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Wind Chill Advisory 76, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 24, 2011, 5:06 PM AKST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2011, 5:06 PM AKST (02:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2011, 2:46 AM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
381 WWAK41 PAFG 250206 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 506 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 AKZ203-250900- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.W.0003.111225T0206Z-111225T0900Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 506 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 60 BELOW. * WIND...WEST 15 MPH. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH WILL FREEZE IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$ AKZ204-251015- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0076.111225T0206Z-111225T1400Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 506 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WIND...WEST 15 MPH. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH WILL FREEZE IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
173 WWAK41 PAFG 250837 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1137 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 AKZ203-251400- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111225T1400Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 1137 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 60 BELOW. * WIND...WEST 15 MPH. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH WILL FREEZE IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$ AKZ204-251400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111225T1400Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 1137 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * WIND...WEST 15 MPH. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH WILL FREEZE IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
950 WWAK41 PAFG 251146 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 246 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 AKZ203-251300- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111225T1400Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 246 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. TEMPERATURES ON THE CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST HAVE COME UP A FEW DEGREES AND WIND CHILLS HAVE MODERATED. $$ AKZ204-251300- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111225T1400Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 246 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES ON THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST HAVE COME UP A FEW DEGREES AND WIND CHILLS HAVE MODERATED.. $$
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 24, 2:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 2:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 230 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT MODELS AND ENSEMBLE MEANS INDICATING A COLD UPPER LOW WILL BE THE CONTROLLING FEATURE OVER NRN AK FOR THE NEXT WEEK. WITH THE CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT...SKIES ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY OVER MOST AREAS FOR MOST OF THE TIME AND THIS SHOULD KEEP INTERIOR TEMPERATURES OUT OF THE EXTREME COLD RANGE. HOWEVER...COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY AREAS WITH CLEAR OR PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. MESOSCALE RIDGE HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE INTERIOR ARCTIC SLOPE AND IS LIKELY TO PERSIST FOR AT LEAST A FEW DAYS. THIS WILL LIKELY KEEP WINDS OUT OF THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST ALONG THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARCTIC COAST. TYPICALLY... MODELS TEND TO DISSIPATE THIS FEATURE TOO QUICKLY. NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING ALONG THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST WILL LIKELY BE LESS THAN MODEL FORECASTS...SO WILL WE WILL NOT UP ANY WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR THE WESTERN ARCTIC ZONES. LOW WIND CHILL IN ZONE 207 WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED TO AREAS NORTHWEST OF KIVALINA...WHILE IN ZONE 213...LOW WIND CHILL IS EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED TO AREAS NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ210-AKZ213. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && RF DEC 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 5:06 PM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Dec 25, 2:24 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Dec 25, 2:27 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 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.