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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 2, 2012, 9:49 AM AKST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2012, 9:49 AM AKST (18:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2012, 5:35 PM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
097 WWAK41 PAFG 021849 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 949 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 AKZ204-030300- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.120102T1849Z-120103T1400Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 949 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * WIND...WEST 15 TP 25 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
055 WWAK41 PAFG 021854 CCA WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 952 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 CORRECTED SPELLING FOR ZONE 204 AKZ204-030315- /X.COR.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.120102T1852Z-120103T1400Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 952 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
398 WWAK41 PAFG 030057 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 357 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 AKZ204-031400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T1400Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 357 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. && $$
116 WWAK41 PAFG 030235 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 535 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 AKZ204-030345- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T1400Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 535 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$
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 2, 5:54 AM AKST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 5:54 AM AKST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 554 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL...LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA INTO CANADA THIS MORNING...THEN MOVE RAPIDLY EAST OVER CANADA TONIGHT AND TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER SIBERIA THIS WEEK. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL TRACK EAST BRINGING IT SOUTH OF THE NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST AREA. NORTH SLOPE...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST TODAY. ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED FOR ZONES 204 AND 206. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL OCCUR FOR OTHER NORTH SLOPE ZONES. BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS IN ZONES 204 AND 206 TODAY. WEST COAST...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD THIS WEEK OVER THE WEST COAST AS UPPER LEVEL LOW PERSISTS. WIND CHILLS WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS IN ZONE 214 LATER THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN ZONES 207 AND 213 WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ADVISORY WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT. INTERIOR...OVERRUNNING WILL CAUSE SNOW AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES FOR THE EASTERN INTERIOR TODAY. COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN AFTER THE SNOW ENDS. SOME WARMING MAY OCCUR THU THROUGH FRI AS SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE ALASKA RANGE DEVELOPS. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ210-AKZ213-AKZ214. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && DA JAN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 9:50 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 18 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.