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Small Craft Advisory 286, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 31, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 31, 2009, 1:15 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2009, 1:15 PM AKDT (21:15 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
3 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 31, 5:00 AM AKDT, 8 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 5:00 AM AKDT, 8 hours 15 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 31, 12:10 PM AKDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1210 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

AKZ145-012000-

...TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASHFALL POSSIBLE FOR AREAS UP TO 30 MILES NORTH
OF REDOUBT VOLCANO...

REDOUBT VOLCANO IS EMITTING A CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL STEAM PLUME WITH
OCCASIONAL HIGHER BURSTS. THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF ASH IN THE PLUME
WHICH MAY CAUSE A TRACE AMOUNT OF ASHFALL IN AREAS UP TO 30 MILES
NORTH OF REDOUBT VOLCANO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE
BIG RIVER LAKES AREA.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON WEDNESDAY.
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 12:36 PM AKDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1236 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009

AKZ145-010237-

...TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASHFALL POSSIBLE FOR AREAS UP TO 30 MILES NORTH
OF REDOUBT VOLCANO...

REDOUBT VOLCANO IS EMITTING A CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL STEAM PLUME WITH
OCCASIONAL HIGHER BURSTS. THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF ASH IN THE PLUME
WHICH MAY CAUSE A TRACE AMOUNT OF ASHFALL IN AREAS UP TO 30 MILES
NORTH OF REDOUBT VOLCANO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE
BIG RIVER LAKES AREA.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON WEDNESDAY.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC38 hr
Mar 30, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 30, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC38 hr
Mar 30, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC38 hr
Mar 30, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 30, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 30, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 30, 10:35 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 hr
Mar 30, 10:35 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 hr
Mar 31, 4:00 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC26 hr
Mar 31, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC26 hr
Mar 31, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC26 hr
Mar 31, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr

Nearby

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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.