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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Jan 5, 2014, 3:40 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 5, 2014, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2014, 3:40 AM AKST (12:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 5, 2014, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2014, 11:08 PM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
274 WWAK73 PAFG 051240 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 340 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 AKZ223-060100- /O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0001.140105T1500Z-140106T0100Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 340 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF BIRCH LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...SOUTH OF BIRCH LAKE. * WINDS...GUSTING AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ226-060100- /O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0001.140105T1500Z-140106T1500Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 340 AM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. * LOCATION...IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF. * WINDS...SOUTH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$ JL JAN 14
2 follow-up statements
995 WWAK73 PAFG 052353 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 253 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 AKZ223-060100- /O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140106T0100Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 253 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH HAVE DIMINISHED. $$ AKZ226-061500- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140106T1500Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 253 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF... * LOCATION...IN PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF. * WINDS...SOUTH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
146 WWAK73 PAFG 060808 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1108 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 AKZ226-060915- /O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140106T1500Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 1108 PM AKST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ JL JAN 14
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind 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 advisory went out at Jan 4, 4:18 PM AKST, 11 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 4:18 PM AKST, 11 hours 22 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 418 PM AKST SAT JAN 4 2014 .DISCUSSION... THE 973 MB LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE CYCLONICALLY NORTHWEST TO BE NEAR SAINT PAUL AT 9AM SUNDAY...THEN BEGIN TO FILL AS IT CONTINUES NORTHWEST. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW LIES FROM DILLINGHAM TO SPARREVOHN TO HOMER. IT WILL CONTINUE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA TO LIE FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND EAST NORTHEAST OVER THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE AT 3PM SUNDAY. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL PERSIST. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221- AKZ222. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ240-PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ235- PKZ240. && DJH JAN 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:47 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:07 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Jan 5, 12:16 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 28 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:44 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.