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Wind Chill Warning 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill warning at Jan 27, 2010, 7:42 PM AKST. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2010, 7:42 PM AKST (04:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2010, 12:38 PM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
571 WWAK41 PAFG 280442 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 742 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 AKZ201-281500- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.W.0003.100128T0442Z-100129T0300Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T0300Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 742 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR HAS MOVED THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST...AND TEMPERATURES IN MOST AREAS ARE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW. THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH A NORTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 65 BELOW THROUGH THURSDAY. THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BE BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ205-281500- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T0300Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 742 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY FOR BROOKS RANGE PASSES... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY. THE AIRMASS OVER THE NORTHWEST BROOKS RANGE IS QUITE COLD... DESPITE THE CLOUD COVER. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT 15 AND 25 MPH WITH WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ206-281500- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T0300Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 742 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY FOR BROOKS RANGE PASSES... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES....WITH WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ202-281500- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0012.100128T0900Z-100129T0300Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 742 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS AROUND 55 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 50 TO 59 BELOW ZERO WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS...BE PREPARED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ203-281500- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0012.100128T0900Z-100129T0300Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 742 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST THURSDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS AROUND 55 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 50 TO 59 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
095 WWAK41 PAFG 281317 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 417 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 AKZ201-290100- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/ /X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 417 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TONIGHT BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 60 BELOW. ADDITIONALLY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ205-290100- /X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 417 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR BROOKS RANGE PASSES... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TONIGHT BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW. ADDITIONALLY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ206-290100- /X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 417 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR BROOKS RANGE PASSES... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TONIGHT BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 20 BELOW WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW. ADDITIONALLY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ202-290100- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 417 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 25 BELOW TODAY AND TONIGHT TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 55 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 50 TO 59 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. && $$ AKZ203-290100- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 417 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 20 BELOW TODAY AND TONIGHT TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 50 TO 59 BELOW ZERO WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS...BE PREPARED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
075 WWAK41 PAFG 282138 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1238 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 AKZ201-291500- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 1238 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WIND CHILL AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 30 BELOW THIS EVENING TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY TO FREQUENTLY DROP BELOW ONE MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO SATURDAY...HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE OVERNIGHT AND ELIMINATE THE WIND CHILL THREAT. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ203-291500- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/ /X.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T2100Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 1238 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WIND CHILL AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 15 BELOW TO CREATE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO SATURDAY...HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE OVERNIGHT AND ELIMINATE THE WIND CHILL THREAT. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES INTO FRIDAY MORNING. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ204-291500- /X.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.100129T0000Z-100130T0300Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 1238 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG WIND AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. EAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTLY FALLING SNOW TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ205-291500- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/ NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 1238 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO FRIDAY EVENING...HOWEVER... TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE OVERNIGHT AND ELIMINATE THE WIND CHILL THREAT. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ206-291500- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 1238 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER... TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND REDUCE THE WIND CHILL THREAT. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ202-291500- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 1238 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW TONIGHT TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 55 BELOW IN THE EVENING AND UP TO 50 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE OVERNIGHT AND ELIMINATE THE WIND CHILL THREAT BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 50 TO 59 BELOW ZERO WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS...BE PREPARED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
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 Jan 27, 4:38 PM AKST, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 4:38 PM AKST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 438 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 .DISCUSSION... A CLASSICAL AND RATHER FAMILIAR PINCH SITUATION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP HAS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS...AND PRESSURE FALLS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. COLD ADVECTION IS OVER OR NEARLY SO FOR ZONES 201-203 BUT CONTINUES OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE ARCTIC ZONES TONIGHT... AND MODEST COLD ADVECTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR THROUGH ABOUT THIS TIME THURSDAY. MEANWHILE...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE (AT LEAST TONIGHT) OVER MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA (THOUGH IT IS GETTING NEAR ITS MAXIMUM IN ZONE 213). && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ207-AKZ213. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ205-AKZ206-AKZ217-AKZ218- AKZ219. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230- PKZ240-PKZ245. && DJH JAN 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 3:02 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:12 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 22 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:03 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Jan 28, 2:05 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Jan 28, 2:52 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 41 hr |
Nearby
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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.