Blizzard Warning
NWS Fairbanks AK ยท US
Updated
This event was updated at .
Details
Blizzard Warning Remains In Effect From 4 AM Friday To 1 AM AKDT Saturday
- Event
- Blizzard Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Extreme
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph.
Where
Southern Seward Peninsula Coast.
When
From 4 AM Friday to 1 AM AKDT Saturday.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult. Strong winds could result in power outages. Visibilities may drop below one quarter mile or less due to falling and blowing snow.
Additional details
Snow will change to rain early Saturday morning.
Instructions
Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle.
Affected areas
- Southern Seward Peninsula Coast
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Fairbanks AK
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~43s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M5KH1636NZ3GF1BTVBHSHNH9
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5177d0c941863be10766bee317eb84f0106007aa.004.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Fairbanks AK
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAFG
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.6834
- WMO heading
- XOAK52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
References
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | BZW |
| NationalWeatherService | BZW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | WSWWCZ |
| WMOidentifier | WWAK42 PAFG 230441 |
| NWSheadline | BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM AKDT SATURDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0034.261023T1200Z-261024T0900Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-10-24T01:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d8de0e95abdf7d7bfa324f36b5f321ebf129a7e.002.1,2026-10-22T06:02:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d6757d5e5c6b7a96ad50c1bd82ff0d924f03bd30.002.2,2026-10-21T15:06:00-08:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Southern Seward Peninsula Coast
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 002180 |
| UGC | AKZ822 |