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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2011, 4:16 AM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 7, 2011, 12:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2011, 4:16 AM AKDT (12:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2011, 12:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2011, 5:35 AM AKDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
607 WWAK73 PAFG 061216 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 416 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 AKZ225-070030- /X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0012.110407T0800Z-110408T0200Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 416 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY IN PASSES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN PASSES LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 60 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ AKZ226-070030- /X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0012.110407T0800Z-110408T0200Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 416 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH OR STRONGER ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
5 follow-up statements
550 WWAK73 PAFG 062334 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 334 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 AKZ225-071400- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0012.110407T0800Z-110408T0200Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 334 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY IN PASSES... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN PASSES LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 60 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ AKZ226-071400- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0012.110407T0800Z-110408T0200Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 334 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH OR STRONGER ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
894 WWAK73 PAFG 071309 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 509 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 AKZ225-072000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110407T2000Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 509 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY IN PASSES... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 60 MPH IN PASSES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 60 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ AKZ226-080030- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 509 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 50 MPH IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK WILL CONTINUE TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH OR STRONGER ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
288 WWAK73 PAFG 071932 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1132 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 AKZ225-072045- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110407T2000Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 1132 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ AKZ226-080600- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110408T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 1132 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 50 MPH IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK WILL CONTINUE TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH OR STRONGER ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
823 WWAK73 PAFG 080325 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 725 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 AKZ226-081400- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110408T1400Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 725 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY. A SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF TONIGHT. THE STRONG WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARD MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH OR STRONGER ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
082 WWAK73 PAFG 081335 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 535 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 AKZ226-081445- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110408T1400Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 535 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 advisory went out at Apr 6, 3:11 AM AKDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 3:11 AM AKDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 311 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 .DISCUSSION... SHORT WAVE TROUGH NOW OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR WILL BE GRADUALLY DAMPENING OUT AS IT LIFTS OUT TOWARD THE ALCAN BORDER BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST DURING THE DAY AS THE SHORT WAVE PROGRESSES EASTWARD...WITH SOME LEFTOVER FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. STORM CENTER NOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS RAPIDLY DEEPENING...ONLY SMALL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CURRENT GFS/NAM/EURO OUT THROUGH 00Z FRI. CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL BE CONTINUED FOR AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ216 WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING VALID MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM THU. GOOD POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES NEAR THE NULATO HILLS TONIGHT AND WED...4 TO 8 INCHES ELSEWHERE. FOR WED NIGHT AND THU...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF AROUND 2-4 INCHES EXPECTED IN AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215- AKZ216 WITH LEFTOVER AND WRAPAROUND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW DEVELOPING THU IN AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ217- AKZ219-PARTS OF AKZ220-AKZ221. A PERIOD OF CHINOOK WINDS IN THE ALASKA RANGE FROM LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...DOWNSLOPE WILL KEEP AKZ225-AKZ226-SOUTHERN AKZ221-AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ224 DRY. ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS LIKELY IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS...GOOD SUPPORT ALOFT WITH 700 MB WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE MAXING OUT AT 50 KT OR HIGHER. BRISK E-NE WINDS DEVELOPING ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST THU CONTINUING THU NIGHT...BEGINNING TO DIMINISH FRI. && .FIRE WEATHER... NONE && .HYDROLOGY... NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214- AKZ215-AKZ216. WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ225-AKZ226-AKZ227. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220. STORM WARNING FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. && RF APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 6:11 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:32 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:39 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:39 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:39 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:22 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Apr 6, 2:47 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Apr 6, 2:47 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:29 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 13 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.