Small Craft Advisory 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FZAK52 PAFG 301105
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
305 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 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.

PKZ299-310215-
305 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST TO
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THU MORNING...THEN OVER THE WESTERN
ALASKA COAST BY SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-310215-
NORTON SOUND-
305 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-310215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
305 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-310215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
305 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-310215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
305 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

RL/RF MAY 12

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
700 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

CORRECTED TEXT IN HYDROLOGY SECTION

.DISCUSSION...
A PREDOMINANTLY LIGHT SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST
OVER THE INTERIOR THROUGH THU. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH NOW MOVING
WESTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN INTERIOR WILL REACH THE WEST COAST
BY WED AFTERNOON...WITH A WEAK LOW CENTER DEVELOPING OVER
NORTHWEST ALASKA. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF
THE SHORT WAVE. OTHERWISE...A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH AT THE
SURFACE WILL PERSIST INTO THU...PROVIDING LOW LEVEL   CONVERGENCE
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.

SNOWFALL OF UP TO 5 INCHES COULD OCCUR AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS
IN THE BROOKS RANGE TONIGHT AND WED...WHICH COULD IMPACT THE DALTON
HIGHWAY THROUGH ATIGUN PASS. THE SNOW LEVEL IS ESTIMATED TO BE
AROUND 3500 FEET. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR
HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS IN ZONE 218 FOR AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
TONIGHT. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS IN ZONE 218 AND IN THE BROOKS
RANGE...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED. THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE
RAPID SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ALONG
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE
HALF TO ONE INCH COULD OCCUR.

EXTENDED PROGS INDICATE BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE
EASTERN INTERIOR WHICH WILL BRING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
NO PROBLEM AREAS TODAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
NO NEW REPORTS FROM CENTRAL BUT IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE RIVER
WOULD FALL OVERNIGHT. THUS WE HAVE OPTED TO END THE FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE CROOKED CREEK AT CENTRAL. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL RAIN
FELL IN THE AREA OVERNIGHT.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ218.
&&

RF MAY 12