Wind Chill Advisory 47, NWS Fairbanks, AK

573 
WWAK42 PAFG 262227
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
227 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012

AKZ213-271400-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-120327T2000Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
227 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...MAINLY ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 45 BELOW.

* TEMPERATURES...10 TO 15 BELOW.

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL SLOWLY MODERATE
  TUESDAY 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.

&&

$$

285 
WWAK42 PAFG 271150
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
350 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

AKZ213-272000-
/X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-120327T2000Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
350 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY 
ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST...

* LOCATION...ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 35 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 40 BELOW.

* TEMPERATURES...10 BELOW TO ZERO IN THE MORNING.

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE BY NOON. 

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.

&&

$$

984 
WWAK42 PAFG 271617
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
817 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

AKZ213-280800-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-120329T0000Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
817 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY
ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST...

* LOCATION...ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 45 BELOW.

* TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 BELOW.

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

$$

140 
WWAK42 PAFG 280412
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
812 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

AKZ213-281400-
/X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-120329T0000Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
812 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT
WEDNESDAY ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST...

* LOCATION...ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 45 BELOW.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 10 TO 15 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
  HIGHS WEDNESDAY NEAR ZERO. 

* TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
  AND THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON 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.

&&

$$

282 
WWAK42 PAFG 281203
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
403 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012

AKZ213-290000-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-120329T1400Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
403 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT THURSDAY 
ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST...

* LOCATION...ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 40 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM 5 BELOW THIS MORNING RISING TO NEAR
  ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. LOWS TONIGHT 5 BELOW TO 9 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE EARLY THIS MORNING AND
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

450 
WWAK42 PAFG 282242
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
242 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012

AKZ213-282345-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-120329T1400Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
242 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. 

$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
430 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...SHORTWAVE TROUGH EXITING EXTREME NORTHEAST AK EARLY
THIS MORNING.  A LOW HEIGHT RIDGE DEVELOPING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA
MOVES SLOWLY NORTH EARLY THIS WEEK. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL BE ACROSS
THE AK RANGE BY TUE AFTERNOON AND MORE SOLIDLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR
ON WEDNESDAY.  UPPER TROUGHS/LOWS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE HIGH
ARCTIC...BERING SEA...AND SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY.

SFC...1033 MB HIGH 400 MILES NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL SLOWLY
WEAKEN AND DRIFT WEST THROUGH WED.  A 1005 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN
THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA TUE NIGHT AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES WEST OUT
OF THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO. A 974 MB LOW 100 MILES WEST OF ST
PAUL ISLAND WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY THROUGH WED MORNING. A
DEEPER LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL BEGIN TO ABSORB THE REMAINS
OF THE LOW BY WED EVENING.

INTERIOR...THE AIR MASS WILL GRADUALLY MODERATE THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF THE WEEK AS THE LOW HEIGHT RIDGE BUILDS NORTH.  ALTHOUGH 500 MB
HEIGHTS REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW CLIMO VALUES UNDER THE RIDGE...THE
850 MB TEMPS WARM FROM -14C ON THE 12Z PAFA SOUNDING TO AROUND -3C
BY WED AFTERNOON. THIS SHOULD EASILY ALLOW TEMPS TO WARM ABOVE
FREEZING...IF NOT ON TUE...CERTAINLY BY WED PM. THE MILD TEMPS
WILL REMAIN THROUGH FRI WITH SOME COOLING OF THE AIR MASS BY THE
WEEKEND. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY IN THE FAR
NORTHEAST INTERIOR AS THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH PULLS AWAY INTO CANADA
AND WEAKENS. OTHERWISE A FAIRLY DRY REGIME IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
INTERIOR THIS WEEK. SOME CLOUDS AND POSSIBLE SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN
THE WEEK IN PARTS OF THE SE INTERIOR AS THE FLOW ALOFT TURNS MORE
ELY AROUND AN UPPER LOW IN THE GULF.

WEST COAST...A QUIET START TO THE WEEK WITH DRY WEATHER AND LESS
STATUS AS THE FLOW TURNS MORE ELY TODAY.  A SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE UP THE WEST COAST TUE NIGHT INTO WED AROUND
THE PERIPHERY OF THE INTERIOR RIDGE AND AROUND AN UPPER LOW IN THE
SOUTHEAST BERING SEA.  THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INVERTED SFC TROUGH
THAT SETS UP ALONG THE WEST COAST. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME SNOW TO
DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY LATE TUE WITH THE SNOW
SPREADING NORTH TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA TUE NIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SUB-ADVISORY WITH LOCALLY A COUPLE OF
INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW AMOUNTS MAY END UP A BIT HIGHER IN
THE NULATO HILLS WHERE THERE WILL BE SOME UPSLOPE COMPONENT TO THE
FLOW.

NORTH SLOPE...TEMPS REMAINING COLDER THAN NORMAL ALONG THE NORTH
SLOPE EARLY THIS WEEK.  THE AIR MASS BEGINS TO MODERATE MIDWEEK AS
THE UPPER HIGH IN THE INTERIOR EXPANDS TO THE NORTH.  SOME COOLING
OF THE AIR MASS THEN POSSIBLE TOWARD THE WEEKEND FROM A HIGH ARCTIC
LOW AND TROUGH THAT BEGINS TO EXTEND SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE ARCTIC
COAST.  WIND CHILLS AT POINT LAY THAT MODERATED SIGNIFICANTLY
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON HAVE DROPPED BACK TO WARNING LEVELS ONCE AGAIN
EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY MODERATE SOME INTO
ADVISORY RANGE (50-59 BELOW) LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT
MAY AGAIN DROP TO WARNING LEVELS LATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...THERE
WILL BE SOME FLURRIES AND PATCHES OF STATUS AROUND TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL WARNING FOR AKZ201.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ225-PKZ230.
&&

CB MAR 12