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Gale Warning 654, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 10, 2024

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 10, 2024, 3:55 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
Oct 10, 2024, 3:55 PM AKDT (23:55 UTC)
Expired
Oct 13, 2024, 3:35 AM AKDT
In force
60 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 Oct 10, 5:42 AM AKDT, 10 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 5:42 AM AKDT, 10 hours 13 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 10, 10:38 AM AKDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
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Local storm report, Oct 10, 12:36 PM AKDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1236 PM AKDT Thu Oct 10 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 AM     Snow             Northeast Anchorage     61.21N 149.76W
10/10/2024  M0.7 Inch        Anchorage          AK   NWS Employee

            An NWS employee measured 0.7 inches of snow.

0912 AM     Snow             Rabbit Creek            61.07N 149.77W
10/10/2024  M1.0 Inch        Anchorage          AK   Trained Spotter

            A trained spotter measured 1 inch of snow
            overnight. Precipitation changed to rain by
            report time.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 9, 4:48 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Oct 9, 4:48 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Oct 9, 4:49 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Oct 10, 3:42 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC49 hr
Oct 10, 3:50 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 10, 3:50 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC49 hr
Oct 10, 3:51 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC49 hr
Oct 10, 4:02 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Oct 10, 4:02 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC71 hr
Oct 10, 4:02 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Oct 10, 4:21 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC62 hr
Oct 10, 3:52 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC13 hr
Oct 10, 3:52 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC49 hr
Oct 10, 3:52 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC37 hr
Oct 10, 3:53 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Oct 10, 3:53 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC13 hr

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Sources

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