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Gale Warning 42, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 31, 2018, 2:56 PM AKDT. 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
- Mar 31, 2018, 2:56 PM AKDT (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2018, 3:56 AM AKDT
- 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 Mar 31, 2:45 PM AKDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 2:45 PM AKDT, 11 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 245 PM AKDT Sat Mar 31 2018 .DISCUSSION... A ridge will build over the Bering sea and stretch northward across the bering strait through Monday. A shortwave will move east across the western north slope tonight and continue to track to the east and will be over the eastern North Slope on Sunday. Another shortwave will track across the Interior Saturday evening bringing a shot of snow for the Middle Tanana Valley. On Tuesday a cold 518 dam low will push southward into the western Interior and deepen to 510 dam by Wednesday afternoon over the Yukon Delta then move over Bristol Bay on Thursday. Surface...A frontal boundary will sweep across the north slope bringing snow and gusty winds this afternoon and will push over the Beaufort Sea coast and into the Interior this evening. A 1042 mb high will build over the Bering sea and build northward over the weekend and into next week. West Coast and Western Interior: Fog and low clouds will persist along the west coast into early Sunday (the HRRR actually has a solid area of low visibility fog stretching from the Bering Strait Coast southward to the Yukon Delta through early Sunday morning). Dense fog headlines added for zones 213 and 211 for dense fog around Nome and the Bering Strait. High pressure will build north across west coast on Sunday, keeping the west coast free of precipitation Sunday through Tuesday. Low level winds will strengthen and become northeasterly on Tuesday. North Slope and Brooks Range: Winter weather advisories still in effect for zones 202 and 203. A blizzard warning is in effect for zone 204. Snowfall amounts around the 2 to 4 inch range with locally higher amounts over the Eastern Brooks range through Sunday morning. A tight pressure gradient will produce westerly winds gusting to 50 mph near Barter Island area Sunday into Monday. High pressure will build along the north side of the Brooks Range this evening. This will cause strong northerly gap winds to develop in Brooks Range Passes. The gap winds in the Brooks Range combined with falling snow will result in blowing snow reducing the visibility to one half mile or less at times into Sunday. Central and Eastern Interior: Snow will begin to develop across the Middle Tanana Valley late this afternoon due to a frontal boundary and an increase in moisture. Expecting 1 to 3 inches with the heaviest amounts south of Fairbanks and near the Alaska range due to upslope enhancement. The snow will gradually taper off Sunday morning. In addition to the snow, wind gusts as high as 25 mph will cause blowing snow reducing the visibility at times mainly over higher terrain. Blowing and drifting snow possible over the summits of the Steese, Dalton and Elliott Highways. Winter weather advisories are in effect for snow and blowing snow for zones 220 218 and 219. High pressure will build over the Interior on Monday drying things out. Little to no precipitation through mid week for the Interior. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Blizzard Warning for AKZ204. Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ206-AKZ218-AKZ219- AKZ220. Gale Warning for PKZ240-PKZ245. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && JK MAR 18
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 9:56 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:45 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 45 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:54 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 48 hr |
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