Wind Chill Advisory 39, NWS Fairbanks, AK

092 
WWAK41 PAFG 101913
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1013 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

AKZ203-110315-
/X.UPG.PAFG.WC.Y.0039.120310T2100Z-120311T2100Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.WC.W.0016.120310T1913Z-120311T1400Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
1013 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SUNDAY. THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 70 BELOW

* TEMPERATURES...35 TO 40 BELOW BUT RISING OVERNIGHT

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS 
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WITH
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED.
IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE.

&&

$$

AKZ204-110315-
/X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.A.0003.120311T0600Z-120312T0200Z/
/X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0039.120310T2100Z-120311T0600Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
1013 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. 

FOR WIND CHILLS...

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 BELOW

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS 
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING.

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.

FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH AFTER 9PM

* VISIBILITY...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE
  QUARTER MILE OR LESS. 

* TIMING...STARTING AFTER 9AM AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$
RT MAR 12

172 
WWAK41 PAFG 102306
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
206 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

AKZ204-110600-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-120311T0600Z/
/X.UPG.PAFG.BZ.A.0003.120311T0600Z-120312T0200Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.120311T0600Z-120312T0200Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
206 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
AKDT SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
AKDT SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH

* VISIBILITY...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 
  ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. 

* IMPACTS...SVERY LOW VISIBLITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. 

* TIMING...STARTING AFTER 9PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED.

&&

$$

AKZ203-110600-
/X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120311T1400Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
206 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SUNDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 70 BELOW

* TEMPERATURES...35 TO 40 BELOW BUT RISING OVERNIGHT

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WITH
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE.

&&

$$
RT MAR 12

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1203 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A 982 MB LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS
THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE YUKON AND
DEVELOPS A SURFACE LOW IN THE LEE OF THE WRANGELL MOUNTAINS.
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL INTERIOR. SNOW
WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING IN FAR SOUTHEAST INTERIOR AND
OVERNIGHT IN THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AS SYSTEM REMNANTS CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTH. AROUND 1 INCH IS EXPECTED IN THE FAIRBANKS
AREA AND GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES EAST OF FAIRBANKS. 2 TO 4 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED IN ZONE 226 WITH ORTHOGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT.

WINDS ON THE SUMMITS ACROSS THE INTERIOR CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS IN THESE AREAS
WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE NORTH.

WINDS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 15 MPH ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST
IN ZONE 213 AND ZONE 207 WHERE WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WERE EXTENDED TO SATURDAY MORNING AS
WINDS AND TEMPS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO IMPROVE IN THESE AREAS.

ON THE EASTER NORTH SLOPE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL GIVE WAY TO
INCREASING UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS AS THE LOW IN THE YUKON CONTINUES
TO MOVE NORTHWARD. WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
WITH LOW TEMPS IN THE 30S AND 40S BELOW.

IN THE MEDIUM RANGE BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE REASONABLE
CONTINUITY WITH PREVIOUS RUNS AND WITH THEIR ENSEMBLES. BOTH
MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DIGGING
SOUTHWEST OVER ALASKA. BELOW SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WITH LIMITED
STORMS AFFECTING THE INTERIOR THROUGH MID WEEK IS EXPECTED. IN THE
LONG RANGE THERE IS CONSIDERABLE SPREAD IN MODEL SOLUTIONS WITH
BELOW AVERAGE PREDICTABILITY ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH OVER ALASKA.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ213.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.
&&

CCC MAR 12