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Wind Advisory 43, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Dec 8, 2014, 7:01 PM AKST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2014, 7:01 PM AKST (04:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2014, 3:38 AM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
751 WWAK72 PAFG 090401 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 701 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 AKZ217-091500- /O.UPG.PAFG.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-141210T0300Z/ /O.EXA.PAFG.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141210T0300Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 701 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST TUESDAY FOR THE UPPER NOATAK VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST TUESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...UPPER NOATAK VALLEY AND BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * WIND CHILL...LOCALLY TO 70 BELOW IN BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AKZ207-091500- /O.CON.PAFG.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141210T0300Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 701 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AKZ213-091500- /O.CON.PAFG.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141209T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 701 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY... * LOCATION...ST LAWRENCE ISLAND * WINDS...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AKZ208-091500- /O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0043.141209T0401Z-141210T0300Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE 701 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...NOATAK VALLEY AND BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
1 follow-up statement
566 WWAK72 PAFG 091238 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 338 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 AKZ213-091345- /O.CAN.PAFG.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141209T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 338 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ AKZ208-091345- /O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-141210T0300Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE 338 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ AKZ207-100000- /O.EXT.PAFG.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141210T0600Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 338 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AKZ217-100000- /O.EXT.PAFG.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141210T0600Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 338 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR THE UPPER NOATAK VALLEY... * LOCATION...UPPER NOATAK VALLEY AND BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * WIND CHILL...LOCALLY TO 70 BELOW IN BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
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 Dec 8, 12:10 PM AKST, 6 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 12:10 PM AKST, 6 hours 51 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1210 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT...LARGE BLOCK CENTERED OVER EASTERN SIBERIA SHOWS NO SIGNS OF BREAK DOWN IN THE THE SHORT OR MID TERM...HOWEVER IN THE LONG RANGE THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE DOES SHOW SIGNS OF BREAKING DOWN. MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT REASONABLE SPREAD IN THE NEAR AND MID TERM. AS WOULD BE EXPECTED MODELS EXHIBIT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS OF SPREAD IN THE LONG TERM WITH BLOCKED PATTERN BREAKING DOWN. ON THE SURFACE A 1041 MB HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO PARK NORTH OF SIBERIA THROUGH THE WEEK. A 959 MB LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN SLOWLY AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST NORTHWEST TO BE LOCATED OVER COLD BAY AS A 962 MB LOW TUESDAY MORNING AND OVER BRISTOL BAY AS A 975 MB LOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL SPIN SEVERAL WEAK SHORTWAVES NORTHWEST OVER THE INTERIOR. A WEAK WAVE IS CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND CONTINUES TO BRING FLURRIES AND SCATTERED SNOW ALONG A PARC TO PAGA LINE. THIS WEAK WAVE WILL WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES NORTHWEST TODAY. ANOTHER WEAK WAVE WILL MOVE NORTHWEST INTO THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE 1041 MB HIGH NORTH OF SIBERIA AND THE 959 MB LOW IN THE GULF CONTINUES TO PRODUCE STORM FORCE WINDS IN MARINE ZONES 225 AND 220 IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND HIGH WIND WARNING LEVEL WIND GUSTS IN AND AROUND THE POINT HOPE AREA. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO FOUND ALONG THE BERING STRAIT AND ON ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. WIND ADVISORIES CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR SUMMITS OVER THE INTERIOR WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE GRADIENT OVER THE INTERIOR THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR WIND CHILL AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE BROOKS RANGE PASSES CONTINUE FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTH SLOPE. TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S AND NEAR 40 BELOW ARE COMBINING WITH WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WITH MANY LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 50S BELOW OVER NIGHT AND THIS MORNING. HOWARD PASS IN THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE HAS HAD WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 82 BELOW THIS MORNING WITH THE TEMPERATURE A BALMY 33 BELOW AND A STEADY NORTH WIND AT 56 KTS. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE BROOKS RANGE PASSES LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NORTH SHORE OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND FOR POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE WITH BREAKING WAVES. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ217-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ205-AKZ206. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ213. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. STORM WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ230. && CCC DEC 14
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 8, 2:31 PM AKST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
231 PM AKST MON DEC 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0536 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 ESE WALES 65.57N 167.92W
12/07/2014 M51.00 MPH AK ASOS
OBSERVATION FROM THE TIN CITY ASOS.
