Wind Advisory 12, NWS Fairbanks, AK

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
326 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

.DISCUSSION...
ACTIVE PATTERN FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN ALASKA NOW WELL ESTABLISHED.
WAVE ON THE FIRST OCCLUSION PRODUCED MORE THAN A QUARTER INCH OF
PRECIP TODAY AT MCGRATH...BUT LITTLE FARTHER EAST. NEXT STORM
MOVING ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS ATTM. THIS SYSTEM WILL TRACK TO JUST
SOUTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND MON MORNING TO NEAR NOME BY LATE MONDAY
EVENING AND THENCE ONTO THE NORTH SLOPE ON TUE. THIS STORM WILL
HAVE LESS DYNAMICS THAN THE SYSTEM SAT BUT IN MANY AREAS EAST OF
THE CENTER IT WILL PROBABLY PRODUCE PRECIP FOR LONGER PERIOD OF
TIME.

MID RANGE LOOKS SOMEWHAT MORE PREDICTABLE THAN PAST FEW
DAYS...WITH LONG WAVE TROUGH ANCHORED IN BERING SEA AND INCREASING
RIDGEINESS EAST OF ALASKA. THIS WILL BE A COOL AND FREQUENTLY WET
PATTERN FOR WESTERN ALASKA...WHILE EAST OF 150W TEMPS WILL TREND
BACK TOWARD OR EVEN ABOVE NORMAL BY NEXT WEEKEND.

NORTH SLOPE...TODAY WAS LIKELY THE MILDEST DAY AS WINDS WILL TURN
MORE ELY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM. COOLER LOW LEVEL AIR WILL FOLLOW
FOR MID-WEEK.

FOR THE WEST COAST...WE HAVE OPTED FOR A COUPLE OF WINTER WX
ADVISORY FOR ZONES 214 AND 215...AND THERE MAY BE MORE NEEDED
FATHER NORTH. WEST OF THE LOW TRACK MUCH LESS SNOW AND WIND THAN
SATURDAYS STORM IS EXPECTED.

FOR THE INTERIOR...SOME PRECIP IN NON-TERRAIN SHIELDED AREAS NEXT
24 HOURS. AS TROF ALOFT CROSSES THE INTERIOR MON NIGHT THERE IS A
BETTER CHANCE FOR AT LEAST A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW FATHER EAST.

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.FIRE WEATHER...
NONE

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.HYDROLOGY...
NONE

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.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ214-AKZ215.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ225.
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RT APR 10