Blizzard Warning 8, NWS Fairbanks, AK

789 
WWAK41 PAFG 040312
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
712 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010

AKZ204-041400-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.101104T0800Z-101105T0200Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
712 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM AKDT THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM AKDT THURSDAY. 

AN EAST WIND OF AROUND 20 MPH THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE
OVERNIGHT TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THE STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. THE STRONG
WIND WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE
THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ203-041400-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0044.101104T1700Z-101105T0800Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
712 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO
MIDNIGHT AKDT THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT THURSDAY NIGHT.

AN EAST WIND OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH
THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THE
STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. THE
STRONG WIND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WILL REDUCE
THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. IN
ADDITION TO THE STRONG WIND...THE CHANCE OF SNOW WILL INCREASE
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY WITH SNOW LIKELY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE LOWEST VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT THIS
TIME WHEN THERE IS THE COMBINATION OF BOTH FALLING SNOW AND
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. 

&&

$$

512 
WWAK41 PAFG 041237
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
437 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

AKZ204-042200-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101105T0200Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
437 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

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

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

AN EAST WIND OF AROUND 40 MPH THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE
45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BY EARLY THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH
EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WIND WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO
AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ203-042200-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0044.101104T1237Z-101105T0800Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
437 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT
TONIGHT. 

AN EAST WIND OF 35 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 45 MPH
THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THE
STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. THE
STRONG WIND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WILL
REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WIND...THE CHANCE OF SNOW WILL INCREASE
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY WITH SNOW LIKELY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE LOWEST VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT THIS
TIME WHEN THERE IS THE COMBINATION OF BOTH FALLING SNOW AND
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.

&&

$$

009 
WWAK41 PAFG 041330
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
530 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

AKZ204-042200-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101105T0200Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
530 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

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

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

EAST WIND OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.
THE STRONG WIND WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ203-042200-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-101105T0800Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
530 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT
TONIGHT. 

AN EAST WIND OF 35 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING
AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WIND WILL
DIMINISH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WIND WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY
TO ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE
STRONG WIND...THE CHANCE OF SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY WITH SNOW LIKELY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE LOWEST VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT THIS TIME WHEN THERE
IS THE COMBINATION OF BOTH FALLING SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

373 
WWAK41 PAFG 041450
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
650 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

AKZ204-050000-
/X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101105T0200Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
650 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

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

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

EAST WIND OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING. THE STRONG WIND WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ201-050000-
/X.EXA.PAFG.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-101105T0800Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
650 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. 

AN EAST WIND OF 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING
AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WIND WILL
DIMINISH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WIND WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY
TO ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE
STRONG WIND...THE CHANCE OF SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY WITH SNOW LIKELY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
LOWEST VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT THIS TIME WHEN THERE IS
THE COMBINATION OF BOTH FALLING SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

AKZ202-050000-
/X.EXA.PAFG.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-101105T0800Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
650 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. 

AN EAST WIND OF 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING
AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WIND WILL
DIMINISH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WIND WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY
TO ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE
STRONG WIND...THE CHANCE OF SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY WITH SNOW LIKELY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
LOWEST VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT THIS TIME WHEN THERE IS
THE COMBINATION OF BOTH FALLING SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

AKZ203-050000-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-101105T0800Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
650 AM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT
TONIGHT. 

AN EAST WIND OF 35 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING
AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WIND WILL
DIMINISH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WIND WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY
TO ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE
STRONG WIND...THE CHANCE OF SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY WITH SNOW LIKELY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE LOWEST VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT THIS TIME WHEN THERE
IS THE COMBINATION OF BOTH FALLING SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

735 
WWAK41 PAFG 042234
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
234 PM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

AKZ204-042345-
/X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101105T0200Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
234 PM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

AKZ201-050645-
/X.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-101105T0800Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.101104T2234Z-101105T0600Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0045.101105T0600Z-101105T1400Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE
234 PM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING NEAR ATQASUK...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM AKDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...FOR THE ATQASUK AREA WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT
THIS EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR BLOWING SNOW AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY.

NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN
THE ATQASUK AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO
IMPROVE SOMEWHAT LATE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH A LITTLE AND
SNOW BECOMES WIND PACKED. 

CLOSER TO THE COAST VISIBILITIES WILL BE SOMEWHAT HIGHER...THOUGH
THERE WILL BE SOME SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS WELL.

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.

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

&&

$$

AKZ205-050645-
/X.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-101105T1400Z/
NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT
234 PM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY FOR THE 
INLAND PLAIN...

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

ON THE NORTHERN PLAIN...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

AKZ206-050645-
/X.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-101105T1400Z/
NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...
SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS
234 PM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY FOR THE 
NORTHERN PLAIN ...

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

ON THE NORTHERN PLAIN...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

AKZ202-050645-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-101105T1400Z/
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
234 PM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT
FRIDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES
IN BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FRIDAY AS WINDS
DIMINISH A BIT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AKZ203-050645-
/X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-101105T1400Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
234 PM AKDT THU NOV 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT
FRIDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES
BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
THROUGH THE NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON FRIDAY AS WINDS
DIMINISH A BIT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
RT NOV 10

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
120 PM AKDT WED NOV 3 2010

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG UPPER RIDGE OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY AND BRITISH COLOMBIA
WILL BE PUSHED EWD INTO CANADA WED NIGHT INTO THU AS A SHORT WAVE
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA PUSHES NWD. BY THU MORNING THE SHORT WAVE
WILL WEAKEN AS IT MERGES INTO AN AREA OF WEAKER LOW PRESSURE ALOFT
CENTERED OVER THE SW AK MAINLAND.

DEEPENING SFC LOW APPROACHING 55N/145W WILL LIKELY GO DOWN
TO 955-960 MB OVER THE NRN GULF OF ALASKA BY THIS EVENING BEFORE
STARTING TO FILL. A WEAK SECONDARY LOW WILL DEVELOP WEST OF GREAT
BEAR LAKE BY THU AFTERNOON...DEEPENING TO AROUND 975 MB NORTH OF
GREAT BEAR LAKE BY LATE FRI MORNING AS IT TRACKS NE. 1030 MB HIGH
OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL BE PUSHED OFF TO THE NE THROUGH FRI AS
THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW ADVANCES NWD.

PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARCTIC COAST AND
ADJACENT MARINE AREAS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT CONTINUING
THROUGH THU. IN A VERY BROAD SENSE...GFS/NAM/EUROPEAN MODEL RUNS
HAVE SIMILAR 12 HR QPF AMOUNTS OVER THE INTERIOR AND ARCTIC AREAS
TONIGHT AND THU. SNOW LIKELY DEVELOPING OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
AND INTERIOR TONIGHT...SPREADING TO THE CENTRAL/EASTERN BROOKS
RANGE AND ARCTIC AREAS THU. WILL UPGRADE THE EXISTING BLIZZARD
WATCH FOR AKZ204 TO A BLIZZARD WARNING BEGINNING AT MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. WITH STRONG WINDS AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF FALLING SNOW AS
WELL AS BLOWING SNOW...THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING IN AKZ204 LATE TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS AT BARTER
ISLAND WILL LIKELY REACH OR EXCEED 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THU.
WINDS IN AKZ203 WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG...BUT FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY.

LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE
INTERIOR OVERNIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. WINDY
CONDITIONS DIMINISHING BY FRI AFTERNOON AS THE REMNANTS OF THE
GULF OF ALASKA LOW MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR...RESULTING IN A BROAD
AREA OF WEAKER LOW PRESSURE.

SOME LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN
INTERIOR AND MUCH OF THE WEST COAST BEGINNING FRI AFTERNOON
AS THE WEAKENING SHORT WAVE ALOFT MOVES INTO THE AREA...MERGING
INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOWER PRESSURE ALOFT. THE SHORT WAVE
WILL ALSO DRAG A WEAK SURFACE REFLECTION ALONG WITH IT.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ204.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-
PKZ240-PKZ245.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-
PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

RF NOV 10