Gale Warning 44, NWS Fairbanks, AK

461 
FZAK52 PAFG 252239
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
139 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 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.

PKZ299-261615-
139 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 976 LOW NEAR BANKS ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND
SOUTHEAST. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WITH 1048 MB CENTER NEAR SAINT
MICHAEL ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AND SLIDE EAST TO NEAR
CAPE ROMANZOF SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A 1055 MB HIGH WITH THE RIDGE
BUILDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND ARCTIC SLOPE OF ALASKA.
 
$$

PKZ200-261600-
NORTON SOUND-
139 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT.  
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT.  
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT.  
.MON...W WINDS 10 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT.  
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT.  
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-261615-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
139 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT.  
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT.  
.SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT.  
.MON...SE WINDS 25 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT.  
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-261615-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
139 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT.  
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW.  
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT.  
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT.  
.MON...S WINDS 10 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT.  
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT.  
.WED...N WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-261615-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
139 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT.  
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.MON...SW WINDS 20 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT.  
.TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

SDB/RF FEB 11

283 
FZAK52 PAFG 261239
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
339 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 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.

PKZ299-270015-
339 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 980 LOW 250 NM EAST OF BANKS ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST
AND SOUTHEAST. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WITH 1050 MB CENTER NEAR
SAINT MICHAEL ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST TO NEAR CAPE
ROMANZOF SATURDAY NIGHT AS A 1052 MB HIGH WITH THE RIDGE BUILDING
ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND ARCTIC SLOPE OF ALASKA.

$$

PKZ200-270015-
NORTON SOUND-
339 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

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

$$

PKZ210-270015-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
339 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-270015-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
339 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...S WINDS 5 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-270015-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
339 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

CC/CF FEB 11

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
436 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

.DISCUSSION...
OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WINTER WINTER CONTINUES OVER THE CWA.
SEVERE BLIZZARD ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST AS 988 MB LOW
OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA DEEPENS ABOUT 10 MB AND SHOOTS EASTWARD
ACROSS THE BEAUFORT SEA. MANY AREAS WILL SEE GUSTS TO 60+
MPH...BARTER ISLAND WILL LIKELY SEE GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF
THE INTERIOR. STRONG PRESSURE RISE FIELD WILL HELP SPIKE UP THE
WINDS BOTH OVER THE INTERIOR AND IN THE ARCTIC ZONES.

6-10 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED IN THE FAIRBANKS AREA...BOOSTED
GFS SNOW QPF BY ABOUT 50% WHICH SHOULD BE A REASONABLE ESTIMATE...
UNLESS ANOTHER LONG MESOSCALE SNOW BAND DOES ITS THING.

STRONG SOUTH WINDS ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST
OVERNIGHT AND START TO DIMINISH LATE. SEA ICE IS BEING PUSHED UP
AGAINST THE COAST IN THE NOME AREA...ADDITIONALLY A TIDAL SURGE
COMBINED WITH MILD TEMPERATURES IS CREATING OPEN WATER AT RIVER
MOUTHS AND IN ESTUARIES.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ205-AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-
AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219-
AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ222.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ206.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ224-AKZ225-AKZ227.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.

STORM WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

RF FEB 11