Gale Warning 18, NWS Fairbanks, AK

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
918 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD UPPER LOW IS THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE NORTHERN ALASKA
MAINLAND THIS MORNING...850 MB TEMPERATURES OVER MUCH OF THE
INTERIOR AND ARCTIC ARE LIKELY WELL BELOW -25C...AND BELOW -30C IN
SOME AREAS. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE ON THE FAIRBANKS 12Z RAOB
WAS ONLY -25C. THE AIRMASS MAY COOL A FEW DEGREES DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS. BY EARLY MON...THE UPPER LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT
RECEDES EASTWARD INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY. UPPER RIDGING IS
PROGGED TO BUILD ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST AND THE SOUTHERN
INTERIOR BY MON AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE MAY TEMPORARILY WEAKEN A
BIT MON NIGHT AS A WEAK SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH,,,THEN REBUILD
OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR TUE AND TUE NIGHT. A
LITTLE MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER
WESTERN INTERIOR AND WEST COAST AREAS MON...AND IN THE EASTERN
INTERIOR TUE. BY WED...TEMPERATURES OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PARTS OF THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST SHOULD REBOUND TO NEAR
NORMAL OR POSSIBLY A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL VALUES. LOW WIND CHILL
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST.
NO REPORTS AVAILABLE FROM BARTER ISLAND...WILL ALLOW THE
ONGOING BLIZZARD WARNING TO EXPIRE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE.

NARROW RIDGE ACROSS THE INTERIOR ARCTIC SLOPE WILL PERSIST...
MAINTAINING ENOUGH PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE BROOKS RANGE
TO CONTINUE LOW WIND CHILL IN ZONE 206 PASSES.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ218-AKZ226.

DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR AKZ222.

WIND CHILL WARNING FOR AKZ204-AKZ206.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.
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RF JAN 13