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Small Craft Advisory 182, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 1, 2009, 3:24 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2009, 3:24 AM AKST (12:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2009, 1:24 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, 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 Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Dec 1, 2:54 AM AKST, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 2:54 AM AKST, 30 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 254 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .DISCUSSION... FAST SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WITH CHINOOK WINDS IN THE ALASKA RANGE WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND BECOME LIGHT WED AS THE UPPER RIDGING MOVES EAST INTO CANADA. UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN AK MAINLAND THU THROUGH THU NIGHT. MEDIUM RANGE PROGS SIMILAR WITH VERY STRONG UPPER HIGH BUILDING OVER NORTHERN AK EARLY NEXT WEEK. WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ226 TODAY...HIGH RESOLUTION NAM MODELING BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS TO 70-80 KT ALONG THE EASTERN AK RANGE TODAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. NO SURFACE REPORTS AVAILABLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS...FT GREELY MESONET IS OFFLINE. SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN WEST COAST AND NW AK SHOULD DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AS THE OCCLUDED FRONT PUSHES NORTH. SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER THE NORTHERN BERING TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE UPPER LOW LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF NORTHERN AK WILL LIKELY BRING SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ225. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ226. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ213. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225. && RF DEC 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 4:22 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Dec 1, 2:45 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 45 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.