Wind Advisory 30, NWS Fairbanks, AK

000 
WWAK72 PAFG 092221
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
221 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009

AKZ227-100600-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-091011T0200Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
221 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR
AREAS NEAR ALASKA RANGE PASSES...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT SATURDAY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE IN AREAS NEAR ALASKA RANGE PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
STRONGER ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY
BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND AND USE CAUTION WHEN OPERATING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

AKZ215-100600-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0030.091010T0200Z-091011T0200Z/
LOWER YUKON VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING...
SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT
221 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
AKDT SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
AKDT SATURDAY. 

EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.

&&

$$

000 
WWAK72 PAFG 100431
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
831 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009

AKZ215-101400-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-091011T0200Z/
LOWER YUKON VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING...
SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT
831 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT SATURDAY. 

EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT
WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. SOUTHEAST WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING
TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH
OR STRONGER ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED.

&&

$$

AKZ227-101400-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-091011T0200Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
831 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT SATURDAY|FOR
AREAS NEAR ALASKA RANGE PASSES...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT SATURDAY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR
THE ALASKA RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE
ALASKA RANGE SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
TO AROUND 40 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
STRONGER ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY
BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND AND USE CAUTION WHEN OPERATING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

000 
WWAK72 PAFG 101147
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
347 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009

AKZ215-110000-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-091011T0200Z/
LOWER YUKON VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING...
SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT
347 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. 

A NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE WIND WILL GRADUALLY TURN INTO THE
SOUTHEAST TONIGHT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE
EVENING.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
STRONGER ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED.

&&

$$

AKZ227-110000-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-091011T0200Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
347 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING FOR AREAS NEAR ALASKA RANGE PASSES...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. 

A SOUTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH TO AROUND 40 MPH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
STRONGER ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY
BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND AND USE CAUTION WHEN OPERATING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

000 
WWAK72 PAFG 101556
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
756 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009

AKZ215-110000-
/X.UPG.PAFG.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-091011T0200Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0009.091010T1556Z-091011T0000Z/
LOWER YUKON VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION...HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING...
SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT
756 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL 20 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60
MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL GRADUALLY
TURN MORE TO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND DIMINISH SLIGHTLY WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
STRONGER ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED.

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. 

&&

$$

AKZ227-110000-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-091011T0200Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
756 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING
FOR AREAS NEAR ALASKA RANGE PASSES...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. 

A SOUTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH TO AROUND 40 MPH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
STRONGER ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY
BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND AND USE CAUTION WHEN OPERATING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
244 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2009

.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA AND A RIDGE PERSISTING OVER
THE ALCAN BORDER. AT THE SURFACE THE MODELS SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT
ON A LOW ENTERING THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA CURRENTLY BUT ARE
VARIED WITH THE SPEED OF THE NEXT LOW MOVING NORTH INTO THE SAME
AREA ON SATURDAY MORNING.

WEST COAST...A SHORT WAVE MOVING OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WILL BRING
PERIODS OF RAIN AS FAR NORTH AS KOTZEBUE BEFORE TURNING TO SNOW
NORTH OF THIS AREA. AREAS OF FOG WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING INTO
TOMORROW WITH WIND ADVISORIES IN ZONES 217 AND 227 ENDING AT 6 PM.
WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
TO 35 TO 45 MPH OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN ZONES AS A STRONG LOW MOVES
INTO BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY EVENING. THE NORTHERN NORTON SOUND COAST
FROM ELIM TO NOME IS UNDER A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH THE NOME TO COUNCIL ROAD THE MAJOR
CONCERN OF BEING COVERED BY WATER. HIGH WIND ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY
TO BE ISSUED FOR ZONES 214-215 AND POSSIBLY 227 FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. AREAS OR RAIN AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER WESTERN ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS
THE LOW WORKS IT WAY SLOWLY NORTH AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT SWEEPS
THROUGH THE WEST.

INTERIOR...THE EARLY DAY RAIN HAS ENDED DUE TO A CHINOOK FLOW
ESTABLISHED AS UPPER RIDGE MOVES EAST. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR
EARLY OCTOBER AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK AS THE RAIN-SNOW LINE WILL BE PUSHED WELL TO THE NORTHEAST.
THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL BE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY OVER SOUTH
SLOPES IN ZONES 217-218. WINDY CONDITIONS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT AS WIND ADVISORIES ARE OUT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING FOR ZONES 218-219 AND 220.

NORTH SLOPE...STRONG WINDS ARE THE HEADLINE FOR THIS AREA. GALE
FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FROM THE CENTRAL
ARCTIC COAST TO THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST EXTENDING WELL OFFSHORE.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ALONG THE WESTERN
ARCTIC COAST BEFORE ANOTHER INCREASE TO GALE FORCE FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY AS NEW BERING SEA LOW MOVES NORTH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
FRIDAY IN THE WESTERN ARCTIC AND SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL ARCTIC BY
FRIDAY EVENING.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTON SOUND
FROM ELIM TO NOME FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...NONE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ227.

COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR AKZ211-AKZ212.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ230.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

RL OCT 09