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Small Craft Advisory 9, NWS Fairbanks, AK

April 23, 2026

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 23, 2026, 3:46 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 23, 2026, 3:46 AM AKDT (11:46 UTC)
Expired: Apr 24, 2026, 3:46 AM 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 Apr 22, 4:21 PM AKDT, 11 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 4:21 PM AKDT, 11 hours 25 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 23, 3:46 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		24 hr
Apr 23, 4:07 AM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	North Slope	4 hr
Apr 23, 4:22 AM AKDT	High Wind Warning	AFG	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	33 hr
Apr 23, 8:31 AM AKDT	Blizzard Warning	AFG	North Slope	6 hr
Apr 23, 2:34 PM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	North Slope	7 hr
Apr 23, 2:43 PM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	Nome Census Area	7 hr
Apr 23, 3:48 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		12 hr
Apr 23, 3:49 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		12 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2026 Every small craft advisory in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.