Gale Warning 124, NWS Fairbanks, AK

655 
FZAK52 PAFG 162315
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
215 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014

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.

PKZ299-171415-
215 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 974 MB LOW 175 NM W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE OVER ST MATTHEW
ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING...THEN DRIFT E AS IT WEAKENS AND
DISSIPATES BY LATE THU. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG 75N WILL
PERSIST THROUGH WED THEN MOVE N. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND MAINLAND ALASKA WILL PERSIST. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE ARCTIC COASTAL WATERS WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN THROUGH WED.

$$

PKZ200-171415-
NORTON SOUND-
215 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-171415-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
215 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NE WINDS 35 KT WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. NE WINDS TO 25
KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-171415-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
215 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-171415-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
215 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

CF/ET/BB DEC 14

555 
FZAK52 PAFG 171216
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
316 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

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.

PKZ299-180330-
316 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE NW INTO THE NORTH
CENTRAL BERING SEA AND DISSIPATE. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
SIBERIA AND EXTENDING OVER THE ARCTIC WATERS WILL DRIFT N.
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA RELAXES TODAY THEN STRENGTHENS
LATE IN THE WEEK.

$$

PKZ200-180330-
NORTON SOUND-
316 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-180330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
316 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST WINDS NORTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE
ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-180330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
316 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-180330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
316 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

SDB/RM DEC 14

111 
FZAK52 PAFG 172330
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
230 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

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.

PKZ299-181430-
230 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 983 MB LOW OVER ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE NW INTO THE NORTH
CENTRAL BERING SEA OVERNIGHT AND DISSIPATE. MEANWHILE...THE HIGH
OVER THE ARCTIC WILL SHIFT NORTH AWAY FROM THE NORTH SLOPE. WINDS
WILL STAY ELEVATED THROUGH TOMORROW AS THE LOW IN THE BERING MOVES
AWAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY SOUTH OF AK PENINSULA.

$$

PKZ200-181430-
NORTON SOUND-
230 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-181430-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
230 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-181430-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
230 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-181430-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
230 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

ET/BB/NS DEC 14

882 
FZAK52 PAFG 181152
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
252 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2014

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.

PKZ299-190015-
252 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN
THROUGH SATURDAY. LOWER PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE
NORTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND AND THE CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS.

$$

PKZ200-190015-
NORTON SOUND-
252 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2014

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-190015-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
252 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-190015-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
252 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2014

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-190015-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
252 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2014

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RF.RM DEC 14

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
116 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014

.DISCUSSION...
A PERSISTENT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN ANCHORED
OVER THE SIBERIAN ARCTIC FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WHILE
MULTIPLE LOWS CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND A MAIN UPPER LOW OVER THE
BERING SEA AND MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE STATE. BY MID WEEK THE
PATTERN BEGINS TO SHIFT AS RIDGING OVER WESTERN CANADA AND THE
ALCAN BORDER PROGRESSES EAST AND THE UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING
SEA SHIFTS EAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING CLOUDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES...AND
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH CONTINUING
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

AT THE SURFACE...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC
AND LOW PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM THE BERING SEA TO GULF OF ALASKA
IS RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM THE WESTERN BROOKS
RANGE THROUGH THE BERING STRAIGHT. THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL
LIFT NORTHWARD TONIGHT AND TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT ACROSS THE BERING
STRAIT...BROOKS RANGE...AND ARCTIC SLOPE. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AND
SPREAD SNOW INTO THE WEST COAST WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
FURTHER EAST. A SECONDARY FRONT WILL SWEEP INTO THE WESTERN
INTERIOR ON WEDNESDAY AND BRING A BETTER CHANCE FOR SNOW ACROSS
THE INTERIOR AS SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE WEAKENS.

NORTH SLOPE...THE ONLY REMAINING TRULY COLD AIR IN THE STATE IS
OVER THE ARCTIC SLOPE AT THE MOMENT. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE EVEN MORE THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES TONIGHT CAUSING
WIND CHILLS LOCALLY TO 55 BELOW OR SO. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO
BECOME AN ISSUE ELSEWHERE IN THE ARCTIC FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS WINDS INCREASE BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM UP.
OTHERWISE...SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH A DYING WEATHER FRONT OVER
THE EASTERN ARCTIC WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL
WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A
WEATHER FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA.

WESTERN ALASKA...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA COAST NORTH OF KIVALINA AND THROUGH
THE BERING STRAIT TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TODAY. LOCAL GUSTS
OVER 60 MPH AND STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND FALL BELOW
WARNING LEVEL BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO
WIND...SNOWFALL DEVELOPING OVER THE SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE
BERING SEA COAST WILL RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...A WEAK CHINOOK THROUGH THE ALASKA
RANGE WILL END BY TUESDAY NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY FLOW DIMINISHES.
THIS WILL PREVENT SNOWFALL FROM REACHING THE CENTRAL INTERIOR
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...BUT ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER AND INTO THE
YUKON FLATS LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS FROM SNOW SHOWERS IS LIKELY LATE
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. A VERY WIDE RANGE IN TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY BEFORE THE CHINOOK SUBSIDES WITH
TEMPERATURES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND WINDY AREAS IN THE 30S AND
LOWER 40S AND NEAR ZERO IN CALM VALLEYS.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ205.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ213.

HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ207.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.

STORM WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ230-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

EWP DEC 14