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Wind Chill Advisory 53, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 11, 2011, 4:15 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 11, 2011, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2011, 4:15 AM AKST (13:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2011, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2011, 6:14 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
011 WWAK43 PAFG 111315 AAA WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 415 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 UPDATED TO ADD ZONE 225 AKZ225-120100- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.110212T0300Z-110212T1500Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 415 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE...A NORTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO 25 BELOW TONIGHT TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT FROM THE PARK ENTRANCE NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ224-120100- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110212T0300Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- INCLUDING...TOK...TANACROSS...EAGLE...TETLIN...NORTHWAY...ALCAN... CHICKEN...BOUNDARY 415 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM THE ROBERTSON RIVER BRIDGE TO THE ALCAN BORDER... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NORTHWEST ALASKA TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AT TIMES TODAY...WITH LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER TANANA VALLEY. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE IN AREAS NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. AS MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW MOVES OVER THE COLDER AIR IN PLACE IT WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ226-120100- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110212T0300Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 415 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY EAST... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NORTHWEST ALASKA TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AT TIMES TODAY...WITH LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES TODAY. AS MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW MOVES OVER THE COLDER AIR IN PLACE IT WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THE STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG PARTS OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...AND LOCAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR ISABEL PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$
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704 WWAK43 PAFG 112348 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 248 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 AKZ224-120600- /X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110212T0600Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- INCLUDING...TOK...TANACROSS...EAGLE...TETLIN...NORTHWAY...ALCAN... CHICKEN...BOUNDARY 248 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM THE ROBERTSON RIVER BRIDGE TO THE ALCAN BORDER... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA HAS COMBINED WITH COLD AIR SPREADING INTO INTERIOR ALASKA TO PRODUCE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE ALOFT OVER THE COLDER AIR IN PLACE. AROUND ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. BOTH THE SNOWFALL AND THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ226-120800- /X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110212T1500Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 248 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY FROM THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY EAST... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS IN PASSES TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. ALSO...ANOTHER 1 OR 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ225-120800- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.110212T0300Z-110212T2000Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 248 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AKST SATURDAY. SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE...A NORTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO 25 BELOW TONIGHT TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT FROM THE PARK ENTRANCE NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
906 WWAK43 PAFG 120525 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 825 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 AKZ224-121330- /X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110212T1500Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- INCLUDING...TOK...TANACROSS...EAGLE...TETLIN...NORTHWAY...ALCAN... CHICKEN...BOUNDARY 825 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY FROM THE ROBERTSON RIVER BRIDGE TO THE ALCAN BORDER... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA HAS COMBINED WITH COLD AIR SPREADING INTO INTERIOR ALASKA TO PRODUCE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL TO 30 MPH. MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE ALOFT OVER THE COLDER AIR IN PLACE. AROUND ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. BOTH THE SNOWFALL AND THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SATURDAY 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. && $$ AKZ226-121330- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110212T1500Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 825 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY FROM THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY EAST... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS IN PASSES TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN PASSES WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER 1 OR 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ225-121330- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110212T2000Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 825 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST SATURDAY. FROM THE PARK ENTRANCE SOUTH...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW BY MORNING. WIND CHILL TO 50 BELOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
715 WWAK43 PAFG 121258 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 358 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 AKZ224-121400- /X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110212T1500Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- INCLUDING...TOK...TANACROSS...EAGLE...TETLIN...NORTHWAY...ALCAN... CHICKEN...BOUNDARY 358 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW TODAY...MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF CHICKEN. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. THE STRONG WIND IN THE UPPER TANANA VALLEY HAS DIMINISHED ENDING THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. $$ AKZ226-130100- /X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110213T0300Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 358 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY EAST... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS IN PASSES TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY. ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SOUTH END OF PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ AKZ225-130100- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110213T1500Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 358 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE...A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 55 BELOW TONIGHT. THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FROM THE PARK ENTRANCE NORTH...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN 15 MPH OR LESS AND WIND CHILLS WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS HARSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
