Blizzard Warning
NWS Fairbanks AK ยท US
Updated
Details
Blizzard Warning Remains In Effect Until 7 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 up to three inches. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph.
Where
Western Arctic Coast.
When
Until 7 AM AKDT Saturday.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility below one quarter mile. Very strong winds could result in power outages.
Additional details
Snow will change to rain Saturday morning. Strongest wind gusts will be Friday afternoon into early Saturday morning, weakening slowly in the afternoon.
Instructions
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Affected areas
- Western Arctic Coast
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Fairbanks AK
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~35s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M5N8487QB4RCMT7VCKMTDV62
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b8397a9f9c9f96fdce4ffad58729ed598c3aea99.001.1
- 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.4562
- WMO heading
- XOAK51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | BZW |
| NationalWeatherService | BZW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | WSWNSB |
| WMOidentifier | WWAK41 PAFG 232044 |
| NWSheadline | BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT SATURDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0035.261023T2100Z-261024T1500Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-10-24T07:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.958b549696a536a2f9eac14d731772af39f60ce5.001.1,2026-10-22T17:49:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.00956793394375022dccd96b543829ae778d0384.001.1,2026-10-22T14:51:00-08:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Western Arctic Coast
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 002185 |
| UGC | AKZ801 |