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Gale Warning 64, NWS Fairbanks, AK

March 7, 2026

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2026, 3:49 PM AKST. It was in force for 11 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: Mar 7, 2026, 3:49 PM AKST (00:49 UTC)
Expired: Mar 8, 2026, 3:46 AM AKDT
In force: 11 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 Mar 7, 12:07 PM AKST, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 12:07 PM AKST, 3 hours 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 7, 11:43 AM AKST, 4 hours 6 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1143 AM AKST Sat Mar 7 2026

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

0703 AM     Blizzard         Kivalina                67.73N 164.54W
03/07/2026                   Northwest Arctic   AK   ASOS

            PAVL 3rd hr G35 and 1/4 SM.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 7, 11:44 AM AKST, 4 hours 5 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1144 AM AKST Sat Mar 7 2026

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

1135 AM     Blizzard         Chevak                  61.54N 165.59W
03/07/2026                   Kusilvak           AK   ASOS

            PAVA 11:35 3rd hr G35 1/4SM.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 7, 11:46 AM AKST, 4 hours 3 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1146 AM AKST Sat Mar 7 2026

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

0248 PM     Blizzard         Brevig Mission          65.34N 166.48W
03/06/2026                   Nome               AK   AWOS

            PFKT 3rd hr G35 1/4SM.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 7, 12:03 PM AKST, 3 hours 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 7, 12:04 PM AKST, 3 hours 45 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
Mar 7, 3:49 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		59 hr
Mar 7, 8:53 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	Kusilvak Census Area, Northwest Arctic	63 hr
Mar 8, 3:45 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		4 days
Mar 8, 3:46 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		4 days
Mar 8, 3:48 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		24 hr
Mar 8, 3:48 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFG		12 hr
Mar 8, 3:49 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFG		12 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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