Storm Warning 10, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FZAK52 PAFG 101226
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NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
326 AM AST THU NOV 10 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.

PKZ299-110330-
326 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE EASTERN RUSSIA AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA WILL BOTH GRADUALLY WEAKEN.

$$

PKZ200-110330-
NORTON SOUND-
326 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-110330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
326 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-110330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
326 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005

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

$$

PKZ220-110330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
326 AM AST THU NOV 10 2005

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

MR/DJH NOV 05

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
245 PM AST TUE NOV 8 2005

.DISCUSSION...
ALOFT...DEEP SUB 500 DM CLOSED LOW WITH LOTS OF
ENERGY ALOFT OVER WESTERN INTERIOR ALASKA WILL RUB UP AGAINST
WESTERN BERING SEA RIDGE AS IT DROPS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THE CLOSED LOW
WILL REMAIN IN THE GULF OF ALASKA LEAVING A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE
INTERIOR AND STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WEST COAST THROUGH
FRIDAY.

SURFACE...ALTHOUGH WELL AWAY FROM NORTHERN ALASKA...STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE DROPPING SOUTH OVER EASTERN SIBERIA COMBINED WITH A
DEEPENING LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PACK ISOBARS TIGHTLY
ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WESTERN ALASKA TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
COLD AIR WILL HOLD FROM FAIRBANKS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND
REMAIN ON THE WEST COAST. LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN
THROUGH FRIDAY AND AT TIMES SEND MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN
INTERIOR. GRADIENTS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX OVER THE WEST COAST BY
THURSDAY.

THE INTERIOR...BIG STORY FOR INTERIOR WILL BE WINDS IN HIGHER
ELEVATIONS CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. THE CULPRIT
IS THE SAME PRESSURE GRADIENT PATTERN ALONG THE WEST COAST
STRETCHING NORTHEAST INTO THE INTERIOR. MOISTURE IN THE FORM OF
SNOW WILL CREEP INTO EASTERN ALASKA AT TIMES. OTHERWISE...DRY
NOVEMBER CONTINUES FOR THE INTERIOR.

THE NORTH SLOPE...PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER WEST COAST AND NORTHERN
INTERIOR ALSO AFFECTING WATERS OF THE NORTH SLOPE WITH GALE FORCE
WINDS SOUTHWEST OF CAPE BEAUFORT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRESSURE GRADIENT
OVER BROOKS RANGE WILL ACCELERATE WINDS THROUGH PASSES SENDING
WIND CHILLS OVER ADVISORY CRITERIA. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE AN ISSUE
IN THE PASSES AND ALONG THE COAST FROM BARROW WESTWARD.

THE WEST COAST...ESPECIALLY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE THE
WEST COAST WILL ACCELERATE WINDS OVER WEST COAST WATERS...EVEN UP
TO STORM WARNING CRITERIA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION HIGH
WINDS WILL PLAGUE NORTH FACING CHUKCHI AND BERING SEASHORES
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DESPITE LOW TO THE SOUTH MOVING
EAST...THE LOW ITSELF WILL STRENGTHEN AND THUS PRESSURE
GRADIENT...AND ALSO WINDS...WILL NOT RELAX UNTIL THURSDAY. WINDS WILL
BE HIGHEST ALONG THE NORTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST INCLUDING
SHISHMAREF...THE BERING STRAIT AND SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...AS WELL
AS THE VILLAGES OF THE YUKON DELTA LIKE EMMANOK AND SCAMMON
BAY...AS WELL AS THE HIGH COUNTRY WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR
WIDE. IN MORE WIND SHELTERED AREAS LIKE NOME...MOMENTUM FROM HIGH
WINDS ALOFT WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH THE SURFACE IN SHORT GUSTY
BURSTS. ONSHORE WINDS OVER OPEN WATERS WILL ALSO GENERATE SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. INLAND SNOW SHOWERS FROM
GALENA SOUTH WILL ALSO OCCUR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW ASSOCIATED WITH
THE UPPER LOW DIVING SOUTH INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.

THE EXTENDED...NO REAL CHANGE IN THE INTERIOR WITH COLD AIR MASS
REMAINING FIRMLY ENTRENCHED. WEST COAST MAY RECEIVE A MODEST
WARMUP WITHOUT MAJOR DOSES OF MOISTURE. NORTH SLOPE WILL NO DOUBT
CONTINUE TO SEE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EXTENDED.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213.

HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ214-AKZ217.

WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ216.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ217.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ206-AKZ220-AKZ221.

BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ226.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-
PKZ230.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225.

STORM WARNING FOR PKZ210.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ230.
&&

JWA NOV 05

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1200 PM AST WED NOV 09 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1154 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  AMBLER                  67.08N 157.92W
11/09/2005  30 MPH                              AK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PIECES OF ROOFING MATERIALS BLOWN OFF BUILDINGS
            OVERNIGHT. AMBLER AIRPORT REPORTED WINDS SUSTAINED 25-30
            MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

&&

JWA