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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Feb 11, 2012, 3:11 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 11, 2012, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2012, 3:11 PM AKST (00:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2012, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2012, 8:27 AM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
652 WWAK72 PAFG 120011 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 311 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 AKZ227-121500- /X.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0004.120212T0300Z-120212T2100Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 311 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE SUN MORNING. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
209 WWAK72 PAFG 121436 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 536 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 AKZ227-122100- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T2100Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 536 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... * LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH LATE SUN MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
108 WWAK72 PAFG 121727 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 827 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 AKZ227-121830- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T2100Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 827 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2:59 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Feb 12, 1:52 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.