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Gale Warning 127, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2009, 1:45 AM AKST. It was in force for 37 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
- Dec 26, 2009, 1:45 AM AKST (10:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2009, 2:15 PM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Dec 26, 1:24 AM AKST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 1:24 AM AKST, 21 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 124 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 .DISCUSSION... SHORT RANGE RUNS OF GFS/NAM ARE REASONABLY SIMILAR. EAST WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL/EASTERN ARCTIC COAST ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING WITH TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. TIGHT PINCH IN THE SURFACE ISOBAR FIELD OVER SOUTHWESTERN ZONE 201 AND NORTHERN PARTS ZONE 207 WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST INTO TONIGHT. WIND SPEED NOT AVAILABLE AT POINT LAY...BUT LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WITH POOR VISIBILITY FROM POINT LAY SOUTHWEST. BOUNCING WIND SPEEDS CONTINUING IN KIVALINA AREA WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY AT KIVALINA AND POINT HOPE IS STAYING CONSISTENTLY ABOVE A HALF MILE... SO WILL NOT ISSUE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 40-45 MPH CONTINUING IN ZONES 211/212. STRONG WINDS WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER HIGHER SUMMITS IN ZONES 219-220-221-222 TODAY. VISIBILITY MAY BE LOW AT TIMES WITH 1-2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. STEESE HIGHWAY AT EAGLE SUMMIT IS CLOSED. UPPER NOATAK RAWS REPORTING FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40-50 MPH SO WILL CARRY WIND ADVISORY FOR THE UPPER NOATAK VALLEY. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ217. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ222. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225-PKZ230. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ235- PKZ240-PKZ245. && RF DEC 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 1:45 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 6 days | |
| Dec 26, 5:09 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 26, 7:31 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 6 hr |
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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.