Gale Warning 117, NWS Fairbanks, AK

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
426 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS MOSTLY SIMILAR THROUGH 60 HOURS. HIGH ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
TO BE ANCHORED NORTH OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC COAST.
MEANWHILE...STRONG COLD CORE LOW ALOFT OVER THE CANADIAN
ARCHIPELAGO WITH ELONGATED TROUGH RUNNING SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE
NORTHWEST PORTION OF NORTHERN ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING COLDER
AIR INTO NORTHERN ALASKA NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE GRADIENT OVER MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA WILL BEGIN TO RELAX A
LITTLE OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE TONIGHT AND OVER THE
WEST COAST AND WESTERN ARCTIC COAST ON WED BUT STILL REMAIN FAIRLY
TIGHT AROUND THE POINT HOPE AND CAPE LISBURNE AREA THROUGH THE
WEEK.

NUMEROUS SHORT WAVES WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF
THE STATE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK BEFORE A LARGE UPPER
RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE WEEKEND.

NO REAL SIGN OF ANY COLD AIR IS SEEN ON THE HORIZON FOR MOVING
INTO THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA. THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE A MAJOR WARM
UP FOR THE WEEKEND OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WHEN A CHINOOK
DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA BUT THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OF COURSE.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

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.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221.

HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ217.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ205-AKZ206.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

STORM WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ230.
&&

CF DEC 14

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
130 PM AKST TUE DEC 09 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0225 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 72 NNW AMBLER           68.07N 158.70W
12/09/2014  M68.00 MPH                          AK   MESONET

            OBSERVATION FROM THE NOATAK RAWS KTZA2. GUSTS BETWEEN 58
            AND 68 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED FROM 557 PM AKST DEC 8.
            PEAK GUST 68 MPH.

0316 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST POINT HOPE              68.31N 166.73W
12/09/2014  M75.00 MPH                          AK   ASOS

0521 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 41 WNW KALTAG           64.63N 159.90W
12/09/2014  M63.00 MPH                          AK   MESONET

            OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SHAKTOOLIK RIVER RAWS SHKA2.
            ADDITIONAL GUSTS 55 TO 63 MPH FROM 421 AM AKST TO
            PRESENT. PEAK GUST 63 MPH.

0718 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 45 SE ARCTIC VILLAGE    67.74N 144.12W
12/09/2014  M53.00 MPH                          AK   MESONET

            OBSERVATION FROM HELMUT MOUNTAIN RAWS AWRA2.

0736 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST POINT HOPE              68.31N 166.73W
12/09/2014  M78.00 MPH                          AK   ASOS

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