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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this winter storm watch at Nov 19, 2007, 1:26 AM AKST. It took effect at Nov 20, 2007, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 19, 2007, 1:26 AM AKST (10:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 20, 2007, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2007, 2:21 PM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Nov 18, 9:46 PM AKST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 18, 9:46 PM AKST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 246 AM AST MON NOV 19 2007 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT... LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR WILL BE PUSHED WESTWARD TOWARDS THE GULF OF ANADYR AS A SHORT WAVE RIDGE PUSHES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN INTERIOR. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE INTERIOR WED...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH. SURFACE... MODERATE 975-980 MB LOW APPROACHING 50N/160W WILL BEGIN WEAKENING OVER BRISTOL BAY BY 12Z WED. GENERAL WIND SPEEDS OVER THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST WILL INCREASE AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH. MODELS DIFFER CONSIDERABLY ON THE HANDLING OF THE NEXT LOW TO FOLLOW... GFS/NAM HAVE SIMILAR POSITION JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY 00Z FRI...CENTRAL PRESSURE LIKELY TO BE IN THE RANGE OF 960-975 MB. ECMWF IS GOING FOR A MUCH WEAKER LOW WITH NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA...WILL GO WITH GFS/NAM TRACK FOR NOW. MAIN EVENT IN THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE THE MODERATE CHINOOK WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE ALASKA RANGE TUE. ISSUANCE OF A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT. HIGHEST WINDS ALOFT BELOW 700 MB ARE EXPECTED TO MAX OUT AT 45-50 KT. NAM12 BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS OVER THE ALASKA RANGE MAX OUT AT AROUND 70 KT...BUT THIS LOOKS A BIT HIGH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR TUE...SPREADING TO THE WEST COAST TUE NIGHT AS AN INVERTED TROUGH EXPANDS NORTHWARD AND MOVES WESTWARD. TOTAL SNOWFALL TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT MAY BE UP TO 6 INCHES IN SOME AREAS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225. && RF NOV 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 8:10 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 6 days | |
| Nov 19, 8:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Nov 19, 8:22 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Nov 19, 8:22 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 9:02 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Nov 19, 9:21 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFG | 36 hr |
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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.