Brisk Wind Advisory 76, NWS Fairbanks, AK

923 
FZAK51 PAFG 012239
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
139 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ298-021345-
139 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1042 MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTER NEAR DAWSON WILL PERSIST. A
SECOND 1032 MB HIGH CENTER BETWEEN DALL POINT AND SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND INLAND OVER THE ARCTIC SLOPE WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN.

$$

PKZ225-021345-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
139 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT THIS EVENING...EXCEPT LOCALLY 35 KT
NEAR CAPE LISBURNE. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-021345-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
139 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-021345-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
139 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-021345-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
139 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-021345-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
139 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

DJH/JK MAR 11

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
248 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011

.DISCUSSION...

QUIET WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUING OVER THE CWA. CURRENT
GFS/EURO/NAM/GEM RUNS SHOWING SIMILAR PATTERNS ALOFT. MODERATELY
STRONG HIGH CENTER ALOFT OVER THE BERING WILL BREAK DOWN INTO A
HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE BY THU...REBUILDING SOME BY FRI AS BUBBLE
HIGH SPLITS OFF OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA. THIS HIGH MOVING EASTWARD
ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH SUN. THE CWA WILL BE DRY THROUGH
SAT...MODERATELY COLD TEMPERATURES PERSISTING OVER MUCH OF THE
INTERIOR BUT WITH FAIRLY LARGE DIURNAL RANGES WITH AS INTERIOR
DAYLIGHT APPROACHES 9 HOURS. NO MAJOR SURFACE SYSTEMS AFFECTING
THE BERING OR ARCTIC COASTS THROUGH SAT.

LOCALLY GUSTY SUB-ADVISORY WINDS DEVELOPING IN ALASKA RANGE
PASSES TUE NIGHT WITH SOME TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

RF FEB 11