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Wind Chill Advisory 53, NWS Fairbanks, AK

March 22, 2009

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Mar 22, 2009, 3:47 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 22, 2009, 9:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 30 hr.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2009, 3:47 AM AKDT (11:47 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2009, 9:00 PM AKDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2009, 3:28 AM AKDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

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 Mar 22, 12:47 AM AKDT, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 12:47 AM AKDT, 3 hours before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1247 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.DISCUSSION...

CURRENT RUNS OF GFS/NAM/ECMWF ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT
THROUGH TUE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. A GENERALLY COLD AND DRY
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEK...BUT THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR IS LIKELY TO SEE A LITTLE
MODERATION IN THE COLD BEGINNING AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK
AS A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW PATTERN SETS UP. THE MODERATION AND
SOUTHERLY FLOW IS A RESULT OF A VERY STRONG SURFACE LOW EXPECTED
TO MOVE TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AREA BY WED AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVING TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY THU AFTERNOON AS IT
STARTS TO FILL.

WILL CONTINUE THE WIND CHILL ADVISORIES CURRENTLY POSTED.
TEMPERATURES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN WILL CERTAINLY BE COLD
ENOUGH TO PRODUCE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND CHILL WITH ADEQUATE
WIND SPEEDS.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ206-AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219-
AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ222.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.
&&

RF MAR 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 21, 7:30 PM AKDTWind Chill AdvisoryAFG3 days
Mar 22, 3:51 AM AKDTWind AdvisoryAFG3 days
Mar 22, 4:35 AM AKDTWind AdvisoryAFG48 hr

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Sources

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