Brisk Wind Advisory 94, NWS Fairbanks, AK

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
311 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

.DISCUSSION...

SHORT WAVE TROUGH NOW OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR WILL BE
GRADUALLY DAMPENING OUT AS IT LIFTS OUT TOWARD THE ALCAN
BORDER BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN
INTERIOR WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST DURING THE DAY AS THE
SHORT WAVE PROGRESSES EASTWARD...WITH SOME LEFTOVER FLURRIES
IN THE EVENING. STORM CENTER NOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS IS RAPIDLY DEEPENING...ONLY SMALL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE CURRENT GFS/NAM/EURO OUT THROUGH 00Z FRI. CURRENT WINTER STORM
WARNINGS WILL BE CONTINUED FOR AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215.
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ216 WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING VALID
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM THU. GOOD POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AMOUNTS
UP TO 12 INCHES NEAR THE NULATO HILLS TONIGHT AND WED...4 TO 8
INCHES ELSEWHERE. FOR WED NIGHT AND THU...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS
OF AROUND 2-4 INCHES EXPECTED IN AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215-
AKZ216 WITH LEFTOVER AND WRAPAROUND SNOW SHOWERS.

SNOW DEVELOPING THU IN AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ217-
AKZ219-PARTS OF AKZ220-AKZ221. A PERIOD OF CHINOOK WINDS IN
THE ALASKA RANGE FROM LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...DOWNSLOPE
WILL KEEP AKZ225-AKZ226-SOUTHERN AKZ221-AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ224 DRY.
ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS LIKELY IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS...GOOD
SUPPORT ALOFT WITH 700 MB WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE MAXING
OUT AT 50 KT OR HIGHER.

BRISK E-NE WINDS DEVELOPING ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST THU CONTINUING
THU NIGHT...BEGINNING TO DIMINISH FRI.

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.FIRE WEATHER...
NONE

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.HYDROLOGY...
NONE

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.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214-
AKZ215-AKZ216.

WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ225-AKZ226-AKZ227.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220.

STORM WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225.
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RF APR 11