Alert archive / Alaska / Wind Chill Warnings in 2012
Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill warning at Jan 3, 2012, 6:03 AM AKST. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2012, 6:03 AM AKST (15:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 11:33 AM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
708 WWAK42 PAFG 031503 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 603 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 AKZ209-032100- /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.W.0001.120103T1503Z-120103T2100Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 603 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 65 BELOW. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 MPH BY NOON. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH WILL FREEZE IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. 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. && $$ AKZ213-032100- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-120104T0100Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 603 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE BERING STRAIT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 45 BELOW. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...DIMINISHING BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
1 follow-up statement
153 WWAK42 PAFG 032033 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1133 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 AKZ209-032145- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2100Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 1133 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. $$ AKZ213-040100- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-120104T0100Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1133 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE BERING STRAIT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 45 BELOW. * WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...DIMINISHING BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2:26 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 47 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.