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Gale Warning 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK

December 31, 2023

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 31, 2023, 3:21 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. 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 31, 2023, 3:21 PM AKST (00:21 UTC)
Expired: Jan 5, 2024, 5:43 AM AKST
In force: 5 days
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 Dec 31, 2:49 PM AKST, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 2:49 PM AKST, 32 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 31, 12:00 PM AKST, 3 hours 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1200 PM AKST Sun Dec 31 2023

AKZ812-832-834-010500-
South Slopes Of The Central Brooks Range-Dalton Highway Summits-
White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River-
Including Wiseman, Coldfoot, Chandalar DOT Camp, Iniakuk Lake,
the Dalton Highway from MP 165 to MP 232, Gobblers Knob,
Prospect Creek, Finger Mountain, The Yukon River Bridge,
The Dalton Highway from MP 39 to MP 164, Livengood,
Circle Hot Springs, Eagle Summit, Twelvemile Summit,
The Steese Highway from MP 85 to MP 124,
The Elliott Highway from MP 32 to MP 134,
and The Dalton Highway from MP 0 to MP 38
1200 PM AKST Sun Dec 31 2023

...Windy with Blowing Snow Over Highway Summits Tuesday through
Thursday...

East winds gusting to 40 mph are expected to develop Tuesday
morning over Steese and Dalton Highway Summits, continuing
through Thursday morning. This could cause blowing snow over
Highway Summits, and could cause travel to be difficult due to low
visibility and drifting snow.

Special weather statement, Dec 31, 2:31 PM AKST, 50 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
Dec 31, 3:04 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		25 hr
Dec 31, 3:04 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG		4 days
Dec 31, 3:21 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		48 hr
Dec 31, 3:21 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFG		25 hr
Dec 31, 9:16 PM AKST	Winter Storm Watch	AFG	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	18 hr
Jan 1, 4:06 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		24 hr
Jan 1, 4:08 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		24 hr
Jan 1, 4:08 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG		5 days
Jan 1, 4:08 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFG		4 days
Jan 1, 4:10 AM AKST	Winter Storm Warning	AFG	North Slope	83 min

Nearby

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Sources

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