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Small Craft Advisory 244, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 15, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- 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 Mar 15, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST WED MAR 15 2006 .DISCUSSION... MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM IS THE BERING SEA LOW WHICH MOVES OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING AS IT BECOMES OCCLUDED. WITH GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT STRONG SURFACE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH OCCLUDED FRONT ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD REACH WARNING LEVEL CRITERIA THURSDAY NIGHT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. GFS SOLUTION LOOKS GOOD...SYSTEM GRADUALLY DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER EASTERN HALF OF ALASKA AND YUKON TERRITORY TO REMAIN UNCHANGED FOR NEXT 48 HOURS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DRAINAGE WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES. NEXT STRONG NORTHERLY WIND EVENT IN SOUTHCENTRAL LOOKS LIKE SATURDAY AS LOW DEVELOPS NEAR KODIAK ISLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...SEE MORNING PACKAGE MARINE...SEE MORNING PACKAGE FIRE WEATHER...NONE *** MAR 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 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.