Wind Advisory 29, NWS Fairbanks, AK

612 
WWAK72 PAFG 150219
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
619 PM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

AKZ227-151400-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0029.131015T1200Z-131016T1800Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
619 PM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM
AKDT WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY
BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.

&&

$$

321 
WWAK72 PAFG 151344
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
544 AM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

AKZ227-152200-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-131016T1800Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
544 AM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY
BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.

&&

$$

771 
WWAK72 PAFG 152105
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
105 PM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

AKZ227-161200-
/X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-131016T1800Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
105 PM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY
BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.

&&

$$

918 
WWAK72 PAFG 160645
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1045 PM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

AKZ227-161400-
/X.UPG.PAFG.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-131016T1800Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0009.131016T0645Z-131016T1400Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
1045 PM AKDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY
DAMAGE. 

&&

$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
109 PM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

.DISCUSSION...

WARM WET AND WINDY MOST THIS WEEK. MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD
AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM WITH BOTH SMALL SCALE AND LARGE SCALE
FEATURES AND REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON LARGE SCALE FEATURES
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A COMPLEX SET OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS
IN CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE LONG WAVE TROUGH CENTERED OVER
THE DATE LINE AND MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BACK OF A LARGE
AMPLITUDE RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA. AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE EASTERN NORTH SLOPE THIS AFTERNOON WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TO BE CENTERED 100 NM NORTH OF THE
MACKENZIE DELTA TUESDAY MORNING. SURFACE REFLECTION OF THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW MANIFESTS ITSELF AS AN ELONGATED 992 MB LOW JUST NORTH
OF THE COAST STRETCHING FROM POINT BARROW TO BARTAR ISLAND. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED FOR FREEING RAIN FOR ZONE 206 AS WARM
LAYER ALOFT CONTINUES TO PUSH NORTH AND EAST. AS THE LOW CONTINUES
TO MOVE NORTH TONIGHT COLDER AIR ALOFT WILL CHANGE PRECIP BACK TO
ALL SNOW.

ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY 200 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND THEN TURN NORTHEAST AS IT RIDES NORTHEAST
ALONG THE BACK OF AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN INTERIOR TUESDAY MORNING. DEEP LAYER AND MOIST
SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR WILL
CONTINUE PERIODS OF WET WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL
TOTALS WILL TOTAL MORE THAN AN INCH IN MANY LOCATIONS HOWEVER
RIVERS REMAIN LOW AND NO HYDROLOGICAL ISSUES ARE ANTICIPATED.

EXPECT SEVERAL PERIODS OF ELEVATED WINDS IN AND NEAR THE ALASKA
RANGE THIS WEEK AS MULTIPLE JET MAXES MOVING NORTH AND NORTHEAST
ALONG THE BACK OF THE LARGE AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA
AND YUKON BRINGS UNSEASONABLE WARM AIR MASS NORTH OVER THE STATE.
SOUTHWEST FLOW TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY IS NOT IDEAL FOR MOUNTAIN
WAVE DEVELOPMENT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALASKA RANGE HOWEVER
FORECASTED VERTICAL CROSS SECTIONS INDICATE A WEAK MOUNTAIN WAVE
MAD DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE WEDNESDAY. 60 KTS AT 700
MB AND 50 KTS AT 850MB COMBINED WITH CHANNELING EFFECTS WILL
CREATE ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALASKA
RANGE PASSES BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ225-AKZ226.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ206.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ225-PKZ240.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245.
&&

CCC OCT 13