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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK
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
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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 4:32 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFG | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 23 hr |
| May 4, 3:43 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| May 4, 3:44 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| May 4, 1:49 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 50 hr | |
| May 4, 1:49 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 4 days |
Nearby
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.