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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Apr 8, 2007, 9:11 AM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 8, 2007, 2:11 PM AKDT. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2007, 9:11 AM AKDT (17:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2007, 2:11 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2007, 11:40 AM AKDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK73 PAFG 082211 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 211 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 AKZ218-091400- /X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.070408T2211Z-070410T0200Z/ SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ARCTIC VILLAGE...WISEMAN...COLDFOOT... CHANDALAR D.O.T. CAMP...INIAKUK LAKE 211 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK73 PAFG 091202 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 402 AM ADT MON APR 9 2007 AKZ218-092300- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070410T0900Z/ SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ARCTIC VILLAGE...WISEMAN...COLDFOOT... CHANDALAR D.O.T. CAMP...INIAKUK LAKE 402 AM ADT MON APR 9 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM ADT TUESDAY... NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER THAT. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 091940 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1140 AM ADT MON APR 9 2007 AKZ218-092045- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070410T0900Z/ SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ARCTIC VILLAGE...WISEMAN...COLDFOOT... CHANDALAR D.O.T. CAMP...INIAKUK LAKE 1140 AM ADT MON APR 9 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ ES APR 07
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 Apr 8, 9:01 AM AKDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 9:01 AM AKDT, 10 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 201 PM ADT SUN APR 8 2007 .DISCUSSION... UPPER AIR: PATTERN OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO GULF OF ALASKA WILL BE COMING TO AN END ON MON. THIS WILL LEAVE NORTHERN ALASKA UNDER A WEAK AND DIRECTION LESS FLOW ALOFT INTO MID WEEK. ON THU TROUGH OVER ARCTIC OCEAN EXTENDING NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST OVER CHUKCHI SEA WILL ENTER THE PICTURE. SURFACE: WITHOUT UPPER AIR SUPPORT THE PERSISTENT SURFACE FEATURES OF LOW OVER GULF OF ALASKA TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL FALL APART TUE AND TUE NIGHT WITH BASICALLY WEAK FLOW FROM WED THROUGH THU...THE PATTERN MAY BEGIN TO REDEVELOP ON FRI. NORTH SLOPE: NORTHEAST WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE ONLY FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED. WEST COAST: BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT AREA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY ALL DAY MON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MON NIGHT AND TUE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AT MID WEEK. OTHERWISE ONLY FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED. INTERIOR: SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MID WEEK. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE MAY OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH MON AS MOIST OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES NORTH OVER ARCTIC FRONT AND UPSLOPE OVER BROOKS RANGE. OTHERWISE...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER NORTHWEST SECTIONS AND ONLY A FEW FLURRIES ELSEWHERE MAY OCCUR. WINDS ALONG SOUTH SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN BROOKS RANGE WILL DIMINISH ON TUE. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AVIATION...DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS FLYING CONDITIONS AT LEAST THROUGH MON. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LOW CLOUDS ONSHORE ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST. && .MARINE...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR DALL POINT TO WALES AND FOR WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON THROUGH MON NIGHT AND POSSIBLY INTO TUE. LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY BY TUE EVENING SO GALES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TUE NIGHT. PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL FALL APART WED WITH ALL MARINE ADVISORIES ENDING. && .HYDROLOGY AND FIRE WEATHER...SNOW MELT WILL SLOW OVER THE INTERIOR DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. NO PROBLEMS EXPECTED. && .CLIMATE...EASTERN INTERIOR 850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL TREND DOWNWARD THROUGH WED...THUS ENDING THE NEAR RECORD WARMTH THAT OCCURRED ON SAT. EASTERN INTERIOR TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE A ABOVE NORMAL ON MON...BUT MAY FALL BACK TO CLOSER TO NORMAL ON TUE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ217-AKZ218. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ230. && DA APR 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 7:18 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 33 hr | |
| Apr 7, 9:28 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Apr 7, 9:36 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 34 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.