Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Fairbanks, AK

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
339 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2015

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. STRONG OCCLUSION
AFFECTING THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE CONTINUES TO PUSH NORTH
OVER THE WEST COAST. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE HAS BEEN SHOVED TO THE EAST
JUST A BIT...JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP ALASKA RANGE PASSES RIGHT BELOW
WARNING CRITERIA WINDS.

A COUPLE OF PIECES OF ENERGY MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH AND SLIDE INTO
THE RIDGE AND INFECT THE RIDGE WITH SOME PVA. THIS WILL TRAVERSE
THROUGH THE RIDGE AND ADD A LITTLE SNOWFALL TO THE NORTHERN
INTERIOR. MEANWHILE MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTHWARD OVER
THE WEST COAST. MOST OF THE ENERGY WILL BE CONFINED TO THE
EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF THE INTERIOR AND THE BERING STRAIT AND
CHUKCHI SEA.

WINDS HAVE INCREASED OVER THE WEST COAST AND NORTHWEST ARCTIC
COAST. EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA FROM
POINT LAY EAST. THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE BLOWING SNOW...SNOW AND FOG BUT STRONGEST WINDS
SHOULD REMAIN WEST OF BARROW.

FREEZING RAIN OVER NORTHERN ALASKA IS A FAIRLY WIDE AREA FROM
THEWEST COAST TO THE ALCAN BORDER AND SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE.

COLDER AIR BEGINS TO BE USHERED BACK IN ON MONDAY FROM THE WEST.
THE NEXT UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA AND FLATTEN OUT
THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK.

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.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ225-AKZ226.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ216.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ213.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225-PKZ230.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ235-PKZ240-
PKZ245.
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CF FEB 15