Wind Advisory 19, NWS Fairbanks, AK

000 
WWAK73 PAFG 242217
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
217 PM ADT MON MAR 24 2008

AKZ218-250600-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-080325T0600Z/
SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ARCTIC VILLAGE...WISEMAN...COLDFOOT...
CHANDALAR D.O.T. CAMP...INIAKUK LAKE
217 PM ADT MON MAR 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. 

NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE OCCURRING
OVER TERRAIN ABOVE 2000 FEET. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 1 MILE AT
TIMES AS WELL. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO SLOWLY IMPROVE
LATE THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR.

$$

000 
WWAK73 PAFG 250456
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
856 PM ADT MON MAR 24 2008

AKZ218-251400-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-080325T1400Z/
SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ARCTIC VILLAGE...WISEMAN...COLDFOOT...
CHANDALAR D.O.T. CAMP...INIAKUK LAKE
856 PM ADT MON MAR 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT TUESDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE OCCURRING
OVER TERRAIN ABOVE 2000 FEET AND THROUGH PASSES. THESE WINDS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW
1 MILE AT TIMES AS WELL. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO
SLOWLY IMPROVE TUESDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR.

$$

000 
WWAK73 PAFG 251353
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
553 AM ADT TUE MAR 25 2008

AKZ218-251500-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-080325T1400Z/
SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ARCTIC VILLAGE...WISEMAN...COLDFOOT...
CHANDALAR D.O.T. CAMP...INIAKUK LAKE
553 AM ADT TUE MAR 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
417 AM ADT MON MAR 24 2008

.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE NOT IN GOOD AGREEMENT FROM RUN TO RUN AND OFFER UP
VARYING SOLUTIONS AMONGST THE VARIOUS MODELS. ALL OF THIS LEADS TO
CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY BY LATE THIS WEEK.

THE BEST AGREEMENT CONTINUES TO BE WITH AN UPPER RIDGE THAT IS
CURRENTLY GETTING PINCHED OFF TO THE NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND.  BY
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY WEAKEN IN THE
HIGH ARCTIC ABOUT 500 MILES NORTH OF BARROW.  THE MODELS REMAIN
CONSISTENT THAT THIS HIGH WILL REMAIN A DISCERNIBLE FEATURE AND
SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

THE GREATEST UNCERTAINTY IS FOUND FURTHER SOUTH. THE UPPER LOW IN
THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK AND
IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN GIVEN A LACK OF ADDITIONAL COLD AIR AND
JET ENERGY.  MUCH OF THE UNCERTAINTY HINGES ON WHAT EVENTUALLY
HAPPENS JUST SOUTH OF THE STATE...BUT THIS IS WHERE UNCERTAINTY IS
HIGH.  THE ACTIVE SOUTHERN BRANCH OF THE JET WILL LIKELY TAKE
ANOTHER BATCH OF ENERGY INTO THE GULF BY THE WEEKEND WHICH WOULD
EITHER HELP TO RE-ENERGIZE THE EXISTING TROUGH...OR IF THE TROUGH
WEAKENS AND PUSHES OUT IT WILL DEVELOP A NEW TROUGH. IN ANY
CASE...THE PATTERN IS ONE THAT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES NEAR TO A
LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE FOR LATE MARCH. AS THE MAIN JET WILL REMAIN
WELL SOUTH OF THE STATE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. DEPENDING ON JUST HOW THINGS PLAY OUT
BY NEXT WEEKEND SOME SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST ZONES.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ203.

WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ217-AKZ218.

WIND CHILL WARNING FOR AKZ205-AKZ206.

BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ219.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-
PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

CF MAR 08