Gale Warning 73, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FZAK52 PAFG 061225
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
325 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 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.

PKZ299-070330-
325 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 999 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL MOVE SOUTH. 
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL BUILD SOUTH OVER THE WEST
COAST OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. 

$$

PKZ200-070330-
NORTON SOUND-
325 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-070330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
325 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-070330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
325 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-070330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
325 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

DEC 08

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
615 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
THE LONG WAVE PATTERN CONSISTING OF A RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA, A
TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND ANOTHER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN
BERING. THE PATTERN WILL PERSIST TODAY AND THEN BECOME PROGRESSIVE
WITH THE TROUGH MIGRATING TO EASTERN ALASKA BY SUN AND THE BERING
RIDGE MOVING TO WESTERN ALASKA BY SUN. THIS WILL CAUSE CLEARING
SKIES AND COLDER TEMPERATURES TO MOVE EAST ACROSS ALASKA OVER THE
WEEKEND.

HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL MOVE SOUTH
OVER THE ARCTIC COAST SAT...AND MOVE EAST TO THE ALCAN BORDER BY
3PM SUN. THIS IS NOW CAUSING NORTHEAST WINDS AND FLURRIES AND FOG
ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST. AS THE HIGH MOVES OVER THE COAST FLURRIES
AND FOG WILL DECREASE.

A 988 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTH TONIGHT. A WEATHER
FRONT FROM THIS LOW TO NUNIVAK ISLAND TO CIRCLE WILL PERSIST TODAY
AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. THERE WILL
BE 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG THIS FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE WILL
BE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN IN ZONES 214 AND 215 TODAY AS VERY WARM
AIR NOW LIES ALOFT OVER THIS AREA. THERE ARE NE WINDS 20G35KT
BETWEEN THE BROOKS RANGE AND THIS FRONT OVER CHANNELED AREAS WITH
WINDS OF 30G40KT OVER WESTERN CAPES. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THIS AREA AS WELL. WINDS WILL DECREASE
TONIGHT AND SAT.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND SHOW SIMILAR SOLUTIONS.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR AKZ214-AKZ215.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ213-AKZ216-AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ225.
&&

JB DEC 08