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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Feb 21, 2016, 5:07 AM AKST. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2016, 5:07 AM AKST (14:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2016, 1:33 PM AKST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
574 WWAK72 PAFG 211407 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 507 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 AKZ227-220000- /O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0019.160221T1407Z-160223T0000Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 507 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST MONDAY. * LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SUN MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
691 WWAK72 PAFG 212318 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 218 PM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 AKZ227-221500- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-160223T0000Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA... FAREWELL LAKE 218 PM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST MONDAY... * LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THE REST OF TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$ ET
504 WWAK72 PAFG 221338 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 438 AM AKST MON FEB 22 2016 AKZ227-230000- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-160223T0000Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 438 AM AKST MON FEB 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE EARLY MONDAY 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. && $$
823 WWAK72 PAFG 222233 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 133 PM AKST MON FEB 22 2016 AKZ227-222345- /O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-160223T0000Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 133 PM AKST MON FEB 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW THE ADVISORY THRESHOLD. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 3:28 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:12 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 48 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.