Blizzard Warning
NWS Fairbanks AK ยท US
Details
Blizzard Warning In Effect From 9 PM This Evening To 6 AM AKST Wednesday
- 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 two inches. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph.
Where
Central Beaufort Sea Coast & Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast.
When
From 9 PM this evening to 6 AM AKST Wednesday.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult at times. Areas of blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility. Strong winds could result in some power outages. Visibilities dropping to as low as 1/4 mile or less are expected at times, resulting in blizzard conditions, depending on the intensity of the falling snow & the severity of the blowing snow.
Additional details
East-northeast winds will increase as we progress into Tuesday & generally remain elevated through midweek. Scattered light snow showers are expected to continue during this timeframe with the blizzard conditions most likely to start along with the onset of steadier snowfall & heavier snowfall rates, which will occur from late tonight through Tuesday & last through Tuesday night.
Instructions
A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely dangerous. If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay in your vehicle.
Affected areas
- Central Beaufort Sea Coast
- Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Fairbanks AK
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~45s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M711GWXKP9XEGX12TH49W5Z5
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.43cf0d18524494a13b7991b6d7f1755db5e080de.001.2
- 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.7687
- WMO heading
- XOAK51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | BZW |
| NationalWeatherService | BZW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | WSWNSB |
| WMOidentifier | WWAK41 PAFG 092055 |
| NWSheadline | BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0036.261110T0600Z-261111T1500Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-11T06:00:00-09:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Central Beaufort Sea Coast
- Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 002185 |
| UGC | AKZ804 |
| UGC | AKZ805 |