Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK

025 
WWAK41 PAFG 290526
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
826 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010

AKZ203-291500-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100129T2100Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
826 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010

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

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY. 

A NORTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WIND WILL PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL FREQUENTLY
REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. LOCAL WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
WIND BEGINS TO SLOWLY DIMINISH...BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ204-291500-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100130T0300Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
826 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST FRIDAY. 

AN EAST WIND OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTLY FALLING
SNOW TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. LOCAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE
FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE STRONG WIND SLOWLY DIMINISHES.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ201-291500-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
826 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010

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

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

NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 BELOW THIS EVENING TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO 50
BELOW. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY TO
FREQUENTLY DROP BELOW ONE MILE IN BLOWING SNOW.

WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO SATURDAY...HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES
WILL SLOWLY RISE OVERNIGHT AND ELIMINATE THE WIND CHILL THREAT.
BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES INTO FRIDAY
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ205-291500-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/
NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT
826 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010

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

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

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW WILL COMBINE
WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO
55 BELOW THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE.

WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO FRIDAY EVENING...HOWEVER...
TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE OVERNIGHT AND ELIMINATE THE WIND
CHILL THREAT. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES
INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ206-291500-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/
NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...
SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS
826 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010

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

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

TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW WILL COMBINE WITH
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO
55 BELOW THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE.

WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...
TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND REDUCE THE
WIND CHILL THREAT. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE
VISIBILITIES INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ202-291500-
/X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
826 PM AKST THU JAN 28 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES
BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW TONIGHT TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
AROUND 55 BELOW IN THE EVENING AND UP TO 50 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE OVERNIGHT AND ELIMINATE THE WIND
CHILL THREAT BY FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILLS OF 50 TO 59 BELOW ZERO WITH SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 15 MPH ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING
OUTDOORS...BE PREPARED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.

&&

$$

176 
WWAK41 PAFG 291215
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
315 AM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

AKZ205-291315-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/
NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT
315 AM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

AKZ202-291315-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-100129T1500Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
315 AM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

AKZ203-292100-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100130T0000Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
315 AM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

EAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS. LOCAL WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT 
TIMES TODAY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE WIND BEGINS TO DIMINISH.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ204-292100-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100130T0300Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
315 AM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

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

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

AN EAST WIND OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTLY FALLING
SNOW TO FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES TODAY. LOCAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE
STRONG WIND SLOWLY DIMINISHES.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ201-292100-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100130T0000Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
315 AM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

EAST WINDS 20 TO 35 WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY LESS
THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE IN THE
AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ206-292100-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100130T0000Z/
NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...
SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS
315 AM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON IN BROOKS RANGE PASSES...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE IN THE AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

725 
WWAK41 PAFG 291936
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1036 AM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

AKZ201-206-292045-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100130T0000Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE...
ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...SAGWON...
FRANKLIN BLUFFS
1036 AM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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



$$

AKZ203-300800-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100130T0900Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
1036 AM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT. 

EAST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE THE
VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. LOCAL WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE WIND BEGINS TO DIMINISH.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ204-300800-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100130T0900Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
1036 AM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT. 

EAST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE THE
VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. LOCAL WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING 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.

&&

$$

319 
WWAK41 PAFG 300520
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
820 PM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

AKZ203-300630-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100130T0900Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
820 PM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WIND IS DIMINISHING AND THE VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING THIS 
EVENING...AND THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
ALTHOUGH THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
TONIGHT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. 

$$

AKZ204-301500-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100130T1500Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
820 PM AKST FRI JAN 29 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. 

AN EAST WIND OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT.
THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES...WITH WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IN SPOTS. THE WIND WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO END IN ALL AREAS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE WIND
WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ON SATURDAY MORNING WITH CONDITIONS
IMPROVING SIGNIFICANTLY.

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.

&&

$$

394 
WWAK41 PAFG 301238
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
338 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2010

AKZ204-301800-
/X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100130T1800Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
338 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING...

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

EAST WIND GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE LOCAL BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS INTO THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL
END BY 9AM. 

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.

&&

$$

330 
WWAK41 PAFG 301707
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
806 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2010

AKZ204-301815-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100130T1800Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
806 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

$$
RT JAN 10

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
428 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010

.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE REASONABLE SIMILAR IN THE SHORT TERM AS WELL AS
DURING THE START OF THE MEDIUM RANGE.  MODEL SPREAD INCREASES EARLY
TO MID NEXT WEEK.

A STRONG 1050+ MB SURFACE RIDGE COVERS THE ARCTIC WATERS AND WILL
SLOWLY ELONGATE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS TO COVER A LARGE AREA
FROM THE EASTERN SIBERIAN ISLANDS TO NEAR THE GREAT SLAVE LAKE IN
THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES.  DURING THE SAME TIME A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL LIFT NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN
FRIDAY ACROSS THE AK PENINSULA. THE SQUEEZE WILL BE ON BETWEEN
THESE TWO FEATURES WITH A MODERATELY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
NORTHERN ALASKA THAT WILL WEAKEN BY FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW
DISSIPATES AND THE RIDGE WEAKENS.

COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL ONLY SPILL ABOUT AS
FAR SOUTH AS THE THE BROOKS RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AIR
AND INCREASING WIND WILL LEAD TO ISSUES WITH LOW WIND CHILLS AND
BLOWING SNOW THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.

ALOFT...A CLOSED RIDGE ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA WILL LIFT NORTH AND
ELONGATE OUT ACROSS THE ARCTIC WATERS LATE THIS WEEK BEFORE
RETREATING WEST THIS WEEKEND. A CLOSED LOW ACROSS THE NORTON SOUND
WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE OFF INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY FRIDAY
BEFORE RETREATING BACK INTO SIBERIA AND WEAKENING THIS WEEKEND.

THE MODELS DIFFER SOME HEADING INTO THE MEDIUM RANGE...BUT OVERALL
AGREEMENT IS NOT ALL THAT BAD...AND THE NCEP RMOP VALUES ARE AROUND
AVERAGE.  THERE IS GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT A RIDGE BUILDS NORTH INTO
MAINLAND AK EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT WHETHER OR NOT THE RIDGE GETS
PINCHED OFF INTO A CLOSED CENTER REMAINS IN DOUBT. THERE ARE ALSO
INDICATIONS THAT SOME COLDER AIR MAY DROP SOUTH INTO EASTERN
ALASKA ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP UPPER LOW IN NORTHERN CANADA...AND
THAT AN ADDITIONAL UPPER LOW MAY APPROACH THE STATE FROM THE NORTHWEST
TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  OVERALL THE PATTERN SHOULD FEATURE
NEAR TO ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WITH LITTLE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL. THE BEST CHANCE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT COOLING WILL LIKELY BE
NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE AND POSSIBLY ACROSS THE EASTERN INTERIOR.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ207-AKZ213.

WIND CHILL WARNING FOR AKZ201.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ205-AKZ206-AKZ217-AKZ218-
AKZ219-AKZ220.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.

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

CF JAN 10