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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Jan 9, 2012, 8:58 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 10, 2012, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2012, 8:58 PM AKST (05:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 10, 2012, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2012, 1:49 PM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
892 WWAK72 PAFG 100558 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 858 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 AKZ227-101400- /X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0001.120110T0900Z-120110T2100Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 858 PM AKST MON JAN 9 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKST TUESDAY. * WIND...GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH ALASKA RANGE PASSES. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
2 follow-up statements
115 WWAK72 PAFG 101333 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 433 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 AKZ227-110100- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120111T0300Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 433 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. * WIND...GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LIGHT WINDS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
217 WWAK72 PAFG 102249 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 149 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 AKZ227-110000- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120111T0300Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 149 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2:55 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:38 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 24 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.