Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK

774 
WWAK41 PAFG 191855
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
955 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

AKZ201-200600-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160220T2100Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
955 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH OF ICY CAPE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 55 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE MODERATED AND ARE NOT EXPECTED
  TO REACH 50 BELOW AGAIN UNTIL TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO
  55 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE AND
  TEMPERATURES FALL.

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH WILL 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.

&&

$$

897 
WWAK41 PAFG 200558
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
858 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

AKZ201-201500-
/O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160220T2100Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
858 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
SATURDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO 50 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE.

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH WILL 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.

&&

$$

130 
WWAK41 PAFG 201452
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
552 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

AKZ201-202100-
/O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160220T2100Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
552 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
TODAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...TO 50 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST AROUND 50 BELOW THROUGH THIS
  MORNING AS WINDS INCREASE.

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH WILL 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.

&&

$$

650 
WWAK41 PAFG 201927
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1027 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

AKZ201-202030-
/O.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160220T2100Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
1027 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. 

WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE MODERATED SOUTH OF ICY CAPE THIS MORNING AS
TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN SLIGHTLY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL STAY
BETWEEN 35 TO 45 BELOW SOUTH OF ICY CAPE THE REST OF TODAY.

$$

ET

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1241 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

.DISCUSSION...
00Z MODEL SUITE INITIALIZED WELL AGAINST THE 00Z ANALYSIS AND
VERIFIED WELL AGAINST THE 06Z ANALYSIS. MODEL SPREAD BETWEEN MODEL
FAMILIES AS WELL AS FROM RUN TO RUN REMAINS SMALL IN THE SHORT
RANGE AS WELL AS THE MID TERM. SPREAD INTO THE LONG TERM IS
REASONABLE WITH EXPECTED TIMING DIFFERENCES ON SHORTWAVE FEATURES
MOVING NORTH ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF BUILDING LONG WAVE
RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA NEXT WEEK.

ALOFT...AT 500 HPA...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING
SEA WILL RETREAT SLOWLY WEST AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS NORTH
AND NORTHWEST OVER THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE THE YUKON AND SOUTHEAST
ALASKA INTERIOR TODAY AND SATURDAY AND OVER THE CENTRAL ALASKA
INTERIOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. A WEAK INVERTERD TROUGH WILL REMAIN
OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THE PERIOD. A WEAK SHORTWAVE
MOVING NORTH ALONG THE PERIPHERY THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES OVER
THE ALASKA RANGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY MORNING AND A
STRONGER SHORTWAVE MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE FLOW OVER THE ALASKA
RANGE MONDAY. 850 MB TEMPERATURES OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL
INTERIOR WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGH THE PERIOD FROM
AROUND MINUS 12 TO 2 ABOVE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR HILLS AND SUMMITS
WILL CONTINUE TO WARM. VALLEYS WILL TAKE LONGER TO WARM AS SHARP
INVERSIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER NIGHT BUT WEAKEN WITH STRONGER SOLAR
HEATING DURING THE DAY. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE INTERIOR...ESPECIALLY THE
SOUTHERN INTERIOR THROUGH THE PERIOD. PERIODS OF GAP FLOWS AND
WARM CHINOOK WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS VARIOUS SHORTWAVES MOVE NORTH OVER THE ALASKA RANGE.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR WIND HEADLINES ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE
ESPECIALLY MONDAY AS STRONGER SHORTWAVE MOVES NORTH TO NEAR THE
ALASKA RANGE.

ON THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR TEMPERATURES WILL MUCH
CLOSER TO NORMAL COMPARED TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR.
THE WEAK SHORTWAVES RIDING NORTH ALONG THE RIDGE OVER EASTERN
ALASKA WILL BRING PERIODS OF CLOUDS AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION ALONG
THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR.

ALTERNATING PERIODS OF STRATUS...FOG...FLURRIES AND THE OCCASIONAL
MOSTLY CLEAR BREAK AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON THE
NORTH SLOPE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ230.
&&

CCC FEB 16