Alert archive / Alaska / Wind Chill Warnings in 2009
Wind Chill Warning 8, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill warning at Mar 14, 2009, 2:37 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 15, 2009, 12:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2009, 2:37 PM AKDT (22:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2009, 12:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2009, 11:59 AM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFG 142237 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 237 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 AKZ206-151400- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.W.0008.090315T0800Z-090316T2000Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 237 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKDT MONDAY THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKDT MONDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 70 BELOW. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG BUT WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED. THE WIND CHILL WILL BECOME A LITTLE LESS HARSH DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO LIKELY THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER 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. $$ AKZ201-150600- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090315T0600Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 237 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A NORTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 30 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 60 BELOW. THE STRONGEST WIND AND LOWEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN POINT LAY AND WAINWRIGHT. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH ALONG THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST THIS EVENING WITH THE WIND CHILLS BECOMING LESS HARSH. IT WILL REMAIN QUITE COLD... HOWEVER...WITH LOWS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE AS COLD IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE LISBURNE AND WIND CHILLS WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. $$ AKZ205-151400- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0048.090315T0800Z-090316T2000Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 237 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKDT MONDAY THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKDT MONDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THE WIND CHILL WILL BECOME A LITTLE LESS HARSH DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 50 BELOW OR COLDER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. $$
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000 WWAK41 PAFG 150424 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 824 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 AKZ201-150530- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090315T0600Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 824 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. $$ AKZ206-151400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0008.090315T0800Z-090316T2000Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 824 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKDT MONDAY THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKDT MONDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 70 BELOW. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG BUT WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED. THE WIND CHILL WILL BECOME A LITTLE LESS HARSH DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO LIKELY THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER 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. $$ AKZ205-151400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0048.090315T0800Z-090316T2000Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 824 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKDT MONDAY THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKDT MONDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THE WIND CHILL WILL BECOME A LITTLE LESS HARSH DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 50 BELOW OR COLDER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFG 151057 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 257 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 AKZ205-160000- /X.UPG.PAFG.WC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-090316T2000Z/ /X.EXA.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090316T2000Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 257 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT MONDAY THROUGH PASSES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 40 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 70 BELOW TODAY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DROP TO 40 TO 50 BELOW...WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 75 BELOW EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH A BIT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON MAKING THE WIND CHILLS A LITTLE LESS HARSH. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER 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. $$ AKZ206-160000- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090316T2000Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 257 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT MONDAY THROUGH PASSES... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT MONDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TODAY TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 60 BELOW. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DROP TO 35 TO 50 BELOW...AND WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 75 BELOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFG 152255 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 255 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 AKZ205-160600- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T0200Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 255 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT MONDAY THROUGH PASSES... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT MONDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 50 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 75 BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH A BIT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON MAKING THE WIND CHILLS A LITTLE LESS HARSH. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER 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. $$ AKZ206-160600- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T0200Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 255 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT MONDAY THROUGH PASSES... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT MONDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 50 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 75 BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFG 160347 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 747 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 AKZ205-161400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T0200Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 747 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT MONDAY THROUGH PASSES... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT MONDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 50 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 75 BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH A BIT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON MAKING THE WIND CHILLS A LITTLE LESS HARSH. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER 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. $$ AKZ206-161400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T0200Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 747 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT MONDAY THROUGH PASSES... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT MONDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 50 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 75 BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFG 160708 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1108 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 AKZ204-161400- /X.EXA.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T0200Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 1108 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT MONDAY. A WEST WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 35 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 65 BELOW THROUGH MONDAY. THE WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING CAUSING THE WIND CHILLS TO BECOME LESS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER 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. $$ AKZ205-161400- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T1400Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 1108 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH PASSES... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 50 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 75 BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH A BIT BY TUESDAY MORNING MAKING THE WIND CHILLS A LITTLE LESS HARSH. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. $$ AKZ206-161400- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T1400Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 1108 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH PASSES... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 50 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 80 BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFG 161122 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 322 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 AKZ205-170000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T2000Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 322 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH PASSES... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT TUESDAY. A NORTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 50 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 70 BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH A BIT TUESDAY MORNING MAKING THE WIND CHILLS A LITTLE LESS HARSH. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. $$ AKZ206-170000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T2000Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 322 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT TUESDAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT TUESDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 50 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 80 BELOW THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER 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. $$ AKZ204-170000- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T0200Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 322 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WEST WIND OF AROUND 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 65 BELOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING CAUSING THE WIND CHILLS TO BECOME LESS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFG 162247 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 247 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 AKZ204-170000- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T0200Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 247 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. $$ AKZ206-170600- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090318T1400Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 247 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE PASSES... