Wind Advisory 26, NWS Fairbanks, AK

000 
WWAK73 PAFG 010434
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
734 PM AST FRI NOV 30 2007

AKZ219-221-011500-
/X.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0008.071201T0434Z-071201T1500Z/
UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
INCLUDING...ALLAKAKET...HUGHES...BETTLES...CARIBOU MOUNTAIN...
GOBBLERS KNOB...NENANA...ANDERSON...TANANA...MINTO...
MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...RAMPART...LAKE MINCHUMINA...LIVENGOOD
734 PM AST FRI NOV 30 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY ON 
THE HILLS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY. 

EAST WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 50 MPH ON THE HILLS TONIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. 

$$

AKZ225-011500-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-071201T1500Z/
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA
734 PM AST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY IN
PASSES...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 55 MPH IN PASSES. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH TOWARD MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 55 MPH ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND BY THE WIND.

$$

000 
WWAK73 PAFG 011355
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
455 AM AST SAT DEC 1 2007

AKZ219-221-011500-
/X.CAN.PAFG.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071201T1500Z/
UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
INCLUDING...ALLAKAKET...HUGHES...BETTLES...CARIBOU MOUNTAIN...
GOBBLERS KNOB...NENANA...ANDERSON...TANANA...MINTO...
MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...RAMPART...LAKE MINCHUMINA...LIVENGOOD
455 AM AST SAT DEC 1 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 


$$

AKZ225-011500-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-071201T1500Z/
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA
455 AM AST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 


$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
601 AM AST FRI NOV 30 2007

.DISCUSSION...
A HIGH AMPLITUDE LONG WAVE PATTERN CONSISTING OF A DEEP TROUGH
OVER THE BERING SEA AND NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND A STRONG RIDGE OVER
ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE PATTERN WILL SHIFT
TO A REX BLOCK MON AS A DEEP LOW ALOFT OVER NORTHWEST CANADA
RETROGRADES WEST OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA. THIS WILL SHIFT THE CURRENT
STRONG WARM SOUTH FLOW ALOFT OVER NORTHERN ALASKA TO A COLDER EAST
FLOW LATE SUN AND MON.

A 967 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY TODAY AND
MOVE NORTHWEST INTO RUSSIA TONIGHT. THE OCCLUDED FRONT WITH THIS
LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO RUSSIA TODAY.
THIS IS BRINGING RAIN AND SOUTHEAST GALES TO MOST OF THE WEST
COAST TODAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN INLAND.

A FRONTAL WAVE THAT IS DEVELOPING NOW SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AND TO WEST
OF ANADYR FRI NIGHT WITH THE TRAILING FRONT OVER THE EASTERN
BERING. THIS FRONTAL WAVE WILL BOOST WIND STRENGTH TO STORM FORCE
THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF THE AREA SOUTH OF THE BERING STRAIT.
THIS HAS LEAD TO HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THE WEST COAST SOUTH OF
THE BERING STRAIT AND TO HEAVY SURF FOR SOUTHEAST FACING BEACHES
IN ZONES 211 AND 213. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DECREASE SAT AS THE LOW
MOVES EAST AND THE GRADIENT WEAKENS RAPIDLY.

THE BERING LOWS ARE COMBINED WITH A 1048 MB HIGH OVER THE
BEAUFORT SEA TO PRODUCE STRONG EAST WINDS ACROSS THE ARCTIC SLOPE.
THIS IS PRODUCING GUSTS TO 40 TO 60 MPH AND AREAS OF LOW
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW FROM PRUDHOE BAY WEST. THE WINDS AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL DECREASE FRI NIGHT AS THE GRADIENT EASES.

OVER THE INTERIOR...EAST WINDS TO 30 MPH IN AREAS THAT CHANNEL
FROM THE EAST WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND DECREASE SLOWLY TONIGHT AND
SAT. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUN AND MON AS THE COLD
ADVECTION WORKS IN FROM THE EAST.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...
HEAVY SURF TODAY ZONES 211 AND 213 ALONG SOUTHEAST FACING BEACHES.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR AKZ209-AKZ210.

HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ211-AKZ213.

WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ215-AKZ216.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ215-AKZ216.

BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-
PKZ240.

STORM WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

JB NOV 07