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Wind Chill Advisory 14, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 17, 2014, 5:03 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 17, 2014, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2014, 5:03 AM AKST (14:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2014, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2014, 10:11 PM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 chill advisory went out at Feb 17, 12:53 AM AKST, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 12:53 AM AKST, 4 hours 10 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1253 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND BRISTOL BAY IS PROGGED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN INTO AN ELONGATED LOW EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST TO DALL PINT BY WED EVENING. A MODERATELY COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY. AT THE SURFACE...A RIBBON OF TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS IN PLACE ALONG THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BROOKS RANGE...CHUKCHI AND NORTHERN BERING SEAS. MODELS INDICATING A SLOW RELAXING OF THIS GRADIENT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR ZONES 202-203-204 WILL BE CANCELLED. CURRENT OBS INDICATING WIND CHILL NO WORSE THAN -45 AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE VERY SLOWLY TODAY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR ZONES 206 AND 218 WILL ALSO BE CANCELLED...SUSTAINED WINDS IN PASSES ARE LIKELY LESS THAN 15 MPH. EXTENDED FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW AS MODEL SOLUTION DIVERGE... BUT A MODERATING TREND SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE BY THE WEEKEND APPEARS LIKELY. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ205. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ207. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ208-AKZ213-AKZ217. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. && RF FEB 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:01 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:35 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:59 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 12 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.