093 WWAK43 PAFG 122328 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 228 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 AKZ226-131500- /X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110213T0300Z/ /X.EXB.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 228 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SUNDAY IN THE PASSES... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS IN PASSES THROUGH SUN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH SUN EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ225-131500- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 228 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SUNDAY SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SUNDAY. SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE...LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS IN PASSES THROUGH SUN EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH SUN EVENING. FROM THE PARK ENTRANCE NORTH...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN 15 MPH OR LESS AND WIND CHILLS WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS HARSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
133 WWAK43 PAFG 131125 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 225 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 AKZ225-140100- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 225 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE...LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS IN PASSES THROUGH THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGER WIND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT WHICH WILL MAKE THE WIND CHILLS LESS HARSH. FROM THE PARK ENTRANCE NORTH...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN 15 MPH OR LESS AND WIND CHILLS WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS HARSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ226-140100- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 225 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING IN THE PASSES... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS IN PASSES THROUGH THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE WIND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WHICH WILL MAKE THE WIND CHILLS LESS HARSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
823 WWAK43 PAFG 140051 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 351 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 AKZ225-140600- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110214T1500Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 351 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE...LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS IN PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGER WIND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT WHICH WILL MAKE THE WIND CHILLS LESS HARSH. FROM THE PARK ENTRANCE NORTH...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN 15 MPH OR LESS AND WIND CHILLS WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS HARSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ226-140600- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110214T1500Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 351 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY IN THE PASSES... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS IN PASSES THROUGH THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE WIND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING WHICH WILL MAKE THE WIND CHILLS LESS HARSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
082 WWAK43 PAFG 140508 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 808 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 AKZ225-141500- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110214T1500Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 808 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE...LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY BRISK WINDS IN PASSES TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TO AS LOW AS 50 BELOW. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOME ON MONDAY TO MODERATE THE WIND CHILL. FROM THE PARK ENTRANCE NORTH...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED STAY LESS THAN 15 MPH WITH LESS SEVERE WIND CHILL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ226-141500- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110214T1500Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 808 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY| IN THE PASSES... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY BRISK NORTH WINDS IN PASSES TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TO AS LOW AS 50 BELOW. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOME ON MONDAY TO MODERATE THE WIND CHILL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
740 WWAK43 PAFG 141049 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 149 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 AKZ225-150100- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110215T0300Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 149 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. SOUTH OF THE PARK ENTRANCE...A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW TODAY. THE NORTH WIND IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING MAKING THE WIND CHILLS LESS HARSH. FROM THE PARK ENTRANCE NORTH...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH WITH LESS SEVERE WIND CHILL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ226-150100- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110215T0300Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 149 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING IN PASSES... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH IN PASSES. THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH THE WIND CHILLS BECOMING LESS HARSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
572 WWAK43 PAFG 142000 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1100 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 AKZ225-142100- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110215T0300Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 1100 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$ AKZ226-150100- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110215T0300Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 1100 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING IN PASSES... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH IN PASSES. THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH THE WIND CHILLS BECOMING LESS HARSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
915 WWAK43 PAFG 142149 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1249 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 AKZ226-150900- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110215T2100Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 1249 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY IN PASSES... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH IN PASSES. THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH THE WIND CHILLS BECOMING LESS HARSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
