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Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this heavy freezing spray warning at Nov 8, 2008, 1:08 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. 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 8, 2008, 1:08 PM AKST (22:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2008, 3:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heavy freezing spray 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 heavy freezing spray warning went out at Nov 8, 1:08 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 1:08 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 108 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 .DISCUSSION... THE NUMERICAL MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE WEST TO THE BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SUN AND A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER EASTERN ALASKA. THIS WILL ALLOW INTERIOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM DUE TO DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS. TROUGH WILL BUILD BACK EAST OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR ON TUE NIGHT AND WED MORNING PUSHING RIDGE INTO NORTHWEST CANADA. A 978 MB SURFACE LOW WILL LIFT INTO BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING PRECIPITATION INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA AND INCREASED WINDS ALONG THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST AND BERING SEA. MESO LOW IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA LAST NIGHT DROPPED FOUR INCHES OF SNOW AT GALENA. THIS FEATURE HAS FILLED AND FLURRIES HAVE RETURNED TO THAT AREA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL BRING EAST WINDS, PATCHY FOG AND FLURRIES TO THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH MON. WINDS WILL INCREASE EAST OF BARROW SUN AS GRADIENT TIGHTENS WITH LOW MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && RL NOV 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 1:08 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 38 hr |
Nearby
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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.