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Wind Chill Advisory 14, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 15, 2012, 3:53 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 15, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2012, 3:53 AM AKST (12:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 15, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2012, 1:45 PM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
461 WWAK42 PAFG 151911 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1011 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 AKZ209-152300- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120115T2300Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 1011 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SELAWIK VALLEY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING SUNDAY MORNING BUT MODERATING AS TEMPERATURES RISE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
409 WWAK42 PAFG 152245 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 145 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 AKZ209-152345- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120115T2300Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 145 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Jan 14, 2:13 PM AKST, 13 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 2:13 PM AKST, 13 hours 40 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 213 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. SHORT WAVE MOVING OVER THE THE TOP OF THE BERING SEA RIDGE. THIS IS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BUT SHOULD NOT LAST TOO LONG AS THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH PASSAGE. THE COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW IS PUSHING INTO WESTERN CANADA AND WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL FILTER IN BEHIND IT OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE STATE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. HIGH WILL BUILD IN OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST AND THIS WILL INCREASE THE GRADIENT ALONG THE EASTERN ARCTIC BEGINNING SUN NIGHT...THEREFORE WILL LEAVE BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT AND ON SUN. HIGH OVER NORTHWEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MON NIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT AND SPARSE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE STAY LOCKED IN OVER THE BERING SEA. RELATIVELY COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR THOUGH THE MID RANGE MODELS. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ204. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ240. && CF JAN 12
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 14, 8:40 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 7 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, 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.