Alert archive / Alaska / Wind Chill Warnings in 2019
Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill warning at Jan 9, 2019, 4:20 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 9, 2019, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 46 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 9, 2019, 4:20 AM AKST (13:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2019, 4:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2019, 2:23 PM AKST
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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As transmitted.
937 WWAK41 PAFG 091320 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 420 AM AKST Wed Jan 9 2019 AKZ205-100200- /O.NEW.PAFG.WC.W.0002.190110T0100Z-190112T0300Z/ Northwestern Brooks Range- Including Singiluk and Umiat 420 AM AKST Wed Jan 9 2019 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 65 below zero. * WHERE...Northwestern Brooks Range. * WHEN...4 PM this afternoon to 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ206-100200- /O.NEW.PAFG.WC.W.0002.190110T0900Z-190112T0000Z/ Northeastern Brooks Range- Including Anaktuvuk Pass, Atigun Pass, Galbraith Lake, Sagwon, and Franklin Bluffs 420 AM AKST Wed Jan 9 2019 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 60 below zero. * WHERE...west of the Dalton Highway. * WHEN...Midnight Thursday to 3 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken. $$
6 follow-up statements
167 WWAK41 PAFG 091358 CCA WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 458 AM AKST Wed Jan 9 2019 AKZ205-100200- /O.COR.PAFG.WC.W.0002.190110T0100Z-190112T0300Z/ Northwestern Brooks Range- Including Singiluk and Umiat 458 AM AKST Wed Jan 9 2019 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 65 below zero. * WHERE...South of Umiat. * WHEN...4 PM this afternoon to 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ206-100200- /O.COR.PAFG.WC.W.0002.190110T0900Z-190112T0000Z/ Northeastern Brooks Range- Including Anaktuvuk Pass, Atigun Pass, Galbraith Lake, Sagwon, and Franklin Bluffs 458 AM AKST Wed Jan 9 2019 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 60 below zero. * WHERE...West of the Dalton Highway. * WHEN...Midnight Thursday to 3 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken. $$
389 WWAK41 PAFG 092242 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 142 PM AKST Wed Jan 9 2019 AKZ205-101500- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0002.190110T0100Z-190112T0300Z/ Northwestern Brooks Range- Including Singiluk and Umiat 142 PM AKST Wed Jan 9 2019 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 65 below zero. * WHERE...South of Umiat. * WHEN...Through 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ206-101500- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0002.190110T0900Z-190112T0000Z/ Northeastern Brooks Range- Including Anaktuvuk Pass, Atigun Pass, Galbraith Lake, Sagwon, and Franklin Bluffs 142 PM AKST Wed Jan 9 2019 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 60 below zero. * WHERE...From the Dalton Highway West. * WHEN...Midnight Thursday to 3 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken. $$
946 WWAK41 PAFG 101156 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 256 AM AKST Thu Jan 10 2019 AKZ206-110300- /O.EXT.PAFG.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190112T0300Z/ Northeastern Brooks Range- Including Anaktuvuk Pass, Atigun Pass, Galbraith Lake, Sagwon, and Franklin Bluffs 256 AM AKST Thu Jan 10 2019 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 60 below zero. * WHERE...From the Dalton Highway West. * WHEN...Now to 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ205-110300- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190112T0300Z/ Northwestern Brooks Range- Including Singiluk and Umiat 256 AM AKST Thu Jan 10 2019 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 65 below zero. * WHERE...South of Umiat. * WHEN...Through 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ203-110300- /O.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0007.190110T2100Z-190112T0300Z/ Central Beaufort Sea Coast- Including Nuiqsut, Prudhoe Bay, Alpine, Deadhorse, and Kuparuk 256 AM AKST Thu Jan 10 2019 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills as cold as 55 below zero. * WHERE...Central Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...Noon to 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Exposed flesh will freeze in a short time resulting in frostbite. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ204-110300- /O.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0007.190110T2100Z-190112T0300Z/ Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast- Including Kaktovik and Flaxman Island 256 AM AKST Thu Jan 10 2019 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills as cold as 55 below zero. * WHERE...Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...Noon to 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Exposed flesh will freeze in a short time resulting in frostbite. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$
