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Wind Chill Advisory 52, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 2, 2012, 2:41 PM AKST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2012, 2:41 PM AKST (23:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2012, 6:25 AM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
251 WWAK41 PAFG 022341 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 241 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 AKZ206-030745- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.121202T2341Z-121204T1400Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 241 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY IN PASSES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...IN PASSES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILLS ARE NOW OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
637 WWAK41 PAFG 030717 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1017 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 AKZ206-031500- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-121204T1400Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 1017 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY IN PASSES... * LOCATION...IN PASSES. * WINDS...NORTH 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILLS ARE NOW OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
654 WWAK41 PAFG 031303 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 AM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 AKZ206-040130- /X.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-121205T0300Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 403 AM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST TUESDAY IN PASSES... * LOCATION...IN PASSES. * WINDS...NORTH TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...COLD WIND CHILLS ARE NOW OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. 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. && $$
812 WWAK41 PAFG 031525 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 625 AM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 AKZ206-031630- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-121205T0300Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 625 AM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$
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 Dec 2, 5:45 AM AKST, 8 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 5:45 AM AKST, 8 hours 56 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 545 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WED NIGHT. COLD AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE INTERIOR. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON CLOUD COVER. DARK STRATUS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR...ESPECIALLY THE NORTH AND WEST PARTS...WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES UP. GFS RUN AND ENSEMBLE MEAN SUGGESTS A MODERATING TREND OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN INTERIOR BEGINNING NEXT SUN AS SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES PUSHES NORTHWARD. THE ECMWF HAS SHOWN GOOD CONSISTENCY LATE IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS...BRINGING IN ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD AIR OUT OF THE HIGH ARCTIC. DUE TO THE MODEL DIFFERENCES LATE IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS BELOW AVERAGE BUT AT THIS TIME I HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR THE ECMWF SOLUTION FOR THIS PART OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. && RF DEC 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 5:06 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 4 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.