Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 151251
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
351 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

AKZ206-152000-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T0100Z/
NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...
SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS
351 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN ATIGUN PASS IN THE
BROOKS RANGE. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY. THERE WILL BE SOME FREEZING RAIN WITH THE
SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH. SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 6 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY VERY
HAZARDOUS.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 151818
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
918 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

AKZ206-160600-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T0600Z/
NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...
SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS
918 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN ATIGUN PASS IN THE
BROOKS RANGE. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE SOME FREEZING
RAIN WITH THE SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND ONE
TENTH OF AN INCH. SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 6
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY VERY
HAZARDOUS.

$$

000 
WWAK41 PAFG 160432
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
732 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

AKZ206-160545-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T0600Z/
NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...
SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS
732 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 


$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
535 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009

.DISCUSSION...
MASSIVE UPR RIDGE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST AND DEEP LOW 400 NM
SW OF DUTCH HARBOR COMBINING TO PRODUCE DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER
MOST ALL OF THE CWA.

ELONGATED TROUGH DUTCH HARBOR TO KOTZEBUE WITH CLOSED LOW
DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AND THEN MOVING NORTH
TO BE A 976 MB CENTER OVER EASTERN NORTON SOUND BY 12Z THU AND TO
NEAR BARROW BY 12Z FRI. WARM FRONT...LARGELY ALOFT...MOVING FROM
CENTRAL INTERIOR PRESENTLY TO NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE BY THIS
EVENING.

THERE ARE SOME MODEL DIFFS...MOST NOTABLY IN HANDLING THE LOW AS
IT MOVES NORTH OF NORTON SOUND. GFS MOVES THIS FEATURE EWD MUCH
QUICKER THAN THE NAM OR ECMF. WE OPTED FOR THE FARTHER WEST
SOLUTION.

SHORT TERM THREATS CENTER ON VERY STRONG CHINOOK WINDS TO THE LEE
OF THE ALASKA RANGE CREST AND COPIOUS PRECIP...INCLUDING SOME
LIQUID...OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN INTERIOR.

IN THE MID RANGE...GENERAL AGREEMENT ON FALLING HEIGHTS AND COLDER
AIR RETURNING...AT LEAST BRIEFLY...OVER THE WEEKEND...THO THE
DETAILS DIFFER.

FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL HIGHEST IN ZONES 215 AND SOUTHERN TWO-
THIRDS OF ZONE 216. MODELS AGREE ON KEEPING FREEZING RAIN EAST OF
ZONE 214...AND QPFS ARE NOT THAT SO...SO WE HAVE CNCLD THE WSW FOR
THIS ZONE. WATCHES FOR SOUTH SLOPES BROOKS RANGE ZONES UPGRADED TO
WARNINGS.

ZONES 221 AND SOUTHERN 219...ANY ABOVE FREEZING LAYERS FORECAST
TO BE WELL ELEVATED...ABOVE 3000 FEET. HENCE...FREEZING RAIN NOT
FELT TO BE A THREAT..THO SOME SLEET IS POSSIBLE. SOME SLEET
POSSIBLE ZONE 216 TOO.

HAVE ISSUE WWA FOR ISABEL PASS AS SOME PRECIP LIKELY BLOWING
ACROSS THE CREST...AND TEMPS MAY BE WARM ENOUGH FOR SOME RAIN.
THIS SHOULD END THIS AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR ALOFT MOVES NORTH
FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA.

HIGH WIND WATCHES CONTINUE FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ALASKA
RANGE PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF.

NORTH SLOPE REMAINS THE QUIET REGION...FOR THE TIME BEING.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR AKZ225-AKZ226.

WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ212-AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ217-
AKZ218-AKZ219.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ226.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-
PKZ245.
&&

RT JAN 09