Small Craft Advisory 39, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
259 AM ADT SAT JUL 9 2005

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.

PKZ299-100000-
259 AM ADT SAT JUL 9 2005

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A COLD FRONT IN THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT SAT
AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO SUN.

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PKZ200-100000-
/X.CAN.PAFG.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-050710T0000Z/
/X.ROU.PAFG.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORTON SOUND-
259 AM ADT SAT JUL 9 2005

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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PKZ210-100000-
/X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-050710T1200Z/
DALL POINT TO WALES-
259 AM ADT SAT JUL 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG.
.SUN...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

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PKZ215-100000-
/X.ROU.PAFG.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
259 AM ADT SAT JUL 9 2005

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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PKZ220-100000-
/X.CAN.PAFG.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-050709T1800Z/
/X.ROU.PAFG.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
259 AM ADT SAT JUL 9 2005

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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RF/DA JUL 05

NORTH ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
600 AM ADT FRI JUL 8 2005

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER AIR...516 DM LOW CENTERED 400 MILES NORTHWEST OF WRANGEL
ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND BE 140 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW AT
4 PM ADT SUN. THE LOW WILL COVER ALL OF NORTHERN ALASKA AT THAT
TIME THEN IT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND BE CENTERED NEAR 79N/120W TUE
EVENING.

SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE NORTHWEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE
DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH UPPER LEVEL LOW. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT NEAR
BARROW TO KOTZEBUE SOUND WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE OVER THE
EASTERN BROOKS RANGE TONIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS
NORTHWEST ALASKA SAT AND EXTEND FROM BARROW TO NORTON SOUND SAT
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE EASTERN INTERIOR BY SUN
AFTERNOON. FAST ZONAL FLOW ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA WILL MAKE TIMING
OF SHORT WAVES DIFFICULT FROM SUN ONWARD. HIGH PRESSURE MAY START
BUILDING BACK OVER THE INTERIOR BY MON NIGHT.

NORTH SLOPE...RAIN SHOWERS WILL OCCUR WITH FRONTS MOVING EAST
ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE FRONTAL PASSAGES
WILL CAUSE CHANGING WIND DIRECTIONS WITH NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS AT
TIMES OVER MARINE AREAS. A LITTLE SNOW MAY MIX IN WITH THE RAIN
OVER THE CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST SUN NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
MAY BUILD OVER THE NORTH SLOPE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEST COAST...RAIN SHOWERS WILL OCCUR AS FRONTS MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MOST OF THE SHOWERS WILL OCCUR FROM
NORTON SOUND NORTHWARD. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA
AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL CAUSE A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES BREAKING OUT OVER THE SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND WATERS THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY SPREADING TO
NORTON SOUND SAT. FOG WILL CONTINUE FOR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND.

INTERIOR...CHANCES OF RAIN WILL INCREASE AND BECOME WIDESPREAD
ACROSS THE INTERIOR THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS FRONTS MOVE EAST ACROSS
THE INTERIOR. CHANCE OF RAIN WILL DIMINISH TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS BACK OVER THE AREA.

.HYDRO...NO WATCHES...WARNINGS...OR ADVISORIES IN EFFECT...THOUGH
UPCOMING AREAS OF RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED.

.FIRE WEATHER...THE BEST CHANCE FOR INTERIOR FIRE AREAS TO RECEIVE
A WETTING RAIN WILL BE ON SUN.

.AFG WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY:
            ZONE 219 UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY
            ZONE 220 YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS
         DENSE FOG ADVISORY ZONE 213 ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING
            STRAIT COAST
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ZONE 210 DALL POINT TO WALES

DA JUL 05