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Winter Storm Warning 43, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this winter storm warning at Dec 22, 2011, 9:23 PM AKST. It was in force for 21 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
- Dec 22, 2011, 9:23 PM AKST (06:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2011, 6:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
211 WWAK43 PAFG 230623 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 923 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 AKZ224-231430- /X.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WS.W.0043.111223T0623Z-111224T0300Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- INCLUDING...TOK...TANACROSS...EAGLE...TETLIN...NORTHWAY...ALCAN... CHICKEN...BOUNDARY 923 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. * LOCATION...THE AREA BETWEEN NORTHWAY AND CHICKEN WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ONE OR MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$ AKZ226-231430- /X.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WS.W.0043.111223T0623Z-111224T0300Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 923 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. *LOCATION...THE AREA EAST OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ONE OR MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$ AKZ221-231430- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ CENTRAL INTERIOR- INCLUDING...NENANA...ANDERSON...TANANA...MINTO... MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...RAMPART...LAKE MINCHUMINA...LIVENGOOD 923 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY SOUTHEAST OF MINTO... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF MINTO. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ AKZ223-231430- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 923 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ AKZ225-231430- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 923 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$
3 follow-up statements
952 WWAK43 PAFG 231319 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 419 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 AKZ224-240000- /X.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0043.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- INCLUDING...TOK...TANACROSS...EAGLE...TETLIN...NORTHWAY...ALCAN... CHICKEN...BOUNDARY 419 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM CHICKEN SOUTH... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE AREA BETWEEN NORTHWAY AND CHICKEN WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ONE OR MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$ AKZ226-240000- /X.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0043.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 419 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY EAST... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE AREA FROM THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY EAST WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ONE OR MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$ AKZ221-240000- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ CENTRAL INTERIOR- INCLUDING...NENANA...ANDERSON...TANANA...MINTO... MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...RAMPART...LAKE MINCHUMINA...LIVENGOOD 419 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING EAST OF TANANA... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ AKZ223-240000- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 419 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ AKZ225-240000- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 419 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW TODAY WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$
139 WWAK43 PAFG 232118 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1217 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 AKZ224-240300- /X.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0043.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- INCLUDING...TOK...TANACROSS...EAGLE...TETLIN...NORTHWAY...ALCAN... CHICKEN...BOUNDARY 1217 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM CHICKEN SOUTH... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE AREA BETWEEN NORTHWAY AND CHICKEN WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ONE OR MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$ AKZ226-240300- /X.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0043.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 1217 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY EAST... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE AREA FROM THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY EAST WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ONE OR MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$ AKZ221-240300- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ CENTRAL INTERIOR- INCLUDING...NENANA...ANDERSON...TANANA...MINTO... MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...RAMPART...LAKE MINCHUMINA...LIVENGOOD 1217 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING EAST OF TANANA... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ AKZ223-240300- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 1217 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ AKZ225-240300- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 1217 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$
816 WWAK43 PAFG 240259 WSWAFG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 559 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 AKZ224-240400- /X.EXP.PAFG.WS.W.0043.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- INCLUDING...TOK...TANACROSS...EAGLE...TETLIN...NORTHWAY...ALCAN... CHICKEN...BOUNDARY 559 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS EVENINGH... HEAVY SNOW HAS NOW ENDED. THE NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER AT THE ROBERTSON RIVER REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOW AT 4PM FROM THIS STORM. $$ AKZ226-240400- /X.EXP.PAFG.WS.W.0043.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 559 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... HEAVY SNOW HAS NOW ENDED. AN NWS WEATHER SPOTTER IN ISABEL PASS REPORTED 6 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 11AM FRIDAY MORNING AND MORE SNOW FELL AFTER THAT. $$ AKZ221-240400- /X.EXP.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ CENTRAL INTERIOR- INCLUDING...NENANA...ANDERSON...TANANA...MINTO... MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...RAMPART...LAKE MINCHUMINA...LIVENGOOD 559 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW HAS NOW ENDED. $$ AKZ223-240400- /X.EXP.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 559 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW HAS NOW ENDED. AN NWS WEATHER SPOTTER AT GOLD KING REPORTED 5 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 1PM FRIDAY. $$ AKZ225-240400- /X.EXP.PAFG.WW.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111224T0300Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 559 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW HAS NOW ENDED. HEALY REPORTED 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TODAY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 22, 1:14 PM AKST, 8 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 1:14 PM AKST, 8 hours 9 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 23, 3:56 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:33 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 15 hr |
Nearby
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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.