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Wind Chill Advisory 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 2, 2009

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 2, 2009, 4:39 AM AKST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 2, 2009, 4:39 AM AKST (13:39 UTC)
Expired
Feb 2, 2009, 2:12 PM AKST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 021339
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
439 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

AKZ202-030100-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090202T1800Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0021.090202T1339Z-090203T0300Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
439 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTHEAST WINDS TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH TEMPERATURES
AROUND 20 BELOW AND WIND CHILL TO 50 BELOW.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILL OF 50 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN
TO PREVENT FROSTBITE.



$$

AKZ203-030100-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090202T1800Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0021.090202T1339Z-090203T0300Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
439 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

LOCAL NORTHEAST WINDS TO 15 MPH AND TEMPERATURES AROUND 25 BELOW
WILL PRODUCE LOCAL WIND CHILL TO 50 BELOW TODAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILL OF 50 BELOW OR COLDER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN
TO PREVENT FROSTBITE.


$$

AKZ204-021445-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090202T1800Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
439 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL WARNING. 



$$

AKZ201-030100-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090203T0300Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
439 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINDS LOCALLY TO 15 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES
NEAR 35 BELOW WILL PRODUCE LOCAL WIND CHILL TO 65 BELOW TODAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WITH
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED
SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE.

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWAK41 PAFG 022312
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
212 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

AKZ201-030715-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090203T0300Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0024.090202T2312Z-090204T2100Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
212 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKST WEDNESDAY WEST OF POINT LAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WEST OF POINT LAY...WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILLS OF 50 BELOW ZERO WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE
CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.


$$

AKZ202-203-030015-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090203T0300Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK...NUIQSUT...
PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
212 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AND WIND CHILLS HAVE
BECOME LESS SEVERE. AIR TEMPERATURES WITHOUT WIND CHILL REMAIN
VERY COLD INTO TONIGHT HOWEVER.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 2, 4:42 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFG29 hr
Feb 2, 11:07 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFG56 hr
Feb 2, 2:12 PM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFG8 hr
Feb 2, 2:16 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG47 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.