Alert archive / Alaska / Wind Advisories in 2019
Wind Advisory 31, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Aug 31, 2019, 1:37 PM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 1, 2019, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2019, 1:37 PM AKDT (21:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 1, 2019, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2019, 8:37 PM AKDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
740 WWAK73 PAFG 312137 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 137 PM AKDT Sat Aug 31 2019 AKZ223-011400- /O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.190901T2000Z-190903T0200Z/ Deltana and Tanana Flats- Including Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake 137 PM AKDT Sat Aug 31 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM AKDT MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from noon Sunday to 6 PM AKDT Monday. * LOCATION...From Delta Junction south. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * TIMING...Winds will increase Sunday afternoon and continue into 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. && $$ AKZ225-011400- /O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.190901T2000Z-190903T0200Z/ Denali- Including Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek, and Kantishna 137 PM AKDT Sat Aug 31 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM AKDT MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from noon Sunday to 6 PM AKDT Monday. * LOCATION...Alaska Range passes. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * TIMING...Winds will increase Sunday afternoon and continue into Monday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that strong winds are occurring or expected. Travel may be difficult. Secure loose objects which may be blown about by the wind. && $$ AKZ226-011400- /O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.190901T2000Z-190903T0200Z/ Eastern Alaska Range- Including Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake 137 PM AKDT Sat Aug 31 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM AKDT MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from noon Sunday to 6 PM AKDT Monday. * LOCATION...Alaska Range passes. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * TIMING...Winds will increase Sunday afternoon and continue into 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
087 WWAK73 PAFG 010819 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1219 AM AKDT Sun Sep 1 2019 AKZ223-020200- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.190901T2000Z-190903T0200Z/ Deltana and Tanana Flats- Including Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake 1219 AM AKDT Sun Sep 1 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...From Delta Junction south. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * TIMING...Winds will increase Sunday afternoon and continue into late Monday afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that strong winds are occurring or expected. Travel may be difficult. Secure loose objects which may be blown about by the wind. && $$ AKZ225-020200- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.190901T2000Z-190903T0200Z/ Denali- Including Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek, and Kantishna 1219 AM AKDT Sun Sep 1 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...Alaska Range passes. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * TIMING...Winds will increase Sunday afternoon and continue into late 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. && $$ AKZ226-020200- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.190901T2000Z-190903T0200Z/ Eastern Alaska Range- Including Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake 1219 AM AKDT Sun Sep 1 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...Alaska Range passes. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * TIMING...Winds will increase Sunday afternoon and continue into late Monday afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that strong winds are occurring or expected. Travel may be difficult. Secure loose objects which may be blown about by the wind. && $$
815 WWAK73 PAFG 012212 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 212 PM AKDT Sun Sep 1 2019 AKZ223-021400- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-190903T0200Z/ Deltana and Tanana Flats- Including Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake 212 PM AKDT Sun Sep 1 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...From Delta Junction south. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * TIMING...Winds will continue into late 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. && $$ AKZ225-021400- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-190903T0200Z/ Denali- Including Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek, and Kantishna 212 PM AKDT Sun Sep 1 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...Alaska Range passes. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * TIMING...Winds will continue into late Monday afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that strong winds are occurring or expected. Travel may be difficult. Secure loose objects which may be blown about by the wind. && $$ AKZ226-021400- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-190903T0200Z/ Eastern Alaska Range- Including Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake 212 PM AKDT Sun Sep 1 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...Alaska Range passes. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * TIMING...Winds will continue into late 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. && $$
572 WWAK73 PAFG 020912 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 112 AM AKDT Mon Sep 2 2019 AKZ225-030200- /O.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-190903T0800Z/ Denali- Including Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek, and Kantishna 112 AM AKDT Mon Sep 2 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... * LOCATION...Alaska Range passes. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * TIMING...Winds will continue into late Monday evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that strong winds are occurring or expected. Travel may be difficult. Secure loose objects which may be blown about by the wind. && $$ AKZ226-030200- /O.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-190903T0800Z/ Eastern Alaska Range- Including Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake 112 AM AKDT Mon Sep 2 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... * LOCATION...Alaska Range passes. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * TIMING...Winds will continue into late Monday evening. 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. && $$ AKZ223-030200- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-190903T0200Z/ Deltana and Tanana Flats- Including Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake 112 AM AKDT Mon Sep 2 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...From Delta Junction south. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * TIMING...Winds will continue into late Monday afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that strong winds are occurring or expected. Travel may be difficult. Secure loose objects which may be blown about by the wind. && $$
