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Small Craft Advisory 305, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 7, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 7, 2013, 11:25 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

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The facts

Issued: Apr 7, 2013, 11:25 AM AKDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, 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 Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Apr 7, 5:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 5:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours 25 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 7, 6:43 AM AKDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 6:51 AM AKDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 7:23 AM AKDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 7:40 AM AKDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 10:21 AM AKDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1021 AM AKDT SUN APR 07 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1245 AM     SNOW             2 NNW PALMER            61.62N 149.13W
04/07/2013  M4.5 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY AT TIME
            OF OBSERVATION.

0613 AM     SNOW             2 SSW GLEN ALPS         61.07N 149.72W
04/07/2013  M10.0 INCH                          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION.

0630 AM     SNOW             1 NW GLEN ALPS          61.11N 149.71W
04/07/2013  M10.0 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION AS OF 630 AM.

0715 AM     SNOW             EAGLE RIVER             61.32N 149.57W
04/07/2013  M11.5 INCH                          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION, WITH 7 INCHES SINCE 6 PM
            SATURDAY.

0725 AM     SNOW             2 SE EAGLE RIVER        61.31N 149.53W
04/07/2013  M10.5 INCH                          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION.

0730 AM     SNOW             6 ESE EAGLE RIVER       61.29N 149.41W
04/07/2013  M14.7 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL 0.56 WATER EQUIVALENT

0730 AM     SNOW             1 SE EAGLE RIVER        61.31N 149.54W
04/07/2013  M11.5 INCH                          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL

0930 AM     SNOW             1 WSW PETERS CREEK      61.41N 149.44W
04/07/2013  M12.9 INCH                          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL. 26 INCHES SNOW DEPTH 0.52 INCHES WATER
            EQUIVALENT

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KUTZ

Local storm report, Apr 7, 10:24 AM AKDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1024 AM AKDT SUN APR 07 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 AM     SNOW             4 W PALMER              61.59N 149.23W
04/07/2013  M6.2 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL.

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KUTZ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	6 days
Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	4 days
Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr

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