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Wind Chill Advisory 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 23, 2011, 3:27 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 24, 2011, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2011, 3:27 PM AKST (00:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2011, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2011, 4:13 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
651 WWAK42 PAFC 240027 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 327 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 AKZ155-241330- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0013.111224T0900Z-111224T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 327 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR INLAND AREAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM AKST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...INLAND AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 11 AM AKST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
904 WWAK42 PAFC 241313 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 413 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 AKZ155-241415- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-111224T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 413 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. WINDIEST CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL INLAND. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 10:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 24, 12:13 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 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.