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Blizzard Watch 9, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 27, 2009

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard watch at Feb 27, 2009, 3:39 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 28, 2009, 3:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 27, 2009, 3:39 PM AKST (00:39 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 28, 2009, 3:00 AM AKST
Expired
Feb 27, 2009, 6:17 PM 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 27, 6:03 AM AKST, 9 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 6:03 AM AKST, 9 hours 36 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 3:08 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG59 hr
Feb 27, 3:08 PM AKSTGale WarningAFG35 hr
Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG36 hr
Feb 27, 4:03 PM AKSTWind AdvisoryAFG10 hr
Feb 28, 2:39 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG24 hr
Feb 28, 2:43 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG48 hr
Feb 28, 3:36 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG17 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.