375 WWAK43 PAFG 150543 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 843 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 AKZ226-151500- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110215T2100Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 843 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY IN PASSES... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH IN PASSES. THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY WITH THE WIND CHILLS BECOMING LESS HARSH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ RT FEB 11
132 WWAK43 PAFG 151153 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 253 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 AKZ226-160000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110216T0000Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 253 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON IN PASSES... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH COLD AIR OVER THE INTERIOR TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 45 BELOW THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILLS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME LESS HARSH DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE TEMPERATURE MODERATES AND THE WIND DIMINISHES TO LESS THAN 15 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS THAT WIND CHILL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$
188 WWAK43 PAFG 151514 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 614 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 AKZ226-151615- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110216T0000Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 614 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. THE WIND HAS DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 15 MPH IN THE PASSES...AND THEREFORE THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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 Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 11, 3:47 AM AKST, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 3:47 AM AKST, 28 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 347 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT...A COLD MID-UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY ACROSS NORTHERN AK THROUGH SAT NIGHT WITH ONE OF THE COLDER AIRMASSES ALOFT THIS WINTER. SUNDAY INTO MONDAY THE UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO LIFT OUT INTO NW CANADA AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY SET UP A MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE AND POTENTIALLY VERY ACTIVE PATTERN NEXT WEEK. SURFACE...A 983 MB LOW IN THE FAR NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN TO AROUND 975 MB THROUGH SAT MORNING ALONG A STRONG BAROCLINIC ZONE BETWEEN THE COLD AIR THAT CONTINUES TO POUR SOUTH AND THE RELATIVE WARMTH OF THE GULF WATERS. ELSEWHERE...A MODERATE LOW NOW VISIBLE ON SATELLITE MOVING OFF THE CENTRAL KAMCHATKA COAST WEAKENS RAPIDLY TODAY WITH A TRIPLE POINT LOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND THIS EVENING. THE NEW LOW WILL BE ABSORBED BY THE MUCH DEEPER GULF LOW ON SATURDAY. A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN CENTRAL RUSSIA WILL BUILD INTO FAR EASTERN RUSSIA AND THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA BY SUNDAY. INTERIOR...THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE AND INTO THE UPPER TANANA VALLEY TO THE ALCAN BORDER. STRONG GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE AK RANGE PASSES THAT WHEN COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND LOCAL WHITE-OUTS. A REPORT FROM A SPOTTER JUST SOUTH OF ISABEL PASS EARLY THIS MORNING INDICATED WIND GUSTS TO 42 MPH AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. THERE WILL BE GOOD OVERRUNNING TODAY AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY ADD UP TO SEVERAL INCHES IN PARTS OF THE EASTERN AK RANGE AND FROM TOK TO THE ALCAN BORDER THROUGH TONIGHT. WILL ISSUE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR THE ABOVE AREAS. SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE IT AS FAR NORTHWEST AS DELTA JUNCTION WHERE A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A SHARP-CUT IN THE SNOW SOMEWHERE BETWEEN DELTA AND FAIRBANKS. OTHERWISE...TEMPS WILL CONTINUE ON A DOWNWARD TREND INTO THE WEEKEND WITH THE COLDEST TEMPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN INTERIOR THAT WILL HAVE MORE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS. NORTH SLOPE...COLD FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT NOTHING UNUSUAL FOR FEBRUARY WHICH IS TYPICALLY THE COLDEST MONTH OF THE YEAR IN THE ARCTIC. THERE WILL BE SOME FLURRIES AND PERHAPS A FEW POCKETS OF LIGHT SNOW...BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT. A SHORTWAVE DROPPING DOWN FROM THE HIGH ARCTIC AROUND THE MEAN LOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR SNOW ON SUNDAY...MAINLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST. WINDS IN MOST AREAS WILL BE 15 MPH OR LESS THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH SOME STRONGER WIND SAT NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE NEXT SHORTWAVE DROPS SOUTH. THERE MAY EVENTUALLY BE SOME ISSUES WITH BLOWING SNOW AND/OR LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST. WEST COAST...THE STRONGER WIND AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG PARTS OF THE NORTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST HAVE BEEN WINDING DOWN. THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN THIS AREA TODAY. THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE FOR CONTINUED WIND CHILL ISSUES. HAVE EXTENDED SOME WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE. THE OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRIPLE POINT LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND POSSIBLY ALONG PARTS OF THE IMMEDIATE Y-K DELTA COAST LATER TODAY. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE ENOUGH WIND AND SNOW ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FOR SOME DECENT BLOWING SNOW FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING AND HAVE HOISTED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE COMBINATION OF THE BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS. MEDIUM RANGE...MODELS POINT TOWARD A MUCH MORE ACTIVE AND PROGRESSIVE PATTERN NEXT WEEK. THE OPERATIONAL GFS ALTHOUGH CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS IS MORE AMPLIFIED THAN THE ECMWF OR THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN. IT APPEARS A SERIES OF RIDGES AND TROUGHS WILL TRAVERSE NORTHERN AK NEXT WEEK WITH A SERIES OF LOWS TO MOVE FROM THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND ACROSS FAR EAST RUSSIA AND INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA. THIS WILL LEAD TO VERY UNSETTLED PATTERN WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WINTER STORM AND/OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG PARTS OF THE WEST COAST AND A GOOD CHANCE THAT SOME SNOW WILL WORK ACROSS PARTS OF THE INTERIOR TOO. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ210. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ213-AKZ224-AKZ226. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. && CB FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 9:21 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 6 hr | |
| Feb 11, 2:44 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Feb 11, 3:22 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 24 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.