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 50 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 80 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS MAY MODERATE SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. $$ AKZ205-170600- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T2000Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 247 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH PASSES... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT TUESDAY. A NORTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 45 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 70 BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH A BIT TUESDAY MAKING THE WIND CHILLS LESS HARSH. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFG 170453 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 853 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 AKZ205-171400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T2000Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 853 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH PASSES... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT TUESDAY. A NORTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 45 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 70 BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH A BIT TUESDAY MAKING THE WIND CHILLS LESS HARSH. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. $$ AKZ206-171400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090318T1400Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 853 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE PASSES... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 50 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 80 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS MAY MODERATE SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER 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. $$ RT MAR 08
000 WWAK41 PAFG 171131 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 331 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 AKZ205-172300- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T2300Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 331 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH PASSES... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. A NORTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 45 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 70 BELOW THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME LESS HARSH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STRONG WIND DIMINISHES. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. $$ AKZ206-180015- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090318T2000Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 331 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE PASSES... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 70 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STRONGER WIND GRADUALLY DIMINISHES. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFG 171926 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1126 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 AKZ205-172030- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090317T2300Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 1126 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. $$ AKZ206-181400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090318T2000Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 1126 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE PASSES... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 70 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STRONGER WIND GRADUALLY DIMINISHES. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFG 181144 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 344 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 AKZ206-190000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090319T2000Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 344 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT THURSDAY THROUGH THE PASSES... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT THURSDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 65 BELOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS WILL TEMPORARILY MODERATE TO AROUND 50 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFG 181929 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1129 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 AKZ206-191400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090319T2000Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 1129 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT THURSDAY THROUGH THE PASSES... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT THURSDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 65 BELOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS WILL TEMPORARILY MODERATE TO AROUND 50 BELOW THIS EVENING. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFG 191146 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 346 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 AKZ206-192000- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090319T2000Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 346 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY THROUGH THE PASSES... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 65 BELOW THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE TO AROUND 50 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON. ALONG THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THE WIND WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AND THE WIND CHILLS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HARSH. A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 60 BELOW OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFG 191959 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1159 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 AKZ206-200400- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090319T2000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0049.090319T1959Z-090320T1300Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 1159 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT FRIDAY IN PASSES... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IN PASSES...WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 MPH WILL DECREASE EARLY FRIDAY AND THE WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE THEN. 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 PREPARED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill warning 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 warning went out at Mar 14, 12:48 PM AKDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 12:48 PM AKDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1248 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .DISCUSSION... UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER TO CONTINUE FOR NORTHERN ALASKA INTO THE UPCOMING WEEK. A VERY COLD UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER THE MACKENZIE DELTA WILL RAPIDLY DIG SOUTHWARD TO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY MONDAY. THIS WILL USHER IN SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR ALOFT OF THE WINTER INTO THE FORECAST AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE -30C OR COLDER RANGE WHICH WILL BE RIVALING RECORDS FOR MID-MARCH. MEANWHILE OVER THE BERING SEA...A HIGH AMPLITUDE BLOCKING RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND PERSIST INTO THE UPCOMING WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP ANY REAL ACTIVE WEATHER FROM MOVING INTO THE FORECAST AREA. A MODERATE TO STRONG SURFACE GRADIENT ACROSS THE STATE WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT NORTHEAST WINDS AND KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE WELL MIXED...SO WIDESPREAD BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE NOT LIKELY. IT WILL NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION THOUGH FOR SOME SHELTERED VALLEY LOCATIONS TO SEE READINGS DIP BELOW -50F THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS. WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE BIGGEST FORECAST CONCERN WITH MUCH OF THE INTERIOR REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA AND SOME LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING WARNING LEVEL WIND CHILLS BELOW -60F. WINDS WILL INCREASE SOME SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY AS A 1045 MB HIGH MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF DEEPENS A BIT. THIS WILL ALSO COINCIDE WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLDEST AIR OVER THE STATE. PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WILL MAINLY BE LIMITED TO THE FAR SOUTHEAST INTERIOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS SOME MOISTURE WRAPS NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA. OTHERWISE THE CURRENT PATTERN WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THE MODELS DO TRY TO DIVE IMPULSES OF ENERGY AND SOME MOISTURE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE COLD UPPER TROUGH. THE AMOUNT AND EXTENT OF CLOUD COVER AND POSSIBLE FLURRIES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. THE BIGGEST IMPACT THIS WILL HAVE IS A SLIGHT MODERATION OF TEMPERATURES. LOOKING INTO NEXT WEEK...MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT WITH KEEPING A LONG-WAVE TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND RIDGING OVER THE BERING. THUS...COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A LACK OF ANY MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ205-AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ213-AKZ216- AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ222-AKZ225-AKZ226. WIND CHILL WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ206-AKZ218. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && EWP MAR 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 3:33 AM AKDT | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Mar 14, 3:38 AM AKDT | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 17 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:52 AM AKDT | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Mar 14, 2:16 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 71 hr | |
| Mar 14, 2:37 PM AKDT | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:53 PM AKDT | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 3 days |
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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.