Gale Warning 40, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FZAK51 PAFG 141224
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
424 AM AKDT WED MAY 14 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.

PKZ298-150030-
424 AM AKDT WED MAY 14 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1003 MB OVER NORTHERN BANKS ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY. A
SECOND LOW OF 1010 MB 600 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 600
NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT BY 4AM THU THEN CONTINUE EAST. A
THIRD LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO NEAR ANADYR AS
A 1008 MB LOW BY 4AM THU...AND TO 60 NM NORTH OF BARROW AS A 1015
MB LOW BY 4AM FRI.

$$

PKZ225-150030-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
424 AM AKDT WED MAY 14 2014

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.THU...S WINDS 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-150030-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
424 AM AKDT WED MAY 14 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG. SNOW.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-150030-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
424 AM AKDT WED MAY 14 2014

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. SNOW.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-150030-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
424 AM AKDT WED MAY 14 2014

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-150030-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
424 AM AKDT WED MAY 14 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

MAY 14

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
148 PM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014

.DISCUSSION...STRONG TROUGH MOVING EAST WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH FOR ZONE 204 TONIGHT. A GALE WILL BE IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR
MARINE ZONE 245. OTHER AREAS WILL BE EFFECTED BY THE WINDS BUT TO
A LESSER EXTENT. BRISK WIND ADVISORIES WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE
OTHER NORTH SLOPE MARINE ZONES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS ACROSS
THE CENTRAL TO EAST INTERIOR WILL GUSTS TO 30 MPH TONIGHT BUT THEN
DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BROOKS WILL
DIMINISH TONIGHT WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 5 INCHES.

AFTER THE TROUGH PASSES EAST OF ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
IN WITH CENTER OF 577 DM OVER BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A
SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY. EFFECTS FROM THIS WAVE WILL BE ALMOST ENTIRELY ALONG
THE THE NORTH SLOPE. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE WILL EFFECT THE SAME AREA
FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION WITH THESE WAVES WILL BE LIGHT AND MAINLY
ALONG THE NORTH SLOPE. MODELS ARE IN DISAGREEMENT AFTER FRIDAY.
THE ECMWF BRINGS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH TO THE GULF OF
ALASKA SUNDAY. THE GFS KEEPS THE LOW OPEN AND FURTHER TO THE
NORTH.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR ZONES 221 THROUGH 226. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH
WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING EAST WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. RH'S BELOW 30
PERCENT WILL RECOVER LATER IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST 224 AND 226 THIS EVENING. ON
WEDNESDAY...THE ONLY RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE FOR ZONE 227 DUE TO
LOW RH'S AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...NONE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FOR AKZ221-AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ224-AKZ225-AKZ226-
AKZ227.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245.

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

DA MAY 14