384 WWAK41 PAFG 102118 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1218 PM AKST Thu Jan 10 2019 AKZ205-111500- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190112T0300Z/ Northwestern Brooks Range- Including Singiluk and Umiat 1218 PM AKST Thu Jan 10 2019 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 65 below zero. * WHERE...South of Umiat. * WHEN...Through 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ206-111500- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190112T0300Z/ Northeastern Brooks Range- Including Anaktuvuk Pass, Atigun Pass, Galbraith Lake, Sagwon, and Franklin Bluffs 1218 PM AKST Thu Jan 10 2019 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 60 below zero. * WHERE...From the Dalton Highway West. * WHEN...Through 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ203-111500- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-190112T0300Z/ Central Beaufort Sea Coast- Including Nuiqsut, Prudhoe Bay, Alpine, Deadhorse, and Kuparuk 1218 PM AKST Thu Jan 10 2019 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills as cold as 55 below zero. * WHERE...Central Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...Noon to 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Exposed flesh will freeze in a short time resulting in frostbite. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ204-111500- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-190112T0300Z/ Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast- Including Kaktovik and Flaxman Island 1218 PM AKST Thu Jan 10 2019 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills as cold as 55 below zero. * WHERE...Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...Noon to 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Exposed flesh will freeze in a short time resulting in frostbite. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$
531 WWAK41 PAFG 111148 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 248 AM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 AKZ205-120300- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190112T0300Z/ Northwestern Brooks Range- Including Singiluk and Umiat 248 AM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 65 below zero. * WHERE...South of Umiat. * WHEN...Through 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ206-120300- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190112T0300Z/ Northeastern Brooks Range- Including Anaktuvuk Pass, Atigun Pass, Galbraith Lake, Sagwon, and Franklin Bluffs 248 AM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 60 below zero. * WHERE...From the Dalton Highway West. * WHEN...Through 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ203-120300- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-190112T0300Z/ Central Beaufort Sea Coast- Including Nuiqsut, Prudhoe Bay, Alpine, Deadhorse, and Kuparuk 248 AM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills as cold as 55 below zero. * WHERE...Central Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...Noon to 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Exposed flesh will freeze in a short time resulting in frostbite. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ204-120300- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-190112T0300Z/ Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast- Including Kaktovik and Flaxman Island 248 AM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills as cold as 55 below zero. * WHERE...Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...Noon to 6 PM Friday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Exposed flesh will freeze in a short time resulting in frostbite. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$
019 WWAK41 PAFG 112323 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 223 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 AKZ205-206-120030- /O.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190112T0300Z/ Northwestern Brooks Range-Northeastern Brooks Range- Including Singiluk, Umiat, Anaktuvuk Pass, Atigun Pass, Galbraith Lake, Sagwon, and Franklin Bluffs 223 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ AKZ203-121500- /O.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-190112T1500Z/ Central Beaufort Sea Coast- Including Nuiqsut, Prudhoe Bay, Alpine, Deadhorse, and Kuparuk 223 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills as cold as 55 below zero. * WHERE...Central Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...Now to 6 AM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Exposed flesh will freeze in a short time resulting in frostbite. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ204-121500- /O.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-190112T1500Z/ Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast- Including Kaktovik and Flaxman Island 223 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills as cold as 55 below zero. * WHERE...Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...Now to 6 AM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Exposed flesh will freeze in a short time resulting in frostbite. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill warning 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 chill warning went out at Jan 8, 1:30 PM AKST, 14 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 1:30 PM AKST, 14 hours 50 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 130 PM AKST Tue Jan 8 2019 .DISCUSSION... Synopsis...Some relief from the cold, but it looks like it will come back with a vengeance for another day or two later in the week. A decaying weather front will move across the Southern Interior the next 24 hours or so bringing some clouds and snow that will help warm things up a bit from Tanana south. Snowfall will be heaviest around McGrath with up to 4 inches with lesser amounts as the system moves east. Behind that front more cold air pushing south over the area will push temperatures colder than we have seen the last few days. Not much change on the Arctic Coast, but expect some wind chill issues in the Brooks Range, and along the south slopes as the week goes on. The West Coast will remain cold as well, with lows falling into the 30s below for the end of the week even along the coast as far south as Emmonak. Models...Short term the 08/12Z surface solutions initialized well against the local 08/18Z surface analysis. Aloft the 850 hpa temperatures initialized 2 to 4 degrees warmer than the McGrath 12Z upper air sounding, and a 15Z sounding from Ft Greeley. Solutions are in good agreement in the short term, and even show agreement through about 96 hours before they start diverging on the position of major features. They are consistent in building the ridging back to the northwest through Monday with a