Small Craft Advisory 152, NWS Fairbanks, AK

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
118 PM AST SUN NOV 4 2007

.DISCUSSION...

ALOFT...
WEAK UPPER RIDGING FROM NORTHWEST CANADA INTO THE ALASKA
WILL BREAK DOWN INTO LIGHT WIND FLOW MON...BUT REBUILD
BY TUE NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ALEUTIANS
AND SOUTHERN BERING. THE ACTIVE STORM TRACK WILL CONTINUE
TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS EASTWARD INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA.

SURFACE...
SOUTHERLY GAP WINDS THROUGH ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL
DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY BY MORNING AS SUPPORTIVE UPPER
FLOW WEAKENS. 975 MB LOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING
WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN AROUND AND WEAKEN IN THAT AREA.
SEVERAL WEAK LOWS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE AROUND IN THE
SOUTHERN BERING. DEVELOPING LOW AROUND 600 MILES SOUTH
OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY TUE
AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN A GENERAL INCREASE IN WINDS
OVER THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST AREAS.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ215-PKZ230-PKZ235.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-
PKZ230.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ240-PKZ245.
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RF NOV 07