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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 2, 2008, 9:18 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 2, 2008, 2:18 PM AKST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2008, 9:18 AM AKST (18:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2008, 2:18 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2008, 4:28 AM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFG 022318 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 218 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 AKZ208-030730- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.080102T2318Z-080103T1500Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE 218 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT NORTH OF NOATAK. WINDS CHILLS WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE THURSDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF $$ AKZ217-030730- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.080102T2318Z-080103T1500Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 218 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT NORTH OF AMBLER. WINDS CHILLS WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE THURSDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFG 030450 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 750 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 AKZ208-031500- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080103T1500Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE 750 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT NORTH OF NOATAK. WINDS CHILLS WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE THURSDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF $$ AKZ217-031500- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080103T1500Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 750 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT NORTH OF AMBLER. WINDS CHILLS WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE THURSDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 030456 CCA WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 754 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 AKZ208-031500- /X.COR.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080103T1500Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE 754 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT NORTH OF NOATAK. WINDS CHILLS WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE THURSDAY MORNING. $$ AKZ217-031500- /X.COR.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080103T1500Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 754 PM AST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT NORTH OF AMBLER. WINDS CHILLS WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE THURSDAY MORNING. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 031328 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 428 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 AKZ208-217-031430- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080103T1500Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS-UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK... KOBUK 428 AM AST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 chill advisory went out at Jan 2, 12:14 AM AKST, 9 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 12:14 AM AKST, 9 hours 4 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 514 AM AST WED JAN 2 2008 .DISCUSSION... COLD UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER NORTHERN ALASKA FOR THE NEXT WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES AT 850 MB REMAINING BELOW NORMAL...BELOW -20C IN MOST AREAS FOR MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH VERY GRADUALLY LATER TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WEAKENS AND RECEDES SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. VISIBILITY AT REPORTING POINTS IN ZONES 203 AND 204 HAS NOT BEEN LOW ENOUGH TO MEET BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY LEVELS...BUT FALLING SNOW IN ADDITION TO BLOWING SNOW COULD BRING VISIBILITIES DOWN SOME THIS MORNING...SO WE HAVE EXTENDED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES TO 9 AM THIS MORNING. SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN INTERIOR TODAY...OTHERWISE NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED IN THE INTERIOR. SKY COVER IN THE INTERIOR WILL RANGE FROM PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AND THIS SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM DIVING MUCH BELOW -20 TO -25. THE WEST COAST WILL REMAIN DRY UNDER MAINLY NORTHERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS. NO SIGNIFICANT LOW PRESSURE CENTERS ARE EFFECTED TO AFFECT MARINE AREAS THROUGH SUN. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ203-AKZ204. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && RF JAN 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 9:13 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Jan 2, 9:24 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 19 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.