shortwave moving up the West Coast Sunday, and another, stronger wave, Monday. Not a lot of precipitation to deal with, and solutions are pretty agreeable, so will use a pretty even blend today with a kick from the SREF to increase the probabilities. Aloft...At 500 hpa...Pattern change in progress as a 502 dam low 300 nm north of Deadhorse will dig south over the next couple days to be over Galena by Thursday afternoon at 498 dam. The low turns and moves northeast to be over Anaktuvuk Pass by Saturday morning at 500 dam. Ridging that extends from northwest of Wrangel Island over St Lawrence Island and Sand Point will be pushed west as the low digs south, and ridging over the southern interior and Southcentral Alaska will be pushed southeast. By Thursday night a 534 dam high will be 600 nm north of Wrangel Island with ridging extending southeast across the Arctic to Banks Island. At 850 hpa...Temperatures 2 to 4 degrees colder than what models are putting out this morning. As a decaying from moves through the area, temperatures in the southern interior will warm couple degrees, but cool rapidly behind it. The -20C isotherm lies from Eagle to Livengood to Tanana to Selawik to Cape Lisburne this and will move not move much as the front moves through. After the front the -20C isotherm moves south to lie along the crest of the Alaska Range then northwest over McGrath to Shishmaref Thursday morning. Friday morning the -20C isotherm will be south of the forecast area with temperatures around Fairbanks near -28C. Temperatures will start warming Saturday as the -20C isotherm starts moving back to the north with the -10C isotherm closely behind it. Surface...High pressure over most of the state will continue as it pushes in from the east from a 1036 mb high over the Yukon Territory, and south from a 1036 mb high over the Western Arctic and a 1033 mb high over the Arctic Plain. Leeside trough north of the Alaska Range this morning with Tanana Valley Jet kicking up around Delta Junction. A 1029 mb low is 200 nm north of Kaktovik this afternoon, and a broad area of low pressure extends east over the Bering Sea from a 978 mb low near the Kamchatka Peninsula. By Wednesday afternoon high pressure remains over the Southern Interior, Middle Yukon River Valley, Lower Yukon Delta, a trough along the south slopes of the Brooks Range, high pressure over the Arctic Plain, and weak trough over the Eastern Arctic Coast. A decaying weather front will move across the Southern Interior bringing some clouds and light snow to areas from McGrath to Ft Yukon as it moves northeast across the area. By Friday morning a 1044 mb high will be 600 nm north of Kaktovik with a weak band of low pressure extending from the Middle Yukon Valley to the Upper Yukon Flats, and high pressure from Livengood southeast. Arctic Coast and Brooks Range...Increasing clouds for the next day or so with some light snow and flurries and accumulations around 1 inch. Then Clearing skies as high pressure builds back over the area. Winds will remain fairly light for the Arctic Coast and Plain at less than 15 mph for most locations. Expect the winds in the Brooks Range to pick up from the north as the gradient tightens up across the area with troughing south of the range. Winds in channeled areas, and around Anaktuvuk Pass will be north to 20 to 25 mph and gusty. With the cold temperatures Wind Chill will be around 55 below Thursday night and Friday. West Coast and Western Interior...Snow developing in the Lower Yukon Delta, Upper Kuskokwim Valley and along the Western Alaska Range. Some snow possible as far north as Galena. Heaviest will be in the Upper Kuskokwim Valley with up to 5 inches of snowfall by Wednesday afternoon. Areas that remain clear will remain cold with temperatures -15F to -40F for most locations and the coldest areas will be inland. Winds generally light. Along the Brooks Range north winds will kick up so along the range Wind Chill will be an issue as winds gusting up to 25 mph are possible, and Wind Chill will be around 55 below Thursday night and Friday. Central and Eastern Interior...Band of light snow that moved through Fairbanks will continue to the northeast, then move north with just light accumulations. Another band will move across the Southern Interior tonight with up to one inch of accumulation. After it moves through skies will clear and the cold will return with even colder temperatures expected Thursday evening through Saturday morning. Temperatures in Fairbanks and vicinity will fall into the 40s below, while temperatures in the Upper Yukon and Upper Tanana Valleys will fall into the 50s below. A warm up will begin Saturday and continue into next week. Winds will generally be light, but north winds along the Brooks Range will produce cold Wind Chill Wednesday evening through Friday. && Extended forecast for days 4 to 7...Model solutions all agree on a warming trend starting Saturday and continuing through Monday before it starts cooling back down. Expect some snow west of Tanana Sunday with one inch or so of accumulation, then a significant snow Monday as a low moves north up the West Coast. Current snowfall projections bring 2 to 6 inches of snow to the West Coast Sunday night and Monday, so will need to keep a close watch on the development of the system. && Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Chill Advisory for AKZ207. Gale Warning for PKZ210. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ200-PKZ220. && SDB JAN 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 3:11 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Jan 9, 4:16 AM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:16 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:27 AM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:27 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Jan 9, 4:43 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 47 hr |
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