Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK

049 
WWAK41 PAFG 012314
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
214 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

AKZ203-020600-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T1800Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
214 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY. 

WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER
MILE. TEMPERATURES MOSTLY 10 TO 20 BELOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE
WIND FOR WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW ON THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARCTIC
COAST. CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE EARLY SATURDAY AS THE WIND BEGINS
TO DIMINISH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

AKZ204-020600-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T2100Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
214 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY. 

WEST WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
TEMPERATURES AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND FOR
WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ON THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST.
CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE ON SATURDAY AS THE WIND BEGINS TO
DIMINISH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

594 
WWAK41 PAFG 020036
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
336 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

AKZ203-020600-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T1800Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
336 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY. 

WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER
MILE. TEMPERATURES MOSTLY 10 TO 20 BELOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE
WIND FOR WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW ON THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ARCTIC COAST. CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE EARLY SATURDAY AS THE WIND
BEGINS TO DIMINISH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

AKZ204-020600-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T2100Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
336 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY. 

WEST WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES. TEMPERATURES AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO WILL COMBINE WITH THE
WIND FOR WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ON THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA
COAST. CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE ON SATURDAY AS THE WIND BEGINS TO
DIMINISH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

AKZ201-020600-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0002.100102T0036Z-100102T1500Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
336 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. 

FREQUENT VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL
OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH NO FALLING SNOW IS EXPECTED...THE
INCREASED WINDS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES
IN BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING. 

&&

$$

794 
WWAK41 PAFG 020545
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
845 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

AKZ203-021400-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T1800Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
845 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY. 

WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 20 BELOW WILL COMBINE WITH 
THE WIND FOR WIND CHILLS TO 55 BELOW ON THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ARCTIC COAST. CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE EARLY SATURDAY AS THE 
WIND BEGINS TO DIMINISH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

AKZ204-021400-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T2100Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
845 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY. 

WEST WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
TEMPERATURES AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP AND COMBINE WITH
THE WIND FOR WIND CHILLS TO 50 BELOW ON THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA
COAST. CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE ON SATURDAY AS THE WIND BEGINS TO
DIMINISH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

AKZ201-021400-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100102T1500Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
845 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
SATURDAY. 

FREQUENT VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME LOCAL GUSTS TO
30 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH NO FALLING SNOW IS
EXPECTED...THE INCREASED WINDS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO GREATLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

&&

$$

678 
WWAK41 PAFG 021306
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
406 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

AKZ201-021415-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100102T1500Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
406 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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



$$

AKZ203-022100-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T2100Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
406 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. 

WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY...THEN DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED A QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING. SOME IMPROVEMENT
IN VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DECREASE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

AKZ204-030100-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T0300Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
406 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY
REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW. WEST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY EVENING. IMPROVEMENT IN
VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

AKZ206-030100-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0003.100102T1306Z-100103T0300Z/
NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...
SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS
406 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FOR ATIGUN PASS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IN
ATIGUN PASS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. 

NORTH WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN ATIGUN PASS TODAY...
CAUSING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. WINDS ARE 
EXPECTED TO DECREASE TONIGHT WITH IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING. 

&&

$$

987 
WWAK41 PAFG 022055
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1155 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

AKZ203-022200-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T2100Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
1155 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 


$$

AKZ204-030300-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T0300Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
1155 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. 

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH VISIBILITY
FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW. WEST WINDS 45 TO
60 MPH WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY EVENING.
IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS WINDS CONTINUE
TO DECREASE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

AKZ206-030600-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100103T1000Z/
NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...
SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS
1155 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST SUNDAY
FOR ATIGUN PASS...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST
SUNDAY. 

NORTH WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN ATIGUN PASS THROUGH MOST
OF TONIGHT...CAUSING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TONIGHT WITH IMPROVEMENT IN
VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

&&

$$

752 
WWAK41 PAFG 030021
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
321 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

AKZ204-030130-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100103T0300Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
321 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 


$$

AKZ206-030600-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100103T1000Z/
NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...
SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS
321 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST
SUNDAY FOR ATIGUN PASS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST
SUNDAY. 

NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN
ATIGUN PASS THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT...CAUSING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TONIGHT WITH
IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.

&&

$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
506 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2010

.DISCUSSION...
THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES ALOFT...ACCOMPANIED BY A
VIGOROUS SURFACE LOW...SWEPT THROUGH THE SOUTH BEAUFORT SEA
YESTERDAY AND IS NOW FAR AWAY IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC. THE SECOND
SHORT WAVE AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARE NOW APPROACHING THE ALASKA
ARCTIC COAST AND THERE IS PLENTY OF WINDSWEPT ACTION...BARTER
ISLAND WITH WESTERLY GUSTS TO 47 KNOTS /54 MPH/ AND AT DEADHORSE
WIND CHILLS TO -53 DEGREES F. THIS IS NOT A BIG STORM BY ANY MEANS
BUT IT IS MORE PHYSICAL THAN THE YESTERDAYS SYSTEM.

