Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
514 AM AST WED JAN 2 2008

.DISCUSSION...

COLD UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER NORTHERN ALASKA
FOR THE NEXT WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES AT 850 MB REMAINING
BELOW NORMAL...BELOW -20C IN MOST AREAS FOR MOST OF THE
UPCOMING WEEK.

MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST IS
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH VERY GRADUALLY LATER TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WEAKENS AND
RECEDES SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. VISIBILITY AT REPORTING POINTS IN
ZONES 203 AND 204 HAS NOT BEEN LOW ENOUGH TO MEET BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORY LEVELS...BUT FALLING SNOW IN ADDITION TO BLOWING SNOW
COULD BRING VISIBILITIES DOWN SOME THIS MORNING...SO WE HAVE
EXTENDED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES TO 9 AM THIS MORNING.

SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN PARTS
OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN INTERIOR TODAY...OTHERWISE
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED IN THE INTERIOR.
SKY COVER IN THE INTERIOR WILL RANGE FROM PARTLY TO
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND THIS SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM
DIVING MUCH BELOW -20 TO -25.

THE WEST COAST WILL REMAIN DRY UNDER MAINLY NORTHERLY
LOW LEVEL WINDS.

NO SIGNIFICANT LOW PRESSURE CENTERS ARE EFFECTED TO
AFFECT MARINE AREAS THROUGH SUN.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ203-AKZ204.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210.

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

RF JAN 08