Alert archive / Alaska / Wind Chill Warnings in 2011
Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill warning at Jan 20, 2011, 5:47 AM AKST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2011, 5:47 AM AKST (14:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2011, 7:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
595 WWAK41 PAFG 201447 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 547 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 AKZ203-202300- /X.UPG.PAFG.WC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110121T0500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.W.0001.110120T1447Z-110121T0400Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 547 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIND CHILL TO NEAR 70 BELOW TODAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER IN THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
759 WWAK41 PAFG 202030 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1130 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 AKZ203-210400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110121T0400Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 1130 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL TO NEAR 70 BELOW TODAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER IN THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS...BE CAREFUL TO COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
882 WWAK41 PAFG 210359 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 659 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 AKZ203-210500- /X.EXP.PAFG.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110121T0400Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 659 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING. $$ RT JAN 11
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill warning 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 warning went out at Jan 20, 4:50 AM AKST, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 4:50 AM AKST, 57 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 450 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 72 HOURS. ALOFT...RIDGE AT 500 MB EXTENDING ACROSS THE STATE OUT OF THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND RETREAT. RIDGING OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL SHIFT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. STRONG TROF AT 500 MB WILL PUSH SOUTH OVER THE ARCTIC COAST AND ACROSS NORTHWEST ALASKA BY SAT NIGHT. 850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ON THE COLD SIDE WITH A 34 BELOW TEMPERATURE OVER THE BROOKS RANGE SAT MORNING. ARCTIC COAST...NEAR 60 BELOW WIND CHILL TODAY AROUND DEADHORSE AND KUPARUK. MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING AND ANCHORING OVER THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND AS IT WEAKENS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS THE HIGH MOVES IN SO EXPECT WIND CHILL ADVISORY TO GO AWAY THIS EVENING. WEST COAST...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST AND MARINE AREAS WITH STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND 962 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. INTERIOR...OCCASIONAL FLURRIES IN THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR AS LOW IN GULF MANAGES TO PUSH SOME MOISTURE FAR ENOUGH NORTH...OTHERWISE CLEAR AND COLD THROUGH AT LEAST SAT MORNING AS ARCTIC AIRMASS DOMINATES. MAY SEE A FEW CLOUDS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AS LOW DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND WORKS ITS WAY TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY FRIDAY MORNING. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ213 AND AKZ203. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210. && SDB JAN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2:54 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Jan 20, 3:44 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 2 hr | |
| Jan 20, 1:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 6 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.