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Small Craft Advisory 239, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 28, 2015, 1:43 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2015, 1:43 AM AKST (10:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2015, 2:08 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 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 Nov 27, 6:01 AM AKST, 19 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 6:01 AM AKST, 19 hours 42 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 601 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2015 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH AT LEAST 48 HOURS. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE INTERIOR TODAY WILL WEAKEN AND SLIDE TO THE EAST OVER THE CANANDIAN YUKON. UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN OVER THE YUKON DELTA SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN TRACK OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SATURDAY EVENING. CONTINUED WARM TEMPS TODAY OVER THE INTERIOR WITH A COOLING TREND OVER THE WEEKEND. SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THROUGH FRIDAY OVER THE ARCTIC COAST FROM THE PARENT HIGH IN FAR EAST RUSSIA. STRONG 975 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND BY EARLY SAT MORNING AS A 979 MB LOW AND PRODUCE A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 981 JUST SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST COAST...A DECENT PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPING OVER THE WEST COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT BETWEEN THE HIGH OVER THE ARCTIC AND LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA. GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR POINT HOPE AND AREAS ALONG THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME ON SUNDAY. SOME SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOW OVER THE WEST COAST BUT LIGHT AMOUNTS EXPECTED. ZONE 213 WILL SEE LOWER VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. INTERIOR...MODERATE CHINOOK THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON IN THE ALASKA RANGE. GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN PASSES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE USUAL CHANNELLED AREAS. WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR ZONES 225 AND 226. DELTA JUNCTION COULD SEE GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. VERY LIGHT RETURNS ON THE RADAR THIS MORNING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN OVER THE INTERIOR THIS MORNING. LITTLE TO NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS ON SATURDAY AND EVEN COLDER ON SUNDAY AS RIDGING WEAKENS AND COOLER 850 TEMPS MOVE IN ALOFT. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ225-AKZ226. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && NOV 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 1:43 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Nov 28, 2:41 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 4 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.