Wind Chill Advisory 59, NWS Fairbanks, AK

099 
WWAK41 PAFG 151250
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
350 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

AKZ203-152100-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0064.111115T1250Z-111115T2100Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
350 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. 

* BLOWING SNOW...IS CAUSING VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE.

* WINDS...WEST GUSTING TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DECREASE AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE
  LATE THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING. 

&&

$$

AKZ204-152100-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0064.111115T1250Z-111115T2100Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
350 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. 

* BLOWING SNOW...IS CAUSING VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE
  AT TIMES.

* WINDS...WEST GUSTING TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DECREASE AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE
  LATE THIS MORNING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING. 

&&

$$

AKZ206-152100-
/X.CON.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-111116T0000Z/
NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...
SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS
350 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...ATIGUN PASS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...55 BELOW.

* WIND...NORTH 15 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH WILL FREEZE IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES 
  RESULTING IN FROSTBITE. THERE WILL BE DRIFTING SNOW IN THE 
  PASS MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY THAT HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS...BE PREPARED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER
ALL EXPOSED SKIN.

&&

$$

603 
WWAK41 PAFG 152054
WSWNSB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1154 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

AKZ206-152200-
/X.CAN.PAFG.WC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-111116T0000Z/
NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE...
SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS
1154 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. 

WIND CHILL VALUES IN ATIGUN PASS HAVE WARMED TO NEAR 35 BELOW AND
WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE DAY AS WINDS DIMINISH.

$$

AKZ203-152200-
/X.EXP.PAFG.WW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-111115T2100Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
1154 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKST TODAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKST TODAY. 

VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED TO MORE THAN ONE MILE AS WINDS AND
BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

AKZ204-152200-
/X.EXP.PAFG.WW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-111115T2100Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND
1154 AM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKST TODAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKST TODAY. 

VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED TO MORE THAN ONE MILE AS WINDS AND
BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
245 PM AKST MON NOV 14 2011

.DISCUSSION...

MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 12Z TUE BUT THE NAM AND THE GFS
DO DIFFER IN MOVEMENT OF THE COLD LOW CENTER IN NORTHEASTERN
ALASKA AFTER THAT. THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA SKIRTING ACROSS THE
ALEUTIANS TO THE GULF OF ALASKA DO NOT MATCH UP ENTIRELY TOO WELL EITHER.

ALL OF THE MODELS DO EMPHASIZE THE MUCH COLDER AIR MOVING DOWN
INTO THE CENTRAL ALASKA WHICH BY MANY INDICATIONS APPEAR TO BE
AROUND FOR AWHILE...AT LEAST 10 DAYS AND LIKELY LONGER. THERE MAY
BE SOME MODERATION THIS WEEKEND WITH WESTERN ALASKA BUT THE
REMAINDER OF ALASKA WILL LIKELY REMAIN REMAIN BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. ALL OF THIS DOES DEPEND ON WHETHER THE CLOUD COVER
EXISTS OR NOT OVER MANY OF THESE AREAS. THESE TYPES OF SCENARIOS
DO USUALLY PRODUCE OR AT LEAST ALLOW FOR STRATUS TO REMAIN OVER
THE REGION WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM FALLING AS LOW AS
THEY POSSIBLY COULD.

A RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL BUILD TO A MORE NORTH SOUTH
ORIENTATION BY TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE WITH THE SAME
CHARACTERISTICS THROUGH THE WEEK BUT BE ON THE MOVE EVER SO SLOWLY
EASTWARD. SO THAT THE RIDGE AXIS WILL BE OVER THE WEST COAST BY
THU AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN OVER THE AREA UNTIL A STRONG LOW
KNOCKS DOWN THE RIDGE FROM THE WEST AND SPREADS A LITTLE WARMER
TEMPERATURES BACK OVER NORTHERN ALASKA BY THIS WEEKEND.

WINDS ALONG THE BERING STRAIT WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE SMALL
CRAFT CATEGORY WITH THE NORTH WINDS BEING AMPLIFIED AS THEY SCOOT
THROUGH THE STRAIT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ON THE ARCTIC COAST
WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH MID WEEK AS THE FLOW CONTINUES TO BE OUT
OF THE NORTH OVER WHAT LITTLE OPEN WATER EXISTS.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-
PKZ230.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ245.
&&

CF NOV 11