Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2020
Gale Warning 103, NWS Fairbanks, AK
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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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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 4:41 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Nov 6, 5:52 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 6, 7:04 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Nov 6, 7:04 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 32 hr | |
| Nov 6, 7:04 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Nov 6, 7:04 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Nov 6, 7:05 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 69 hr | |
| Nov 6, 2:50 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 63 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.