Brisk Wind Advisory 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK

000
FZAK52 PAFG 132157
CWFWCZ

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1257 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008

NORTHWESTERN 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.

PKZ299-141500-
1257 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 966 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MON WILL MOVE TO THE YUKON
DELTA TUE AND WEAKEN TO 974 MB.

$$

PKZ200-141500-
NORTON SOUND-
1257 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT.  
.WED...SW WINDS 25 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT.  
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT.  
.FRI...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-141500-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
1257 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. E WINDS 
20 KT TO THE EAST. 
.MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT.  
.WED...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT.  
.THU...E WINDS 40 KT.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-141500-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
1257 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT.  
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-141500-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
1257 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT.  
.TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT.  
.WED...NW WINDS 30 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT.  
.THU...NE WINDS 35 KT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 40 KT.  

$$

ES/RF JAN 08

000
FZAK52 PAFG 141126
CWFWCZ

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
226 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008

NORTHWESTERN 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.

PKZ299-150000-
226 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 953 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MON MORNING WILL MOVE TO
THE YUKON DELTA TUE AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 973 MB.

$$

PKZ200-150000-
NORTON SOUND-
226 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH
TONIGHT...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-150000-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
226 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT.  
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT.  
.FRI...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-150000-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
226 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 30 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.  
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT.  
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT.  
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-150000-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
226 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT.  
.WED...N WINDS 30 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT.  
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT.  
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RL/DA JAN 08

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
559 AM AST SUN JAN 13 2008

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER AIR: SATELLITE THIS MORNING SHOWS ALASKA BECOMING CONNECTED
TO NEARLY TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM 2500 MILES AWAY OVER THE CENTRAL
PACIFIC. ON MONDAY NIGHT A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING SOUTH FROM THE
BERING SEA ALONG 175 EAST LONGITUDE TO NEAR 25 NORTH LATITUDE WILL
STEER THE MOISTURE NORTHEASTWARD TO ALASKA. ON MONDAY...A RIDGE
OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL DEVELOP EAST OF THE TROUGH. ON TUESDAY
MORNING...A 491 DM LOW NEAR SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA WILL BE
HEADED NORTHEAST TO FLATTEN THE RIDGE. DURING THE SECOND HALF OF
THE WEEK...RESIDUAL MOISTURE ALOFT OVER MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA
WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS A MUCH HIGHER AMPLITUDE RIDGE DEVELOPS.

SURFACE: LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA TODAY. ANOTHER LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST
GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE EAST INTO CANADA TONIGHT.
STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA WILL SEND AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. AT 3 PM AST MONDAY...A 961 MB LOW WILL BE ABOUT
800 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NOME. THE LOW WILL BE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH OF NOME. THE LOW
WILL WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY AS IT CONTINUES NORTHEAST OVER INLAND
ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MORE LOW PRESSURE WILL
THREATEN THE EASTERN BERING SEA NEXT WEEKEND...BUT INTERIOR ALASKA
WILL BE PROTECTED FROM THE LOW BY A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH.

NORTH SLOPE: THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OBSERVED THUS FAR THIS
WINTER FOR NORTHERN ALASKA APPEAR TO BE CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTH
SLOPE. THE NUIQSUT AREA AND INLAND HAVE BEEN REPORTING
TEMPERATURES IN THE THE 50S BELOW THIS WEEKEND. UMIAT REPORTED 55
BELOW LAST EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD THROUGH
TUESDAY...THEN SOME WARMING IS LIKELY IN SOUTH FLOW EAST OF BERING
SEA LOW...THOUGH ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...INCREASING EAST WINDS
WILL MAKE IT FEEL JUST AS COLD AS IT IS THIS WEEKEND. MORE
SIGNIFICANT WARMING MAY OCCUR AT WEEKS END AND FOR THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND AS HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE DEVELOPS. ONLY FLURRIES ARE
EXPECTED THIS WEEK WITH MOISTURE REMAINING MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF
THE NORTH SLOPE.

WEST COAST: INCREASING CLOUDS AND EAST WINDS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT
OVER THE SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AREA THEN SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE
WEST COAST AREA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN MIXING IN
WITH THE EAST WINDS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH BLOWING SNOW AND
LOW VISIBILITY RESULTING IN POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL WILL BE OVER THE NULATO HILLS AS MOISTURE UPSLOPES TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT. IMPROVEMENT IS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY WITH LOW
PRESSURE MOVING INLAND AND WEAKENING. LONGER LIVED WINDS MAY START
UP ON THURSDAY AND LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

INTERIOR: CLEARING OVER PARTS OF THE INTERIOR WILL OCCUR TONIGHT
AND MONDAY AS RIDGE DEVELOPS TO THE EAST OF BERING SEA LOW
PRESSURE. THIS WILL MEAN COLDER TEMPERATURES FOR AREAS WHICH HAVE
MANAGED TO REMAIN CLOUDY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. SOUTHERLY
FLOW DEVELOPING MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WILL PUT AN END TO
THESE COLD TEMPERATURES. SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH BERING SEA LOW
PRESSURE WILL BE MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN...CENTRAL... AND
NORTHERN INTERIOR BEGINNING TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST
INTERIOR MAY BE BLOCKED FROM SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS BY THE
ALASKA RANGE. ANY BLOCKED AREAS MAY PICK UP SOME ACCUMULATION ON
WEDNESDAY AS THE FLOW BECOMES SOUTHWEST OR WEST. MOISTURE WILL
DISSIPATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH DEVELOPING RIDGE. THE RIDGE
WILL BECOME VERY HIGH AMPLITUDE DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND
RESULTING IN DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE INTERIOR.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

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

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ224.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.
&&

DA JAN 08