Gale Warning 11, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FZAK52 PAFG 092133
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1233 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

NORTHWESTERN 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.

PKZ299-101245-
1233 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR
THROUGH MON. LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST SOUTH AND WEST OF
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

$$

PKZ200-101245-
NORTON SOUND-
1233 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-101245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
1233 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 50 KT
NEAR THE BERING STRAIT IN THE EVENING.
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT.
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-101245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
1233 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-101245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
1233 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RF/CC JAN 11

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
346 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.DISCUSSION...

GOES IR AND WATER VAPOR SHOW CONTINUING FEED OF MOISTURE
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND NEARBY WEST COAST AREAS.
LATEST MODELS INDICATING ONLY MINIMAL PRECIP FOR ZONES 212 AND 214
TONIGHT. IN ZONE 217...1000-850 MB MEAN TEMPERATURES NOT EXPECTED
TO WARM UP TO FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL UNTIL LATER TONIGHT.

THUS...HAVE CANCELLED WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ZONE 212
AND HAVE DOWNGRADED WINTER STORM WARNING TO FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY FOR ZONES 214 AND 217. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE
JUST STARTED AT KIVALINA AND KOTZEBUE IS NEAR BLIZZARD.

WIND TUNNEL CONTINUING OVERNIGHT IN ZONE 213...SAVOONGA REPORTING
PEAK WINDS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 68 MPH REPORTED AT WALES.

MEGA HIGH ALOFT CONTINUING TO BUILD...AT 500 MB...576 DAM CENTER
WILL BE OVER WEST CENTRAL INTERIOR BY SUN AFTERNOON...WITH
PRECIPITATION SHOVED WESTWARD OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA. MODELS
BUILDING THE HIGH TO 580+ OVER NW ALASKA BY MON. HEIGHTS WILL
START TO FALL OVER THE NORTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND LATER IN THE WEEK
AS THE 580+ CENTER MOVES WESTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN SIBERIA
COAST. COLDER AIR WILL SEEP INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR FROM CANADA
LATER IN THE WEEK...ALONG WITH HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHING 1060 MB.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-
AKZ213.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR AKZ214-AKZ217.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ225-PKZ230.
&&

RF JAN 11