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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Jan 2, 2016, 12:37 AM AKST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2016, 12:37 AM AKST (09:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2016, 6:40 PM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
246 WWAK72 PAFG 020937 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1237 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016 AKZ227-030300- /O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0002.160102T0937Z-160103T1500Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 1237 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
097 WWAK72 PAFG 030340 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 640 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016 AKZ227-030445- /O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160103T1500Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 640 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WINDS ARE NOW ADDRESSED IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 7:49 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:49 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:49 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:01 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:01 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:33 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 30 hr | |
| Jan 2, 2:41 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 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.