Gale Warning 76, NWS Fairbanks, AK

857 
FZAK51 PAFG 061200 CCA 
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 6 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.

PKZ298-070300-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE AREA AND BE
ABSORBED BY 1032MB RIDGE BUILDING OVER NW MAINLAND. 1000MB LOW
WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES OF CANADA
AS IT WEAKENS TO 1006MB BY TUE NIGHT...THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NW
INTO THE CENTRAL ARCTIC WATERS THU. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA TODAY AND PERSIST INTO
THU.

$$

PKZ225-070300-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ230-070300-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ235-070300-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ240-070300-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ245-070300-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

SDB/RM OCT 14

955 
FZAK51 PAFG 062150
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
150 PM AKDT MON OCT 6 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.

PKZ298-071230-
150 PM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
AN OCCLUDED FRONT IN THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TUE. A 1030 MB HIGH OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL BUILD
EAST OVER THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND TUE AND PERSIST
INTO WED. A 1011 MB LOW DEVELOPING 100 NM NE OF INUVIK BY 4PM WED
WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND AS A 1003 MB LOW BY 4PM
THU.

$$

PKZ225-071230-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
150 PM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 3 FT. FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ230-071230-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
150 PM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ235-071230-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
150 PM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ240-071230-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
150 PM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ245-071230-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
150 PM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TUE...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

OCT 14

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
356 PM AKDT SUN OCT 5 2014

.DISCUSSION...

ALOFT...AT 500 HPA...LONG WAVE TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE STATE
WITH A 520 DAM LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ARCTIC AND A 522 DAM
OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA. MODELS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE ARCTIC
UPPER LOW SINKING DOWN OVER CENTRAL ALASKA AND FILLING SLIGHTLY.
COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPS STILL EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE
LOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL YUKON
TERRITORY BY MONDAY MORNING. A 553 DAM HIGH WILL DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHEAST SIBERIA WITH RIDGING EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHEAST OVER
UNIMAK ISLAND.

SURFACE...A 1006 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL MOVE
NORTHWEST INTO THE HIGH ARCTIC BY MONDAY NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW IN
THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO DAWSON YUKON
TERRITORY THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE TO THE NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 1024MB CENTER OVER THE
CHUKOTSK PENINSULA REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WEST
COAST AND WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AS THE LOW MOVES
EAST MONDAY.

WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR...HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL AND
PRETTY QUIET THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPS WILL REMAIN ON
THE COLD SIDE AS THE SINKING ARCTIC LOW REINFORCES COOLER AIR
OVER THE WEST COAST THROUGH MID WEEK.

NORTH SLOPE...MVFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ARCTIC SLOPE
WITH NORTH NORTHWEST FLOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC SLOPE AND EASTERN BROOKS RANGE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED NEAR THE ALCAN BORDER AND EAST
OF KAKTOVIK. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.

CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...SNOW BEGINNING TO SPREAD OVER
THE MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE SECONDARY LOW
OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR FAIRBANKS WITH UP TO 5
INCHES EAST OF FAIRBANKS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY
AND YUKON UPLANDS. UP TO 8 INCHES FOR THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE.
SNOW TAPERING OFF IN THE MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER
GUSTS IN THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE A SLOW COOLING TREND THROUGH MID WEEK.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...LOOKING MORE LIKE HIGH
SURF ISSUES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY AS AS STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS SET UP THROUGH THE BERING
STRAIT.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ218-AKZ220-AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ224-
AKZ226.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ245.
&&

JK OCT 14

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1041 PM AKDT SUN OCT 05 2014

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

1000 PM     SNOW             2 W TWO RIVERS          64.87N 147.17W
10/05/2014  M4.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL TODAY THROUGH 10 PM AT 14 MILE
            CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD.

&&

METZGER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
107 AM AKDT MON OCT 06 2014

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

0105 AM     SNOW             3 NNW SALCHA            64.51N 146.99W
10/06/2014  M6.3 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LAST 24 HOURS

&&

SBERG

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
313 AM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

AKZ207-209>214-070000-
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY-
NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA-
SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST-
EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS-
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-YUKON DELTA-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG...
KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...
COUNCIL...HAYCOCK...PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...
TAYLOR...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN...UNALAKLEET...
STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL...ELIM...KOYUK...SHAKTOOLIK...GAMBELL...
SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...WALES...DIOMEDE...
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...EMMONAK...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...PILOT STATION...
ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...MARSHALL...NUNAM IQUA...PITKAS POINT
313 AM AKDT MON OCT 6 2014

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING LATER IN THE WEEK...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MID
WEEK THEN RECEDES TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON
PHANFONE MOVES TO THE GULF OF ALASKA.

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY WITH NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 50 MPH BY
THURSDAY AND PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING.

HIGH SURF WILL DEVELOP ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE SEWARD
PENINSULA...IN THE BERING STRAIT ON DIOMEDE...AND ON THE NORTH
COAST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY LATE THURSDAY AS SEAS BUILD TO 10
TO 13 FEET.

FREEZING SPRAY WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THIS EVENT BY MOVING THINGS AWAY
FROM THE COAST AND TO HIGHER GROUND IF POSSIBLE.