Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2025
Blizzard Warning 19, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 2, 2025, 10:41 AM AKST for Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska. It was in force for 14 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2025, 10:41 AM AKST (19:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2025, 12:29 AM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
County Kusilvak Census Area, AK
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 10:42 PM AKST | BLIZZARD | Chevak, AK | Corrects previous blizzard report from Chevak. PAVA reported winds >35 mph and visibilities of 1/4 mile or less from 4:40 PM to 8:20 PM on March 2nd. Zone 825. |
| Mar 2, 10:42 PM AKST | BLIZZARD | Chevak, AK | PAVA reported winds >35 mph and visibilities of 1/4 mile or less from 4:40 PM to 8:20 PM on March 2nd. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bethel, (PBET), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 199 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 428 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
911 WWAK42 PAFG 021941 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1041 AM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 AKZ825-030300- /O.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-250303T1600Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.250302T1941Z-250303T1600Z/ Yukon Delta Coast- Including Mountain Village, Emmonak, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Scammon Bay, Hooper Bay, Nunam Iqua, and Chevak 1041 AM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST MONDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Yukon Delta Coast. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. 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. && $$ AKZ826-830-030300- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-250304T1600Z/ Lower Yukon River-Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys- Including Russian Mission, St Marys, Pilot Station, Marshall, Grayling, Holy Cross, Shageluk, and Anvik 1041 AM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. Visibility as low one half mile at times with wind gusts up to 30 mph. * WHERE...Lower Yukon River, Middle Yukon Valley and Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing snow will persist through the afternoon and evening, transiting to mixed precipitation Monday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$ AKZ829-030300- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.250303T0000Z-250304T1600Z/ Middle Yukon Valley- Including Galena, Nulato, Kaltag, Ruby, and Koyukuk 1041 AM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM AKST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. * WHERE...Lower Yukon River, Middle Yukon Valley and Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 7 AM AKST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$ ST/AS
4 follow-up statements
162 WWAK42 PAFG 022044 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1144 AM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 AKZ825-031600- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-250303T1600Z/ Yukon Delta Coast- Including Mountain Village, Emmonak, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Scammon Bay, Hooper Bay, Nunam Iqua, and Chevak 1144 AM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST MONDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Yukon Delta Coast. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. && $$ AKZ826-830-031600- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-250304T1600Z/ Lower Yukon River-Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys- Including Russian Mission, St Marys, Pilot Station, Marshall, Grayling, Holy Cross, Shageluk, and Anvik 1144 AM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. Visibility as low one half mile at times with wind gusts up to 30 mph. * WHERE...Lower Yukon River, Middle Yukon Valley and Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing snow will persist through the afternoon and evening, transiting to mixed precipitation Monday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$ AKZ829-031600- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.250303T0000Z-250304T1600Z/ Middle Yukon Valley- Including Galena, Nulato, Kaltag, Ruby, and Koyukuk 1144 AM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM AKST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. * WHERE...Lower Yukon River, Middle Yukon Valley and Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 7 AM AKST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$ AKZ820-821-827-031600- /O.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0020.250304T1400Z-250306T2100Z/ Shishmaref-Bering Strait Coast-St Lawrence Island- Including Shishmaref, Diomede, Wales, Brevig Mission, Teller, Gambell, and Savoonga 1144 AM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Shishmaref, Bering Strait Coast and St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...From late Monday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest wind gusts will occur on Wednesday but blizzard conditions may persist through Thursday afternoon or Thursday night. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Storm Watch for blizzard conditions means there is a potential for falling and/or blowing snow with strong winds and extremely poor visibilities. This can lead to whiteout conditions and make travel very difficult. && $$
554 WWAK42 PAFG 022349 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 249 PM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 AKZ825-031600- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-250303T1600Z/ Yukon Delta Coast- Including Mountain Village, Emmonak, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Scammon Bay, Hooper Bay, Nunam Iqua, and Chevak 249 PM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST MONDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Yukon Delta Coast. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. && $$ AKZ822>824-031600- /O.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-250305T1600Z/ Southern Seward Peninsula Coast-Interior Seward Peninsula- Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills- Including Nome, White Mountain, Golovin, Serpentine Hot Springs, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Taylor, Unalakleet, Stebbins, St Michael, Elim, Koyuk, and Shaktoolik 249 PM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches for the Seward Peninsula. Snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches for Shaktoolik and Unalakleet. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Southern Seward Peninsula Coast, Interior Seward Peninsula and Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow and blowing snow has begun or will begin soon in the Seward Peninsula. Blowing snow will be most significant Monday into Tuesday as northerly winds strengthen. