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Small Craft Advisory 233, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 10, 2014, 3:48 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2014, 3:48 AM AKST (12:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 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 Dec 9, 4:26 AM AKST, 23 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 4:26 AM AKST, 23 hours 22 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 426 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 .DISCUSSION... MODELS MOSTLY SIMILAR THROUGH 60 HOURS. HIGH ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BE ANCHORED NORTH OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC COAST. MEANWHILE...STRONG COLD CORE LOW ALOFT OVER THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO WITH ELONGATED TROUGH RUNNING SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF NORTHERN ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING COLDER AIR INTO NORTHERN ALASKA NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE GRADIENT OVER MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA WILL BEGIN TO RELAX A LITTLE OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE TONIGHT AND OVER THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN ARCTIC COAST ON WED BUT STILL REMAIN FAIRLY TIGHT AROUND THE POINT HOPE AND CAPE LISBURNE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK. NUMEROUS SHORT WAVES WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK BEFORE A LARGE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE WEEKEND. NO REAL SIGN OF ANY COLD AIR IS SEEN ON THE HORIZON FOR MOVING INTO THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA. THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE A MAJOR WARM UP FOR THE WEEKEND OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WHEN A CHINOOK DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA BUT THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OF COURSE. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ217. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ205-AKZ206. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. STORM WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ230. && CF DEC 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 3:02 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Dec 10, 3:49 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:45 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 32 hr | |
| Dec 10, 2:47 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 14 hr |
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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.