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Small Craft Advisory 177, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 9, 2012, 2:29 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2012, 2:29 AM AKST (11:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2012, 1:59 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
656 FZAK51 PAFG 091129 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 229 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-100030- 229 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 994 MB LOW 850 MILES NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO BANKS ISLAND BY EARLY SAT MORNING WEAKENING TO 998 MB. $$ PKZ225-100030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 229 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ230-100030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 229 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ235-100030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 229 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-100030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 229 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ245-100030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 229 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ RF/DA NOV 12
2 follow-up statements
114 FZAK51 PAFG 092335 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 235 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-101245- 235 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A COLD FRONT LYING ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INLAND FRI NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 450 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM EAST OF DEMARCATION POINT AS A 1001 MB LOW BY 3PM SAT. A SECOND COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH TO LIE ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA SAT PM AND TO ALONG THE BROOKS RANGE SUN PM. $$ PKZ225-101245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 235 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ230-101245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 235 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-101245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 235 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. FOG. SNOW. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG. SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-101245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 235 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG. SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-101245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 235 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FOG. SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FOG. SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ NOV 12
583 FZAK51 PAFG 101059 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 159 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-110015- 159 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 999 MB LOW NEAR BANKS ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 400 NM E OF BANKS ISLAND BY SUN MORNING DEEPENING TO 994 MB. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ225-110015- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 159 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ230-110015- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 159 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ235-110015- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 159 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-110015- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 159 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-110015- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 159 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ RF/DA NOV 12
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 8, 3:54 PM AKST, 10 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 3:54 PM AKST, 10 hours 35 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 354 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012 .DISCUSSION... THE 986 MB LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE RATHER SLOWLY NORTHEAST TO BE NEAR COLD BAY AT 3AM SATURDAY...SPREADING A STREAM OF MOISTURE NORTH AND EAST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. WE EXPECT CONSIDERABLE FREEZING RAIN FROM ZONE 212 SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH ZONES 214...215...227...AND THE CORNER OF ZONE 216 BETWEEN ZONES 216 AND 227. SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF (BECOME SHOWERY) FROM THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN (BARELY) WARM ENOUGH TO SUPPORT FREEZING PRECIPITATION. THE FRONTAL STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY POORLY DEFINED BUT WE EXPECT THE WARM FRONT TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST TO LIE FROM ABOUT BETHEL TO SPARREVOHN TO KODIAK AT 3AM FRIDAY...THEN MOVE ALOFT OVER MAINLAND ALASKA TO BE DIFFUSE FROM ABOUT NOME TO FAIRBANKS TO NORTHWAY AT 3AM SATURDAY. THE COLD FRONT LIES SOUTH- SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW AT THIS TIME AND WILL MOVE THROUGH COLD BAY LATE TONIGHT AND BE DIFFUSE FROM ABOUT BETHEL TO KODIAK SATURDAY MORNING. EXCEPT FOR SOME WIND...NO DRAMATIC IMPACTS FROM THIS THING NORTH OF ZONE 210 ON THE WEST COAST...NOR NORTH OR EAST OF ZONE 216 IN THE INTERIOR...THOUGH THERE IS AT LEAST A CHANCE OF SNOW SPREADING OVER MOST OF THE INTERIOR ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215- AKZ216-AKZ227. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ230-PKZ240- PKZ245. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200. && DJH NOV 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2:29 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 7 days | |
| Nov 9, 2:45 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 10 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.