Gale Warning 34, NWS Fairbanks, AK

723 
FZAK52 PAFG 292233
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
233 PM AKDT TUE APR 29 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.

PKZ299-301200-
233 PM AKDT TUE APR 29 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 980 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH TO NEAR
WRANGEL ISLAND NOON THU AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB. WARM FRONT OVER
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE CENTRAL CHUKCHI
SEA 4PM WED. COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE 980 MB LOW WILL
MOVE TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA TO WESTERN SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND
4AM FRI.

$$

PKZ200-301200-
NORTON SOUND-
233 PM AKDT TUE APR 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 FT.  
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-301200-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
233 PM AKDT TUE APR 29 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6
FT. FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-301200-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
233 PM AKDT TUE APR 29 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED...SE WINDS 25 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT.  
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT.  
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT.  
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-301200-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
233 PM AKDT TUE APR 29 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. FOG. 
.WED...S WINDS 40 KT. FOG...SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT.  
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

JL APR 14

005 
FZAK52 PAFG 301142
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
342 AM AKDT WED APR 30 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.

PKZ299-010030-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 980 MB LOW 650 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL 
WEAKEN TO A 980 MB LOW WEST OF THE GULF OF ANADYR BY 4 PM THU AND
DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A NEW 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 MILES
NORTHWEST OD WRANGEL ISLAND BY 4 PM THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR THROUGH THU.

$$

PKZ200-010030-
NORTON SOUND-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-010030-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-010030-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-010030-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
342 AM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RF/RM/SDB APR 14

338 
FZAK52 PAFG 302303
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
303 PM AKDT WED APR 30 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.

PKZ299-011245-
303 PM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 986 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO JUST WEST OF
ANADYR AS A 997 MB LOW BY 4AM THU...AND TO NORTHWEST OF WRANGEL
ISLAND AS A 1003 MB LOW BY 4PM THU. A WARM FRONT STRETCHING FROM
THIS LOW TO POINT LAY WILL MOVE TO WRANGEL ISLAND TO BARTER ISLAND
BY 4AM THU AND THEN MOVE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST THU. A LOW
DEVELOPING OVER NE RUSSIA FRI WILL MOVE TO THE CHUKCHI SEA SAT.

$$

PKZ200-011245-
NORTON SOUND-
303 PM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING. FOG.
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-011245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
303 PM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-011245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
303 PM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-011245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
303 PM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING. FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

APR 14

636 
FZAK52 PAFG 011106
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
306 AM AKDT THU MAY 1 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.

PKZ299-020015-
306 AM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 996 MB LOW 100 MILES WEST OF THE GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE TO
500 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY 4 AM FRI WEAKENING
TO 1001 MB.

$$

PKZ200-020015-
NORTON SOUND-
306 AM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS CALM.  

$$

PKZ210-020015-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
306 AM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS 50 KT NEAR THE BERING
STRAIT. ELSEWHERE SOUTH WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-020015-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
306 AM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-020015-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
306 AM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RF/RM/SDB MAY 14

756 
FZAK52 PAFG 012241
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
241 PM AKDT THU MAY 1 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.

PKZ299-021245-
241 PM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1004 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH.
A COOL FRONT FROM THIS LOW STRETCHING SOUTH ALONG THE 170W
LONGITUDE LINE WILL ROTATE CLOCKWISE TO POINT HOPE TO GAMBELL BY
4AM FRI...AND PERSIST THERE UNTIL 4AM SAT. A SECOND LOW DEVELOPING 
NEAR MAGADAN WILL MOVE TO THE CHUKCHI SEA AS A 1018 MB LOW BY 4AM
SAT.

$$

PKZ200-021245-
NORTON SOUND-
241 PM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING.
FOG.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS CALM. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS CALM.  

$$

PKZ210-021245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
241 PM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG.
RAIN.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-021245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
241 PM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. FOG.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-021245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
241 PM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

MAY 14

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
214 PM AKDT MON APR 28 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
ALOFT...
A WEAK RIDGE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL BUILD SLOWLY THROUGH TUE AS
A SHORT WAVE TROUGH NOW ALONG THE NORTHERN BERING SEA MAKES ITS
WAY EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA TO THE ALCAN BORDER BY 4AM WED.
PRECIPITATION WITH THE TROUGH WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
STATE BUT DECREASE TUE AS IT MOVES FURTHER EAST AND THE RIDGE
BUILDS. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY TUE WITH THE SHORT WAVE.

