Blizzard Warning
NWS Fairbanks AK ยท US
Updated
This event was updated at .
Details
Blizzard Warning Remains In Effect Until 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. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph.
Where
Central and Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast.
When
Until 6 AM AKST Wednesday.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult. Snow and blowing snow could reduce visibility below one quarter mile at times.
Instructions
Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds are likely. This could 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
- ~16s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M72V9CRXD4M11KP0FAJ05QP6
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b38a9a87670b5d8bb43ea82d3c2a266d8fa88bef.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.2512
- WMO heading
- XOAK51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | BZW |
| NationalWeatherService | BZW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | WSWNSB |
| WMOidentifier | WWAK41 PAFG 101345 |
| NWSheadline | BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-261111T1500Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-11T06:00:00-09:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.43cf0d18524494a13b7991b6d7f1755db5e080de.001.2,2026-11-09T11:55:00-09:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Central Beaufort Sea Coast
- Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 002185 |
| UGC | AKZ804 |
| UGC | AKZ805 |