Gale Warning 37, NWS Fairbanks, AK

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
533 AM AST SAT MAR 18 2006

.DISCUSSION...
ALOFT...LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC...CENTERED
600 MILES NORTH OF BARROW...WILL MOVE NORTH OF 80N THIS EVENING
THEN CONTINUE NORTH TO NEAR THE NORTH POLE BY MON AFTERNOON. BROAD
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WEST COAST
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON.

SURFACE...A 989 MB LOW 360 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE
INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE ALASKA RANGE MON TO OVER THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE MON EVENING.
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL DEEPEN TO 987
MB TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE ALASKA RANGE MON. A
1050 MB LOW CENTERED NORTHEAST OF MACKENZIE BAY WILL MOVE NORTH OF
80N THIS AFTERNOON.

NORTH SLOPE...MODERATE TO STRONG EAST WINDS PRODUCED BY TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG ARCTIC HIGH AND BERING SEA LOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON. WINDS SHOULD BECOME LIGHT ON TUE AND
CONTINUE LIGHT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN COLD FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER WEEK.

WEST COAST...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...NORTON
SOUND...AND THE YUKON DELTA WILL CONTINUE TODAY THEN BECOME REINFORCED
TONIGHT BY ANOTHER LOW MOVING EAST BETWEEN THE PRIBILOFS AND SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST ON MON AS THE LOW
MOVES FURTHER EAST.

INTERIOR...BERING SEA LOW WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES TO THE
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR TODAY. GULF OF ALASKA LOW WILL BRING SNOW
SHOWERS TO THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE TODAY THROUGH SUN. LIGHT
SNOW MAY SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE INTERIOR SUN AFTERNOON TO SUN
EVENING. PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE AND LOW
OVER THE BERING SEA WILL CAUSE LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS
OF THE INTERIOR THROUGH THE WEEK END.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ223-AKZ224.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ203.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ202-AKZ204-AKZ205-AKZ206-AKZ214-
AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ240-PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-
PKZ235.
&&

DA MAR 06