Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 24, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this winter storm warning at Nov 10, 2009, 3:45 PM AKST. It was in force for 43 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
- Nov 10, 2009, 3:45 PM AKST (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2009, 10:20 AM AKST
- In force
- 43 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 Nov 10, 6:48 AM AKST, 8 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 6:48 AM AKST, 8 hours 57 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 648 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 .DISCUSSION... MAIN ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WHICH IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY BOMB INTO A MAJOR STORM. GFS MODEL GUIDANCE WAS USED FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE...THE NAM WAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT IN THE SHORT TERM FOR PREDICTED LOW POSITIONS AND CENTRAL PRESSURES. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WEST WINDS TO 60 MPH OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND THE BERING STRAIT COAST. CURRENT STORM SURGE MODEL RUN GIVES MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 10-11 FT ALONG THE EASTERN NORTON SOUND SHORELINE. IF THE WINDS AND STORM SURGE OCCURS AS FORECAST...THIS STORM WILL BE ONE OF THE WORST ON RECORD OVER EASTERN NORTON SOUND. PRECIPITATION WITH THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE SNOW... EXCEPT OVER ZONE 214 AND PARTS OF ZONE 215...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE A PERIOD OF RAIN AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR AKZ207-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212- AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ217. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ230. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. && RF NOV 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 3:07 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:07 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:13 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Warning | AFG | 45 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:42 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Nov 10, 6:31 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 45 hr | |
| Nov 11, 2:13 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 5 days | |
| Nov 11, 5:08 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:22 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:22 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:22 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:22 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 23 days |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.