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Small Craft Advisory 193, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 27, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 27, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 27, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Feb 27, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST MON FEB 27 2006

.DISCUSSION...
MAJOR WEATHER MAKER IN THE REGION IS THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW.  GFS AS
PER USUAL A FEW MILLIBARS DEEPER THAN NAM AS THIS STORM SLOWLY
WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.  STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THIS SYSTEM ALREADY INCREASING OVER KODIAK
TODAY.  EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...THEN
DISSIPATING.  COOL AIR OVER SOUTHWEST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...MODERATING WEDNESDAY AND AS WEATHER FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE
BERING SEA. COOL AIR REMAINING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AT LEAST THROUGH
FRIDAY...GFS INDICATES WEAKENING FRONT MOVING OVER COOK INLET FRIDAY
MORNING.

NEXT SYSTEM IN THE WEST MOVES FROM KAMCHATKA NEAR THE GULF OF ANADYR
ON WEDNESDAY.  FRONT MOVING INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY
RADIATES FROM THIS SYSTEM.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...SEE AFTERNOON PACKAGE
MARINE...SEE AFTERNOON PACKAGE
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

*** FEB 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 27, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 27, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 28, 4:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 hr
Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 28, 12:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC11 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.