Brisk Wind Advisory 79, NWS Fairbanks, AK

121 
FZAK51 PAFG 041520 AAA
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
620 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

UPDATED ZONE 225

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.

PKZ298-050415-
620 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE EAST TO BARROW
FRI NIGHT AND TO NEAR DEMARCATION POINT BY 3PM SAT. STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL WEAKEN SAT. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE FROM INTERIOR ALASKA TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA WILL MOVE
OVER THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA SAT. 

$$

PKZ225-050415-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
620 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. FOG. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT.  
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT.  
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT.  
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-050415-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
620 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT.  
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-050415-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
620 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 KT. FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. FOG. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT.  
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-050415-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
620 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT.  
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. FOG. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 5 KT. FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. FOG. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT.  
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT.  
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-050415-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
620 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT.  
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT.  
.SAT...W WINDS 5 KT. FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. FOG. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT.  
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

MAR 11

316 
FZAK51 PAFG 042322
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
222 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 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.

PKZ298-051430-
222 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE EAST TO BARROW
TONIGHT AND NORTHWEST OF DEMARCATION POINT BY 3PM SAT. A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE WITH A 1037MB CENTER NEAR FORT YUKON EXTENDS TO THE
SEWARD PENINSULA AND WILL DRIFT NORTH OVER THE ARCTIC SLOPE OF
ALASKA SAT.

$$

PKZ225-051430-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
222 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-051430-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
222 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-051430-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
222 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-051430-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
222 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-051430-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
222 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

SDB/RF MAR 11

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
127 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

.DISCUSSION...

BIG RIDGE ALOFT WILL BE THE MAJOR FEATURE IMPACTING NORTHERN
ALASKA WEATHER FOR THE NEXT WEEK AT LEAST. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS THE HIGH...PRESENTLY CENTERED OVER CENTRAL BERING SEA WITH
RIDGE AXIS NORTH TO SOUTH...WILL RECENTER OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA
WITH THE RIDGE EXTENDING SE FROM THE CENTER.

AT THE SURFACE...HIGH CENTERED OVER THE MACKENZIE DELTA WITH
RIDGE EXTENDING WWD ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTR AND BROOKS RANGE.
HIGH WILL REFORM OVR THE NORTH SLOPE OVER THE WEEKEND. WEAK WARM
FRONT PRESENTLY ALONG ABOUT 170W WILL DISSIPATE NEXT 24 HOURS.

NORTH SLOPE...EAST WINDS ALONG THE COAST WILL DIMINISH NEXT DAY OR
SO AS HIGH REFORMS OVER THE AREA. AMS WILL BE WARMING BUT STRONG
INVERSIONS PERSISTING...ESP AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAINS.

WEST COAST...SKINNY BAND OF CLOUDS ASSOCD WITH THE DISSIPATING WARM
FRONT COVER MUCH OF THE ERN BERING AND CHUKCHI SEAS...BUT THIS IS
ALREADY STARTING TO ERODE ON THE ERN EDGE AND SHOULD NO LONGER BE
AN FACTOR FRI. GENERALLY MILD WHERE THERE IS SOME WIND.

INTERIOR...AMS MODERATING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MODERATE
PRESSURE GRADIENT CREATING LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. THIS WILL CONTINUE
FOR A WHILE...THOUGH LOCATIONS WILL VARY A BIT.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ245.
&&

RT MAR 11