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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK

January 16, 2014

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Jan 16, 2014, 8:14 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 17, 2014, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 16, 2014, 8:14 PM AKST (05:14 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 17, 2014, 6:00 AM AKST
Expired
Jan 18, 2014, 6:00 AM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

217 
WWAK72 PAFG 170514
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
814 PM AKST THU JAN 16 2014

AKZ227-171500-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0003.140117T1500Z-140118T1500Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
814 PM AKST THU JAN 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM AKST
SATURDAY NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM AKST
SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 30 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
061 
WWAK72 PAFG 171717
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
817 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

AKZ227-180130-
/O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140118T1500Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
817 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY NEAR
THE ALASKA RANGE...

* LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST GUSTING TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
506 
WWAK72 PAFG 172202
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
102 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

AKZ227-181500-
/O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140118T1500Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
102 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY NEAR
THE ALASKA RANGE...

* LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST GUSTING TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 16, 3:38 PM AKSTWind AdvisoryAFG54 hr
Jan 16, 4:19 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFG14 hr
Jan 16, 4:19 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG45 hr
Jan 17, 4:29 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG48 hr
Jan 17, 4:29 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG48 hr
Jan 17, 4:29 AM AKSTGale WarningAFG48 hr
Jan 17, 4:29 AM AKSTGale WarningAFG48 hr
Jan 17, 4:29 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFG34 hr
Jan 17, 4:29 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFG34 hr
Jan 17, 7:53 AM AKSTWinter Storm WarningAFG49 hr
Jan 17, 1:54 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFG14 hr
Jan 17, 1:55 PM AKSTGale WarningAFG38 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.