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Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 14, 2011, 5:09 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 14, 2011, 10:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 67 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2011, 5:09 AM AKST (14:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 14, 2011, 10:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2011, 5:03 AM AKST
- In force
- 67 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
797 WWAK41 PAFC 141409 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 509 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 AKZ131-150315- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.110115T0300Z-110115T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 509 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SATURDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SATURDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THOMPSON PASS BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MID DAY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH A BIT DURING THE DAY SATURDAY LEADING TO MODERATION OF THE WIND CHILL READINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
8 follow-up statements
503 WWAK41 PAFC 141839 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 939 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 AKZ145-150745- /X.EXB.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.110115T0700Z-110115T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 939 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SATURDAY FOR NORTH OF TALKEETNA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SATURDAY FOR NORTH OF TALKEETNA. COLD AIR SPILLING THROUGH GAPS IN THE ALASKA RANGE ALONG WITH LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO NORTH OF TALKEETNA BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. LOW WIND CHILLS READINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ131-150745- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.110114T1900Z-110115T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 939 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO ARE PRODUCING WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO IN THOMPSON PASS. THESE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...THOUGH THEY MAY MODERATE A LITTLE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
029 WWAK41 PAFC 150110 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 410 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 AKZ131-151615- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110115T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 410 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO ARE SUPPORTING WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SATURDAY...HELPING TO END THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ145-151615- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.110115T0700Z-110115T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 410 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SATURDAY FOR NORTH OF TALKEETNA... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SATURDAY. COLD AIR SPILLING THROUGH GAPS IN THE ALASKA RANGE ALONG WITH LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY. NORTH OF TALKEETNA...EXPECT AIR TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO COUPLED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO BY TONIGHT. LOOK FOR WINDS TO WEAKEN THROUGH SATURDAY...HELPING TO END THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JAM
706 WWAK41 PAFC 151414 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 514 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 AKZ131-160315- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110116T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 514 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THOMPSON PASS TODAY AND THEN VERY GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD FAIRLY STEADY AROUND 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ145-152100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110115T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 514 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST NORTH OF TALKEETNA THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
624 WWAK41 PAFC 152025 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1125 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 AKZ145-160930- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110117T0000Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1125 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SUNDAY FOR AREAS OF THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SUNDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH IN AREAS OF CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL PERSIST IN THE ALASKA RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES 10 BELOW TO 30 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ131-160930- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110116T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1125 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THOMPSON PASS TODAY AND THEN VERY GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD FAIRLY STEADY AROUND 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
530 WWAK41 PAFC 160102 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 PM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 AKZ141-161415- /X.EXB.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110116T1500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 402 PM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY NEAR CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY NEAR CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH IN AREAS OF CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL PERSIST ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL WARM LITTLE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ131-161415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110116T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 402 PM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD FAIRLY STEADY AROUND 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ145-161415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110117T0000Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 402 PM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SUNDAY FOR AREAS OF THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SUNDAY FOR AREAS OF THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH IN AREAS OF CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL PERSIST IN THE ALASKA RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES 10 BELOW TO 30 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
312 WWAK41 PAFC 161408 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 508 AM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 AKZ141-161515- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110116T1500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 508 AM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED NEAR CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WINDS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE HAVE DIMINISHED. VERY LOCALIZED AREAS OF WIND TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. $$ AKZ131-170100- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110117T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 508 AM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD FAIRLY STEADY AROUND 15 BELOW RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ145-162100- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110116T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 508 AM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST IN AREAS NORTH OF TALKEETNA THIS MORNING BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS WITH AIR TEMPERATURES 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
552 WWAK41 PAFC 162310 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 210 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 AKZ131-171900- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110117T1900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 210 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST MONDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST MONDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD FAIRLY STEADY AROUND 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
206 WWAK41 PAFC 171404 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 503 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 AKZ131-171515- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110117T1900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 503 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$
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 Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 14, 5:00 AM AKST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 5:00 AM AKST, 9 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN SYNC THROUGH THE NEXT 36 HOURS BUT
TROUBLES BEGIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER. STRUGGLING TO RESOLVE INVERTED
TROUGH THAT DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHEAST GULF COASTS
SUNDAY MORNING. MODELS ALSO CAN'T AGREE ON STRENGTH AND SPEED OF
FRONT APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN EVENING.
.UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA GRADUALLY WEAKENS AND SLIDES
OFF TO THE NORTHWEST. CLOSED UPPER LOW DEVELOPS OVER SOUTHERN BERING
THIS EVENING THEN MOVES OFF QUICKLY TOWARDS KAMCHATKA. SECOND UPPER
LOW CENTER DEVELOPS OVER BRISTOL BAY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.
.SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BROAD ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ENCOMPASSES SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE BERING
SEA. OFF CONTINENT FLOW IS PUSHING BERING SEA STRATUS...FOG..AND
FLURRIES AWAY FROM THE COAST...BUT PRIBILOFS AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN
ALEUTIANS SHOULD REMAIN SOCKED IN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
CONTRAST OF COLD HIGH PRESSURE OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND WARMER LOWER
PRESSURE AIR OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS SERVING TO MAINTAIN A
TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 55 TO 65 MPH AGAIN TODAY IN THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY...THOMPSON PASS...AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
A NARROW LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ZONE ALONG NORTH GULF COAST CONTINUES
TO GENERATE LOCALIZED BUT INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING BUT WILL
BECOME DISORGANIZED AND DISBAND BY THIS EVENING.
OTHERWISE CLEAR AND COLD FOR MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH
CHANNELED AREAS WILL GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW THROUGH
PORTIONS OF THE CHUGACH RANGE THIS MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE EXPECTED STARTING MONDAY. STRONG FRONT
POISED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT.
FRONT SHOULD MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND MOVE INTO KODIAK
ISLAND AND WESTERN ALASKA ON TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS AND PLENTY OF WARM
AIR ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 130 138 140 150 185
HEAVY SPRAY 121 130 141 160 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
ASB JAN 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 14, 10:06 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:33 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 14 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.