Wind Advisory 14, NWS Fairbanks, AK

000 
WWAK73 PAFG 090314
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
714 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009

AKZ225-091500-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090309T1500Z/
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA
714 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT MONDAY
THROUGH PASSES...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT MONDAY. 

A SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN
PASSES TONIGHT. THE STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH
MONDAY MORNING. 

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

$$

000 
WWAK73 PAFG 091043
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
243 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

AKZ225-091800-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090309T1800Z/
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA
243 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH PASSES...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING.

A SOUTH WIND OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE
IN PASSES AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING.

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

$$

000 
WWAK73 PAFG 091257
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
457 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

AKZ225-091400-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090309T1800Z/
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA
457 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1243 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH ENERGY PATTERN FOR WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE
INTO TUESDAY...THEN FINALLY A BREAK (PERHAPS) THEREAFTER.
LATEST LOW IN LONG SERIES IN BERING IS ABOUT 976 MB NEAR 61N/
DATELINE. STRONG 1052 MB HIGH OVER NRN YUKON PROVIDING ALMOST
80 MB PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS AK. MODELS IN AGREEMENT SHOWING
THE LOW WEAKENING IN PLACE NEXT 30 HOURS. ANOTHER LOW WILL CROSS
THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND ROTATE NWRD TOWARD ST LAWRENCE MON...
WEAKENING NEAR THERE THROUGH TUE. GFS A LITTLE STRONGER THAN NAM
WITH THIS...AND WOULD LIKELY MEAN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WARNINGS AND
ADVISORIES...BUT AT THIS POINT...WITH ALL THE CURRENT WINTER STORM
WARNINGS/BLIZZARDS IN EFFECT...WILL NOT ISSUE ANY WATCHES.

WINTER STORM AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS FOR ALL WEST COAST ZONES
LOOK GOOD FOR REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT AS STRONG FRONT AROUND
LOW PROVIDES COPIOUS MOISTURE FOR HEAVY SNOWFALLS AND LOW
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR WRN ARCTIC
COAST ALSO LOOKING GOOD...AND WILL CONTINUE...ALONG WITH WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR 202 AND 205/206 AND 218/219.

THERE WILL BE A QUICK TRANSITION TO MORE SNOW/BLOWING SNOW MON
AND MON NIGHT W COAST FROM NEXT SYSTEM...CONTINUING INTO TUE.
ONLY WEAK REMNANT SHORT-WAVES WILL MAKE IT INTO THE INTERIOR
MON AND LATE TUE...WITH SNOWFALL CHANCES BEST FROM PATA-PAMH
WEST.

BY MID-WEEK ON...ECMWF AND GFS SHOW LOWER HEIGHTS OVER BERING
AND W COAST...WITH LOWS IN WRLY JET BEING PUSHED INTO GULF AK.
QUIETER PATTERN THEN...WITH POSSIBILITY OF GULF AK LOW MOVING
N OVER ERN INTERIOR LATE THU/FRI.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ212-AKZ215-
AKZ216-AKZ217.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ207-AKZ211-AKZ213-AKZ214.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ202-AKZ205-AKZ206-AKZ218-AKZ219.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-
PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ245.
&&

MAR MAR 09