Brisk Wind Advisory 93, NWS Fairbanks, AK

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
342 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...

MODELS SHOWING SAME SIMILARITIES FOR NEXT 48 HOURS WITH ONLY MINOR
DIFFERENCES. CURRENT 993 MB LOW NEAR NOATAK WILL MOVE INLAND AND
RAPIDLY WEAKEN BY THIS EVENING. COLD ADVECTION FROM BEHIND THE LOW
IS CURRENTLY BE USHERED INTO NORTHERN ALASKA. UPPER LEVEL SHORT
WAVE WILL MOVE EASTWARD TO CROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO ALL OF MAINLAND
ALASKA BY SUNDAY AND REACH ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTH POLE. THE NEXT
LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA BY SATURDAY AND WILL SERVE TO NUDGE
THE AXIS OF THE RIDGE EASTWARD. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE JET STREAM
TO SET UP TO THE SOUTH OF THE STATE AND WILL ONLY ALLOW MOVEMENT
TO THE SOUTH OF THE MAINLAND. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF SOME FLAVOR
SETS UP AND REMAINS OVER ALL OF MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

COLD ADVECTION ENTERING NORTHERN ALASKA IS BRINGING IN STRONG
WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR. THIS WILL KEEP HIGHER TERRAIN IN
THE INTERIOR IN POOR VISIBILITY...TO INCLUDE HIGHWAY SUMMITS.

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.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ210-AKZ212-AKZ216-
AKZ217.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ202-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ224-
AKZ225-AKZ226.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-
PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
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CF MAR 09