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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Aug 11, 2005, 1:41 PM AKDT. It took effect at Aug 11, 2005, 6:41 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2005, 1:41 PM AKDT (21:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 11, 2005, 6:41 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2005, 9:42 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK71 PAFG 120241 NPWNSB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 641 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 AKZ201-121300- /X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0017.050812T0241Z-050812T1300Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 641 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT FRIDAY NEAR CAPE LISBURNE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT FRIDAY. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK71 PAFG 120542 NPWNSB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 942 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 AKZ201-120645- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-050812T1300Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 942 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Aug 11, 10:00 AM AKDT, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 10:00 AM AKDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
NORTH ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION 300 PM ADT THU AUG 11 2005 .DISCUSSION... VERY STRONG 590-592 DAM 500 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE ALASKA MAINLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY THEN MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WEAKENING A LITTLE TO 585 DAM...STILL MUCH ABOVE THE SEASONAL NORMALS. 500 MB HEIGHTS OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT RECORD HIGH LEVELS THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE HIGH IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN A LITTLE MORE DURING THE NEXT WEEK...IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAJOR PLAYER IN THE NORTHERN ALASKA WEATHER PICTURE. .HYDRO...MUCH ABOVE NORMAL FREEZING LEVELS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ALASKA RANGE...ENHANCING GLACIAL SNOWMELT. LEVELS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS DRAINING FROM THE ALASKA RANGE NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY. .FIRE WEATHER...HOT...DRY...AND SMOKY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. STRONG CAPPING INVERSION ALOFT WILL PREVENT CONVECTION. SURFACE WIND SPEEDS OVER THE INTERIOR WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH AT MOST LOCATIONS IN THE INTERIOR THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PREDOMINANTLY SOUTHWESTERLY WIND DIRECTION WILL LIKELY SHIFT TO MAINLY NORTH TO NORTHEAST BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NO FIRE WEATHER WATCHES OR RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...NORTHEAST WINDS COULD BE KICKED UP SOME ON SATURDAY AS A LOW AMPLITUDE SHORT WAVE MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE TOP OF THE UPPER HIGH. .AFG WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC... DENSE SMOKE ADV...ZONES 219-220-221-222-224 MARINE... SMALL CRAFT ADV...MARINE AREAS PKZ225-PKZ230 RF AUG 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 9:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 26 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.