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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Apr 2, 2008, 11:03 PM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 3, 2008, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2008, 11:03 PM AKDT (07:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2008, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2008, 8:12 PM AKDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK73 PAFG 031203 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 AKZ225-032015- /X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0023.080403T2000Z-080404T1400Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 403 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM ADT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM ADT FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 55 MPH THROUGH PASSES BY NOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWAK73 PAFG 031702 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 902 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 AKZ225-040115- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0023.080403T2000Z-080404T1400Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 902 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 55 MPH THROUGH PASSES BY NOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 032041 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1241 PM ADT THU APR 3 2008 AKZ225-041400- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-080404T2000Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 1241 PM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM ADT FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM ADT FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 55 MPH THROUGH PASSES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 041212 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 412 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 AKZ225-042000- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-080404T2000Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 412 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH THROUGH PASSES THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 041948 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1148 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 AKZ225-050000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-080405T0000Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 1148 AM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 042238 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 238 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 AKZ225-050200- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-080405T0200Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 238 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON IN PASSES... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. IN PASSES...SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 55 MPH WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 050053 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 453 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 AKZ225-050700- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-080405T0800Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 453 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT ADT TONIGHT IN PASSES... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT ADT TONIGHT. IN PASSES...SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 55 MPH WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 050412 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 812 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 AKZ225-050515- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-080405T0800Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 812 PM ADT FRI APR 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WINDS IN THE CENTRAL ALASKA RANGE HAVE DIMINISHED. $$
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 2, 9:26 AM AKDT, 13 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 9:26 AM AKDT, 13 hours 37 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 226 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 .DISCUSSION... UPPER AIR: A DEEP TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WEST COAST AREA DURING NEXT FEW DAYS. ON THU AFTERNOON...A 502 DM LOW WILL BE CENTERED OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. BY FRI AFTERNOON...THE LOW WILL BE 501 DM WITH CENTER OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND A 539 DM LOW WILL BE ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER OF THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR. ON SAT AFTERNOON...THE LOW WILL BE BETWEEN THE SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE BERING STRAIT WITH THE HIGH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA. ON SUN AFTERNOON...THE LOW WILL BE 505 DM OVER THE EXTREME EASTERN TIP OF RUSSIA AND THE HIGH WILL BE 540 DM ABOUT 300 MILES NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY. SURFACE: A 994 MB LOW 200 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN. ON THU AFTERNOON...THE LOW WILL BE 996 MB 400 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW. A 984 MB LOW 600 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WED AFTERNOON...WILL BE THE NEXT WEATHER EVENT FOR THE WEST COAST. ON THU AFTERNOON...THE LOW WILL BE 984 MB NEAR GAMBELL. ON FRI AFTERNOON...THE LOW WILL BE 990 MB NEAR KIVALINA. THE LOW WILL STEADILY WEAKEN BETWEEN THE CHUKCHI SEA AND BARROW ON SAT...THEN DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. NORTH SLOPE: A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE EXITS TO THE NORTH OF BARROW. WARMER AIR WILL FLOW NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE FRI. WEST COAST: LOW PRESSURE TRACKING NORTH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL SPREAD SNOW NORTH TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND EAST TO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT...THEN TO THE REST OF THE WEST COAST AND THE NORTHERN INTERIOR ON THU. WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW TO THE EAST OF THE LOW MAY PRODUCE SOME FREEZING RAIN ON THU. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA THU NIGHT AND FRI. COLDER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL SETTLE OVER THE WEST COAST SUN THROUGH MON. INTERIOR: SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A BERING SEA LOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE WEST TO CENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT AND EXTEND TO THE BROOKS RANGE ON THU. SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE ALASKA RANGE WILL KEEP MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR DRY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF BETTLES AND TO NEAR FAIRBANKS SAT AFTERNOON...THEN STALL TO THE EAST ON SUN DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST. && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && .HYDROLOGY...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ206. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ214-AKZ215- AKZ216-AKZ218-AKZ219. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ225-PKZ230. && DA APR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 9:11 PM AKDT | Snow Advisory | AFG | 54 hr | |
| Apr 2, 9:11 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 54 hr | |
| Apr 2, 11:02 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 40 hr | |
| Apr 3, 6:11 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 118 min | |
| Apr 3, 8:12 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 20 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.