Wind Advisory 23, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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WWAK73 PAFG 031510
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
710 AM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

AKZ225-226-032315-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-050904T0200Z/
DENALI-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
710 AM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SECURE
LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND.

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WWAK73 PAFG 032249
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
249 PM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

AKZ225-226-041300-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-050904T1300Z/
DENALI-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
249 PM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT SUNDAY. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SECURE
LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND.

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NORTH ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
230 PM ADT FRI SEP 2 2005

.DISCUSSION...PATTERN ALOFT HAS CLOSED ARCTIC VORTEX CENTERED
500 MILES NORTH OF BARROW...AND A QUASI-ZONAL JET FLOW ACROSS THE
NORTH PACIFIC ROUGHLY ALONG 50N WITH EMBEDDED SHORT WAVE
FEATURES.

A VERTICALLY STACKED 990MB LOW WAS JUST SOUTHWEST OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND LATE THIS MORNING AND WAS MOVING TOWARD BRISTOL
BAY. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN SOME AS IT CROSSES INTO THE WESTERN
GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS ON BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW
WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE WEST COAST. WE EXPECT GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH SKOOKUM PASS IN PUBLIC ZONE 210...AS WELL AS A GALE
WARNING TONIGHT FOR MARINE AREA PKZ210.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH
SATURDAY AS THE LOW CONTINUES PULLS AWAY AND WEAKENS.
PRECIPITATION FROM THIS FEATURE WILL BE CONFINED SOUTH OF THE
ARCTIC CIRCLE AS IT TRACKS FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE WEEKEND.
AIRMASS IS WARM ENOUGH TO ENSURE ALL PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS
SNOW DOWN AT THE INHABITED ELEVATIONS.

A 996MB LOW WEST OF BANKS ISLAND HAS A TRAILING COLD FRONT DOWN TO
KOTZEBUE. THIS LOW IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SHORTWAVE 500MB TROUGH
ROTATING AROUND THE 500MB VORTEX OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC. SOME
PRECIPITATION LINGERING ALONG THE TRAILING FRONT TONIGHT...BUT BY
SATURDAY THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY AND THE CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION DIMINISH.

ANOTHER FEATURE ASSOCIATED WITH A SHORTWAVE ROTATING AROUND THE
HIGH ARCTIC 500MB LOW IS A COLD FRONT SWEEPING DOWN TO THE ARCTIC
COAST TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL THEN LINGER ALONG THE NORTH SLOPE
SATURDAY BEFORE PUSHING ONTO THE BROOKS RANGE SUNDAY. THE FRONT
WILL ONLY MAKE SLOW PROGRESS BECAUSE IT IS ORIENTED ROUGHLY
PARALLEL TO THE UPPER LEVEL STEERING FLOW. AIRMASS ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS FRONT IS COLDER...AND WILL ALLOW FOR SOME SNOW EVEN DOWN
AT SEA LEVEL.  YET ANOTHER SHORT WAVE FEATURE MAY SWING DOWN
TOWARD THE NORTH SLOPE FROM THE HIGH ARCTIC ON MONDAY...THIS
SUBTLE FEATURE DOESNT APPEAR TO BE PARTICULARLY STRONG.

.HYDRO...DO NOT EXPECT ENOUGH RAINFALL FROM THE LOW MOVING FROM
THE BERING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TO CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS.
.FIRE WEATHER...NONE. TODAY IS LAST DAY OF ROUTINE FIRE WEATHER
PLANNING FORECASTS FOR NORTHERN ALASKA.

.AFG WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY ZONES 210...225...226.
MARINE...GALE WARNING PKZ210 DIMINISHING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY PKZ200...PKZ235...PKZ240.

ES SEP 05