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Wind Chill Advisory 59, NWS Fairbanks, AK

December 30, 2021

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 30, 2021, 4:58 AM AKST. It was in force for 55 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 30, 2021, 4:58 AM AKST (13:58 UTC)
Expired
Jan 1, 2022, 11:43 AM AKST
In force
55 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted.

403 
WWAK42 PAFG 301358
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
458 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021

AKZ207-310200-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.211230T1358Z-211231T2000Z/
Chukchi Sea Coast-
Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg
458 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will
  cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin.
  Expect wind chills to range from 40 below zero to 55 below 
  zero.

* WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast.

* WHEN...Now to 11 AM Friday.


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.

$$

AKZ213-310200-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.211230T1358Z-211231T2000Z/
St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast-
Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, 
and Diomede
458 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will
  cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin.
  Expect wind chills to range from 40 below zero to 55 below 
  zero.

* WHERE...St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast.

* WHEN...Now to 11 AM Friday.


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.

$$
5 follow-up statements
635 
WWAK42 PAFG 302318
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
218 PM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021

AKZ207-311600-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-220101T0300Z/
Chukchi Sea Coast-
Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg
218 PM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills occurring. The cold wind chills 
  will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin.
  Expect wind chills to range from 40 below zero to 55 below 
  zero.

* WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast.

* WHEN...Now to 6 PM Friday.

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.

$$

AKZ213-311600-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-220101T0300Z/
St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast-
Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, 
and Diomede
218 PM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills occurring. The cold wind chills 
  will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin.
  Expect wind chills to range from 40 below zero to 50 below 
  zero.

* WHERE...St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast.

* WHEN...Now to 6 PM Friday.

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.

$$
950 
WWAK42 PAFG 311429
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
529 AM AKST Fri Dec 31 2021

AKZ207-010200-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-220101T1500Z/
Chukchi Sea Coast-
Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg
529 AM AKST Fri Dec 31 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills occurring. The cold wind chills 
  will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed 
  skin. Expect wind chills to range from 40 below zero to 55 
  below zero.

* WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast.

* WHEN...Now to 6 AM Saturday.

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.

$$

AKZ213-010200-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-220101T1500Z/
St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast-
Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, 
and Diomede
529 AM AKST Fri Dec 31 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills occurring. The cold wind chills 
  will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed 
  skin. Expect wind chills to range from 40 below zero to 50 
  below zero.

* WHERE...St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast.

* WHEN...Now to 6 AM Saturday.

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.

$$
674 
WWAK42 PAFG 312238
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
138 PM AKST Fri Dec 31 2021

AKZ207-011500-
/O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-220101T1500Z/
Chukchi Sea Coast-
Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg
138 PM AKST Fri Dec 31 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills occurring. The cold wind chills 
  will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed 
  skin. Expect wind chills to range from 40 below zero to 55 
  below zero.

* WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast.

* WHEN...Now to 6 AM Saturday.

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.

$$

AKZ213-011500-
/O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-220101T1500Z/
St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast-
Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, 
and Diomede
138 PM AKST Fri Dec 31 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills occurring. The cold wind chills 
  will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed 
  skin. Expect wind chills to range from 40 below zero to 50 
  below zero.

* WHERE...St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast.

* WHEN...Now to 6 AM Saturday.

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.

$$
440 
WWAK42 PAFG 011352
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
452 AM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022

AKZ213-011500-
/O.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-220101T1500Z/
St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast-
Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, 
and Diomede
452 AM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Conditions have improved.

$$

AKZ210-012100-
/O.EXB.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-220101T2100Z/
Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula-
Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, 
Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor
452 AM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022

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

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills occurring. Expect wind chills to 
  40 below zero.

* WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula.

* WHEN...Now to noon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The cold wind chills will cause frostbite
  in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin.

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.

$$

AKZ207-012100-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-220101T2100Z/
Chukchi Sea Coast-
Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg
452 AM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022

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

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills occurring. Expect wind chills to 40
  below zero.

* WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast.

