Brisk Wind Advisory 10, NWS Fairbanks, AK

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
609 AM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR THROUGH 36 HOURS BUT DIVERGE IN THE
MID RANGE. CURRENT SOUTHERN BERING SEA LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTH TO ABOUT ST MATTHEW ISLAND LATE THIS EVENING MEANWHILE
WEAKENING. MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE PUSHED OFF TO THE
GULF OF ALASKA. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE YK DELTA
WILL BE SEEN TODAY AND TONIGHT.

UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA WILL BREAK DOWN BY LATE
TONIGHT AS OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES NORTH. LONG WAVE TROUGH PATTERN
DEVELOP ES OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN ALASKA BY FIRST PART OF THE WEEK.
THIS WILL ENABLE A COLD FRONT TO MOVE SOUTH FROM THE ARCTIC SLOPE
ON TUE FROM THE PARENT COLD LOW OVER THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MANY PLACES IN ADVISORY
LEVEL STATUS OVER THE WEST COAST AND THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH AT
LEAST TONIGHT.

THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY LONG TERM SOLUTION TO THE MUCH WARMER
THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES THAT WILL PLAGUE NORTHERN ALASKA WITHIN
THE NEXT 240 HOURS AND BEYOND.

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.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ230-
PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
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CF JAN 13