Gale Warning 47, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FZAK51 PAFG 271146
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
246 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 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.

PKZ298-280300-
246 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN SLOWLY OVER THE STATE THROUGH MONDAY. A WEATHER FRONT OVER
THE WESTERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE OVER WESTERN ARCTIC COAST OF
ALASKA ON SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ225-280300-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
246 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-280300-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
246 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011

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

$$

PKZ235-280300-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
246 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-280300-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
246 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-280300-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
246 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

CC/CF FEB 11

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
557 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

.DISCUSSION...LATEST ROUND OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER FINALLY
BEGINNING TO WIND DOWN OVER THE BERING SEA...Y-K DELTA...WESTERN
ARCTIC AND WESTERN INTERIOR AS 1055 MB HIGH BUILDS INTO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA THIS MORNING. WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE A FEW
MORE HOURS ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WHERE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG
WITH BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE. ONLY AN INCH OR TWO MORE SNOW EXPECTED
UNDER THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING...MAINLY EAST OF
FAIRBANKS. WINDS ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO DIMINISH IN THE FAIRBANKS
AREA WITH GUSTS ONLY TO AROUND 30 KTS. VISIBILITIES STILL POOR IN
THE VALLEYS AND VERY POOR ALONG HIGHER SUMMITS.

WINDS AND SNOW TO CONTINUE IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR THROUGH NOON.
IMPRESSIVE 45 KT GUST NOTED AT PAOR. FAR EASTERN ARCTIC WILL
CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE
BERING SEA AND THE EXITING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE EAST
MAINTAINS A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW.

A MORE TRANQUIL WEATHER PATTERN RETURNS TO NORTHERN ALASKA AS A
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
CWA THROUGH EARLY TO THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR AKZ209-AKZ210.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ222-
AKZ225.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ204-AKZ206.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ224-AKZ226.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235-PKZ240.
&&

CC FEB 11

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
101 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

AKZ226-262315-
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
101 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

AS OF 1PM THE AVALANCHE NEAR SUMMIT LAKE ON THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 195 AND 202 HAS BEEN CLEARED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY
AND THE ROAD HAS BEEN REOPENED. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.