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Small Craft Advisory 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 9, 2021, 4:28 AM AKDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2021, 4:28 AM AKDT (12:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2021, 2:05 PM AKDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
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750 FZAK52 PAFG 091228 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 428 AM AKDT Fri Apr 9 2021 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. PKZ299-100215- 428 AM AKDT Fri Apr 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure over the Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait, and Eastern Bering Sea will weaken slightly through Saturday. Low pressure moving into the western Bering Sea today will push a weather front into the Yukon Delta on Saturday. $$ PKZ200-100215- Norton Sound- 428 AM AKDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-100215- Dall Point to Wales- 428 AM AKDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SUN...NE winds 40 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .MON...N winds 35 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-100215- Kotzebue Sound- 428 AM AKDT Fri Apr 9 2021 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt becoming E. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-100215- Wales to Cape Thompson- 428 AM AKDT Fri Apr 9 2021 .TODAY...W winds 5 kt becoming SE. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. $$ Apr 21
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288 FZAK52 PAFG 092205 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 205 PM AKDT Fri Apr 9 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-101430- 205 PM AKDT Fri Apr 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure over the Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait, and Eastern Bering Sea will weaken and shift eastward tonight. Low pressure moving into the western Bering Sea this afternoon will push a weather front into the Yukon Delta on Saturday. $$ PKZ200-101430- Norton Sound- 205 PM AKDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-101430- Dall Point to Wales- 205 PM AKDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-101430- Kotzebue Sound- 205 PM AKDT Fri Apr 9 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-101430- Wales to Cape Thompson- 205 PM AKDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. $$ Apr 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 6:31 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 5 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:18 AM AKDT | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:28 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Apr 9, 1:50 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Apr 9, 1:51 PM AKDT | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:05 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:45 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 67 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:45 PM AKDT | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:45 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 70 hr | |
| Apr 9, 2:45 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 70 hr |
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