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Gale Warning 852, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 29, 2023

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 29, 2023, 4:01 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 29, 2023, 4:01 AM AKST (13:01 UTC)
Expired: Dec 30, 2023, 4:15 AM AKST
In force: 24 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 28, 4:19 PM AKST, 11 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 4:19 PM AKST, 11 hours 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 29, 2:59 AM AKST, 1 hour 2 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 28, 3:21 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	13 hr
Dec 28, 3:21 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	37 hr
Dec 28, 3:21 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	13 hr
Dec 28, 3:21 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	13 hr
Dec 29, 3:48 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	25 hr
Dec 29, 3:49 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	25 hr
Dec 29, 4:01 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Dec 29, 4:01 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 29, 5:39 AM AKST	Dense Fog Advisory	AFC	8 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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