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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK

May 4, 2024Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at May 4, 2024, 12:06 AM AKDT for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 4, 2024, 12:06 AM AKDT (08:06 UTC)
Expired
May 4, 2024, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

County Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK

The radar

The Fairbanks Faa radar (PAPD), 249 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Fairbanks, (PFAI), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 250 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fairbanks, at 00:00Z on 2024-05-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fairbanks, at 00:00Z on 2024-05-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2132 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
270 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

609 
WWAK73 PAFG 040806
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1206 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024

AKZ849-050000-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.240504T0806Z-240505T0000Z/
Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp-
Including the cities of Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, 
and The Richardson Highway from MP 224 to MP 259
1206 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM AKDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
927 
WWAK73 PAFG 042142
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
142 PM AKDT Sat May 4 2024

AKZ849-050000-
/O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-240505T0000Z/
Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp-
Including the cities of Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, 
and The Richardson Highway from MP 224 to MP 259
142 PM AKDT Sat May 4 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM AKDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 4:32 PM AKDTRed Flag WarningAFGSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area23 hr
May 4, 3:43 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG3 days
May 4, 3:44 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG3 days
May 4, 1:49 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG50 hr
May 4, 1:49 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFG4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.