Gale Warning 103, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FZAK51 PAFG 241110
CWFNSB

ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
210 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005

ARCTIC 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.

PKZ298-250215-
210 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY.

$$

PKZ225-250215-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
210 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. BLOWING
SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. BLOWING
SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ230-250215-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
210 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-250215-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
210 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-250215-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
210 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SNOW.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-250215-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
210 AM AST THU NOV 24 2005

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. SNOW.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RF/DA NOV 05

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
513 AM AST WED NOV 23 2005

.DISCUSSION...

ALOFT...501 DM LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER BETHEL STRETCHES
FROM NORTH OF BARROW TO WELL SOUTH OF COLD BAY IN THE PACIFIC AND
COVERS THE AREA BETWEEN A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TO
ANOTHER RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA. THE LOW WILL DRIFT A LITTLE
EAST AND BE CENTERED JUST WEST OF ANCHORAGE ON SATURDAY. THE RIDGE
TO THE WEST WILL BE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND THE RIDGE TO
THE EAST WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO A CLOSED LOW OVER FAR NORTHERN
CANADA. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK THE RIDGE TO THE WEST MAY MOVE SOUTHEAST AND
BE SOUTH OF THE LOW WHICH WILL FORCE THE LOW NORTHWARD OVER
NORTHERN ALASKA.

SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE
INLAND OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS MORNING THEN EXIT THE STATE
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE
NORTH OVER THE GULF ALONG LONGITUDE 140 WEST TONIGHT AND BE OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THURSDAY EVENING THEN EXIT THE STATE EAST OF
THE ALASKA RANGE FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OF
MACKENZIE BAY FRIDAY NIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEK END. WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF THE ARCTIC COAST...MUCH OF NORTHERN ALASKA WILL BE UNDER WEAK
FLOW SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NORTH SLOPE...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHEASTERN BROOK
RANGE SHOULD END BY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL START OVER MOST THE
AREA EAST OF BARROW TODAY THEN BEGIN TAPERING OFF ON THURSDAY AS
LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH OVER CANADA THEN NORTH OF BRISTOL BAY. UP
TO 3 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE. ON FRIDAY...A SIMILAR LOW MAY
SPREAD A ROUND OF LIGHTER SNOW OVER THE AREA. BY SUNDAY...WINDS
WILL LIGHTEN AND SNOW WILL TAPER TO JUST A FEW FLURRIES.

WEST COAST...NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW OVER SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND AND GALES FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA TO THE
SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...SOME LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW MAY FALL EAST OF THE NULATO HILLS TODAY AND
TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA.
A LITTLE MORE SNOW MAY FALL ON FRIDAY AS A SIMILAR LOW MOVES OUT
OF THE GULF. NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY THEN A PERIOD OF
DRY AND SEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR THROUGH MONDAY.

INTERIOR...MOIST AIR SPREADING NORTH AND WEST OVER THE INTERIOR
TODAY WILL LOOSE ITS MOISTURE IN THE ARCTIC AIR MASS. THE
RESPONSIBLE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO CANADA THIS
EVENING WITH SNOW ENDING OVER ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST. MAXIMUM
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE JUST BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. A
SECOND LOW WILL FOLLOW MUCH THE SAME PATH THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY...BUT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER. BY FRIDAY
EVENING...THE INTERIOR WILL WILL BE UNDER A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN
WHICH WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ206.

BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ213.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ225.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220.
&&

DA NOV 05