Brisk Wind Advisory 124, NWS Fairbanks, AK

NORTH ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
230 PM ADT TUE APR 26 2005

.DISCUSSION...
LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHES FROM IDAHO TO THE YUKON.
THIS RIDGE WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST AND CUTOFF OVER THE BROOKS RANGE
AT ABOUT 580 DAM OR SO BY THURSDAY AND REMAIN STATIONARY INTO
THE WEEKEND. FREEZING LEVELS WILL RISE TO NEAR 10000 FEET UNDER
THIS RIDGE WITH RECORD SETTING HIGH TEMPERATURES AS WELL AS
RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURES LIKELY AT MANY STATIONS ACROSS
INTERIOR ALASKA THIS WEEK. ASIDE FROM SOME CIRRUS CLOUDS WAFTING
OVERHEAD FROM TIME TO TIME THE SKIES OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL
BE MOSTLY CLEAR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

AN OCCLUSION MOVING NORTH INTO THE BERING ON WEDNESDAY WILL SCRAPE
OUR WEST COAST WITH SOME CLOUDS BUT PRECIPITATION WILL BE
RELEGATED TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER
THE STATE BLOCKS ANY EASTWARD PROGRESS. WINDS WILL INCREASE
TONIGHT OVER THE YUKON DELTA AND NORTHWARD TO THE SEWARD PENN
AND KOTZEBUE SOUND DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...DECREASING DURING
THE DAY ON THURSDAY AS OCCLUSION MOVES AWAY TO THE NORTHWEST.

SKIES WILL REMAIN FAIR OVER THE NORTH SLOPE WITH PATCHY FOG
POSSIBLE EACH MORNING. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL INCREASE
A LITTLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WEST OF BARROW AND MAY
GET TO MINIMAL ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR CAPE LISBURNE. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM TO NEAR FREEZING DURING THE DAY ALONG THE COAST AND INTO
THE 40S INLAND WITH THE RIDGE OVERHEAD.

.HYDRO...WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE RAPID SNOW MELT RESULTING
IN INCREASED FLOODING THREAT FOR AREA TRIBUTARIES. FLOOD WATCH FOR
THE TANANA NEAR SALCHA CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY AND THE ADVISORY
FOR KOKOMO CREEK NEAR 38 MILE STEESE HIGHWAY HAS BEEN EXTENDED
THROUGH NOON FRIDAY AS HIGH WATER CONTINUES THERE.

.FIRE WEATHER...EXPECT HUMIDITIES TO DROP EACH AFTERNOON TO
15 TO 30 PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR UNDER THE RIDGE
ALOFT. WINDS WILL INCREASE A LITTLE OVER INTERIOR RIDGES THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...REMAINING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

.AFG WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH...ZONE 222 TANANA RIVER NEAR SALCHA
         FLOOD ADVISORY...ZONE 222 NEAR 38 MI STEESE HIGHWAY
MARINE...BRISK WIND ADVISORY...9A/B...10A/B...11A

ABE APR 05