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Wind Chill Warning 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK

March 1, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill warning at Mar 1, 2012, 11:36 AM AKST. It was in force for 23 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: Mar 1, 2012, 11:36 AM AKST (20:36 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2012, 10:11 AM AKST
In force: 23 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

906 
WWAK41 PAFG 012036
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1136 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

AKZ201-021500-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WC.W.0013.120301T2036Z-120303T0600Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
1136 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 70 BELOW.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM AKST FRIDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

2 follow-up statements

594 
WWAK41 PAFG 021109
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
209 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

AKZ201-030000-
/X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120303T0600Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
209 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 70 BELOW.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM AKST FRIDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$
RT MAR 12

627 
WWAK41 PAFG 021911
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1011 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

AKZ201-022015-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120303T0600Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
1011 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 1, 2:31 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG		10 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.