Wind Advisory 31, NWS Fairbanks, AK

000 
WWAK72 PAFG 270006
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
306 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009

AKZ227-271500-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-091127T1500Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
306 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY NEAR
THE ALASKA RANGE...

A CHINOOK WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY STRONG WINDS TONIGHT NEAR THE
ALASKA RANGE. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH
FRIDAY MORNING. MAINLY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

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000 
WWAK72 PAFG 271326
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
426 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009

AKZ227-271430-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-091127T1500Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
426 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE STRONGER WIND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE HAS DIMINISHED...AND
THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
212 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009

.DISCUSSION...GOOD MODEL CONTINUITY AND CONSENSUS ON
MAINTENANCE OF OVERALL PATTERN OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHING
W OF ALASKA IN BERING AND N PACIFIC S OF ALEUTIANS...AND
RIDGING EXTENDING N ALONG W COAST OF NOAM N INTO THE YUKON
AND N.W.T THROUGH DAY SEVEN...AND PROBABLY LONGER. THUS...
MAINLY SOUTHERLY FLOW AND ABOVE-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TO
CONTINUE OVER THE FORECAST AREA FOR SOME TIME.

CURRENTLY...973 MB LOW NEAR PASN FORECAST TO END UP NEAR
PADQ LATE TOMORROW NITE SLIGHTLY WEAKENING. SRLY FLOW AHEAD
OF THIS WILL PUSH WEAK FRONTAL REMNANTS OVER WRN AK AND N
SLOPE FURTHER N AND W TONITE AND THU. ASSOCIATED UPPER SHORT-
WAVE WILL LIFT N OVER WRN INTERIOR THU THRU FRI...BRINGING
SNOW THERE AND W COASTAL ZONES. BEST CHANCE LOOKS TO BE IN
ZONE 215 THU AND 216 THU NITE/FRI. NRLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS
ALONG W COAST SHOULD STAY BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...AND ONLY
REAL BLOWING SNOW REDUCTIONS THROUGH TOMORROW NITE ARE OVER
ST LAWRENCE.

TWO BOUTS OF SRLY CHINOOK FLOW WILL KICK WINDS UP IN THE
AK RANGE PASSES THU AND FRI AS THE WRN INTERIOR SHORT-WAVE
RIDES N IN SRLY FLOW. LOOKS TO BE ABOUT ADVISORY STRENGTH
OR LESS. MODELS ALL STILL SHOW A BUBBLE OF 0C/850MB AIR FLOWING
N OVER CENTRAL AND ERN INTERIOR FRI...WHICH SHOULD BE GOOD FOR
TEMPS. IN MID 30SF ABOVE VALLEY INVERSIONS...AND NEAR 40F AK
RANGE PASSES.

12Z GFS AND ECMWF BOTH SHOWING VERY DEEP 945-955 MB LOW MOVING
UP INTO SRN AND ERN BERING 120-144 HOURS. IF THIS OCCURS...
WOULD SEE WINTER STORM ISSUES MUCH OF W COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.
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MAR NOV 09