638 WWAK73 PAFG 022105 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 105 PM AKDT Mon Sep 2 2019 AKZ223-030800- /O.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-190903T0800Z/ Deltana and Tanana Flats- Including Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake 105 PM AKDT Mon Sep 2 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... * LOCATION...From Delta Junction south. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * TIMING...Gusty winds will diminish in the evening. 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. && $$ AKZ225-031400- /O.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-190903T1400Z/ Denali- Including Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek, and Kantishna 105 PM AKDT Mon Sep 2 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY... * LOCATION...Alaska Range passes. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * TIMING...Gusty winds will diminish overnight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that strong winds are occurring or expected. Travel may be difficult. Secure loose objects which may be blown about by the wind. && $$ AKZ226-031400- /O.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-190903T1400Z/ Eastern Alaska Range- Including Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake 105 PM AKDT Mon Sep 2 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT TUESDAY... * LOCATION...Alaska Range passes. * WINDS...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * TIMING...Gusty winds will diminish overnight. 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. && $$
236 WWAK73 PAFG 030437 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 837 PM AKDT Mon Sep 2 2019 AKZ225-226-030545- /O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-190903T1400Z/ Denali-Eastern Alaska Range- Including Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek, Kantishna, Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake 837 PM AKDT Mon Sep 2 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has cancelled the Wind Advisory. South winds continue to slowly diminish through Alaska Range Passes and have fallen below advisory levels. However, gusts up to 40 mph will remain possible through Tuesday morning. $$ AKZ223-030545- /O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-190903T0800Z/ Deltana and Tanana Flats- Including Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake 837 PM AKDT Mon Sep 2 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has cancelled the Wind Advisory. South winds will continue to slowly diminish throughout the night, however gusts to 40 mph will be possible into early Tuesday morning from Delta Junction south. $$
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 Aug 31, 12:52 AM AKDT, 12 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 12:52 AM AKDT, 12 hours 45 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1252 AM AKDT Sat Aug 31 2019 .DISCUSSION... Delightful early fall weather over the Central and Eastern Interior with mostly clear skies, light winds and mostly dry conditions. Winds will increase through the Alaska Range Passes Saturday night and Sunday as a strong Bering Sea low pushes north out of the Aleutians into Bristol Bay that will bring a round of heavy rain and strong winds over the West Coast and Western Interior. Strong winds will develop over the North Slope Coast to the east of Point Barrow this afternoon and will continue through Sunday. Interior...Relatively dry period will continue as high pressure builds over the Interior through the weekend. There may be an isolated rain shower or two over the eastern Interior on Saturday, otherwise dry conditions through Sunday. High temperatures in the mid to upper 60s through the weekend. Chinook conditions will develop over the weekend for the Alaska Range on Sunday. Gusts to 50 mph are possible in the channeled areas. Upper level flow will switch more southwesterly and shortwaves will start to enhance shower activity for the Interior on Monday. Isolated thunderstorms are possible as well for the Eastern Interior on Monday. North Slope...Low stratus and occasional fog will diminish today over the North Slope and Arctic Coast. High pressure moves north of the Arctic Coast as a strong low moves north out of the Aleutians into Bristol Bay late Saturday night into Sunday. Strong winds will develop this afternoon along the North Slope Coast to the east of Point Barrow. The strongest winds are expected to develop Saturday night into Sunday with sustained 30-40 mph with gusts to 50 mph are possible along the eastern Arctic Coast from Alpine to Kaktovik. Temperatures along the coast expected to remain in the lower 40s going into the weekend. West Coast...Stratus and occasional fog and isolated showers will diminish this morning along the West Coast as strong offshore winds develop Saturday night as the strong surface low moves into Bristol Bay. Precipitation will begin to spread across the Yukon Delta again by Sunday morning. Windy conditions with rain will persist into next week. Temperatures trending up going into the weekend, primarily in the upper 50s to low 60s. Models...The 31/00z model suite initialized well against the 00z surface analysis and verified well against the 06z surface analysis. Models spread is minimal in the short range and continues to be reasonable into the mid range as well as the extended range. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4... Southerly winds 20-25 kt for Norton Sound Tuesday into Wednesday will become southwest and could create some high surf issues and wave runup on the beaches on south and west facing coasts as a deep low moves north over St Lawrence Island. && .FIRE WEATHER... A ridge will continue to build over the Interior, expect temperatures to into the middle 60s by the weekend. Conditions will also become drier as widespread minimum RH reaches into the lower 40s and areas along the eastern Alaska Range will dip into the lower 30s percent. Chinook flow expected to develop going into Saturday, with increasing winds through the passes. Gusts to 50 mph possible in the Alaska Range passes Sunday afternoon through Monday. && .HYDROLOGY... None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Small Craft Advisory for PKZ230. && CCC AUG 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 3:04 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Aug 31, 1:55 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 62 hr | |
| Aug 31, 1:56 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Aug 31, 1:57 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 8 days |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.