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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 7, 2011

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Feb 7, 2011, 2:51 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 8, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 7, 2011, 2:51 PM AKST (23:51 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 8, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST
Expired
Feb 9, 2011, 1:23 AM AKST
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

662 
WWAK72 PAFG 072351
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
251 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

AKZ227-081400-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.110208T1500Z-110209T1400Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
251 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY.

AS A STORM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MOVES TOWARD THE ALASKA
PENINSULA TUESDAY WINDS THROUGH ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL INCREASE
LATE TONIGHT. WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED NEAR PASSES OF
THE ALASKA RANGE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
461 
WWAK72 PAFG 081325
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
425 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

AKZ227-090000-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.110208T1500Z-110209T1400Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
425 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY
NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH HAVE
DEVELOPED THROUGH ALASKA RANGE PASSES AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY
AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND.

&&

$$
836 
WWAK72 PAFG 082348
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
248 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

AKZ227-091500-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110209T1500Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
248 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY NEAR
THE ALASKA RANGE...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND.

&&

$$
015 
WWAK72 PAFG 091023
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
123 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

AKZ227-091130-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110209T1500Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
123 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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



$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 2:25 AM AKSTWinter Storm WatchAFG26 hr
Feb 7, 3:16 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG34 hr
Feb 7, 2:47 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG6 days

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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.