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$ AKZ826-830-031600- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-250304T1600Z/ Lower Yukon River-Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys- Including Russian Mission, St Marys, Pilot Station, Marshall, Grayling, Holy Cross, Shageluk, and Anvik 249 PM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. Visibility as low one half mile at times with wind gusts up to 30 mph. * WHERE...Lower Yukon River, Middle Yukon Valley and Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing snow will persist through the afternoon and evening, transiting to mixed precipitation Monday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$ AKZ829-031600- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.250303T0000Z-250304T1600Z/ Middle Yukon Valley- Including Galena, Nulato, Kaltag, Ruby, and Koyukuk 249 PM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. * WHERE...Lower Yukon River, Middle Yukon Valley and Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$ AKZ820-821-827-031600- /O.CON.PAFG.WS.A.0020.250304T1400Z-250306T2100Z/ Shishmaref-Bering Strait Coast-St Lawrence Island- Including Shishmaref, Diomede, Wales, Brevig Mission, Teller, Gambell, and Savoonga 249 PM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Shishmaref, Bering Strait Coast and St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...From late Monday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest wind gusts will occur on Wednesday but blizzard conditions may persist through Thursday afternoon or Thursday night. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Storm Watch for blizzard conditions means there is a potential for falling and/or blowing snow with strong winds and extremely poor visibilities. This can lead to whiteout conditions and make travel very difficult. && $$
806 WWAK42 PAFG 030715 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1015 PM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 AKZ820-821-827-031900- /O.UPG.PAFG.WS.A.0020.250304T1400Z-250306T2100Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0020.250304T1400Z-250306T2100Z/ Shishmaref-Bering Strait Coast-St Lawrence Island- Including Shishmaref, Diomede, Wales, Brevig Mission, Teller, Gambell, and Savoonga 1015 PM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO NOON AKST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Shishmaref, Bering Strait Coast and St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...From 5 AM Tuesday to noon AKST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest wind gusts will occur on Wednesday but blizzard conditions may persist through Thursday afternoon or Thursday night. 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. && $$ AKZ825-031600- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-250303T1600Z/ Yukon Delta Coast- Including Mountain Village, Emmonak, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Scammon Bay, Hooper Bay, Nunam Iqua, and Chevak 1015 PM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST MONDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Yukon Delta Coast. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. && $$ AKZ822>824-031900- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-250305T1600Z/ Southern Seward Peninsula Coast-Interior Seward Peninsula- Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills- Including Nome, White Mountain, Golovin, Serpentine Hot Springs, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Taylor, Unalakleet, Stebbins, St Michael, Elim, Koyuk, and Shaktoolik 1015 PM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches for the Seward Peninsula. Snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches for Shaktoolik and Unalakleet. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Southern Seward Peninsula Coast, Interior Seward Peninsula and Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow and blowing snow has begun across the Seward Peninsula. Blowing snow will be most significant Monday into Tuesday as northerly winds strengthen. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$ AKZ826-830-031900- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-250304T1600Z/ Lower Yukon River-Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys- Including Russian Mission, St Marys, Pilot Station, Marshall, Grayling, Holy Cross, Shageluk, and Anvik 1015 PM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. Visibility as low one half mile at times with wind gusts up to 30 mph. * WHERE...Lower Yukon River, Middle Yukon Valley and Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing snow will persist through the night, transitioning to mixed precipitation on Monday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$ AKZ829-031900- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-250304T1600Z/ Middle Yukon Valley- Including Galena, Nulato, Kaltag, Ruby, and Koyukuk 1015 PM AKST Sun Mar 2 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. * WHERE...Lower Yukon River, Middle Yukon Valley and Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$
893 WWAK42 PAFG 030929 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1229 AM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 AKZ825-031030- /O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-250303T1600Z/ Yukon Delta Coast- Including Mountain Village, Emmonak, Alakanuk, Kotlik, Scammon Bay, Hooper Bay, Nunam Iqua, and Chevak 1229 AM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ AKZ822-823-040200- /O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-250305T1600Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0044.250304T0200Z-250305T1600Z/ Southern Seward Peninsula Coast-Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Nome, White Mountain, Golovin, Serpentine Hot Springs, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, and Taylor 1229 AM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Southern Seward Peninsula Coast and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 7 AM AKST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$ AKZ824-031030- /O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-250305T1600Z/ Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills- Including Unalakleet, Stebbins, St Michael, Elim, Koyuk, and Shaktoolik 1229 AM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ AKZ826-829-830-031030- /O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-250304T1600Z/ Lower Yukon River-Middle Yukon Valley- Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys- Including Russian Mission, St Marys, Pilot Station, Marshall, Galena, Nulato, Kaltag, Ruby, Koyukuk, Grayling, Holy Cross, Shageluk, and Anvik 1229 AM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ AKZ820-821-827-040200- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0020.250304T1400Z-250306T2100Z/ Shishmaref-Bering Strait Coast-St Lawrence Island- Including Shishmaref, Diomede, Wales, Brevig Mission, Teller, Gambell, and Savoonga 1229 AM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO NOON AKST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Shishmaref, Bering Strait Coast and St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...From 5 AM Tuesday to noon AKST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. && $$
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 1, 1:26 PM AKST, 21 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 1:26 PM AKST, 21 hours 15 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
126 PM AKST Sat Mar 1 2025
.SYNOPSIS...
