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Small Craft Advisory 173, NWS Fairbanks, AK

November 10, 2011

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 10, 2011, 2:25 PM AKST. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 10, 2011, 2:25 PM AKST (23:25 UTC)
Expired: Nov 11, 2011, 1:37 PM AKST
In force: 23 hr
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 Nov 10, 11:50 AM AKST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 11:50 AM AKST, 2 hours 35 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1150 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011

.DISCUSSION...

COASTAL FLOODING ON THE WEST COAST CONTINUES TO WIND DOWN
AND HAS ENDED IN SOME AREAS. REMAINING WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE CANCELED BY 6 PM THIS EVENING AS WINDS OVER NORTON
SOUND AND THE BERING SEA COAST WEAKEN AND SEA LEVELS CONTINUE
TO FALL.

SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER MUCH OF THE WEST COAST...
INTERIOR...AND BROOKS RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT.

CURRENT MODELS IN AGREEMENT WITH STRONG SURFACE LOW MOVING
INTO BRISTOL BAY FRI. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL WESTERN
INTERIOR BY 00Z SUN WHILE WEAKENING. SNOW DEVELOPING IN
AKZ214-SWRN AKZ215 FRI...SPREADING NWD AND EWD TO THE SEWARD
PEN..SRN PARTS OF CNTRL AND WRN INTERIOR BY 00Z SUN. WINDS
INCREASING ALONG ALL COASTAL AND MARINE AREAS AS THE STRONG
LOW MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY...INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
OVER NORTHERN ALASKA.

EASTERLY GALES DVLPG PKZ200-SRN PKZ210 FRI. EAST TO NORTHEAST
GALES DVLPG PKZ225-PKZ230 FRI NIGHT.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL...COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED
TO END IN AKZ211-AKZ212 BY 6 PM THIS EVENING. HIGH
SURF EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG NORTH FACING BEACHES
NEAR POINT HOPE FRI NIGHT AS NORTHEAST GALES DEVELOP.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR AKZ211-AKZ212.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ230.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ230.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210.
&&

RF NOV 11

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 10, 9:14 AM AKST, 5 hours 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 10, 9:25 AM AKST, 5 hours before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 9, 6:15 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFG	4 hr
Nov 9, 9:45 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	6 hr
Nov 9, 10:13 PM AKST	Winter Storm Warning	AFG	13 hr
Nov 10, 3:18 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	11 hr
Nov 10, 3:18 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFG	19 days
Nov 10, 3:21 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	11 hr
Nov 10, 3:21 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFG	34 hr
Nov 10, 10:56 AM AKST	Coastal Flood Warning	AFG	10 hr
Nov 10, 2:44 PM AKST	Winter Storm Watch	AFG	13 hr

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Sources

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