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Gale Warning 66, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 2008, 1:37 PM AKST. It was in force for 38 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2008, 1:37 PM AKST (22:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2008, 3:22 AM AKST
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Nov 9, 3:37 AM AKST, 10 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 3:37 AM AKST, 10 hours before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 337 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 48 HOURS EXCEPT FOR TIMING DIFFERENCES. LOW MOVING INTO BERING IS MAIN STORY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE CONFINED MAINLY TO ZONES 214 AND 215 OF NORTHERN ALASKA TODAY AND THEN SPREADING INTO ZONE 211 AND 213 THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOULD PUSH THROUGH ZONE 211 FAIRLY RAPIDLY THOUGH. WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER ARCTIC AND LOW MOVING UP...PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE. THIS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW OVER ZONE 213 COMBINED WITH SOME FALLING SNOW. WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS AREA FOR POTENTIAL BLIZ CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES TODAY THROUGH MONDAY AS THE CHINOOK DEVELOPS...ALTHOUGH THE ORIENTATION IS NOT PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE FOR A CLASSIC DOWNSLOPE EVENT. TANANA VALLEY JET WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA. THIS WILL INCREASE WINDS IN THE TANANA VALLEY AHEAD OF THE RIDGE. DIFFERENCES ARE VERY NOTICEABLE IN MID RANGE PROGS THE FURTHER OUT WE GO. MUST WAIT AND SEE THIS DAY BY DAY. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225- PKZ230. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235-PKZ240. && CF NOV 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2:52 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Nov 9, 2:56 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Nov 9, 2:56 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Nov 9, 9:15 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Nov 9, 1:37 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Nov 9, 1:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Nov 9, 1:37 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 14 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.