Gale Warning 62, NWS Fairbanks, AK

789 
FZAK51 PAFG 251139
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 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.

PKZ298-260245-
339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 996 MB LOW 50 MILES WEST OF BARROW WILL WEAKEN INTO
A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA BY TUESDAY EVENING.

$$

PKZ225-260245-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ230-260245-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT EAST OF ICY CAPE SW WINDS
20 KT BECOMING NW BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ235-260245-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING THIS MORNING...BECOMING
N 15 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ240-260245-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

.TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ245-260245-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
NOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

DJH/RF SEP 12

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
322 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

.DISCUSSION...

ALOFT...
AN UPPER LOW CENTER NEAR CAPE LISBURNE WILL MOVE
EASTWARD...WEAKENING INTO A TROUGH NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT
BY TUE AFTERNOON. A SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE INTERIOR WILL WEAKEN
THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME LIGHT SOUTHERLY LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK
RIDGE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TO EXTEND FROM THE SEWARD PENINSULA
EAST TO THE CANADA BORDER MON NIGHT AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
WED.

SURFACE...A TIGHT 986 MB LOW NORTHWEST OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL
WEAKEN TO A 1002 CENTER NEAR BARROW BY 4 AM TUE...THEN
BECOMING A RAPIDLY WEAKENING TROUGH AS IT CONTINUES EASTWARD.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL...
WINDS ALONG THE AKZ210 COAST ARE ONLY LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ210 WILL BE CANCELED. IN THE
KOTZEBUE AREA...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH DURING THE DAY AND NO HIGH SURF ISSUES ARE EXPECTED.
THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ209 WILL BE CANCELED. ALONG THE
CHUKCHI COAST NORTHWEST OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN...SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE
DAY AND THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA
TODAY. TIDE GAGE AT RED DOG PORT IS INDICATING TIDES ABOUT 2 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL. NORTH TO NORTHEAST GALES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER PKZ200-PKZ210 BY TUE EVENING AS A 976 MB LOW MOVES INTO THE
SOUTHEAST BERING SEA.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
A FLOOD WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE NENANA RIVER FROM THE
REX BRIDGE TO THE TANANA RIVER. MINOR FLOODING NEAR THE CITY OF
NENANA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE LOWER
REACHES OF THE NENANA RIVER WILL REMAIN AT FLOOD LEVEL THROUGH
TUESDAY DUE TO THE LONG CREST AT HEALY WHICH HAS SPREAD OUT OVER
THE WIDE FLAT VALLEY. NO RECENT REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE
GAGE ON THE TANANA RIVER AT NENANA...THE LAST REPORT WAS 11.3
FEET AT AROUND 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NENANA RIVER FROM THE REX BRIDGE TO
THE TANANA RIVER.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ207.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ230-
PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230.

&&

RF SEP 12