Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this winter storm warning at Oct 9, 2008, 2:53 PM AKDT. It took effect at Oct 9, 2008, 6:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Oct 9, 2008, 2:53 PM AKDT (22:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 9, 2008, 6:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2008, 6:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Oct 9, 2:37 PM AKDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 2:37 PM AKDT, 16 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 237 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 .DISCUSSION...THINGS APPEAR TO BE DEVELOPING PRETTY MUCH AS EXPECTED. WE ARE UPGRADING OUR HIGH WIND AND WINTER STORM WATCHES TO WARNINGS. WE ARE ALSO ISSUING SOME ADVISORIES FOR SNOW IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF ZONE 216...AND IN ZONES 217 THROUGH 219 AS WELL. THE POTENTIAL FOR RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ZONES 215 AND 216 HAS DIMINISHED. SIGNIFICANT SNOW APPEARS LIKELY TO CONTINUE AFTER NOON THERE AS WELL (THOUGH IT WILL BE WINDING DOWN)...AND WE HAVE EXTENDED WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW THERE AFTER NOON. THE MODELS ALL CONTINUE TO SHOW A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVING (OR REDEVELOPING NORTH OF KAKTOVIK AT 4AM SAT. THERE IS LITTLE COLD ADVECTION BEHIND IT THOUGH...AS WINDS ALOFT OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR REMAIN SOUTHERLY. LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR AT LEAST WILL REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH LITTLE PRECIPITATION (SOUTH OF ABOUT FORT YUKON AT LEAST. THE EVENT STILL LOOKS LIKE MAINLY A WIND BAG FOR THE WEST COAST... AND WIND WILL BE THE MAIN EVENT FOR THE ARCTIC COAST AS WELL THOUGH SOME SNOW IS LIKELY THERE...PARTICULARLY IN ZONES 203-04-06. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .HYDROLOGY...NO ISSUES. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219. HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ207. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ212-AKZ215-AKZ216. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ214. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ225-AKZ226. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235- PKZ240-PKZ245. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235. && DJH OCT 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 4:52 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Oct 9, 5:03 AM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 56 hr | |
| Oct 9, 2:53 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Oct 9, 2:56 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Oct 9, 3:03 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFG | 21 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.