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Small Craft Advisory 252, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 16, 2016, 3:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2016, 3:20 PM AKST (00:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2016, 3:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
299 FZAK52 PAFG 170020 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 320 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 NORTHWESTERN 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. PKZ299-171215- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEATHER FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA SOUTHWARD NEAR POINT HOPE AND BETHEL WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES EAST...DISSIPATING OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF KOTZEBUE SOUND AND NORTON SOUND. $$ PKZ200-171215- NORTON SOUND- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-171215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ215-171215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-171215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 320 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ DJH NOV 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 3:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 3:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 3:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:06 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:06 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:14 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:14 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:14 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Nov 17, 2:28 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 13 hr |
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Sources
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