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Wind Advisory 46, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2009, 5:09 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 26, 2009, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2009, 5:09 AM AKST (14:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2009, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2009, 4:43 AM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK72 PAFG 261409 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 509 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 AKZ217-270100- /X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0046.091226T1500Z-091227T1500Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 509 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY FOR THE UPPER NOATAK VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. LOCAL NORTHEAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN THE UPPER NOATAK VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED BY BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH BY LESS THAN 59 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK72 PAFG 270038 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 338 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 AKZ217-271400- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-091227T1500Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 338 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY FOR THE UPPER NOATAK VALLEY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. LOCAL NORTHEAST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN THE UPPER NOATAK VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED BY BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH BY LESS THAN 59 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$
000 WWAK72 PAFG 271343 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 443 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 AKZ217-271445- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-091227T1500Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 443 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...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 Dec 26, 1:24 AM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 1:24 AM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 124 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 .DISCUSSION... SHORT RANGE RUNS OF GFS/NAM ARE REASONABLY SIMILAR. EAST WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL/EASTERN ARCTIC COAST ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING WITH TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. TIGHT PINCH IN THE SURFACE ISOBAR FIELD OVER SOUTHWESTERN ZONE 201 AND NORTHERN PARTS ZONE 207 WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST INTO TONIGHT. WIND SPEED NOT AVAILABLE AT POINT LAY...BUT LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WITH POOR VISIBILITY FROM POINT LAY SOUTHWEST. BOUNCING WIND SPEEDS CONTINUING IN KIVALINA AREA WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY AT KIVALINA AND POINT HOPE IS STAYING CONSISTENTLY ABOVE A HALF MILE... SO WILL NOT ISSUE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 40-45 MPH CONTINUING IN ZONES 211/212. STRONG WINDS WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER HIGHER SUMMITS IN ZONES 219-220-221-222 TODAY. VISIBILITY MAY BE LOW AT TIMES WITH 1-2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. STEESE HIGHWAY AT EAGLE SUMMIT IS CLOSED. UPPER NOATAK RAWS REPORTING FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40-50 MPH SO WILL CARRY WIND ADVISORY FOR THE UPPER NOATAK VALLEY. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ217. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ222. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225-PKZ230. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ235- PKZ240-PKZ245. && RF DEC 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 1:45 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 6 days | |
| Dec 26, 1:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Dec 26, 7:31 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 6 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.