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Wind Chill Advisory 42, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Mar 18, 2012, 2:48 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2012, 2:48 AM AKDT (10:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2012, 11:40 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
772 WWAK41 PAFG 181048 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 248 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 AKZ206-190000- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120318T1200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.120318T1048Z-120319T0200Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 248 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 25 BELOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN PASSES. * TIMING...THE WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LESS HARSH BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE WIND DIMINISHES. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
828 WWAK41 PAFG 182121 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 121 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 AKZ206-191400- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120319T2000Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 121 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT MONDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT MONDAY. * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AND COULD LAST INTO TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
010 WWAK41 PAFG 191048 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 248 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 AKZ206-200000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120320T1400Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 248 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE DAY TUESDAY. 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. && $$
479 WWAK41 PAFG 192259 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 259 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 AKZ206-201400- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120321T0400Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 259 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT TUESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
000 WWAK41 PAFG 200220 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 620 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 AKZ204-201030- /X.EXB.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 620 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS DECREASE. 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. && $$ AKZ206-201030- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120321T0400Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 620 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WITH CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AND COULD LAST INTO WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
768 WWAK41 PAFG 200706 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1106 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 AKZ204-201400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 1106 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME LESS SEVERE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS DECREASE. 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. && $$ AKZ206-201400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120321T0400Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 1106 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WITH CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AND COULD LAST INTO WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
488 WWAK41 PAFG 201403 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 603 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 AKZ204-210000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120321T0200Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 603 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...WEST 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...25 TO 35 BELOW. * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH 6 PM AKDT TODAY. 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. && $$ AKZ206-210000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120321T1400Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 603 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR BROOKS RANGE PASSES... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...25 TO 35 BELOW IN PASSES. * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH 6 AM AKDT WED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
380 WWAK41 PAFG 202217 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 217 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 AKZ204-202330- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120321T0200Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 217 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$ AKZ206-211400- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120321T1400Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 217 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR BROOKS RANGE PASSES... * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...25 TO 35 BELOW IN PASSES. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM AKDT WED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
198 WWAK41 PAFG 211216 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 416 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 AKZ206-220000- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120322T0200Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 416 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR BROOKS RANGE PASSES... * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...25 TO 30 BELOW IN PASSES. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM AKDT WED. 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. && $$
990 WWAK41 PAFG 211940 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1140 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 AKZ206-212045- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120322T0200Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 1140 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$
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 Mar 17, 2:04 PM AKDT, 12 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 2:04 PM AKDT, 12 hours 44 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 204 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. MODELS ARE IN VERY PRECISE IN KEEPING THE LONG WAVE TROUGH PATTERN OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. DEEP TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE WILL BE NUDGED EASTWARD BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE BUILDING OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA. THEN PREVIOUS RUN OF THE ECMWF BROUGHT COLDER AIR BACK INTO NORTHERN ALASKA BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK BUT THE CURRENT RUN SUGGESTS MORE OF A SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH A SHORT WAVE PUSHING THROUGH. THE NEW RUN OF THE GFS IS SUGGESTING SOMETHING SIMILAR BUT WITH TIMING DIFFERENCES BY NEXT WEEKEND AS WELL. HOWEVER THOUGH THE SOLUTIONS ARE CLOSING IN ON EACH OTHER TO BE A CONSENSUS. IN THE SHORTER TERM...THE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND AS WELL AS THE WEST COAST WILL REMAIN STRONG WHICH KEEPS THE WIND CHILL WARNING IN TACT OVER THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SUNDAY. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OVER PARTS OF THE WEST COAST WILL REMAIN STEADY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS WELL. PRECIPITATION OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL WILL CONTINUE TO BE SPARSE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW REMAINS SOUTH OF NORTHERN ALASKA. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ217. WIND CHILL WARNING FOR AKZ206. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && CF MAR 12
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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.