Strong cold air advection behind a low to the east of the Pribilof Islands caused northerly gusts and snow showers that reduced visibilities to a quarter mile or less at times.
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The episode as NWS AFC wrote it up.
Strong cold air advection behind a low to the east of the Pribilof Islands caused northerly gusts and snow showers that reduced visibilities to a quarter mile or less at times.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 19, 10:00 AM AKST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AST FRI JAN 19 2007 .DISCUSSION...TWO WEAK LOWS REMAIN THE FOCUS OF THE WEATHER AROUND SOUTHERN ALASKA TODAY. THE EASTERN LOW IS IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND BRINGING MODERATE SNOW TO THE VALDEZ AREA AND OTHER AREAS AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THIS LOW IS CONTINUING TO WEAKEN AND WILL MOVE INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN OVERNIGHT AND DISSIPATE. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW PERSISTS IN NORTHERN COOK INLET AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THE NEXT LOW IN THE EAST WILL ARRIVE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND HEAD TO YAKUTAT SUNDAY. THIS TRACK WILL MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THIS LOW OVER THE FORECAST AREA. BIGGEST IMPACT WILL BE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE WATERS AREA AND THE NORTH GULF COAST. THIS LOW IS ALREADY EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY NEAR 45N 160W THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW HAS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR THE MODELS TO RESOLVE THE LAST FEW DAYS BUT THE MODELS SEEM TO ALL BE CONVERGING ON THE SOLUTION THAT BRINGS THIS LOW INTO YAKUTAT. IN THE WEST THE LOW NEAR BRISTOL BAY IS VERY SLOWLY WEAKENING AND DRIFTING EAST. SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL PERSIST NEAR IT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THIS LOW IS INCREASING AND PUSHING WINDS IN THE PRIBILOFS TO OVER 40 MPH. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA IS ALSO IS ACCENTUATED BY A RIDGE IN THE WEST AND CENTRAL BERING SEA THAT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 179. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JAN 07
1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong cold air advection behind a low to the east of the Pribilof Islands caused northerly gusts to 45 mph and snow showers that resulted in blizzard conditions for about four hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alaska in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, January 2007
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5115.