Brisk Wind Advisory 11, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FZAK51 PAFG 082340
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
240 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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.

PKZ298-091445-
240 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
986 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL DRIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN
THROUGH MON. BY 3 PM AKST MON THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE A 999 MB
LOW 350 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY. STRONG 1043 MB HIGH PRESSURE WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MON OVER SIBERIA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO
SOUTHERN INTERIOR ALASKA MON...AND THEN MOVE EAST INTO CANADA MON
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ225-091445-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
240 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-091445-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
240 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-091445-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
240 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-091445-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
240 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-091445-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
240 PM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

TF/CCC JAN 12

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
240 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 72 HOURS. DEEP LOW IN THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WITH THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL
MOVE NORTH TO THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA. PLENTY OF COLD AIR TO BE
OVERRUN BY MOISTURE MOVING NORTHWARD.

COLD AIR WILL STAY FIRMLY IMPLANTED OVER NORTHERN ALASKA NORTH OF
THE ALASKA RANGE WITH ONLY A SLIGHT MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST WILL
MOVE EAST AS IT IS ASSISTED BY THE BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
AMPLIFYING NORTHWARD AND MOVING EASTWARD. THIS WILL USHER IN MUCH
WARMER AIR OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK
AND THEN SETTLE BACK DOWN INTO THE COLDER TEMPERATURES AGAIN WITH
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE NEXT DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH.

AN OMEGA BLOCK WILL ATTEMPT TO SET UP OVER THE BERING SEA BY THE
END OF NEXT WEEK BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE RIDGE WILL BE SHUT OFF
FROM ADVANCEMENT EASTWARD BY THE DEEP TROUGH ALOFT.

LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THAT IS PRODUCING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA EXCEPT FOR THE BERING STRAIT WILL END BY
EARLY EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES TOWARD NORTON SOUND AND WEAKENS.

TROUGH OVER THE ARCTIC COAST WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THIS WILL INCREASE THE WINDS ALONG THE ARCTIC ZONES AND
DROP THE WIND CHILLS TO ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ205.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

CF JAN 12