High Wind Warning 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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WWAK72 PAFG 161417
NPWWCZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
517 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

AKZ227-170100-
/O.CAN.PAFG.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
/O.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0004.150216T2100Z-150217T1500Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE
517 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST
TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

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NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
501 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2015

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS SIMILAR THROUGH ABOUT 60 HOURS. UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT HAS
BEEN PARKED NEAR POINT LAY AND THEN JUST WESTWARD HAS BEGIN TO
MOVE. THIS FEATURE HAS PREVENTED THE WINDS FROM INCREASING TOO
MUCH ON THE ARCTIC COAST AND THEREBY PREVENTING WIND CHILLS FROM
OCCURRING. THE RIDGE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA IS NOW PUSHING THIS LOW
OFF THE COAST OF POINT HOPE. THE REMAINDER OF THE CUTOFF HIGH WILL
JOIN FORCES WITH THE BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND THEN
STRENGTHEN TO THE HIGH ARCTIC.

A CHANGE TO THE MONOTONE WEATHER PATTERN IS COMING ON FAST. AS
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD NORTH TO SOUTH...THE FLOW
WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTH. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE
SUBSTANTIALLY FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES
MONDAY. THE EAST CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL BE MOSTLY BLANKED OUT OF
ANY PRECIPITATION. BUT THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN INTERIOR MAY BE
THE BIG WINNERS IN TERMS OF PRECIPITATION. SOME OF THIS WILL
LIKELY BE FREEZING RAIN INITIALLY IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR. THE
NORTHERN INTERIOR SHOULD BE ALL SNOW. THIS SITUATION BEARS
WATCHING AS IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MANY LOCATIONS COULD PICK UP
SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL THROUGH WED PARTICULARLY THE WEST COAST.

A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ALASKA RANGE ZONES AS
THE CHINOOK FLOW MAY FLIRT WITH HIGH WIND CRITERIA.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE OUT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. IT IS LIKELY
THAT THESE ADVISORIES WILL BE SCALED BACK AS THE WARM AIR MAKES IT
TO THE ARCTIC COAST MUCH SOONER THAN EXPECTED. THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WILL BE WITH US FOR MOST LIKELY THE NEXT 8 TO 10 DAYS. SO
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER MUCH OF THE STATE WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE MUCH OF THE MID RANGE.

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.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR AKZ225-AKZ226.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ205-AKZ206.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ230.
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CF FEB 15