Brisk Wind Advisory 113, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1243 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

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.

PKZ299-231145-
1243 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1013 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN TO POINT LAY BY 4PM
SAT AND THEN DISSIPATE BY 4PM SUN. A 1005 MB LOW NEAR TANANA WILL
SPLIT AND THE NORTHERN LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR BARTER ISLAND BY 4AM
SUN MORNING AS A 1013 MB LOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE
BERING SEA BY LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-231145-
NORTON SOUND-
1243 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-231145-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
1243 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-231145-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
1243 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 5 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-231145-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
1243 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

CF/JK MAR 13

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
229 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IS DISARRAY AS THE MODELS ARE INCONSISTENT BY VARYING FROM
RUN TO RUN AND NOT IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER PAST 48 HOURS.
WHAT DOES APPEAR IS THAT THERE IS A VERY COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW
CENTERED OVER NORTHWESTERN ALASKA THAT WILL MOVE TO ABOUT THE
SEWARD PENINSULA BY FRI AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PULL VERY COLD AIR
DOWN THROUGH WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A REINFORCING
SHOT OF VERY COLD AIR IS ADVERTISED TO MOVE DOWN ALONG THE WEST
COAST LATER THIS WEEKEND THOUGH.

LOW MOVING INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA THIS EVENING WILL PROVIDE A
FEW INCHES OF SNOW IN THE YK DELTA REGION BEFORE MOVING EASTWARD
TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW AND ASSOCIATED
FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WESTERN
ALASKA WILL PUSH SNOW INTO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF NORTHERN ALASKA
BY SAT MORNING. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL FALL IN DIRECTLY BEHIND
THE FRONT AND BEGIN TO CLEAR OUT THE CLOUDS VERY QUICKLY BEGINNING
FROM THE WEST FRI NIGHT.

A COUPLE OF FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE FIRST
PART OF NEXT WEEK SPREADING SNOWFALL WITH COLD AIR SLIDING IN
BEHIND THE FRONTS.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ213.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ210.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.
&&

CF MAR 13

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
320 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

AKZ220-222-221330-
YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS-MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...FORT YUKON...VENETIE...CENTRAL...CIRCLE...
STEVENS VILLAGE...BEAVER...CHALKYITSIK...BIRCH CREEK...
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS...EAGLE SUMMIT...TWELVEMILE SUMMIT...
FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...EIELSON AFB...ESTER...NORTH POLE...
MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...FOX...CHATANIKA...CHENA HOT SPRINGS...
SOURDOUGH CAMP
320 AM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...WINDY WITH BLOWING SNOW OVER SUMMITS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
   SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

SNOW AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OVER SUMMITS.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW OVER
SUMMITS STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER STEESE HIGHWAY
SUMMITS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.