Gale Warning 138, NWS Fairbanks, AK

853 
FZAK52 PAFG 060110
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
410 PM AKST MON DEC 5 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.

PKZ299-061645-
410 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHWESTERN COASTAL AREA
MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BEGIN TO EFFECT
THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN
STRENGTH AND MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE CENTRAL TO NORTHEAST BERING
SEA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AT 4 AM AKST WEDNESDAY...THE LOW
WILL BE 969 MB 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL. THE LOW WILL MOVE
SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH THURSDAY.

$$

PKZ200-061645-
NORTON SOUND-
410 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N.  
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT.   
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.  
.WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.  
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.   
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT.   
.FRI...S WINDS 30 KT.   
.SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-061645-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
410 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT.   
.TUE...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.   
.WED...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.  
.THU...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.   
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT.   
.FRI...SW WINDS 45 KT.   
.SAT...E WINDS 45 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-061645-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
410 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT.   
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E.   
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.   
.WED...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.  
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.   
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT.   
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT.   
.SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-061645-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
410 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT.   
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT.   
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.   
.WED...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.  
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.   
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT.   
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT.   
.SAT...E WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

CF/DA DEC 11

697 
FZAK52 PAFG 061221
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
321 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 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.

PKZ299-070330-
321 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST ON TUESDAY.
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

$$

PKZ200-070330-
NORTON SOUND-
321 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-070330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
321 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 45 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SNOW.
.WED...SE WINDS 45 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW.
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-070330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
321 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 35 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-070330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
321 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15KT BECOMING E 35 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SNOW.
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 40 KT.  

$$

JK/CC DEC 11

054 
FZAK52 PAFG 062300
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
200 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 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.

PKZ299-071400-
200 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 974 MB LOW IN THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SPAWN A 976 MB LOW
IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE EVENING. THIS NEW LOW WILL DEEPEN
INITIALLY TO 971 MB AND THEN MOVE NORTH TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND BY THU MORNING AT 982 MB.

$$

PKZ200-071400-
NORTON SOUND-
200 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW
DEVELOPING.
.WED...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 40 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-071400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
200 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.WED...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-071400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
200 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING.
BLOWING SNOW.
.WED...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 40 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-071400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
200 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 40 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

CF/JM DEC 11

863 
FZAK52 PAFG 071225
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
325 AM AKST WED DEC 7 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.

PKZ299-080330-
325 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 966 MB LOW IN THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE
BERING STRAIT BY THURSDAY EVENING AS A 989 MB LOW THEN OVER THE
ARCTIC PLAIN BY FRIDAY EVENING. A 974 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE
WESTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY MORNING. 

$$

PKZ200-080330-
NORTON SOUND-
325 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-080330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
325 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 40 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-080330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
325 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...E WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-080330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
325 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...SE WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 40 KT.  

$$

SDB/CCC DEC 11

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
704 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011

.DISCUSSION...

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS MOVED TOWARDS THE NORTH SLOPE.
WINDS ARE STILL STRONG BEHIND THIS SYSTEM, PRODUCING
WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH AND LOW VISIBILITY TO OCCURRING
AT NOME/KOTZEBUE AREAS. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING
AND VISIBILITY IMPROVING TODAY. WINTER WX ADVISORIES STILL
OUT FOR THE SEWARD PENN AREA THROUGH NOON TODAY.

FOR THE INTERIOR...SNOW HAS BEEN TAPERING OFF FROM WEST
TO EAST AND STILL WINDY AT 850 MB BUT WINDS HAVE NOT
BEEN AS STRONG AT THE SURFACE THEN WE THOUGHT. THERE HAVE
BEEN GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE FAIRBANKS OVERNIGHT. WINDS GUSTING
TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH
LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH MONDAY BUT THE
VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL NOT SEE THAT STRONG A WIND. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE FAIRBANKS AREA WILL LIKELY BE DOWNGRADED OR
CANCELLED TODAY.

ARCTIC...STRONG S-SW WINDS DEVELOPING IN BROOKS PASSES TONIGHT WILL
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...CONTINUING THROUGH NOON BLIZZARD
ENDING AKZ202 THIS EVENING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING
AKZ204 LATE TONIGHT. AT BARTER ISLAND...SUSTAINED SPEEDS COULD
APPROACH 50 MPH LATE MON AFTERNOON/MON NIGHT.

HIGH ENERGY PROGRESSIVE PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 7 DAYS...WITH AT LEAST TWO SUBSEQUENT
SYSTEMS PRODUCING EPISODES OF WIDESPREAD SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. NEXT ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER OVER THE WEST COAST WILL LIKELY BEGIN EARLY TUE.
THIS TO BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE
NORTHERN BERING SEA WED.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-
AKZ222-AKZ224.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ204-AKZ206.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-
AKZ223-AKZ226.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ215-PKZ240-PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225.
&&

JK DEC 11