Blizzard conditions in Point Lay will lessen in intensity this
afternoon and evening as winds gradually diminish. Blowing snow
will likely continue along the Chukchi Sea Coast through tomorrow
afternoon. A low south of the Aleutians moves north into the
Bering and brings widespread north to northeast wind and snow to
Southwest Alaska tomorrow morning into the evening. From the
middle Yukon/Kuskokwim Valleys to Koyukuk, snow may mix with
freezing rain then change over to light rain Sunday night. The
Interior will remain mostly dry and warm this week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Central and Eastern Interior...
- Warm temperatures likely in the Interior with highs approaching
the upper 30s and near 40 for some spots from Nenana to the
White Mountains to Eagle.
- Some snow melt is likely in the Middle Tanana Valley which
could create slick conditions during the overnights as
temperatures drop back below freezing.
- Isabel and Windy Passes will be breezy with gusts of 40 to 50
mph likely Sunday afternoon through Monday evening. Weak Tanana
Valley Jet winds gusting to 25 mph through Monday then
strengthening slightly on Tuesday to around 30 - 35 mph.
North Slope and Brooks Range...
- Blizzard conditions in Point Lay today with conditions improving
gradually this evening through tomorrow as winds weaken.
- Easterly wind increases tomorrow afternoon and continue into
Monday afternoon from Utqiagvik to Barter Island. Blowing snow
is likely where snow is not already compact, but significant
impacts are not anticipated.
West Coast and Western Interior...
- Widespread snow and north/northeast wind moves in late tonight
into tomorrow morning around the YK Delta and Middle
Yukon/Kuskokwim Valleys. Snow will move north/west towards the
Seward Peninsula in the afternoon. Snow gets to Kotzebue and
Noatak by Sunday evening
- Snowfall Totals by Monday morning: 2 to 5 inches from Russian
Mission to Kivalina, including the Seward Peninsula. Highest
amounts in the Nulato Hills/mountains of the Seward Peninsula.
- Rain will likely mix in with the snow south of the Nulato Hills
from Mountain Village to Shageluk Sunday evening. Air
temperatures will be above freezing, but the ground is frozen. A
few hundredths of an inch of ice are possible as multiple rounds
of light rain look likely Monday and Tuesday.
Forecast Discussion and Analysis...
A warm pattern continues for much of Northern Alaska as southerly
flow persists due to ridging which extends into Canada. The North
Slope remains seasonably chilly with east flow and temperatures
below zero. Temperatures will increase above zero as we approach
the middle of the week. Otherwise, the next round of impactful
precipitation will enter Southwest Alaska late tonight and bring
warm air with it. Precipitation will begin as snow, heavy at times
which moves northwest to Noatak by Sunday evening. As this snow
exits, it may end briefly with light rain south of the Nulato
Hills. Northward towards Unalakleet/Koyuk, there is a slight
chance for a rain/snow mix but no ice accumulations. Otherwise,
periods of rain continue south of the Nulato Hills through Tuesday
with ice accretion possible on the coldest ground surfaces.
Elsewhere along the West Coast, periods of snow will persist
through the middle of the week with additional snow accumulations
likely, especially from the Seward Peninsula north. Colder air
moves back into SW Alaska on Wednesday as an upper low moves
towards the Coast from the Bering. The Interior will remain warm
and dry through the middle of the week with breezy conditions in
the Alaska Range Passes and around Delta Junction.
Extended Forecast Days 4-7...
Periods of snow from St. Lawrence Island north/east on Wednesday
and Thursday with light snow accumulations likely. Any rain in SW
Alaska will likely change back to snow, but all of this will be
light precipitation. North winds gusting to 55 mph in the Bering
Strait Tuesday night into Wednesday will persist into Thursday
then weaken on Friday. Near Blizzard conditions are possible in
St. Lawrence Island, especially since there will be falling snow.
A front will approach the Interior on Thursday with the potential
for light snow. Otherwise, a warm pattern continues through the
end of the week with some cooling potential by the weekend.
Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None.
&&
.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AK...Blizzard Warning for AKZ801.
Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ826-829-830.
PK...Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ801-802-850.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ804>806-817-854-859.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ811.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ812-858.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ813-816-851.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ852.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ853.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ857.
&&
BiancoThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:48 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Mar 1, 3:49 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 8 days | |
| Mar 2, 2:52 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 33 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:46 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:44 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | Nome Census Area | 11 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.