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Gale Warning 66, NWS Fairbanks, AK

November 9, 2008

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 9, 2:52 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG4 days
Nov 9, 2:56 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG35 hr
Nov 9, 2:56 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFG59 hr
Nov 9, 9:15 AM AKSTWind AdvisoryAFG36 hr
Nov 9, 1:37 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG38 hr
Nov 9, 1:37 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG25 hr
Nov 9, 1:37 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFG14 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.