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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 21, 2015, 10:59 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 21, 2015, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2015, 10:59 AM AKST (19:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2015, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2015, 1:18 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
423 WWAK42 PAFG 211959 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1059 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 AKZ213-220600- /O.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150122T1500Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.150122T0600Z-150122T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1059 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ON THE BERING STRAIT COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. 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. && $$ AKZ207-220600- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0001.150122T0300Z-150122T1500Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 1059 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 40 BELOW. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
268 WWAK42 PAFG 220148 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 448 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 AKZ207-220300- /O.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0001.150122T0300Z-150122T1500Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 448 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$ AKZ210-221500- /O.EXB.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.150122T0600Z-150122T2100Z/ NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 448 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AND WINDS WILL INCREASE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOW WIND CHILLS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF OUTDOORS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO PREVENT FROSTBITE. && $$ AKZ213-221500- /O.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.150122T0600Z-150122T2100Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 448 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ON THE BERING STRAIT COAST. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW. * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. 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. && $$
054 WWAK42 PAFG 221018 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 118 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 AKZ210-213-221130- /O.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150122T2100Z/ NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR...GAMBELL... SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...WALES...DIOMEDE 118 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$
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 Jan 21, 3:16 AM AKST, 7 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 3:16 AM AKST, 7 hours 43 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 316 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 .DISCUSSION... MODELS FAIRLY SIMILAR THROUGH 48 HOURS. UPPER LEVEL COLD LOW JUST NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS FEATURE HAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COLD AIR WRAPPED AROUND IT AS IT TAKES IS SOUTHWARD PLUNGE. AS IT MOVES SOUTH THE ASSOCIATED ARCTIC FRONT WILL DROP DOWN AND BEGIN TO MOVE EASTWARD. AS IT DOES IT WILL SCOUR OUT THE WARMER AIR AND ALLOW FOR SOME OVERRUNNING TO OCCUR AS THE LOW A MOVES EASTWARD. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE WILL BE THE NORM THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW IN THE BERING STRAIT AND WESTERN ALASKA TO INCREASE AND FLIRT WITH WINDCHILL CRITERIA...THEREFORE WINDCHILL ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR ZONES 213 AND 207. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ213. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ225. && CF JAN 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2:39 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:12 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 14 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.