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Wind Chill Advisory 6, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 29, 2021, 1:41 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
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- Issued
- Jan 29, 2021, 1:41 PM AKST (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2021, 2:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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844 WWAK42 PAFG 292241 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 141 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 AKZ213-301500- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210130T1500Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 141 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Travel will be very difficult. * WHERE...Bering Strait Coast. * WHEN...Until 6 AM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. Cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. $$ AKZ210-301500- /O.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.210129T2241Z-210130T2100Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 141 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills as cold as 45 below zero. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Now to noon Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ207-301500- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-210130T1500Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 141 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities to create difficult travel conditions at times. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast. * WHEN...Until 6 AM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$
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879 WWAK42 PAFG 300605 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 AKZ213-301930- /O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Travel will be very difficult. * WHERE...Bering Strait Coast. * WHEN...Until 4 PM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting to 55 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. Cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. $$ AKZ208-301930- /O.EXB.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys- Including Noatak, Kiana, and Red Dog Mine 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills to 50 below occuring. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. * WHERE...Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys. * WHEN...Now to 4 PM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northeast winds 15 mph are blowing in some areas causing very cold wind chills. Conditions are expected to become less severe late Saturday afternoon as winds decrease. 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. $$ AKZ217-301930- /O.EXB.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ Upper Kobuk and Noatak Valleys- Including Ambler, Shungnak, and Kobuk 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills to 50 below occuring. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. * WHERE...Upper Kobuk and Noatak Valleys from Ambler north. * WHEN...Now to 4 PM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northeast winds 15 mph are blowing in some areas causing very cold wind chills. Conditions are expected to become less severe late Saturday afternoon as winds decrease. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ207-301930- /O.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Blowing snow and very cold wind chills occuring. Plan on difficult travel conditions. Visibilities in blowing snow will be one half mile or less at times. Wind chills to 50 below. North winds gusting to 40 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast. * WHEN...Until 4 PM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The low visibility in blowing snow will be mainly west of Kivalina. The cold wind chills to 50 below will occur in all areas, and will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Conditions are expected to become less severe late Saturday afternoon as winds decrease. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$ AKZ210-301930- /O.EXT.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 905 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills as cold as 50 below zero. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Now to 4 PM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The cold wind chills to 50 below can cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Conditions are expected to become less severe late Saturday afternoon as winds decrease. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$
342 WWAK42 PAFG 301312 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 412 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 AKZ213-310415- /O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0003.210131T1500Z-210201T1500Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 412 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Total snow accumulations of up to three inches are possible. * WHERE...St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through late Sunday night. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 60 mph could cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is also possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Storm Watch for blizzard conditions means there is a potential for falling and/or blowing snow with strong winds and extremely poor visibilities. This can lead to whiteout conditions and make travel very difficult. $$ AKZ207-301900- /O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ /O.EXB.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210130T1900Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 412 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills to 40 below occuring. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast. * WHEN...Now to 10 AM this morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northeast winds 15 mph are blowing in some areas causing very cold wind chills. Conditions are expected to become less severe late Saturday afternoon as winds decrease. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ208-310100- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys- Including Noatak, Kiana, and Red Dog Mine 412 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills to 50 below occuring. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. * WHERE...Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys. * WHEN...Now to 4 PM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northeast winds 15 mph are blowing in some areas causing very cold wind chills. Conditions are expected to become less severe late Saturday afternoon as winds decrease. 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. $$ AKZ210-310100- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 412 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills as cold as 40 below zero. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Now to 4 PM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The cold wind chills to 40 below can cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Conditions are expected to become less severe late Saturday afternoon as winds decrease. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ217-310100- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ Upper Kobuk and Noatak Valleys- Including Ambler, Shungnak, and Kobuk 412 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills to 50 below occuring. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. * WHERE...Upper Kobuk and Noatak Valleys from Ambler north. * WHEN...Now to 4 PM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northeast winds 15 mph are blowing in some areas causing very cold wind chills. Conditions are expected to become less severe late Saturday afternoon as winds decrease. 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. $$
