Wind Chill Warning 6, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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WWAK41 PAFG 070524
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
824 PM AST TUE MAR 6 2007

AKZ201-070630-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070307T0600Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
824 PM AST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL WARNING. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 15 MPH AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
LESS THAN THAT THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

$$

AKZ203-071330-
/X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-070307T2100Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
824 PM AST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST
WEDNESDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS TO 15 MPH WITH WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILLS OF 50 BELOW ZERO WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS...BE
PREPARED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.

$$

AKZ204-071330-
/X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-070307T1500Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
824 PM AST TUE MAR 6 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY.

NORTHEAST WINDS TO 15 MPH WITH WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILLS OF 50 BELOW ZERO WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS...BE
PREPARED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.

$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
505 AM AST TUE MAR 6 2007

.DISCUSSION...

ALOFT...
GFS AND ECMWF UPPER AIR PROGS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
THROUGH SUNDAY. A COLD LONG WAVE TROUGH POSITION WILL
BE MAINTAINED OVER NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE TROUGH AXIS WILL MIGRATE TO THE EASTERN PART OF
NORTHERN ALASKA SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. VERY COLD AIR
ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHERN ALASKA INTO MONDAY.
SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE MAINLY DEPENDENT ON
WIND AND CLOUD COVER.

SURFACE...
A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST ALONG
THE ALASKA RANGE INTO THE WEEKEND...INSURING THE
CONTINUATION OF LOCALLY BRISK NORTH WINDS THROUGH
ALASKA RANGE PASSES.

WINDS OVER HIGHER SUMMITS IN ZONES 220-221-222 HAVE
DIMINISHED A LITTLE SINCE YESTERDAY BUT LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HILLS THIS MORNING IN ZONES 221-222
AND LIKELY MOST OF THE DAY OVER THE HIGHER SUMMITS IN
ZONE 220. TEMPERATURES OVER THE HILLS SHOULD MODERATE
A LITTLE THIS AFTERNOON AS CLOUDS THICKEN.

IN ZONE 201...EAST WINDS TO 20 MPH FROM ICY CAPE NORTH
ARE LIKELY TO DIMINISH TO BELOW 15 MPH BY EVENING. WIND
CHILL WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN PART OF ZONE 201 WILL
BE EXTENDED TO 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

IN ZONE 202...WIND SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH WILL ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH WIND CHILL
TO AROUND 50 BELOW.

TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS OVER THE WEST COAST AND
NORTHERN BERING WILL BRING NORTH WINDS UP TO AROUND 30 KT
IN MARINE ZONES 200-210-220 WEDNESDAY...WITH GALES IN
ZONE 210 WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOWERING TEMPERATURES COMBINED
WITH THE INCREASING WINDS COULD GENERATE WIND CHILL
DOWN TO -40 ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST TONIGHT.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ202-AKZ204-AKZ221-AKZ225-AKZ226.

WIND CHILL WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ220.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ222.
&&

RF MAR 07