* WHEN...Now to noon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The cold wind chills will cause frostbite 
  in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. 

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.

$$
045 
WWAK42 PAFG 012043
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1143 AM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022

AKZ207-210-012145-
/O.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-220101T2100Z/
Chukchi Sea Coast-Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula-
Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, Espenberg, Buckland, 
Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, 
Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor
1143 AM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

$$

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 Dec 30, 4:57 AM AKST, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 4:57 AM AKST, 1 minute before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
457 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021

.SYNOPSIS...
Slowing down after a very active weather period over the next few
days as the storm track shifts to the south of our forecast area.
While the heavy snow and gusty winds have subsided, we are still
expecting snowfall accumulations of 1 to 3 inches across the
Central Interior today and an additional 1 to 2 inches across the
Alaska Range on Friday night into Saturday. A return of colder air
from the Arctic will move over northern Alaska on the weekend.
Expect temperatures to fall below zero and remain cold through
the following week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
A weather front extending from a low pressure over Kotzebue and
extending east across Tanana to Eagle and into the Yukon
territory is where there is some lingering snow showers today and
tonight on the Arctic front. A strong low will move into the
southern Bering Sea today and then to Bristol Bay on Friday, and
then into the northern Gulf of Alaska on Saturday. This system
will push one last burst of snow into the southern Interior
Friday night and Saturday before clearing skies and much colder
temperatures arrive. A tight northerly pressure gradient will
develop from an Arctic high pressure which will result in gusty
northerly winds and low wind chills along the west coast, over
summits, and in channeled areas of the Interior. The north
american model initialized the low pressure features well with
the strength and will be utilized within the first 24 hour period
while the GFS, Canadian and ECMWF was used the in the later
periods with the track of moving the low pressure system that will
bring precipitation to Alaska Range and southeast Interior on
Friday night and Saturday.

North Slope and Brooks Range...
The North Slope will remain relatively quiet over the next couple
days as a cooling trend continues. Winds will be generally light
around 5 to 15 mph, except for increasing north winds to 30 mph at
Cape Lisburne and Point Hope tonight. Otherwise some fog and
flurries are possible along the coast today through Saturday. Will
see the stronger northerly winds across the eastern Brooks Range
starting tonight along the Point Lay and continue through Friday
which have decided to issue wind chill advisory for the northwest
Arctic coast. Winds will also increase Friday night into Saturday
for the eastern Brooks Range, mainly south areas of Atigun and
Anaktuvuk passes, but will continue to monitor as expect
potentially up to 60 below zero in the passes.

West Coast and Western Interior...
Dry conditions are otherwise expected into the weekend as colder
air filters across the area. Northeasterly winds will increase
across western Alaska today with gales developing south of St.
Lawrence Island over the marine area. The combination of winds and
cold surface temperatures will lead to wind chills from 30 to 40
below or colder. Already starting to see 40 below zero at Kivalina
with winds of 25 mph.

Central and Eastern Interior...
Expect some lingering light snow today with up to an inch in snow
accumulation from Tanana and eastward. Otherwise breaks in the
clouds will develop with cooling temperatures. Gusty winds 20 to
30 mph will develop over summits and in channeled areas on Friday
with wind chills to 30 below or colder in some locations will need
to monitor to see if may need to issue wind chill advisories for
these areas. Light snow will spread north of the Alaska Range on
Friday and into the Tanana Valley, bringing 1 to 3 inches of
snowfall through Saturday with heaviest amounts along the Alaska
Range and areas along and southeast of the Taylor highway.

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

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Wind Chill Advisory for AKZ201-AKZ207-AKZ213.

Gale Warning for PKZ210.

Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ225.
&&

DEC 21

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 29, 3:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG64 hr
Dec 30, 4:26 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG50 hr
Dec 30, 4:26 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG50 hr
Dec 30, 4:58 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFG25 hr
Dec 30, 2:20 PM AKSTWind Chill WarningAFG68 hr
Dec 30, 2:20 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG55 hr
Dec 30, 2:26 PM AKSTWind Chill WarningAFG3 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.