203 WWAK42 PAFG 301829 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 929 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 AKZ207-301930- /O.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210130T1900Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 929 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ AKZ208-310100- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys- Including Noatak, Kiana, and Red Dog Mine 929 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills to 50 below occuring. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. * WHERE...Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys. * WHEN...Now to 4 PM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northeast winds 15 mph are blowing in some areas causing very cold wind chills. Conditions are expected to become less severe late Saturday afternoon as winds decrease. 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. $$ AKZ210-310100- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 929 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills as cold as 40 below zero. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Now to 4 PM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The cold wind chills to 40 below can cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Conditions are expected to become less severe late Saturday afternoon as winds decrease. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ217-310100- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ Upper Kobuk and Noatak Valleys- Including Ambler, Shungnak, and Kobuk 929 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills to 50 below occuring. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. * WHERE...Upper Kobuk and Noatak Valleys from Ambler north. * WHEN...Now to 4 PM Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northeast winds 15 mph are blowing in some areas causing very cold wind chills. Conditions are expected to become less severe late Saturday afternoon as winds decrease. 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. $$ AKZ213-310230- /O.CON.PAFG.WS.A.0003.210131T1500Z-210201T1500Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 929 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Total snow accumulations of up to three inches are possible. * WHERE...St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through late Sunday night. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 60 mph could cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is also possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Storm Watch for blizzard conditions means there is a potential for falling and/or blowing snow with strong winds and extremely poor visibilities. This can lead to whiteout conditions and make travel very difficult. $$
013 WWAK42 PAFG 302300 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 200 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 AKZ210-311500- /O.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0009.210131T2100Z-210202T1800Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 200 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 55 below zero. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Noon Sunday to 9 AM Tuesday. 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. $$ AKZ208-217-310000- /O.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210131T0100Z/ Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys-Upper Kobuk and Noatak Valleys- Including Noatak, Kiana, Red Dog Mine, Ambler, Shungnak, and Kobuk 200 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ AKZ213-311500- /O.UPG.PAFG.WS.A.0003.210131T1500Z-210201T1500Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0006.210131T1500Z-210201T1500Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 200 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. Total snow accumulations of up to three inches expected. * WHERE...St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...6 AM Sunday to 6 AM Monday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 60 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. Cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. $$ AKZ207-311500- /O.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0009.210131T1800Z-210202T1800Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 200 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 55 below zero. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast. * WHEN...9 AM Sunday to 9 AM Tuesday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and sustained wind speeds of 15 mph or more will create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. $$ AKZ209-311500- /O.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0009.210131T2100Z-210202T1800Z/ Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley- Including Kotzebue, Selawik, and Noorvik 200 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as cold as 55 below zero. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. * WHERE...Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley. * WHEN...Noon Sunday to 9 AM Tuesday. 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 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 29, 4:32 AM AKST, 9 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 4:32 AM AKST, 9 hours 9 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 432 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS... Light snow and flurries along a weak front the pushed through the central Interior yesterday will stall today over the Northern Interior and will push back south as a cold airmass begins moving south over the North Slope today, the Northern Interior Saturday and into the Southern Interior on Sunday. Temperatures are expected to be well below normal early next week over much of Northern Alaska before warming begins over the the Interior late next week. && .DISCUSSION... The 29/00z model suite initialized well against the 00z surface analysis and verified well against the 06z surface analysis. Model spread is minimal in the short range and is much improved over the last several runs as far as spread between different model families in the mid range and extended range. The GFS, ECMWF, and Canadian are in much better agreement as to the magnitude of the cold airmass and the timing that the airmass will push into Northern Alaska and when it will retreat back north out of the Southern Interior. Aloft at 500 hpa, a deep long wave trough extends from the high Canadian arctic south and southwestward into Alaska and the Gulf of Alaska. The trough will continue to deepen over the next several day and will dig southward to the Pacific Northwest and will extend from the North Pole south and southeastward to the waters off of the California Coast as a ridge builds north over the Northern Pacific and into the Bering Sea into Sunday and Monday. The ridge will continue to build northward to the North Pole and will continue to push east on Monday into the Eastern Bering Sea and Western Alaska. A second deep longwave trough will extend from Central Siberia south and eastward to just north of Hawaii Monday and Tuesday. The pattern breaks down as the northern part of the ridge becomes cutoff on Wednesday over Western Alaska and as the southern portion retreats to the south over the Pacific. The overall pattern remains highly amplified through next week. Central and Eastern Interior... The front that pushed through the Central Interior yesterday with light snow and flurries continues to weaken and is stalled along the Brooks Range. Light snow is expected to continue over the Northern Interior with less than an inch expected through Saturday. Very light snowfall or flurries are expected Saturday and Sunday as a cold front pushes south into the Northern Interior on Saturday and into the Southern Interior on Sunday. Gusty northeast winds are possible over the highway summits and will bring low wind chill values to these areas beginning Saturday and continuing into Monday. Snowfall will diminish on Sunday, and temperatures will drop Sunday night in the Fairbanks area. Temperatures Sunday night and Monday morning could approach 30 below to 35 below at valley level; however, cloud cover will make the forecast challenging. Slightly warmer temperatures are expected Tuesday with temperatures in the 25 to 30 below range. Cold spots where clouds clear out could drop below 40 below. Warmer temperatures are expected to push into the area on Wednesday and will likely be realized in the hills first as cold arctic air will linger in the valleys longer. North Slope and Brooks Range... A weak surface low over the Mackenzie Delta combined with high pressure near 80N and 160E will continue to produce east winds along with broken cloud cover and a few flurries for much of the North Slope. Temperatures will assume a steady drop going into the weekend, with some of the coldest temperatures of the season to follow early next week. Wind chill values at or near advisory levels will continue today and again tonight as temperatures continue to drop. Wind chill advisories continue for zones 201 and 203 where wind chill values as cold as 55 below are expected. West Coast and Western Interior... Strong and gusty winds combined with light snow have combined to reduce visibilities in zones 207 and 213 where Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect through Saturday morning. Low wind chill values are expected to develop in these areas as well and will continue into the Weekend. Snowfall in the Western Interior will mostly taper this evening with around 1 to 2 inches of snow expected. Colder temperatures are expected for the weekend. Extended forecast for days 4 to 7... Starting off early next week, a cold airmass will be in place over northern Alaska. This has the potential to bring Fairbanks its coldest temperatures so far this season; however, there is still a lot of uncertainty due to the cloud cover. Temperatures are expected to warm up to more seasonal levels in the later portion of next week. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Chill Advisory for AKZ201-AKZ203. Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ207-AKZ213. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && CCC JAN 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 9:22 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 6 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:58 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 60 hr | |
| Jan 29, 12:17 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 16 hr |
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