Wind Advisory 24, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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WWAK73 PAFG 250502
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
902 PM ADT THU APR 24 2008

AKZ226-251400-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0024.080425T1400Z-080426T0200Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
902 PM ADT THU APR 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM ADT FRIDAY
THROUGH PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM ADT FRIDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE LATE TONIGHT.
GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THROUGH PASSES WEST OF THE TOK
CUTOFF EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH OR
GREATER ARE EXPECTED.

$$

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WWAK73 PAFG 251208
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
408 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

AKZ226-260000-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0024.080425T2000Z-080426T0200Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
408 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM ADT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM ADT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE BY NOON TODAY.
GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THROUGH PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF
THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TONIGHT. 

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 50 MPH OR
GREATER ARE EXPECTED.

$$

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NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1143 AM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

AKZ226-252045-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0024.080425T2000Z-080426T0200Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
1143 AM ADT FRI APR 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
454 AM ADT THU APR 24 2008

.DISCUSSION...
THE OMEGA BLOCK THAT HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL DAYS IS NOW
RAPIDLY BREAKING DOWN AS AN UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO DIG INTO THE
CHUKOTSK PENINSULA. AS THE UPPER TROUGH PUSHES OUT INTO THE
CHUKCHI SEA TODAY THE UPPER RIDGE ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL GET
PINCHED OFF FORMING A CLOSED UPPER HIGH CENTER JUST SOUTH OF THE
NORTH POLE.

AS THE UPPER TROUGH SLIDES EAST TODAY A 999 MB LOW NORTHWEST OF
WRANGEL ISLAND WILL GET ABSORBED BY A NEW LOW THAT IS TAKING
SHAPE JUST OFF THE COAST OF CAPE LISBURNE. THIS NEW LOW WILL LIFT
NORTH TODAY. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL CONTINUE
TO BLAST EAST TODAY AND SHOULD PUSH INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL OUT ACROSS THE
INTERIOR FRIDAY AS THE FRONT BECOMES NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE UPPER
FLOW.

INTERIOR...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR
LATE TODAY AND WILL STALL OUT ACROSS THE EASTERN INTERIOR FRIDAY.
AFTER ONE LAST UNSEASONABLY MILD DAY TODAY TEMPERATURES WILL TURN
COLDER FRIDAY WITH THE CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL LOOKS LIKE A GOOD BET ACROSS THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE
WHERE THERE WILL BE VERY GOOD MOISTURE AND UPSLOPE...AND WILL
ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WEST OF THE
PARKS HIGHWAY IN ZONE 225.

WEST COAST...MUCH COLDER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS
IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH EAST TODAY.  SNOWFALL
WILL WIND DOWN THIS MORNING ACROSS ZONES 207 AND 208...BUT WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS ZONE 217 FROM ABOUT AMBLER
EAST.  ONLY ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ALONG
THE COAST.

NORTH SLOPE...AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST IT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED
BY AREAS OF SNOW.  TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLDER ALONG THE NORTHWEST
COAST TODAY AND ALONG THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST FRIDAY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...COOLER TEMPERATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL SLOW THE
MELTING OF THE SNOWPACK ACROSS THE INTERIOR.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ225.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ208-AKZ217.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-
PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

CB APR 08