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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Mar 31, 2008, 11:39 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 31, 2008, 7:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2008, 11:39 AM AKDT (19:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2008, 7:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2008, 8:21 AM AKDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK73 PAFG 010039 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 439 PM ADT MON MAR 31 2008 AKZ225-011300- /X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0022.080401T0300Z-080402T0200Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 439 PM ADT MON MAR 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT TUESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH PASSES THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AND WILL GUST TO 55 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. $$ AKZ226-011300- /X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0022.080401T0300Z-080402T0200Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 439 PM ADT MON MAR 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT TUESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH PASSES THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AND WILL GUST TO 55 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWAK73 PAFG 011128 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 328 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 AKZ225-020000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080402T1400Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 328 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. A SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. $$ AKZ226-020000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080402T1400Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 328 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. A SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 011257 CCA NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 456 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 CORRECTED TO MENTION PASSES IN THE HEADLINES AKZ225-020145- /X.COR.PAFG.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080402T1400Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 456 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY IN PASSES... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. A SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. $$ AKZ226-020145- /X.COR.PAFG.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080402T1400Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 456 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. A SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 012318 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 318 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 AKZ225-021500- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080403T0200Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 318 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT WEDNESDAY IN PASSES... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT WEDNESDAY. A SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. $$ AKZ226-021400- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080402T1400Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 318 PM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. A SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 021217 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 417 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 AKZ225-021330- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080403T0200Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 417 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND HAS DIMINISHED...AND THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AKZ226-030000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080403T0200Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 417 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. A SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 021621 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 821 AM ADT WED APR 2 2008 AKZ226-021730- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080403T0200Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 821 AM ADT WED APR 2 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 31, 9:29 AM AKDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 9:29 AM AKDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 229 PM ADT MON MAR 31 2008 .DISCUSSION...THE GFS AND NAM MODEL FORECASTS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT...THOUGH THE GFS MOVES BOTH THE CURRENT BERING SEA LOW AND ITS SUCCESSOR NOW EAST OF JAPAN FASTER THAN THE NAM. THE GFS IS USUALLY BETTER ON SUCH WEATHER SYSTEMS. FOR THE NEAR TERM...THE GOES SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A LARGE AND SOLID MASS OF CLOUDS MOVING UP OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND THE WEST INTERIOR. THIS SYSTEM IS BRINGING ABUNDANT PRECIPITATION TO THE WEST HALF OF THE MAINLAND. BOTH MODELS FORECAST HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT TO SETTLE OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER NEARLY ALL OF THE MAINLAND ON WEDNESDAY. THIS IS A GOOD PATTERN FOR UNSETTLED WEATHER AND WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. THE WARMING OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER OVER MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA SOUTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE HAS COME FAR ENOUGH SUCH THAT RAIN IS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE PRECIPITATION. THE NEXT INBOUND LOW NOW OFF JAPAN IS FORECAST BY THE GFS TO REACH NORTON SOUND ON THURSDAY AND THE BEAUFORT SEA ON FRIDAY. BEYOND THIS...THE GFS FORECASTS AN OUTBREAK OF COLD AIR OVER THE REALM FROM THE WEST OVER THE WEEKEND. IF THIS WORKS OUT...COLDER WEATHER AND PLENTY OF SNOWFALL OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL RESULT. THIS WILL BE ONE ON WHICH TO KEEP A WARY EYE. IN THE MEDIUM RANGE...THE VARIOUS MODELS AGREE THROUGH FRIDAY BY BRINGING IN SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND FRIDAY...PRESUMABLY FOLLOWED BY THE COULD OUTBREAK FROM THE WEST OVER THE WEEKEND. THE EUROPEAN MODEL FORECASTS A COOLER AND MUCH DRIER CIRCULATION PATTERN FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEK...WITH HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDING OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA BY WEDNESDAY...AND LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE ALASKA MAINLAND. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212- AKZ213-AKZ214. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. && TF MAR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 9:48 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Mar 30, 11:25 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 40 hr | |
| Mar 31, 11:34 AM AKDT | Heavy Snow Warning | AFG | 17 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.