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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Mar 6, 2008, 6:17 AM AKST. It took effect at Mar 7, 2008, 4:41 AM AKST. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2008, 6:17 AM AKST (15:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2008, 4:41 AM AKST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2008, 8:25 PM AKST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK73 PAFG 062017 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1117 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 AKZ225-062130- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080306T2100Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 1117 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ AKZ223-070600- /X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.080307T1500Z-080308T0300Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 1117 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WWAK73 PAFG 070533 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 833 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 AKZ223-071500- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.080307T1500Z-080308T0300Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 833 PM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 071341 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 441 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 AKZ226-080000- /X.EXB.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.080307T2100Z-080308T1500Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 441 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AST SATURDAY IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AST SATURDAY. IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF...A SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$ AKZ223-080000- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.080307T1500Z-080308T0300Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 441 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. A SOUTHEAST WIND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND WILL BE EAST OF BIRCH LAKE. THE STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 072202 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 102 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 AKZ225-080600- /X.EXA.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080308T1500Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 102 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY. SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WIND WILL BE THROUGH THE PASSES...TO INCLUDE THE ANTLER CREEK AREA ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$ AKZ223-080600- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080308T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 102 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. A SOUTHEAST WIND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND WILL BE EAST OF BIRCH LAKE. THE STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$ AKZ226-080600- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080308T1500Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 102 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY. IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF...A SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 080501 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 801 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 AKZ223-080615- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080308T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 801 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ AKZ225-081200- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080309T0300Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 801 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST SATURDAY IN PASSES... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST SATURDAY. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN PASSES LATER TONIGHT...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$ AKZ226-081200- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080309T0300Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 801 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST SATURDAY IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST SATURDAY. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN PASSES LATER TONIGHT...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 080911 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1211 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 AKZ223-081500- /X.EXB.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080308T1500Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 1211 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR AREAS EAST OF BIRCH LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST EARLY THIS MORNING. A SOUTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF BIRCH LAKE. THE STRONG WIND SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$ AKZ225-081500- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080309T0300Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 1211 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON IN PASSES... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN PASSES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$ AKZ226-081500- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080309T0300Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 1211 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. A SOUTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN PASSES WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 081347 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 447 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 AKZ223-090000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 447 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS EAST OF BIRCH LAKE... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. A SOUTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE STRONGEST WIND WILL BE EAST OF BIRCH LAKE. THE WIND SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$ AKZ225-090000- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080309T0300Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 447 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON IN PASSES... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. A SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN PASSES TODAY. THE STRONG WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$ AKZ226-090000- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080309T0300Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 447 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. A SOUTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 081904 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1004 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 AKZ225-082015- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080309T0300Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 1004 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ AKZ223-090600- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080310T0200Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 1004 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT SUNDAY FOR AREAS EAST OF BIRCH LAKE... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT SUNDAY. A SOUTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND WILL BE EAST OF BIRCH LAKE. THE WIND SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$ AKZ226-090600- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080310T0200Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 1004 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT SUNDAY IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT SUNDAY. A SOUTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WIND WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 090525 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 825 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 AKZ223-226-090630- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080310T0200Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE... MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...TRIMS CAMP... EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 825 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...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 Mar 6, 12:54 AM AKST, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 12:54 AM AKST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 554 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 .DISCUSSION... A STRONG 300MB ZONAL JET ALONG 30N WILL WORK TO PUSH A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE FURTHER TO THE WEST. SHORT WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO RIPPLE THROUGH THE RIDGE AND WEAKEN IT FURTHER. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE RIDGE AND WILL REACH THE AK MAINLAND NEAR KODIAK ON FRIDAY. MODELS CONTINUE TO DISAGREE ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE NEXT LOW. THE GFS MOVES IT INTO THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA FASTER THAN THE NAM. THE LATEST RUN OF THE GFS MOVES THE LOW CENTER FURTHER INLAND THAN THE PREVIOUS RUN. THE NAM STALLS THE LOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...SINCE THE RIDGE IS MOVING EAST...THE LOW WILL LIKELY TRACK FURTHER EAST THAN THE LAST LOW WHICH STAYED TO THE WEST OF THE MAINLAND...SO WILL STICK WITH THE GFS SOLUTION BUT WITH ONLY MODERATE CONFIDENCE. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW TO THE WEST COAST AND ALONG THE BROOKS RANGE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. THE FRONT WILL GET CAUGHT UP ON THE BROOKS RANGE SO THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR ZONE 218 WAS EXTENDED INTO THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH SLOPE...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE DROPPING OUT OF THE HIGH ARCTIC TONIGHT AND WILL BRING SOME COOLER AIR WITH IT TO THE NORTH SLOPE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY SO WIND CHILLS COULD BE AN ISSUE. WIND CHILLS WERE KEPT BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL DUE TO THE INCOMING SYSTEM. THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER MAY PREVENT TEMPERATURES FROM DROPPING ENOUGH TO MERIT A WIND CHILL ADVISORY OR WARNING. INTERIOR...WINDS THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AS RIDGING PRECEDES AHEAD OF THE NEXT LOW AND BREAKS THE DEAD SOUTH DIRECT FLOW THROUGH THE PASSES. THE NEXT LOW COULD BRING BACK CHINOOK FLOW ON FRIDAY...ALONG WITH MORE WARM AIR AND ANOTHER CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN FOR THE INTERIOR. WEST COAST...THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST AND WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT TODAY BUT HAVE DROPPED OFF NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...SO THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN RESTRICTED TO THE BERING STRAIT COAST FOR THE MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND IMPROVE VISIBILITY. ON THE OTHER HAND... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THROUGH THE DAY NEAR POINT HOPE AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS...A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ217-AKZ225-AKZ226. SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ218-AKZ219. BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ213. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ230. && KS MAR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 6:32 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Mar 5, 10:37 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Mar 5, 10:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Mar 6, 6:24 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Mar 6, 9:04 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Mar 6, 9:06 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 37 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.