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Wind Chill Advisory 54, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 12, 2011, 3:03 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 12, 2011, 9:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 42 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2011, 3:03 AM AKST (12:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2011, 9:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2011, 2:36 AM AKST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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, 4:00 PM AKST, 11 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST, 11 hours 3 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 .DISCUSSION... STILL LOOKS LIKE A ROUGH NIGHT ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...THOUGH THERE ARE SOME DOUBTS ABOUT MAKING THE HALF MILE CRITERION. STILL...VISIBILITY LIKELY TO DETERIORATE AS COLD ADVECTION KICKS IN AGAIN. WIND CHILLS IN ZONES 207 AND 210 REFUSE TO GO AWAY. LOOKS LIKE WINDS IN ZONE 207 WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON SATURDAY...SO NO HELP THERE. WE MIGHT HAVE CANCELLED THE ADVISORY FOR ZONE 224. VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED SOMEWHAT AT NORTHWAY...BUT WE DECIDED TO LET THE WINDS AND SNOWFALL DIMINISH FURTHER. WE ARE MORE CONFIDENT IN CONTINUING THE ADVISORY IN ZONE 226. LOOKS LIKE A REALLY ROUGH NIGHT IN ISABEL PASS...AND MAYBE MENTASTA AS WELL. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES IS NOW VISIBLE IN THE SATELLITE PICS OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN. NOT MUCH SNOWFALL FROM ANY OF THEM SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE...BUT THE CLOUD COVER WILL BE A COMPLICATING FACTOR FOR OUR TEMPERATURE FORECASTS IN THE INTERIOR. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ210-AKZ225. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ213-AKZ224-AKZ226. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. && DJH FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2:05 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Feb 12, 2:06 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Feb 12, 1:38 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 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.