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Wind Chill Advisory 74, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 23, 2011, 3:56 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 23, 2011, 8:49 PM AKST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2011, 3:56 AM AKST (12:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2011, 8:49 PM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2011, 2:53 AM AKST
- In force
- 30 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 Dec 22, 1:14 PM AKST, 14 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 1:14 PM AKST, 14 hours 42 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 114 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .DISCUSSION... 974 MB ELONGATED LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MAKE LAND FALL NEAR CORDOVA THIS EVENING. MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTH AND NORTHWEST INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR. SNOW HAS STARTED IN PAOR AND IN ZONE 226. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WILL GO OUT WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE FOR ZONES...223...224...225 AND 226. THE 974 MB LOW NEAR CORDOVA THIS EVENING WEAKENS DRAMATICALLY IN THE LOW LEVELS OVER NIGHT AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE MOUNTAINS. A 991 MB SURFACE LOW EMERGES OVER THE SOUTHERN YUKON. UPSLOPE FLOW FROM SURFACE THROUGH 850 MB COMBINED WITH MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE DENTRITIC GROWTH TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP SNOW IN THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SNOWS DIMINISH IN THE EVENING AS REMNANTS CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST. MEANWHILE THE COLD AIR MASS CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH SLOPE AND CONTINUES MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES MAY DROP SIGNIFICANTLY SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WHERE SKIES SCATTER OUT BEHIND THE REMNANTS OF THE LOW MOVING NORTHEAST OUT OF THE YUKON. CLOUD COVER OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR SHOULD PREVENT TEMPERATURES FROM TANKING. LONG RANGE MODELS REMAIN IN DECENT AGREEMENT ON LARGE SCALE FEATURES. EXACT POSITIONS ON SHORTWAVE FEATURES AND ATTENDING CLOUD COVER WILL HAVE LARGE IMPACTS ON TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD. THIS WILL BE PARTICULARLY TRUE IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL INTERIOR WHERE SHORTWAVES RIDING OVER THE LONG WAVE RIDGE TO OUR EAST WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF CLOUDS. THE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES LOOK TO REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEK. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ224-AKZ225-AKZ226. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && CC DEC 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:46 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 28 hr | |
| Dec 22, 9:23 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:33 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 15 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.