Gale Warning 35, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FZAK51 PAFG 281112
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
312 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

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.

PKZ298-290215-
312 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1030 MB HIGH NEAR 80N 155W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY
WEAKEN INTO THE WEEKEND. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER INTERIOR
ALASKA. 

$$

PKZ225-290215-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
312 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-290215-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
312 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING.
BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT SUBSIDING.
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ235-290215-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
312 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT MID DAY. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-290215-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
312 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-290215-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
312 AM ADT SAT APR 28 2007

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

TF/RL APR 07

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
128 PM ADT FRI APR 27 2007

.DISCUSSION...
LARGE SCALE PATTERN REMAINS FAIRLY STAGNANT AND UNORGANIZED FOR
NORTHERN ALASKA AS THE MAIN STORM TRACK LIES OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC. A FEW WEAK FEATURES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AROUND AND
CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED PRECIP.

NORTH SLOPE...A 1028 MB HIGH CONTINUES TO WEAKEN IN THE HIGH
ARCTIC...AS IT DOES SO WINDS WILL DIMINISH ALONG THE NORTH
SLOPE...THE QUESTION IS EXACTLY WHEN AS THE MODELS TEND TO WEAKEN
THESE FEATURES TOO QUICKLY. WINDS HAVE BEEN STRONG ENOUGH ALL
MORNING TO FORCE AN EXTENSION OF THE BLSN ADVISORY INTO THE
AFTERNOON. LOOKS LIKE THE WINDS WILL FINALLY SLOW ENOUGH THIS
EVENING TO SETTLE THE BLOWING SNOW AND INCREASE VIS ABOVE IFR
CONDITIONS.

INTERIOR...AN OLD OCCLUSION FROM A GULF OF ALASKA LOW IS PROVIDING
JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE TO OVERRUN A DRY COLD FRONT STALLING JUST
SOUTH OF FAIRBANKS. THIS SET UP WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS....HEAVY AT TIMES...OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR THROUGH
THE EVENING.

WEST COAST...WEAK SHORTWAVES IN THE WEAK FLOW ALOFT MIGHT BE ABLE
TO PRODUCE A LITTLE SNOW SOUTH OF THE SEWARD PEN...A FEW FLURRIES
MAY WORK THEIR WAY UP INTO NOME THIS EVENING BUT MOST OF THE ENERGY
REMAINS TO THE SOUTH IN NORTON SOUND. LOW OFFSHORE STRATUS WILL
CONTINUE TO PLAGUE THE WEST COAST OVERNIGHT FROM KOTZEBUE SOUTH.

LONG RANGE...PATTERN REMAINS FAIRLY STAGNANT OVER NORTHERN ALASKA.
A FEW ORGANIZED SYSTEMS WILL MOVE TO OUR SOUTH AND STIR THINGS UP
NEXT WEEK IN THE SOUTHERN ZONES ALONG THE WEST COAST. SOME
CONVECTIVE PRECIP COULD BE POSSIBLE MID WEEK OVER THE INTERIOR.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
COOLER TEMPS AND DIMINISHING WINDS WILL KEEP RH A BIT HIGHER...THO
ATMS REMAINS PRETTY DRY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
BREAKUP CONTINUES TO BE RATHER GENTLE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ203.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ230.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ230-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

PKA APR 07