Small Craft Advisory 56, NWS Fairbanks, AK

457 
FZAK51 PAFG 211146
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
346 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 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.

PKZ298-220315-
346 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ARCTIC SLOPE WILL MOVE EAST OF
DEMARCATION POINT TUE NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW NEAR ANADYR WILL MOVE TO
200 NM WEST OF POINT LAY BY 4AM WED AND THEN CONTINUE MOVING NORTH.

$$

PKZ225-220315-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
346 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ230-220315-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
346 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ235-220315-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
346 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ240-220315-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
346 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING.  
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ245-220315-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
346 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

AUG 12

608 
FZAK51 PAFG 212213
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
213 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 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.

PKZ298-221315-
213 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 995 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NE OF
WRANGEL ISLAND BY 4PM AKDT WED. 1008 MB HIGH WILL BUILD OVER
CHUKOTKA ON WED. A 980MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM SIBERIA TO THE GULF OF
ANADYR BY 4AM AKDT FRI.

$$

PKZ225-221315-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
213 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ230-221315-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
213 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ235-221315-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
213 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
FOG.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-221315-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
213 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 15 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-221315-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
213 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING THIS EVENING...BECOMING
E 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

RT/DJH AUG 12

719 
FZAK51 PAFG 221149
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
349 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 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.

PKZ298-230030-
349 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
995 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL MOVE NORTHWEST. 
A 999 MB LOW NEAR GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA
AS A 1003 MB LOW BY 4AM THU AND THEN DISSIPATE. A STRONG LOW WILL
DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA THU AND MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI
SEA AS A 980 MB LOW FRI.

$$

PKZ225-230030-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
349 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ230-230030-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
349 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
FT. FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ235-230030-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
349 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-230030-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
349 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-230030-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
349 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG.
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

AUG 12

038 
FZAK51 PAFG 222329
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
329 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 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.

PKZ298-231430-
329 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
996 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL CONTINUE MOVING
NORTHWEST 20 KT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST
BEAUFORT SEA. 994 MB LOW JUST NORTH OF BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE
NORTH 25 KT AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. 994 MB LOW WILL FORM SOUTH OF
CAPE OLYUTORSKIY AT 4 AM THU AND STRENGTHEN TO A 988 MB LOW NEAR
CAPE NAVARIN AT 4 PM THU. THE WEATHER FRONT AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL
EXTEND FROM BERING STRAIT TO DALL POINT AT 4 AM FRI..
$$

PKZ225-231430-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
329 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ230-231430-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
329 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ235-231430-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
329 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-231430-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
329 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. FOG. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-231430-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
329 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG.
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

TF/DJH AUG 12

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
439 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVELS...AN ELONGATED LOW ALONG THE NORTHERN CHUKOTKA COAST
WILL MERGE WITH ANOTHER TROUGH NORTH OF KAMCHATKA THAT PUSHES
EAST TO NEAR THE BERING STRAIT BY TUE PM. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED
TO LIFT NORTH INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA AND EVENTUALLY MERGES WITH YET
ANOTHER TROUGH THAT MOVES OFF THE THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC COAST.

SFC...THE LOW THAT WAS IN THE NORTON SOUND YESTERDAY MORNING HAS
WEAKENED TO 997 MB AND IS IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA JUST OFF THE
COAST FROM CAPE LISBURNE. THE LOW WEAKENS TO A TROUGH NEAR WRANGEL
ISLAND TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST OUT OF SIBERIA MOVES INTO
THE GULF OF ANADYR TUE MORNING WITH THE ENERGY SPLITTING INTO TWO
LOW CENTERS TUE EVENING. BY 12Z WED A 1000 MB LOW IS EXPECTED TO
NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WITH A 992 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI
SEA.

THE WEST COAST WILL DRY OUT TODAY IN BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS.  SOME
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK
VALLEYS BUT WILL BE LIGHTER THAN RECENT DAYS.  RAIN WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE BERING STRAIT TONIGHT AND SPREAD
EAST TO 160W TUE. SOME OF THE AREAS IN NW ALASKA THAT RECEIVED
EXTRAORDINARY RAINFALL TOTALS LAST WEEK LOOK TO PICK UP
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FROM TUE PM INTO WED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
0.75-1.5 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCAL 2+ INCHES POSSIBLE IN
UPSLOPE AREAS WITH A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST EXPOSURE. THE TUNDRA IN
THESE AREAS IS COMPLETELY SATURATED SO THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL
WILL LIKELY CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE TO OR ABOVE
BANKFULL. MAY WANT TO CONSIDER A FLOOD WATCH FOR ZONES 207-208-217
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 30 KNOTS INTO THE NORTON SOUND
AND ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST WILL AGAIN CAUSE WATER LEVELS
TO RISE TUE AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. WATER LEVELS OF 2-2.5 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE BY TUE NIGHT AT NOME AND FROM WALES TO
CAPE RODNEY.

INTERIOR...SOME SHOWERS TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
INTERIOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS THE SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WEAKENS
AND A FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH MOVE THROUGH. A RIDGE THEN BEGINS TO
BUILD MIDWEEK WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS AND DRY WEATHER WED-
THU. A BETTER CHANCE OF WET WEATHER BY FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND
AS FAST SOUTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS...A TYPICAL AUGUST PATTERN THAT
HAS BEEN LACKING THIS YEAR.

NORTH SLOPE...SOME COOLING ALONG THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN ARCTIC
COAST TODAY INTO TUESDAY AS SOME COOLER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE
DEPARTING SFC LOW. MAINLY DRY...BUT WITH THE CHANCE OF A PERIOD
OF RAIN ALONG THE NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST TONIGHT AS A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH. A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN ALONG THE WESTERN
ARCTIC COAST TUE AND TUE NIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW THAT PASSES
OFF THE NW COAST OF AK.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...SEE ABOVE. SEAS AND STORM
SURGE WILL DIMINISH WED NIGHT ALONG THE NORTON SOUND AND BERING
STRAIT COASTS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
COOLER WEATHER WITH SOME SHOWERS SPREADING EAST TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY AS A TROUGH AND COLD FRONT PUSH EAST.  WARMING AND
DRYING WED-THU WITH RH'S LIKELY TO DROP TO 30 PCT IN SOME CENTRAL
AND EASTERN INTERIOR VALLEYS. A MUCH WETTER PATTERN MAY DEVELOP
BY THE END OF THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
AFTER THE RECORD CREST ON THURSDAY AND TWO SUBSEQUENT CRESTS
THE WULIK HAS BEEN FALLING STEADILY FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS.  THE
KOBUK RIVER NEAR KIANA APPEARS TO BE VERY CLOSE TO MAKING A CREST
EARLY THIS MORNING AFTER A 9 FOOT RISE IN THE PAST 4 DAYS. THE
NEXT INCOMING LOW WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TO THE WEST COAST
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME SMALL STREAM
ISSUES IN ZONES 207-208-217 ALONG WITH RISES ON THE LARGER
RIVERS.

&&

.CLIMATE...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPS AT BARROW ON FIVE OUT OF THE
PAST 6 DAYS.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220.
&&

CB AUG 12