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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK

August 14, 2010

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Aug 14, 2010, 5:41 AM AKDT. It took effect at Aug 14, 2010, 6:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 14, 2010, 5:41 AM AKDT (13:41 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 14, 2010, 6:00 PM AKDT
Expired
Aug 15, 2010, 6:10 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

343 
WWAK72 PAFG 141341
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
541 AM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010

AKZ227-150000-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.100815T0200Z-100816T1300Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
541 AM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKDT
MONDAY NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKDT
MONDAY. 

A SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE STRONG WIND WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. THE
STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING AS CHINOOK FLOW WEAKENS
ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE. 

ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...THE WIND IS
NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG...AND WILL GENERALLY BE 20 MPH OR
LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE 
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
743 
WWAK72 PAFG 142328
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
328 PM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010

AKZ227-160000-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.100815T0200Z-100816T1300Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
328 PM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY NEAR
THE ALASKA RANGE...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY. 

A SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. THE STRONG WIND WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE.
THE STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING AS CHINOOK FLOW
WEAKENS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE.

ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...THE WIND IS
NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG...AND WILL GENERALLY BE 20 MPH OR
LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND.

&&

$$
003 
WWAK72 PAFG 151159
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
359 AM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010

AKZ227-160000-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-100816T1300Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
359 AM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY NEAR
THE ALASKA RANGE...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY. 

A SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING AS CHINOOK
FLOW WEAKENS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE.

ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...THE WIND IS
NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG...AND WILL GENERALLY BE 20 MPH OR
LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND.

&&

$$
312 
WWAK72 PAFG 151345 CCA
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
542 AM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010

AKZ227-160200-
/X.COR.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-100816T1300Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
542 AM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010

CORRECTED GUST WIND SPEED

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY NEAR
THE ALASKA RANGE...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY. 

A SOUTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING AS CHINOOK
FLOW WEAKENS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE.

ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...THE WIND IS
NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG...AND WILL GENERALLY BE 20 MPH OR
LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND.

&&

$$
081 
WWAK72 PAFG 152306
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
306 PM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010

AKZ227-161300-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-100816T1300Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
306 PM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY NEAR
THE ALASKA RANGE...

A SOUTHEAST WIND WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR
THE ALASKA RANGE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONG
WIND WILL DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING AS CHINOOK FLOW WEAKENS ACROSS
THE ALASKA RANGE.

ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...THE WIND IS
NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG...AND WILL GENERALLY BE 20 MPH OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND.

&&

$$
023 
WWAK72 PAFG 160210
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
610 PM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010

AKZ227-160315-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-100816T1300Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
610 PM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$
RT AUG 10

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 3:26 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG4 days
Aug 14, 3:32 AM AKDTGale WarningAFG72 hr
Aug 14, 3:32 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG5 days
Aug 14, 4:15 AM AKDTHigh Surf AdvisoryAFG65 hr
Aug 14, 1:41 PM AKDTGale WarningAFG62 hr
Aug 14, 1:41 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG4 days
Aug 14, 2:14 PM AKDTFire Weather WatchAFG18 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.