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Wind Advisory 38, NWS Fairbanks, AK

September 10, 2016

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Sep 10, 2016, 5:27 AM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 11, 2016, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 10, 2016, 5:27 AM AKDT (13:27 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 11, 2016, 4:00 PM AKDT
Expired
Sep 11, 2016, 10:44 AM AKDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted.

948 
WWAK73 PAFG 101327
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
527 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016

AKZ226-110000-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0038.160912T0200Z-160912T2000Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
527 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON AKDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON AKDT
MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...AREAS ALONG AND NEAR THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY THROUGH
  THE ALASKA RANGE.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING.

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
697 
WWAK73 PAFG 102037
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1237 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016

AKZ226-111400-
/O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0038.160912T0200Z-160912T2000Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
1237 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON AKDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATION...NEAR PASSES AND DRAINAGES ALONG THE RICHARDSON AND
  ALASKA HIGHWAYS WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY EVENING AND
  DIMINISH MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$
187 
WWAK73 PAFG 111245
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
445 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016

AKZ226-120000-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0038.160912T0000Z-160912T1800Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
445 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
AKDT MONDAY...

* LOCATION...NEAR PASSES AND DRAINAGES ALONG THE RICHARDSON AND 
  ALASKA HIGHWAYS WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY MORNING...

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.

&&

$$
302 
WWAK73 PAFG 111844
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1044 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016

AKZ226-121400-
/O.UPG.PAFG.WI.Y.0038.160912T0000Z-160912T1800Z/
/O.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0004.160912T0000Z-160912T1800Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
1044 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
AKDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
AKDT MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...NEAR PASSES IN THE ALASKA RANGE WEST OF THE TOK
  CUTOFF.

* WINDS...SOUTH GUSTING AROUND 70 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND WILL DIMINISH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES MAY BE DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

&&

$$

AKZ225-121400-
/O.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0004.160911T2100Z-160912T1800Z/
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA
1044 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...NEAR PASSES IN THE ALASKA RANGE.

* WINDS...SOUTH GUSTING AROUND 70 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH EARLY MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES MAY BE DIFFICULT.

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 Sep 10, 5:22 AM AKDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 10, 5:22 AM AKDT, 5 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
522 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016

.DISCUSSION...

Current model runs are in good agreement out through 84 hours over
northern Alaska and nearby areas.

Upper Air...
A ridge extending from the southeast Bering Sea across the Alaska
Peninsula and southeastward will build and move northeastward,
with the axis extending from the Alcan border southward along
140W by Sunday afternoon. The ridge will move into northwest
Canada by Tuesday, with the axis tipping slightly northeastward.
Moderately strong southwest flow will develop across the Alaska
Range by Sunday evening, then decrease late Monday morning through
Monday afternoon. An upper trough will develop over the Chukchi
Sea and the northern Bering Sea Sunday evening, then deepen as
it moves eastward across the northern Alaska mainland through
Tuesday. The trough will bring cooler temperatures aloft to
northern Alaska, with 850 mb temperatures falling to -5 to -10
degrees Celsius over much of the area by Tuesday. Over the high
Arctic, a deep upper low centered 600 nm north of the Nicholson
Peninsula will move to northern Banks Island by noon Monday.

Surface...
A weak high pressure ridge extending west to east across the
Beaufort Sea will slowly weaken as it moves southward to the
Arctic coast by midnight tonight. A weak low pressure trough
along the Arctic coast will move southward into the interior
Arctic slope and weaken by this evening. A weakening occluded
front will push northwestward into the southwestern mainland
Monday. A weak 998 mb low will develop near Kuskokwim Bay Sunday
afternoon, then deepen to a 996 mb low centered over the upper
Koyukuk valley by Monday afternoon. A narrow ridge will develop
along the north Gulf coast Sunday afternoon, then weaken by
Monday. The pressure gradient between this ridge and lower
pressure to the north of the Alaska Range will produce gusty
south winds through Alaska Range passes.

Arctic Slope and Brooks Range...
Snow amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected today through Sunday
at higher elevations in the Brooks Range. Snow amounts of mainly
1 to 2 inches through Sunday are expected in most coastal areas
from Wainwright eastward. Additional snow amounts of up to 6
inches will be possible in the central and eastern Brooks Range
Sunday night and Monday as the upper trough moves in from the
west, with the western Brooks Range seeing smaller amounts.

West coast and western interior...
Little or no precipitation is expected through tonight.
Rain will spread northward Sunday, with rain likely over most
areas Sunday night through Tuesday.

Central and eastern interior...
One last day of sunny weather is expected today. Clouds will
increase Sunday morning as the building upper ridge brings in
high clouds from the south. An increasing chance of rain Sunday
afternoon and Sunday night as the upper trough approaches from
the west, with rain likely most areas Monday through Tuesday.
Cooler temperatures expected Tuesday through Thursday with high
temperatures making it only into the mid to upper 40s. Southerly
gap winds 15 to 25 mph will develop in Alaska Range passes
tonight, gradually increasing through Sunday evening with strong
and gusty winds continuing through mid day Monday. Gusts to 50
mph are expected in and near Windy Pass Sunday night through
Monday morning. Gusts to 60 mph will be possible in areas along
and near the Richardson Highway through the Alaska Range Sunday
during' the same time period. Areas along the Alaska Highway
between Dot lake and Tok may see experience winds gusting to 25 to
35 mph Sunday night through Monday morning.

Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
None.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Wind Advisory for AKZ226. &&

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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.