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Gale Warning 17, NWS Fairbanks, AK

January 9, 2024

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 9, 2024, 6:26 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

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The facts

Issued: Jan 9, 2024, 6:26 AM AKST (15:26 UTC)
Expired: Jan 10, 2024, 6:27 AM AKST
In force: 24 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 Jan 8, 3:09 PM AKST, 15 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 3:09 PM AKST, 15 hours 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 9, 6:13 AM AKST, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 9, 6:19 AM AKST, 7 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 9, 6:08 AM AKST	Winter Storm Warning	AFG	Kusilvak Census Area, Nome Census Area, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	5 days
Jan 9, 6:26 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		56 hr
Jan 9, 6:31 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		24 hr
Jan 9, 6:31 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFG		8 hr
Jan 9, 12:52 PM AKST	Wind Advisory	AFG	Fairbanks North Star, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	65 hr
Jan 9, 12:55 PM AKST	High Wind Watch	AFG	Northwest Arctic	6 hr
Jan 9, 12:56 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	65 hr
Jan 9, 2:22 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		16 hr
Jan 9, 2:22 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		48 hr
Jan 9, 2:22 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG		6 days

Nearby

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Sources

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