STARTING WED A RIDGE BUILDS STRONGLY OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WITH A
570 DM HIGH CENTERED OVER INTERIOR ALASKA BY THU. THIS WILL CAUSE
A RAPID WARMING AND DRYING WED THROUGH FRI. EXPECT ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES THROUGH WED...AND THEN MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS THU
INTO THE WEEKEND.

SURFACE...
A 1030 MB HIGH NORTH OF THE THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN
THROUGH WED. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT FROM EAGLE TO ATIGUN PASS TO
POINT HOPE WILL MOVE TO THE ARCTIC COAST TONIGHT AND NORTH OF THE
COAST TUE. STRONG EAST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE COAST EARLY TUE.

A THERMAL TROUGH FROM MCGRATH TO FAIRBANKS TO EAGLE WILL MOVE TO
FAIRBANKS TO EAGLE BY 4PM TUE AND THEN DISSIPATE. WEAK WINDS WILL
BLOW INTO THIS TROUGH. EXPECT WARMEST TEMPERATURES AND DRIEST
CONDITIONS UNDER THIS TROUGH.

A 987 MB LOW NEAR ANADYR WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN...AND BY 4AM
WED BY NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND AS A 1004 MB LOW. AN OCCLUDED FRONT
STRETCHING FROM THIS LOW TO ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO POINT
HOPE TO BETHEL BY 4AM TUE...TO BARROW TO BETTLES TO MCGRATH BY 4PM
TUE...AND TO DEMARCATION POINT TO EAGLE TUE NIGHT. EXPECT 1-2
INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE FRONT ALONG THE WEST COAST...MIXING WITH
RAIN SOUTH OF NOME TO ATIGUN PASS AND FALLING AS RAIN IN THE
INTERIOR SOUTH OF THAT AREA. COULD SEE UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE.
AS FRONT MOVES EAST INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR RAIN WILL DIMINISH
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE.

A STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA TUE WILL MOVE TO
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED. A WARM FRONT STRETCHING FROM THIS LOW
WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE YUKON DELTA BY 4PM TUE...TO KOTZEBUE TO
ANADYR BY 4AM WED...AND TO BARROW TO ANADYR BY 4PM WED. EXPECT
SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR THE FRONT WITH RAIN SHOWERS SOUTH OF
THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE RAPIDLY INTO THE UPPER 30S AND
40S ALONG THE FRONT. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT TO
START ALONG THE WEST COAST.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND SIMILAR SOLUTIONS THROUGH THU.
EXCEPTION IS PRECIPITATION WHERE THE GFS HAS CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION
SPREAD OUT OVER A MUCH LARGER AREA THAN OTHER MODELS. PREFER THE
NAM PRECIPITATION.

DIFFERENCES SHOW UP AFTER FRI ON TIMING DIFFERENCES OF A SHORT
WAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN AK. WILL USE THE GENERAL
AGREEMENT ON LONG WAVE PATTERN CHANGES TO SHOW WARMING THROUGH FRI
AND COOLING OVER THE WEEKEND TO NEAR NORMAL BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
EXPECT RH 14-24% SOUTHERN INTERIOR ALONG THERMAL TROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RED FLAG REMAINING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM THIS
EVENING. SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE WITH RH UP A BIT.
EXPECT SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND DRYING THU AND FRI ACROSS INTERIOR
THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. WILL LIKELY SEE RH BELOW 15%
ACROSS INTERIOR THU INTO THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT TO START ALONG THE WEST COAST WED.
FREEZING LEVELS ACROSS INTERIOR 4000-5000 FT THROUGH WED THEN
EXPECTED TO RISE TO 8000 FT BY FRI. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
MELTING OF HIGH ELEVATION SNOW TO START THU AND FRI START TO FILL
RIVERS UP WITH WATER BY THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FOR AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226-AKZ227.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ203-AKZ208-AKZ217-AKZ218.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-
PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

JB APR 14