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Wind Chill Advisory 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 14, 2012, 8:40 PM AKST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2012, 8:40 PM AKST (05:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2012, 3:53 AM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
488 WWAK42 PAFG 150540 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 840 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 AKZ209-151300- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.120115T0540Z-120115T1300Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 840 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE LATE THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILLS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME LESS HARSH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
946 WWAK42 PAFG 150905 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1205 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 AKZ209-151500- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120115T1500Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 1205 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT BUT MODERATING AS TEMPERATURES RISE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
945 WWAK42 PAFG 151253 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 353 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 AKZ209-152100- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120115T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0014.120115T1500Z-120115T2100Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 353 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR THE SELAWIK VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING SUNDAY MORNING BUT MODERATING AS TEMPERATURES RISE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 3:39 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:39 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Jan 15, 2:54 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 3 days | |
| Jan 15, 3:04 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:53 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Jan 15, 1:25 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Jan 15, 1:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 3 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.