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Wind Chill Advisory 12, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 23, 2020, 1:44 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 23, 2020, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 8 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2020, 1:44 PM AKST (22:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2020, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2020, 10:34 AM AKST
- In force
- 8 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 chill advisory went out at Jan 23, 5:08 AM AKST, 8 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 5:08 AM AKST, 8 hours 36 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 508 AM AKST Thu Jan 23 2020 .SYNOPSIS... Snow chances will linger through much of Thursday and Friday for the eastern Interior as a low moving into the northern Gulf of Alaska spins several waves of moisture north and west. Very cold air will push south and east into Northern Alaska through the weekend. Temperatures will fall through the remainder of the week, with temperatures dropping into the 20 to 40 below range this weekend. && .DISCUSSION... Aloft, at 500 mb, an Omega block pattern setting up over the Eastern Bering Sea and a trough over Mainland Alaska today, then will hold through the weekend. Very cold air will plunge south and east out of Siberia and across Alaska, with 850 mb temps for much of northern Alaska at least -20C by Friday and near -30C north of the Brooks Range. 850 mb temps continue to drop through the weekend, with 850 mb temps ranging between -30C and -35C for much of the central and eastern Interior and North Slope by Sunday. Surface... High pressure over mainland Alaska will persist. Ridging continues to build east over the Arctic Plain as a 1026 mb high in Siberia strengthens and builds east as a 1035 mb high by Saturday. West Coast and Western Interior: As high pressure builds in from the east, skies will begin to clear Thursday, with mostly clear skies expected Friday and Saturday. Temperatures will trend downwards through the weekend. Wind Chill Advisories may be needed by Friday for portions of the West Coast and Western Interior as winds pick up to near 15 mph. Interior...Snow chances will linger through much of Thursday and Friday for the eastern Interior as a low moving into the northern Gulf of Alaska spins several waves of moisture north and west. Light accumulations expected. Temperatures around the Interior will fall into the 30s to 40s below this weekend. Cold air will push southeast across the state Thursday and Friday, then settle over the area through the weekend. Temperatures along the AlCan Border are expected to fall to as low as 45 below, while temperatures in the Middle Tanana Valley will fall into the 20s to 30s below Sunday through Tuesday. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && JAN 20
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 1:45 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 7 days |
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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.