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Small Craft Advisory 114, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 16, 2011, 2:20 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2011, 2:20 PM AKDT (22:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 20, 2011, 3:33 AM AKDT
- In force
- 4 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 Sep 16, 12:15 AM AKDT, 14 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 12:15 AM AKDT, 14 hours 5 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1215 AM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2011 .DISCUSSION... WEAK FLOW PATTERN ALOFT WITH BELOW NORMAL HEIGHTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MON. WEAK UPPER LOW OVER THE UPPER YUKON VALLEY WILL DRIFT SLOWLY WESTWARD...DISSIPATING OVER THE UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR BARROW SAT...MOVING SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE CHUKCHI SEA OR BERING STRAIT AREA BY SUN. ISOLATED OR SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUING IN PARTS OF THE INTERIOR AND BROOKS RANGE...MAINLY NEAR THE UPPER LOW CENTERS. ON THE ARCTIC COAST...LITTLE CHANGE AS EAST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH STRATUS AND AREAS OF FOG CONTINUE. EXTENDED OUTLOOK PERIOD LOOKS TO BE INACTIVE WITH WEAK LOW HEIGHT PATTERN PERSISTING...CURRENT GFS/ECMWF AND ENSEMBLE MEANS INDICATING THE ACTIVE WESTERLY STORM TRACK LIKELY TO REMAIN FAR SOUTH OF THE ALASKA MAINLAND. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE. && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && .HYDROLOGY...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY PKZ240-PKZ245. && RF SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2:09 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 11 days |
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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.