Gale Warning 36, NWS Fairbanks, AK

967 
FZAK51 PAFG 301127
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
327 AM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

ARCTIC 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.

PKZ298-010030-
327 AM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL 
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 650 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO A 998 MB LOW 
WEST OF THE GULF OF ANADYR BY 4 AM THU AND DISSIPATE THU
NIGHT. A NEW 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 MILES NORTHWEST
OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY 4 PM THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR THROUGH THU.

$$

PKZ225-010030-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
327 AM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-010030-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
327 AM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT.
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-010030-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
327 AM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-010030-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
327 AM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-010030-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
327 AM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

RF/RM/SDB APR 14

025 
FZAK51 PAFG 302249
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
249 PM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

ARCTIC 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.

PKZ298-011230-
249 PM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
AN ARCTIC FRONT FROM BARROW SOUTHEAST WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE
ARCTIC COAST OF AK THU. 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.

$$

PKZ225-011230-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
249 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. FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. FOG.
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-011230-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
249 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.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. FOG.
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-011230-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
249 PM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. FOG. FREEZING RAIN. 
.THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-011230-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
249 PM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. FOG.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-011230-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
249 PM AKDT WED APR 30 2014

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

APR 14

770 
FZAK51 PAFG 011057 CCA
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
257 AM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

CORRECTED ZONE 225

ARCTIC 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.

PKZ298-020015-
257 AM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC 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. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL MOVE EASTWARD TO NEAR BANKS ISLAND
AND THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA BY 4 AM FRI.

$$

PKZ225-020015-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
257 AM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

CORRECTED HEADLINE

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

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

$$

PKZ230-020015-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
257 AM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-020015-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
257 AM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-020015-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
257 AM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-020015-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
257 AM AKDT THU MAY 1 2014

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RF/RM/SDB MAY 14

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
652 AM AKDT TUE APR 29 2014

.DISCUSSION...
SHORT WAVE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM EASTERN SIBERIA TO THE SEWARD
PENINSULA WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST AND NORTHERN
INTERIOR...REACHING THE ALCAN BORDER BY WED. VERY STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGING WILL REBUILD OVER THE NORTHERN ALASKA AFTER THE
SHORT WAVE EXITS...HIGH PRESSURE WITH 570+ DAM HEIGHTS AT 500 MB
WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR BY THU. THIS HIGH
PRESSURE WILL LIKELY BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
FRI...THEN BEGIN TO DIVERGE SOME THEREAFTER. ECMWF RETROGRADES THE
UPPER HIGH CENTER SLOWLY WESTWARD IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...WITH
SEVERAL SHORT WAVES PUNCHING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN
INTERIOR. GFS KEEPS THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR
THROUGH TUE. TEMPERATURES OVER THE INTERIOR WILL WARM THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS...WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES
RISING TO +4 TO +8C. THIS WOULD SUPPORT SURFACE HIGH TEMPERATURES
RISING WELL INTO THE 60S AND MAYBE INTO THEN LOWER 70S AT
SOME SPOTS.

UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN ZONES
208 AND 217 TODAY...AND OVER ZONE 218 TODAY AND THIS EVENING
AS THE SHORT WAVE MOVES EAST.

A 992 MB LOW OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM JUST NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND EASTWARD ACROSS
THE BEAUFORT SEA BY EARLY WED. A 982 MB LOW 1000 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL DEEPEN TO A 975 MB LOW 600 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY EARLY WED...THEN RAPIDLY
WEAKENING SOUTHWEST OF THE GULF OF ANADYR BY EARLY THU.
THIS LOW WILL BRING MODERATELY STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO MARINE
ZONES PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ230...AND ANOTHER EPISODE OF PRECIPITATION
TO THE WEST COAST AND NORTHWEST ALASKA. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL BE MOST LIKELY BE RAIN...BUT MAY BEGIN AS SNOW...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE NORTHERN WEST COAST AND NORTHWEST ALASKA.

STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW OVER MOST OF THE ARCTIC COAST
WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT FROM 11AM THROUGH 8 PM
TODAY FOR WINDS AND LOW RH. WARMING AND LOWER AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR LATER THIS WEEK
AND INTO THE WEEKEND...MIN RH BELOW 15% WILL BE LIKELY
OVER MANY AREAS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALONG THE WEST COAST
WED. FREEZING LEVELS OVER THE INTERIOR WILL RISE TO ABOUT
8000 FEET BY LATE IN THE WEEK...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT
MELTING OF HIGH ELEVATION SNOW BEGINNING THU. THIS WATER
WILL LIKELY MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE RIVERS BY THE WEEKEND.

&&

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

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ208-AKZ217-AKZ218.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

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

RF APR 14