Brisk Wind Advisory 104, NWS Fairbanks, AK

775 
FZAK52 PAFG 062127
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
127 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

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-
127 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE EASTERN BERING
SEA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. A 982 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN
BERING SEA SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE
ISLAND BY 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ200-071400-
NORTON SOUND-
127 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-071400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
127 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-071400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
127 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...LIGHT WINDS.  

$$

PKZ220-071400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
127 PM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

CF/DA APR 12

687 
FZAK52 PAFG 071046
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
246 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012

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.

PKZ299-080400-
246 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 994 MB LOW 300 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL GET
ABSORBED BY A 982 MB LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA
THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NORTH TO THE GULF OF ANADYR
BY SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
MAINLAND. 

$$

PKZ200-080400-
NORTON SOUND-
246 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER NOON.   
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.   
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT.   
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT.  
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT.

$$

PKZ210-080400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
246 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012

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

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.   
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY
LESS THAN 1 NM.  
.SUN...SE WINDS 45 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT...STRONGEST EAST OF ST LAWRENCE
ISLAND. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.   
.MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT.   
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT.  
.WED...SW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-080400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
246 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER NOON.  
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.   
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.   
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.   
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT.   
.TUE...S WINDS 10 KT.  
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT.

$$

PKZ220-080400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
246 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT.   
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.   
.SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.   
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT.   
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT.   
.WED...S WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

CCC/CB APR 12

988 
FZAK52 PAFG 072134
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
134 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012

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.

PKZ299-081400-
134 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 985 MB LOW 1000 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE NORTHEAST. BY 
4 PM AKDT SUN...THE LOW WILL BE 978 MB 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL.
AT 4 PM AKDT MON...THE LOW WILL BE 991 MB OVER SIBERIA...400 NM
SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL.

$$

PKZ200-081400-
NORTON SOUND-
134 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT.
.SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-081400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
134 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-081400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
134 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-081400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
134 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

CF/DA APR 12

440 
FZAK52 PAFG 081038
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
238 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012

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.

PKZ299-090145-
238 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 976 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO
THE WESTERN GULF OF ANADYR AS A 982 MB LOW BY 4 AM AKDT MONDAY.
THE LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN MAINLAND FROM THE SEWARD PENINSULA SOUTH TODAY. 

$$

PKZ200-090145-
NORTON SOUND-
238 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER NOON. SNOW. BLOWING
SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 15 KT.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-090145-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
238 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. WINDS DECREASING TO 25 KT WEST OF ST
LAWRENCE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-090145-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
238 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW.
VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM AFTER NOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY
LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 15 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT.

$$

PKZ220-090145-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
238 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. BLOWING
SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM AFTER NOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE...S WINDS 20 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

CCC/CB APR 12

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
227 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER AIR...LONG WAVE RIDGE WITH CENTER OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL PASS THROUGH
THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE RIDGE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A
WEAKER SHORT WAVE WILL FOLLOW ON SAT.

SURFACE...A 1004 MB LOW NEAR CAPE ESPENBERG WILL MOVE NORTHWEST OF
POINT HOPE AT 10 PM THU...THEN CONTINUE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN TO
1012 MB OVER WRANGEL ISLAND BY FRI AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT
THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA
WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT.

NORTH SLOPE...BRISK EAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH CHUKCHI SEA LOW
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH THE
LOW WILL GENERALLY BE 1 INCH OR LESS. LOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BRING CALMER CONDITIONS SAT AND SAT NIGHT.

WEST COAST...SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH LOW MOVING NORTH OVER THE WEST
COAST WILL BE WINDING DOWN OVER THE WEST COAST ZONES TONIGHT.
UP SLOPING OVER ZONE 217 MAY PRODUCE STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO 6 INCHES...THEREFORE AN ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT
ZONE. ANY RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN OVER WEST COAST ZONES WILL CHANGE
BACK TO SNOW AND DIMINISH AS COLDER AIR RUSHES IN AFTER THE LOW
AND FRONT PASS.

INTERIOR...WINDS THROUGH ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH FRI MORNING. SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH FRI WILL BE MAINLY OVER
THE SOUTH CENTRAL TO NORTH CENTRAL INTERIOR. MOST OF THE ENERGY
ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL LIFT OFF TO THE
NORTH...THUS THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR WILL HAVE ONLY FLURRIES OR
SPRINKLES.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...PLENTY OF SNOW COVER AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
30 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT WEEK.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...RIVERS WILL CONTINUE FROZEN THROUGH THE EXTENDED
FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ225-AKZ226.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ209-AKZ216-AKZ217-AKZ227.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-
PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

DA APR 12