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Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Fairbanks, AK

October 3, 2008

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this winter storm warning at Oct 3, 2008, 4:12 AM AKDT. It was in force for 15 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 3, 2008, 4:12 AM AKDT (12:12 UTC)
Expired: Oct 3, 2008, 6:48 PM AKDT
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 031212
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
412 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2008

AKZ204-040000-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WS.W.0009.081003T1212Z-081004T1400Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
412 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT
SATURDAY.

SNOW HAS DEVELOPED EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO
FLURRIES BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...A NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE
TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WIND WILL PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE THE
VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE STRONG WIND IS
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY VERY
HAZARDOUS.

$$

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 032003
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1203 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2008

AKZ204-041400-
/X.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081004T1400Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
1203 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT
SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...A
NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE
STRONG WIND WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE
AT TIMES. THE STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARD
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.



$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 040248
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
648 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2008

AKZ204-041400-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081004T1400Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.081004T0248Z-081004T1400Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
648 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL
OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF
20 TO 40 MPH. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

AKZ203-041400-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.081004T0248Z-081004T1400Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
648 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. 

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL
OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF
20 TO 40 MPH. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

$$
RT OCT 08

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 2, 1:52 PM AKDT, 14 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 2, 1:52 PM AKDT, 14 hours 20 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
152 PM AKDT THU OCT 2 2008

.DISCUSSION...
NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS.
AN UPPER LOW KEEPS NORTHERN ALASKA COLD FOR EARLY OCTOBER AND
A SURFACE LOW MOVING NORTH FROM YAKUTAT TO JUST EAST OF THE ALCAN
BORDER WILL BRING ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW TO THE EASTERN INTERIOR
TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD TO THE NORTHEAST ARCTIC COAST BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH ALONG
MOUNTAIN TOPS TONIGHT IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR AND THROUGH THE
EASTERN BROOKS RANGE PASSES LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

INTERIOR...A 977 MB LOW THIS AFTERNOON NEAR YAKUTAT WILL MOVE
NORTH TO THE MACKENZIE BAY AREA AT 06Z SAT...WEAKENING TO A
986 MB LOW. WIDESPREAD SNOW...AT TIMES HEAVY...WILL BREAK OUT IN
THE EASTERN INTERIOR AND SPREAD NORTH THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS
WILL ALSO INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TO 35 TO 40 MPH ON RIDGES
AND MOUNTAIN TOPS...AND TO BROOK RANGE PASSES FRIDAY MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR ZONES 218 220 222 223 224
AND 226 HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITH SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 7
INCHES...STARTING LATE THIS EVENING FOR ZONES 220 AND 218.

NORTH SLOPE...STRONG WINDS EARLY THU MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH TODAY ALONG THE NORTHEAST ARCTIC COAST AS SURFACE LOW
LIFTS NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE
OUT OF THE NORTH FRIDAY WITH SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ALONG
THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST. AREAS WEST OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL SEE
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWS...AREAS OF FOG AND INCREASING WINDS.

WEST COAST...A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WITH COOLER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. GENERALLY A QUIET
WEATHER PATTERN AS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF ALASKA DOMINATE
THE WEATHER.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.HYDROLOGY...NONE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ218-AKZ220-AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ224-
AKZ226.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-
PKZ230-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

RL OCT 08

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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.