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Winter Storm Watch 4, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 17, 2017

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this winter storm watch at Dec 17, 2017, 3:19 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 19, 2017, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 17, 2017, 3:19 PM AKST (00:19 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 19, 2017, 6:00 AM AKST
Expired: Dec 18, 2017, 5:39 AM AKST
In force
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Dec 17, 4:54 AM AKST, 10 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 4:54 AM AKST, 10 hours 25 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 17, 2:34 PM AKST, 45 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 17, 3:09 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	13 hr
Dec 18, 3:26 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Dec 18, 3:27 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 18, 3:59 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	59 hr
Dec 18, 5:39 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	10 hr

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Sources

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