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Gale Warning 851, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 26, 2022

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2022, 6:38 AM AKST. It was in force for 9 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, 2022, 6:38 AM AKST (15:38 UTC)
Expired: Dec 26, 2022, 3:22 PM AKST
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, 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 Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 26, 5:20 AM AKST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 5:20 AM AKST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 26, 5:44 AM AKST, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 26, 5:48 AM AKST, 50 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 25, 3:15 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	13 hr
Dec 25, 3:15 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	13 hr
Dec 25, 3:16 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Dec 26, 3:46 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	11 hr
Dec 26, 3:46 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	11 hr
Dec 26, 4:13 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	23 hr
Dec 26, 4:13 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	35 hr
Dec 26, 4:52 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	25 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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