Brisk Wind Advisory 157, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FZAK52 PAFG 071224
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
324 AM AKST WED NOV 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.

PKZ299-080330-
324 AM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1004 MB LOW 700 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE 400 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BANKS ISLAND AS A 1010 MB LOW BY 4PM THURSDAY. A
WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING FROM THIS LOW TO WEST OF PRUDHOE BAY TO 
THE WESTERN BROOKS AND TO KOTZEBUE SOUND WILL MOVE BACK NORTH OF
THE ARCTIC COAST ON THURSDAY. STRONG LOW PRESSURE 500 MILES SOUTH
OF ADAK WILL MOVE NORTHEAST. THE LOW WILL BE 981 MB NEAR DUTCH
HARBOR THURSDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-080330-
NORTON SOUND-
324 AM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-080330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
324 AM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-080330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
324 AM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-080330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
324 AM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

DA/JM NOV 12

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
551 AM AKST TUE NOV 6 2012

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER AIR...TROUGH FROM NORTH OF BANKS ISLAND SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
TO THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE WILL MOVE ENTIRELY EAST OF THE CANADA
BORDER TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE INTERIOR
FROM THE WEST WITH AXIS ROTATING CLOCKWISE AND EXITING INTO CANADA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER RIDGE AXIS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY
EVENING OVER THE WEST COAST THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE INTERIOR
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER
SIBERIA TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA
BUILDS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WEST COAST
WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE 800
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO BE 982 MB NEAR
DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW 500 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BARROW WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC TO BE 800 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BARROW AT 3PM WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE EAST THEREAFTER.
THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW EXTENDS SOUTHWARD
OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA TO NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. THE WEATHER FRONT
WILL MOVE EAST AND EXTEND FROM BARROW TO POINT HOPE AT 9 PM
TUESDAY...THEN WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN
JUST NORTH OF THE NORTH SLOPE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NORTH SLOPE...THE NORTH SLOPE WILL HAVE A MORE ACTIVE WEATHER
PATTERN THAN THE REST OF NORTHERN ALASKA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. LOW PRESSURE MOVING SLOWLY FROM THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA
TO THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL PRODUCE A WESTERLY FLOW WITH
SMALL CRAFT OR BRISK WINDS AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNINGS FOR
OPEN WATERS. SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHT WITH LESS THAN ONE INCH
ACCUMULATION.

WEST COAST...NORTH WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE BREEZY THROUGH THE
BERING STRAIT TODAY. WINDS...ALREADY LIGHT IN MOST AREAS OF THE
WEST COAST WILL BECOME EVEN LIGHTER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS MAY OCCUR OVER NORTHWEST
ZONES AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES EAST FROM THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA.
THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO END BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR BY THURSDAY EVENING
WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE OF WINDS FOR THE WEST COAST. WINDS WILL
BECOME QUITE STRONG BY FRIDAY. CHANCES OF SNOW WILL INCREASE ALONG
WITH THE WINDS.

INTERIOR...THERE MAY BE A FEW MORE SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHEAST
INTERIOR...NEAR NORTHWAY...AND OVER THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE TODAY
BEFORE BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE TAKES HOLD OVER ALL OF THE INTERIOR.
THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD THROUGH THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE NEAR
DUTCH HARBOR ON FRIDAY WILL INCREASE CHANCES FOR SNOW IN THE
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR ON FRIDAY.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ240-
PKZ245.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ240-PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235.
&&

DA NOV 12