Brisk Wind Advisory 16, NWS Fairbanks, AK

758 
FZAK52 PAFG 112254
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
154 PM AKST WED JAN 11 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.

PKZ299-121400-
154 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND
EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY WITH A 1043 MB CENTER IN THE
BERING STRAIT FRIDAY. 

$$

PKZ200-121400-
NORTON SOUND-
154 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-121400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
154 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-121400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
154 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
.THU...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-121400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
154 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

SDB JAN 12

183 
FZAK52 PAFG 121220
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
320 AM AKST THU JAN 12 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.

PKZ299-130415-
320 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN SIBERIA AND THE NORTHWEST
ALASKA COASTAL WATERS THROUGH 6 AM FRI.


$$

PKZ200-130415-
NORTON SOUND-
320 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT.  
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT BECOMING E.  
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT.  
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-130415-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
320 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT SOUTH OF SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND.
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 35 KT SOUTH OF SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND IN THE MORNING. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT.  
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-130415-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
320 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT.
.FRI...W WINDS 20 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT.  
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT.  
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-130415-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
320 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT.
.FRI...W WINDS 15 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S.  
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT.  
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

RF/DJH JAN 12

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
257 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012

.DISCUSSION...
COLD UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS WILL MOVE EWD
TO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE BY 12Z FRI AS A HIGH AMPLITUDE
RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA. SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE
RIDGE SAT AND SAT NIGHT WILL TEMPORARILY KNOCK IT DOWN SOME...BUT
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE BUILDING OF A VERY STRONG BLOCKING
HIGH OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH 500 MB HEIGHTS APPROACHING 570 DAM.
THIS WILL CONTINUE A STRONG N TO NNW FLOW ALOFT OVER THE INTERIOR.
COLD UPPER LOW OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC WILL DROP SEWD ACROSS THE
BEAUFORT SEA SAT EVENING INTO SAT NIGHT...REINFORCING THE COLD AIR
OVER THE ERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA. A LITTLE MODERATION
POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY NEXT
WEEK AS THE MAIN COLD CORE SLIDES SEWD INTO CANADA... BUT
TEMPERATURES LIKELY WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL. CLOUD COVER MAY BE
VARIABLE AS SEVERAL SURGES OF MOISTURE MOVE SOUTHWARD IN THE FLOW
ALOFT.

SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR WILL MOVE TO THE
EASTERN INTERIOR BY 12Z WED...SOUTHERN LOW CENTER IN THIS
ELONGATED LOW COMPLEX NOW SOUTH OF THE AK PEN WILL DEEPEN
AND BECOME THE MAIN LOW CENTER NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY
12Z THU. THIS COMBINED WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ALONG
THE WEST COAST WILL PRODUCE GUSTY N-NW WINDS THROUGH AK RANGE
PASSES. SNOW OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR WILL SPREAD EWD THROUGH
THU.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ209-AKZ210.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ216.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ221-AKZ225-AKZ226.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ215-PKZ245.
&&

RF JAN 12