Wind Chill Advisory
Status
Event Continued ExpiredStart Time
Tue 02/23/2021 08:37 AM ESTEnd Time
Tue 02/23/2021 07:00 PM ESTSignificance
AdvisoryImpacts
Low impact
Locations Affected
Cape Lisburne Afs, AK ∙ Wainwright, AK ∙ Point Lay, AK ∙ Peard Bay, AK ∙ Sikolik Lake, AK ∙ Point Lay, AK ∙ Point Belcher, AK ∙ Kasegaluk Lagoon, AK ∙ Atqasuk Alaska Native Village Statistical Area, AK ∙ Cape Beaufort, AKFull Alert Message
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 437 AM AKST Tue Feb 23 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * 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...Western Arctic Coast. * WHEN...Until 3 PM today. 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.
Technical Header
AKZ201-232100- /O.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-210224T0000Z/ Western Arctic Coast- Including Wainwright, Atqasuk, Point Lay, and Cape Lisburne 437 AM AKST Tue Feb 23 2021