THE WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BE REACHING THEIR
STRONGEST TODAY...AND TO BEGIN DROPPING OFF LATE TONIGHT. THE
CLOUDS THAT MOVED IN WITH THE FIRST AND SECOND ARCTIC WEATHER
SYSTEMS ON TODAYS MAP REMAIN THIS MORNING...BUT THEY ARE MAINLY
CONFINED TO THE ARCTIC PLAIN...WHILE THE BROOKS RANGE IS MOSTLY IN
THE CLEAR.

THE THIRD...AND PROBABLY FINAL...SHORT WAVE ALOFT AND LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IN THIS SERIES IS FAR FAR AWAY AROUND 85 DEGREES NORTH
LATITUDE AND THE DATELINE. THE MOST RECENT AVAILABLE POLAR
ORBITING SATELLITE IMAGERY OVER THE ARCTIC BASIN IS FROM YESTERDAY
/THURSDAY/ AFTERNOON SO THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIATE THIS
WITH ANY CERTAINTY. IN ITS LAST TWO RUNS...THE GSM MODEL HAS
FORECAST THIS LAST SYSTEM IN THE SERIES TO HAVE LITTLE STRENGTH
COMPARED TO ITS PREDECESSORS.

THE FOCUS THEN SHIFTS TO THE BERING SEA FOR SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT
WEEK. THE GSM MODEL FORECASTS MODERATE LOW PRESSURE AND GALE FORCE
WINDS TO SPREAD OVER THE BERING SEA...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHEAST
QUADRANT...STARTING SUNDAY. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE BERING SEA COAST BUT NOT MUCH SNOWFALL.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS...RETURN FLOW ALOFT FROM THE GULF OF
ALASKA UP OVER THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO SET
IN MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS IS NOT SET UP TO BRING IN A CHINOOK
SO THE INTERIOR TEMPERATURE FORECASTS ARE CONSERVATIVE.
STILL...THE GSM MODEL FORECASTS TEMPERATURES AT 850 MILLIBARS
/ABOUT 5000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL/ OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR
ZONES TO RISE FROM THE PRESENT -15 TO -22 DEGREES C TO -4 DEGREES
C BY TUESDAY. THIS IS ENOUGH TO BRING SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE...PERHAPS
20 FAHRENHEIT DEGREES.

POLAR ORBITING SATELLITE IMAGERY OVER THE ALASKA MAINLAND
OVERNIGHT...AS DID THE IMAGERY YESTERDAY...SHOWS A VERY LARGE AREA
OF UNDISTURBED OVERCAST STRATOCUMULUS COVERING THE ENTIRE
SOUTHEAST INTERIOR...JUST ABOVE EVERYWHERE SOUTH OF FORT YUKON AND
EAST OF TANANA. INCREASING NORTHEAST FLOW ALOFT...WHICH IS
EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...SHOULD START TO CLEAR
THIS...BUT IT MAY TAKE A FULL DAY TO ACCOMPLISH...AND THE
REMAINING CLOUDS WILL PROBABLY BE TRAPPED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE
ALASKA RANGE FOR ONE OR TWO DAYS.

LOW CLOUDS ALSO SETTLED IN OVER THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
ALASKA RANGE AND OVER THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY /ZONES AKZ225 AND
227/ ON THURSDAY. THESE NOW APPEAR TO BE THINNING AND STARTING TO
CLEAR WITHIN AN AREA OF INCREASING NORTHEAST FLOW ALOFT.

A BAND OF CLOUDS HAS REMAINED FROM THE GULF OF ANADYR TO THE YUKON
DELTA FOR OVER 12 HOURS. NO PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH
THIS DECK OF CLOUDS...WHICH IS BEING STRETCHED OUT BY OPPOSING AIR
FLOW...SOUTHEASTERLY OVER THE DELTA AND NORTHWESTERLY OVER NEARLY
ALL OF THE MAINLAND.

IN THE MEDIUM RANGE...BOTH THE EUROPEAN AND GFS COMPUTER MODELS
FORECAST THE ONSET OF RETURN FLOW OVER THE INTERIOR EARLY NEXT
WEEK IN SIMILAR FASHION. THE MODEL FORECASTS DIVERGE SOME STARTING
WITH THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY. UP TIL THAT POINT...THE MODELS
FORECAST MILD SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE ALASKA MAINLAND.
THIS IS A WELCOME PROSPECT HEADING INTO JANUARY.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ203. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ024.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235-PKZ240.
&&

TF JAN 10