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Blizzard Watch 8, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard watch at Feb 26, 2009, 3:25 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 27, 2009, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2009, 3:25 PM AKST (00:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2009, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2009, 3:59 AM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard watch 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 blizzard watch went out at Feb 26, 2:32 PM AKST, 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 2:32 PM AKST, 53 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 232 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 .DISCUSSION... ALTERNATING RIDGES AND TROUGHS WILL CONTINUE... EXCEPT THAT MODELS FORECAST LESSONING AMPLITUDE OVER TIME DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. BERING SEA STORMS WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS... AS IT HAS BEEN FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE A FEW WEEKS... WITH EACH STORM CAUSING MORE WEATHER THAN THE ONE BEFORE. PAPER WORK IS AGAIN BEING PUT TOGETHER FOR NEXT ROUND OF WEST COAST BLIZZARDS AND WINTER STORMS. FRIDAYS WATCHES WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO WARNINGS IN TOMORROW MORNINGS FORECAST PACKAGE. AFTER THIS ROUND... ANOTHER ONE APPEARS ON THE SUNDAY TO MONDAY HORIZON. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ214. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ206-AKZ213. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ208-AKZ215-AKZ216. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235- PKZ240. && DA FEB 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:25 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:25 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:50 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:59 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:59 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 20 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:08 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 3 days |
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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.