Blizzard Warning 17, NWS Fairbanks, AK

000 
WWAK42 PAFG 130012
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
312 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

AKZ208-130300-
/X.EXA.PAFG.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081213T0300Z/
LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS-
INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE
312 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING.

EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON AS A STRONG WEATHER FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE CHUKCHI
SEA. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW LOCALLY TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
IS EXPECTED. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT
MOVES EAST AND THE SNOW TAPERS TO FLURRIES AND THE WIND GRADUALLY
DIMINISHES.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ209-130300-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081213T0300Z/
BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY-
INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK
312 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS A
STRONG WEATHER FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA. THE STRONG
WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW LOCALLY TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST AND THE
SNOW TAPERS TO FLURRIES AND THE WIND GRADUALLY DIMINISHES.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

$$

AKZ207-130300-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0067.081213T1500Z-081214T0300Z/
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-081213T0300Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
312 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN NORTHWARD...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST
SATURDAY FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN NORTHWARD...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN NORTHWARD.

SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG
WEATHER FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA. THE STRONG WINDS
COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
SNOW LOCALLY TO ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE BY EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST AND THE SNOW TAPERS TO
FLURRIES AND THE WIND GRADUALLY DIMINISHES.

WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING AS A SECOND WEATHER
FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH NORTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH OF
THE DAY SATURDAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ON SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

$$

000 
WWAK42 PAFG 130239
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
539 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

AKZ208-209-130345-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081213T0300Z/
LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS-
BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY-
INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...
NOORVIK
539 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

$$

AKZ207-131500-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-081213T0300Z/
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0067.081213T1500Z-081214T0300Z/
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
539 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
AKST SATURDAY FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN NORTHWARD...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN NORTHWARD.

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE DIMINISHED. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE
AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING AS ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION.
SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH NORTH OF
CAPE KRUSENSTERN WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY. SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES ON SATURDAY AS WELL.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING. 

$$
RT DEC 08

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
418 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

.DISCUSSION...
THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE ALONG THE WEST
COAST AS WELL AS THE ARCTIC COAST FROM BARROW WEST.

WEST COAST...A 988 MB LOW JUST WEST OF GULF OF ANADYR WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TODAY. THE OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
LOW WILL PUSH TO THE BERING STRAIT AND Y-K DELTA THIS MORNING AND
WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS IT PUSHES EAST
INTO A RIDGE ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR. MOST OF THE WEST COAST
ZONES WILL PICK UP 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY. THE SNOW IS NOW
ENDING ACROSS SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WILL TAPER BACK TO
FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST TODAY AS THE FRONT
PUSHES INLAND. A DEEP CLOSED LOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS
CENTRAL RUSSIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH A FAST JET UNDERNEATH
THAT WILL STRETCH FROM EAST ASIA INTO EASTERN RUSSIA. THIS WILL
ALLOW ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS TO PASS TO THE WEST OF THE STATE AND WILL
KEEP A MODERATE TO STRONG SW FLOW ALONG THE WEST COAST WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. A
SYSTEM LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK MAY SEND ANOTHER
OCCLUSION ACROSS THE WEST COAST WITH MORE SNOW...AND POSSIBLY SOME
LIQUID PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST ZONES. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE THIS WEEKEND.

INTERIOR...RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS.  A WEAK MID LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN
INTERIOR THIS MORNING WILL LIFT OUT TODAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS
IN FROM THE WEST. THERE IS STILL SOME SEMBLANCE OF A TROUGH AT
LOWER LEVELS WHICH MAY KEEP SOME CLOUDS AROUND...BUT THE GENERAL
TREND TODAY SHOULD BE FOR DECREASING CLOUDS. THE WEST COAST
OCCLUSION WILL BARELY LIMP INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR THIS EVENING
AS IT BECOMES RAGGED AND DISSIPATES TONIGHT. THIS MAY PRODUCE A
LITTLE LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES IN PARTS OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR
THIS EVENING. A LARGE UPPER RIDGE THEN EXPANDS ACROSS THE INTERIOR
THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME MILD AIR ALOFT. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS HAVE
850 MB TEMPS UP TO AROUND 0C BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT FAIRBANKS.
THIS WILL SET UP SOME VERY STRONG INVERSIONS OVER THE WEEKEND WITH
TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO CLIMB INTO THE 20S AND PERHAPS EVEN CLOSE
TO FREEZING ON THE HILLS...BUT WILL LIKELY STRUGGLE TO GET MUCH
ABOVE ZERO IN THE VALLEYS.

NORTH SLOPE...THE BERING FRONT WILL PUSH EAST TO THE WESTERN ARCTIC
COAST TODAY WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.  AS THE
UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFIES ACROSS THE INTERIOR THIS WEEKEND IT WILL BRING
A MUCH MILDER REGIME TO THE ARCTIC COAST WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST LOW
LEVEL FLOW...AND PERHAPS ENOUGH WIND FOR SOME BLOWING SNOW ISSUES.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ211-AKZ213-AKZ214.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235.
&&

CB DEC 08