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Wind Advisory 33, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Sep 17, 2008, 11:30 PM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 18, 2008, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2008, 11:30 PM AKDT (07:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 18, 2008, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2008, 10:47 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK73 PAFG 180730 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1130 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 AKZ225-226-181800- /X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0033.080918T2000Z-080919T0800Z/ DENALI-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 1130 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE ALASKA RANGE WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT THURSDAY NIGHT...FOR THE ALASKA RANGE WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH IN THE ALASKA RANGE BY THURSDAY NOON. THERE WILL BE GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN ALASKA RANGE PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THURSDAY 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK73 PAFG 181734 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 934 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 AKZ224-181845- /X.NEW.PAFG.FG.Y.0011.080918T1734Z-080918T1800Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- INCLUDING...TOK...TANACROSS...EAGLE...TETLIN...NORTHWAY...ALCAN... CHICKEN...BOUNDARY 934 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. $$ AKZ225-226-190000- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0033.080918T2000Z-080919T0800Z/ DENALI-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 934 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR THE ALASKA RANGE WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH IN THE ALASKA RANGE BY NOON TODAY. THERE WILL BE GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN ALASKA RANGE PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH 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. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 181753 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 953 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 AKZ224-181900- /X.EXP.PAFG.FG.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080918T1800Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- INCLUDING...TOK...TANACROSS...EAGLE...TETLIN...NORTHWAY...ALCAN... CHICKEN...BOUNDARY 953 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. $$ AKZ225-226-190200- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0033.080918T2000Z-080919T0800Z/ DENALI-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 953 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR THE ALASKA RANGE WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH IN THE ALASKA RANGE BY NOON TODAY. THERE WILL BE GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN ALASKA RANGE PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH 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. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 182228 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 228 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 AKZ225-190800- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-080919T0800Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 228 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH IN THE ALASKA RANGE BY NOON TODAY. THERE WILL BE GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN ALASKA RANGE PASSES. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. $$ AKZ226-190800- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-080919T0800Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 228 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR THE ALASKA RANGE WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH IN THE ALASKA RANGE BY NOON TODAY. THERE WILL BE GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN ALASKA RANGE PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TONIGHT. 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. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 190647 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1047 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 AKZ225-226-190800- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-080919T0800Z/ DENALI-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 1047 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE ALASKA RANGE WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE ALASKA RANGE WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF. WINDS IN THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF HAVE DIMINISHED TO 20 TO 40 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THIS MORNING. $$
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 Sep 17, 1:47 PM AKDT, 9 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 1:47 PM AKDT, 9 hours 43 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 147 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .DISCUSSION... UPPER AIR: A 533 DM CLOSED LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WED AFTERNOON WILL SWING NORTHEAST TO KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. ON FRI AFTERNOON...THE LOW WILL BROADEN OVER WESTERN ALASKA WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHEAST TO THE GULF OF ALASKA. ON SAT THE LOW WILL BE OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHEAST OVER THE EASTERN GULF. A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA TO MACKENZIE BAY WILL FORM AHEAD OF THE GULF LOW THU MORNING. SURFACE: A 1024 MB HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE EAST THURSDAY. A 986 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST. ON THU AFTERNOON...THE LOW WILL BE 988 MB OVER KODIAK. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE INTERIOR ON FRI AND BROADEN AS A 998 MB LOW COVERING NEARLY ALL OF NORTHERN ALASKA. NORTH SLOPE: THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY EASE LATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE BEAUFORT SEA. THIS MAY BE ENOUGH TO BRING WINDS DOWN BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING LEVELS. GALE WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM CAPE HALKETT EAST TO DEMARCATION THROUGH THU. GALES MAY EXTEND BEYOND THU FROM FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT. WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE NORTH SLOPE...MAINLY OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST THU AND THU NIGHT. WEST COAST: THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA...BERING STRAIT AND CHUKCHI SEA AS LOW DEVELOPS NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT WINDS THROUGH THAT AREA MAY GO THROUGH THU NIGHT. INTERIOR: AN OCCLUDED FRONT MOVING NORTH OVER THE INTERIOR WILL BRING SOME RAIN OR SHOWERS TO PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR TONIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS OVER THE AREA THU AND THU NIGHT. FOR FRI AND SAT...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL KEEP SKYS CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS PERSISTING. MID RANGE: THE ECMWF AND GFS START THE MID RANGE DAY 4/SUN WITH SIMILAR SOLUTIONS. UPPER LOW PRESSURE OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR AND RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS NORTH OVER SIBERIA TO NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND. THE GFS KEEPS A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH DAY 6/TUE...WHILE THE ECMWF HAS A MUCH WEAKER LOW. THE GFS HAS POOR CONTINUITY WITH PREVIOUS RUNS AND IS INCONSISTENT SOLUTION WITH MODEL MEANS. HPC HAS DECIDED ON A 60/20/20 BLEND OF THE 00Z EUROPEAN/00Z GFS/00Z EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE MEAN FOR DAYS 4 AND 5/SUN AND MON...THEN LEANING MORE TOWARD THE EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS AFTER DAY 6. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE && .HYDROLOGY...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ204. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ240-PKZ245. && DA SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 9:34 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 26 min |
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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.