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Gale Warning 79, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 18, 2026, 3:46 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Apr 18, 2026, 3:46 AM AKDT (11:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2026, 3:49 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 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 Apr 17, 2:31 PM AKDT, 13 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 2:31 PM AKDT, 13 hours 15 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 3:46 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Apr 18, 3:46 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Apr 18, 11:20 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFG | Nome Census Area | 25 hr |
| Apr 18, 12:13 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 49 hr |
| Apr 18, 12:13 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | Denali, Fairbanks North Star, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 49 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:49 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.