Blizzard Warning
NWS Fairbanks AK ยท US
Details
Blizzard Warning Remains In Effect Until 4 PM AKST Friday
- 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 up to 2 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph.
Where
Central and Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast.
When
Until 4 PM AKST Friday.
Impacts
Travel could be difficult. Snow and blowing snow could reduce visibility below one half mile at times. Periods of blizzard conditions will be intermittently possible.
Additional details
Winds will be strongest on Saturday with gusts as high as 60 mph possible. Blizzard conditions may continue through the weekend.
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
- ~27s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M77VGNST256P7QGRJ38PFPXG
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0fb8b2b3dab9aa31e52c720d12759c567728b886.002.1
- 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.543
- WMO heading
- XOAK51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | BZW |
| NationalWeatherService | BZW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | WSWNSB |
| WMOidentifier | WWAK41 PAFG 121225 |
| NWSheadline | BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0037.000000T0000Z-261114T0100Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T16:00:00-09:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Central Beaufort Sea Coast
- Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 002185 |
| UGC | AKZ804 |
| UGC | AKZ805 |