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Wind Chill Advisory 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 4, 2012, 3:54 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 44 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2012, 3:54 PM AKST (00:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2012, 12:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
512 WWAK41 PAFC 050054 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 354 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 AKZ131-051700- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0021.121205T0100Z-121205T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 354 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 40 TO 65 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...STARTING 4 PM THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JRA
3 follow-up statements
314 WWAK41 PAFC 051349 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 449 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 AKZ131-060300- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121206T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 449 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 40 TO 55 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM AND WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH BEGINNING TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
272 WWAK41 PAFC 060031 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 331 PM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 AKZ131-061700- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121206T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 331 PM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM AND WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH BEGINNING TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JRA
468 WWAK41 PAFC 061328 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 428 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 AKZ131-062100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121206T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 428 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY WARM DURING THE DAY TODAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 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.