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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Fairbanks, AK

November 8, 2007

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Nov 8, 2007, 10:36 PM AKST. It took effect at Nov 9, 2007, 3:36 AM AKST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 8, 2007, 10:36 PM AKST (07:36 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 9, 2007, 3:36 AM AKST
Expired
Nov 9, 2007, 2:02 PM AKST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWAK73 PAFG 091236
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
336 AM AST FRI NOV 9 2007

AKZ225-092045-
/X.CAN.PAFG.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071109T1900Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0019.071109T1236Z-071110T0600Z/
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA
336 AM AST FRI NOV 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SOUTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH IN PASSES WITH LOCAL GUSTS AROUND
60 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND.

$$

AKZ226-092045-
/X.CAN.PAFG.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071109T1900Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0019.071109T1236Z-071110T1500Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
336 AM AST FRI NOV 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SOUTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH IN PASSES WITH LOCAL GUSTS AROUND
60 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWAK73 PAFG 091944
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1044 AM AST FRI NOV 9 2007

AKZ225-100000-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-071110T0600Z/
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA
1044 AM AST FRI NOV 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH IN PASSES WITH LOCAL GUSTS AROUND
60 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND.

$$

AKZ226-100000-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-071110T1500Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
1044 AM AST FRI NOV 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH IN PASSES WITH LOCAL GUSTS AROUND
60 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND.

$$
000 
WWAK73 PAFG 092302
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
202 PM AST FRI NOV 9 2007

AKZ225-100015-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-071110T0600Z/
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA
202 PM AST FRI NOV 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 


$$

AKZ226-100015-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-071110T1500Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
202 PM AST FRI NOV 9 2007

...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 Nov 8, 8:45 AM AKST, 13 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 8:45 AM AKST, 13 hours 51 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
145 PM AST THU NOV 8 2007

.DISCUSSION...
THE NAM AND GFE MODELS INITIALIZED OVER ALASKA O.K. AND ARE
SIMILAR THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY. THE WARM CHINOOK NOW OVER THE MAINLAND
WILL WEAKEN FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. COOLER WEATHER WILL
FOLLOW OVER THE INTERIOR AND MUCH OF THE NORTH SLOPE WHILE ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURE CONTINUE IN THE WEST WHERE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
CONTINUE. OVERALL...THE MAP IS CLEARLY A WINTER PATTERN...BUT OF
THE WARM VARIETY FOR NOW. THE STRONG LOW NOW MOVING NORTH TOWARD
CAPE NEWENHAM IS FORECAST TO CHANGE COURSE AND TO HEAD TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. IN THIS REGARD THE NAM
DOES NOT SHOW THE CROSSING OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA BUT THE REST OF
THE FORECAST PATTERN IS O.K.

THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THAT MOVED OFFSHORE OF THE ARCTIC COAST
AT MID DAY CAUSED A SHIFT IN WIND FROM EAST TO SOUTHWEST...BUT
THIS ALTERATION WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THE TROUGH WEAKENS AND EAST
WINDS RESUME THIS EVENING. IFR TO SOMETIMES MVFR WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THERE INTO THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

THE OCCLUSION AHEAD OF THE BRISTOL BAY LOW HAS SPREAD A THICK DECK
OF LAYERED CLOUDS WITH HIGH TOPS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE
SOUTHERN INTERIOR. SO FAR...DOWNSLOPE OFF THE ALASKA RANGE HAS
GREATLY SUPPRESSED PRECIPITATION AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THROUGH PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WILL PICK UP AS THE FLOW THERE CHANGES TO WESTERLY.

THE SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NOW EXTENDING FROM DALL POINT
TO KIVALINA WILL HOLD THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS ON THE
BERING/CHUKCHI SEA SIDE WILL ALSO HOLD...BUT START DIMINISHING
FRIDAY NIGHT.

IN THE MEDIUM RANGE...THERE IS NO NEW BIG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
SIGHT THROUGH MID WEEK NEXT WEEK...SO QUIETER WEATHER SHOULD
RETURN.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...SUNDAY AND MONDAY...NONE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ225-AKZ226.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-
PKZ235.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-
PKZ235.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ240-PKZ240-PKZ245-PKZ245.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.
&&

TF NOV 07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 8, 10:52 PM AKSTGale WarningAFG9 hr
Nov 8, 10:52 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG24 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.