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Small Craft Advisory 184, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 22, 2012, 1:54 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2012, 1:54 PM AKST (22:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2012, 2:07 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 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 Nov 22, 5:18 AM AKST, 8 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 5:18 AM AKST, 8 hours 36 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 518 AM AKST THU NOV 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS... ALOFT... A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL BUILD OVER NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY NEXT WEEK. 850 MB TEMPERATURES CURRENTLY 10C TO 20C BELOW WILL WARM TO 5C TO 15C BELOW UNDER THE RIDGE ALOFT. THIS WILL WARM HILLS AND THE COASTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE INTERIOR VALLEYS REMAIN COLD. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH TROUGH FROM MCGRATH TO ARCTIC VILLAGE WILL MOVE TO MCGRATH TO EAGLE BY 4PM FRI THEN CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH. CLOUDS AND FLURRIES SOUTH OF THE TROUGH WITH CLEARING ALONG AND NORTH OF THE TROUGH. TEMPERATURES ARE COLDEST IN CLEAR AREAS. SURFACE... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST. A BAND OF STRATUS CLOUDS AND FLURRIES AND FOG UNDER THIS RIDGE WILL PERSIST. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THU NIGHT CAUSING LOCAL NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TO DEVELOP OVER SUMMITS ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 35 BELOW. && .DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND SHOW SIMILAR SOLLUTIONS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && JB NOV 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 1:54 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Nov 22, 1:54 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 5 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.