0536 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 41 WNW KALTAG 64.63N 159.90W
12/07/2014 M63.00 MPH AK MESONET
OBSERVATION FROM THE SHAKTOOLIK RIVER RAWS. STRONGEST
PEAK GUST REPORTED. ADDITIONAL GUSTS TO 60 AND 62 MPH
BETWEEN 621 PM AND 821 PM AKST.
0658 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NNW WALES 65.62N 168.09W
12/07/2014 M51.00 MPH AK ASOS
0856 AM NON-TSTM WND GST POINT HOPE 68.31N 166.73W
12/08/2014 M59.00 MPH AK ASOS
0916 AM NON-TSTM WND GST POINT HOPE 68.31N 166.73W
12/08/2014 M60.00 MPH AK ASOS
0939 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 79 NNE AMBLER 68.16N 156.90W
12/08/2014 M57.00 MPH AK MESONET
1039 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 79 NNE AMBLER 68.16N 156.90W
12/08/2014 M65.00 MPH AK MESONET
1216 PM NON-TSTM WND GST POINT HOPE 68.31N 166.73W
12/08/2014 M63.00 MPH AK ASOS
0139 PM HIGH SUST WINDS 79 NNE AMBLER 68.16N 156.90W
12/08/2014 M82.00 MPH AK MESONET
OBSERVATION FROM HOWARD PASS RAWS.
0139 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 79 NNE AMBLER 68.16N 156.90W
12/08/2014 M88.00 MPH AK MESONET
OBSERVATION FROM HOWARD PASS RAWS.
0157 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SW GAMBELL 63.77N 171.73W
12/08/2014 M51.00 MPH AK ASOS
0157 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 72 NNW AMBLER 68.07N 158.70W
12/08/2014 M53.00 MPH AK MESONET
OBSERVATION FROM THE NOATAK RAWS.
&&
LHUBERLocal storm report, Dec 8, 4:57 PM AKST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
457 PM AKST MON DEC 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0316 PM NON-TSTM WND GST POINT HOPE 68.31N 166.73W
12/08/2014 M66 MPH AK ASOS
&&
LHUBERLocal storm report, Dec 8, 6:54 PM AKST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
654 PM AKST MON DEC 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0239 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 79 NNE AMBLER 68.16N 156.90W
12/08/2014 M89.00 MPH AK MESONET
OBSERVATION FROM THE HOWARD PASS RAWS.
0557 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 72 NNW AMBLER 68.07N 158.70W
12/08/2014 M60.00 MPH AK MESONET
OBSERVATION FROM THE NOATAK RAWS.
0649 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 71 N KIANA 68.00N 160.40W
12/08/2014 M55.00 MPH AK MESONET
OBSERVATION FROM THE SISIAK RAWS SSIA2.
0650 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 30 NNE CHALKYITSIK 67.03N 143.28W
12/08/2014 M54.00 MPH AK MESONET
OBSERVATION FROM THE GRAPHITE LAKE RAWS GRFA2.
0650 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SW GAMBELL 63.77N 171.73W
12/08/2014 M51.00 MPH AK ASOS
&&
LHUBERLocal storm report, Dec 8, 6:56 PM AKST, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
656 PM AKST MON DEC 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0636 PM NON-TSTM WND GST POINT HOPE 68.31N 166.73W
12/08/2014 M66.00 MPH AK ASOS
&&
LHUBERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 1:58 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 2:07 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 62 hr | |
| Dec 9, 2:25 PM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 38 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.