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Small Craft Advisory 6, NWS Fairbanks, AK

May 9, 2016

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 9, 2016, 3:16 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2016, 3:16 PM AKDT (23:16 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2016, 3:09 PM AKDT
In force
24 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 May 9, 4:13 AM AKDT, 11 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 4:13 AM AKDT, 11 hours 3 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 9, 1:18 PM AKDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
118 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2016

AKZ207>217-227-101500-
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS-
BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY-
NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA-
SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST-
EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS-
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-YUKON DELTA-
LOWER YUKON VALLEY-LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS-
UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS-UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG...
NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK...
BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK...
PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR...NOME...
WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL...
ELIM...KOYUK...SHAKTOOLIK...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...
TELLER...WALES...DIOMEDE...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...EMMONAK...
ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...
MARSHALL...NUNAM IQUA...PITKAS POINT...RUSSIAN MISSION...
GRAYLING...HOLY CROSS...SHAGELUK...ANVIK...FLAT...GALENA...
NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG...RUBY...KOYUKUK...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...
KOBUK...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
118 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2016

...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL

STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA
WILL BRING WET WEATHER TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND THE NORTHWEST
BROOKS RANGE THIS WEEK. TWO OR MORE INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING ON SOUTH
FACING SLOPES. THE RAIN FALLING ON THE REMAINING WINTER SNOWPACK
AND FROZEN GROUND WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS
AND RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL END BY THURSDAY
ON THE SEWARD PENINSULA...BUT MORE RAIN IS POSSIBLE INTO FRIDAY IN
THE BROOKS RANGE.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR LATEST PRODUCTS AND ADDITIONAL UPDATES.
FOR THE LATEST FORECAST...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FAIRBANKS.
Special weather statement, May 9, 2:47 PM AKDT, 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
247 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2016

AKZ207>217-227-101100-
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS-
BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY-
NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA-
SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST-
EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS-
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-YUKON DELTA-
LOWER YUKON VALLEY-LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS-
UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS-UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG...
NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK...
BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK...
PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR...NOME...
WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL...
ELIM...KOYUK...SHAKTOOLIK...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...
TELLER...WALES...DIOMEDE...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...EMMONAK...
ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...
MARSHALL...NUNAM IQUA...PITKAS POINT...RUSSIAN MISSION...
GRAYLING...HOLY CROSS...SHAGELUK...ANVIK...FLAT...GALENA...
NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG...RUBY...KOYUKUK...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...
KOBUK...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
247 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2016

...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THIS WEEK...

STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA
WILL BRING WET WEATHER TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND THE NORTHWEST
BROOKS RANGE THIS WEEK. TWO OR MORE INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING ON SOUTH
FACING SLOPES. THE RAIN FALLING ON THE REMAINING WINTER SNOWPACK
AND FROZEN GROUND WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS
AND RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL END BY THURSDAY
ON THE SEWARD PENINSULA...BUT MORE RAIN IS POSSIBLE INTO FRIDAY IN
THE BROOKS RANGE.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR LATEST PRODUCTS AND ADDITIONAL UPDATES.
FOR THE LATEST FORECAST...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FAIRBANKS.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 4:21 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG48 hr
May 9, 4:25 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG58 hr
May 9, 1:13 PM AKDTFlood WatchAFG4 days
May 9, 3:19 PM AKDTGale WarningAFG24 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.