Brisk Wind Advisory 61, NWS Fairbanks, AK

323 
FZAK52 PAFG 182310
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
210 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 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.

PKZ299-191415-
210 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM THE SEWARD PENINSULA EAST WILL MOVE
NORTH OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AND NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA SUN PM. A
WEATHER FRONT IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE SEWARD
PENINSULA SUN. A VERY STRONG LOW WILL MOVE OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA MON.

$$

PKZ200-191415-
NORTON SOUND-
210 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-191415-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
210 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-191415-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
210 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-191415-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
210 PM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

CF/CCC FEB 12

726 
FZAK52 PAFG 191152
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
252 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 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.

PKZ299-200030-
252 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALONG THE BROOKS RANGE WILL MOVE OVER THE
NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA SUN PM. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE YUKON DELTA
WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA SUN PM AND OVER THE
SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA MON. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT OVER BRISTOL BAY
WILL MOVE OVER NORTON SOUND SUN NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE.

$$

PKZ200-200030-
NORTON SOUND-
252 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW AND FOG.
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-200030-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
252 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-200030-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
252 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-200030-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
252 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

FEB 12

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1239 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER AIR...AT 500 MB...SHORT WAVE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL
DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE STATE. A 501 DAM CLOSED LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL REMAIN QUASI
STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A 512 DAM LOW WILL DEVELOP
OVER WESTERN KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY MORNING MOVING OVER PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND SUNDAY MORNING THEN OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY BY
MONDAY MORNING. A 506 DAM LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC
SUNDAY AND MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A CLOSED
503 DAM LOW. THE RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE WILL
GRADUALLY RETREAT TO THE SOUTH THIS WEEKEND THEN BUILD BACK OVER
THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE BY MIDWEEK.

AT 850 MB...TEMPERATURES REMAIN RELATIVELY STEADY THROUGH NEXT WEEK
WITH THE EXCEPTION BEING A SLIGHT WARMING IN THE CENTRAL INTERIOR
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THAT NEXT
WEEKENDS TEMPERATURES COULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN WHAT WE HAVE
HAD OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS.

SURFACE...CYCLONIC FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE STATE AS BROAD AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE AROUND QUASI STATIONARY 973 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA
CONTINUES. A 1027 MB HIGH CENTER LOCATED NEAR 80N AND THE DATE
LINE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY THEN DRIFT WEST.
STRONG EASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ARCTIC
COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A SERIES OF LOWS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AND SWING NORTH AROUND THE LOW NEAR SHEMYA INTO BRISTOL
BAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE
EAST ON MONDAY AND A 968 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTH PACIFIC
AND MOVE TO YAKUTAT AS A 971 MB LOW TUESDAY MORNING.

NORTH SLOPE...FLURRIES OR PERIODS OF SNOW...AND AREAS OF FOG WILL
CONTINUE IN THE EASTERLY FLOW. ONCE AGAIN TIMING AND EXTENT OF THE
SNOW WILL BE THE FORECAST ISSUE. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NEAR
NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND.

WEST COAST...PERIODS OF SNOW OR FLURRIES FOR COASTAL AREAS SOUTH
OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA AS THE LOWS MOVE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY THEN
DISSIPATE AND THE DYING SHORTWAVES DRIFT NORTH. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

INTERIOR...PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A FEW
FLURRIES IN THE ALASKA RANGE BUT NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
FOR FEBRUARY IN MOST AREAS. SOUTH WINDS THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE
WILL CONTINUE WITH SOME PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210.

&&

SDB FEB 12