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Small Craft Advisory 71, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 17, 2011

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this small craft advisory at May 17, 2011, 4:12 AM EDT. It took effect at May 17, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 17, 2011, 4:12 AM EDT (08:12 UTC)
In effect from: May 17, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired: May 18, 2011, 12:00 AM EDT
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA

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 Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at May 17, 3:56 AM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 3:56 AM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 4:09 AM EDT, 3 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 4:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	25 min
May 17, 6:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, Louisa and 3 more	39 min
May 17, 6:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan and 3 more	43 min
May 17, 7:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, City of Richmond	64 min
May 17, 7:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Cumberland, Henrico, Powhatan, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more	60 min
May 17, 8:25 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa	80 min
May 17, 8:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, City of Richmond	60 min
May 17, 11:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Franklin	61 min
May 17, 12:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Prince George, Surry and 5 more	45 min
May 17, 1:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan	51 min
May 17, 1:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent, City of Richmond	47 min
May 17, 1:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa	117 min
May 17, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Louisa	48 min
May 17, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, Westmoreland	48 min
May 17, 4:10 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna	30 hr
May 17, 11:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hertford, Northampton	56 min
May 17, 5:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Somerset, Worcester	38 min
May 17, 6:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	43 min

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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.