. * WHERE...Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills. * WHEN...Noon today to midnight. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing snow means periods of snow and blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$ AKZ217-060300- /O.EXB.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210206T1500Z/ Upper Kobuk and Noatak Valleys- Including Ambler, Shungnak, and Kobuk 557 AM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills occuring. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to 50 below zero. * WHERE...Upper Kobuk and Noatak Valleys. * WHEN...Now to 6 AM Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ209-060000- /O.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210206T0000Z/ Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley- Including Kotzebue, Selawik, and Noorvik 557 AM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills occuring. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to 50 below zero. * WHERE...Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley. * WHEN...Now to 3 PM this afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ210-060000- /O.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210206T0000Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 557 AM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills occuring. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to 40 below zero. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Now to 3 PM this afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ214-060000- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210206T0000Z/ Yukon Delta- Including Mountain Village, Emmonak, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Pilot Station, St Marys, Scammon Bay, Marshall, Nunam Iqua, and Pitkas Point 557 AM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow occuring. Visibility one half mile or less at times. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected. * WHERE...Yukon Delta. * WHEN...9 PM today to 3 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 45 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing snow means periods of snow and blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 3:16 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 6 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:12 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 43 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:27 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:17 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:32 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:43 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:43 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 49 hr |
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