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Gale Warning 9, NWS Fairbanks, AK

January 9, 2026

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 9, 2026, 3:46 AM AKST. 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: Jan 9, 2026, 3:46 AM AKST (12:46 UTC)
Expired: Jan 11, 2026, 3:49 PM AKST
In force: 60 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, 4:14 PM AKST, 11 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 4:14 PM AKST, 11 hours 32 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 8, 9:55 PM AKST, 5 hours 51 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 8, 3:49 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		3 days
Jan 8, 9:24 PM AKST	Winter Storm Watch	AFG	Denali	15 hr
Jan 9, 3:45 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		48 hr
Jan 9, 3:46 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		3 days

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2026 Every gale warning in 2026

Sources

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