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Wind Chill Warning 20, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill warning at Mar 29, 2012, 2:31 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 27 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 29, 2012, 2:31 PM AKDT (22:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2012, 6:59 PM AKDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
525 WWAK41 PAFG 292231 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 231 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 AKZ201-301415- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120330T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.W.0020.120330T0000Z-120331T1400Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 231 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY FROM POINT LAY SOUTH... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION...POINT LAY SOUTH. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 60 BELOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 20 TO 35 BELOW. HIGHS 15 TO 25 BELOW. * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH 6 AM AKDT SAT. WIND CHILL WILL NOT BE AS SEVERE FRI AFTERNOON DUE TO WARMER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
827 WWAK41 PAFG 301407 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 607 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 AKZ201-310000- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120331T1400Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 607 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY FROM POINT LAY SOUTH... * LOCATION...POINT LAY SOUTH. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 60 BELOW. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS 15 TO 25 BELOW. LOWS 20 TO 35 BELOW. * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH 6 AM AKDT SAT. WIND CHILL WILL NOT BE AS SEVERE FRI AFTERNOON DUE TO WARMER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH WILL FREEZE IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
555 WWAK41 PAFG 301802 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1002 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 AKZ201-310600- /X.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120331T1400Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 1002 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY FROM POINT LAY SOUTH... * LOCATION...POINT LAY SOUTH. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 60 BELOW. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS 15 TO 25 BELOW. LOWS 20 TO 35 BELOW. * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH 6 AM AKDT SAT. WIND CHILL WILL NOT BE AS SEVERE FRI AFTERNOON DUE TO WARMER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. * 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. && $$
603 WWAK41 PAFG 310259 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 659 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 AKZ201-311100- /X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120331T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0048.120331T0800Z-120331T2000Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 659 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKDT SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKDT SATURDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...POINT LAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS 15 TO 25 BELOW. LOWS 20 TO 35 BELOW. * TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BEGIN TO FALL TO ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND MIDNIGHT AND LAST THROUGH NOON TOMORROW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 7:53 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Mar 28, 8:40 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 54 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.