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Gale Warning 103, NWS Fairbanks, AK

November 6, 2020

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 6, 2020, 7:04 AM AKST. It was in force for 20 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 6, 2020, 7:04 AM AKST (16:04 UTC)
Expired
Nov 7, 2020, 3:32 AM AKST
In force
20 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 Nov 6, 7:02 AM AKST, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 7:02 AM AKST, 2 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 6, 5:07 AM AKST, 1 hour 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
507 AM AKST Fri Nov 6 2020

AKZ222-062130-
Middle Tanana Valley-
Including Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright, Eielson AFB, Ester,
North Pole, Moose Creek, Two Rivers, Fox, Chatanika,
Chena Hot Springs, and Sourdough Camp
507 AM AKST Fri Nov 6 2020

...Heavy Snow Continues in Fairbanks...

Fairbanks has had 7 inches of snow as of 5am Friday. Heavy snow
will continue through the day today, with lighter snow continuing
tonight and Saturday morning, before ending Saturday afternoon.

Storm total snow fall around Fairbanks will be 12 to 16 inches by
the time the snow ends Saturday morning.

JB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 6, 4:41 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG10 hr
Nov 6, 5:52 AM AKSTWinter Storm WatchAFG24 hr
Nov 6, 7:04 AM AKSTGale WarningAFG31 hr
Nov 6, 7:04 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG32 hr
Nov 6, 7:04 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG31 hr
Nov 6, 7:04 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFG8 hr
Nov 6, 7:05 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFG69 hr
Nov 6, 2:50 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG63 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.