Brisk Wind Advisory 113, NWS Fairbanks, AK

079 
FZAK52 PAFG 051245
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
345 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016

NORTHWESTERN 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.

PKZ299-060345-
345 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1032 MB HIGH OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH MONDAY. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL SIT OVER WESTERN ALASKA
THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ200-060345-
NORTON SOUND-
345 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-060345-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
345 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-060345-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
345 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-060345-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
345 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RF/DA MAR 16

708 
FZAK52 PAFG 052330
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
230 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016

NORTHWESTERN 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.

PKZ299-061215-
230 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1032 MB HIGH OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH MONDAY. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL SIT OVER WESTERN ALASKA
THROUGH MONDAY.

$$

PKZ200-061215-
NORTON SOUND-
230 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING.
BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-061215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
230 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-061215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
230 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-061215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
230 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

EWP/NTS MAR 16

750 
FZAK52 PAFG 061207
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
307 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016

NORTHWESTERN 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.

PKZ299-070315-
307 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1032 MB HIGH OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH MONDAY THEN BECOME CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA
ON TUESDAY. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL SIT OVER WESTERN ALASKA
THROUGH TUESDAY.

$$

PKZ200-070315-
NORTON SOUND-
307 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-070315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
307 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-070315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
307 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-070315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
307 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

DA/RF MAR 16

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
322 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016

.DISCUSSION...THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 48 HOUR AND
HAVE GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY.

ALOFT...AT 500 HPA...A 509 DM LOW 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF MCGRATH
WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WILL BE LOCATED OVER
BRISTOL BAY SATURDAY MORNING...AND WILL BE JUST SOUTH OF ST PAUL
ISLAND BY SUNDAY MORNING. A 523 HIGH SITTING OVER 78N 148W WILL
SLIDE TO THE SOUTHEAST TO BE OVER 74N 144W BY SUNDAY MORNING.
RIDGING WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR LATE IN IN THE
WEEKEND.

SURFACE...BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW CURRENTLY OVER THE STATE WITH AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND AN AREA HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC. A LOCALIZED PINCH IN THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT RESULTING FROM A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN
ARCTIC COMBINED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC
WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST. THE
GENERAL SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BECOME TIGHTER THIS WEEKEND.

ARCTIC COAST AND BROOKS RANGE...THE MAIN CONCERN EARLY IN THE
FORECAST PERIOD WILL BE THE AFOREMENTIONED WINDS OVER THE EASTERN
ARCTIC. EASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 25 KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KTS ARE
EXPECTED EAST OF BARROW. WILL CONTINUE THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES FOR BLOWING SNOW FOR ZONES 203 AND 204 WHERE BLOWING
SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT
TIMES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA THERE MAY
BE PERIODS OF TIME WHERE THE VISIBILITY DOES IMPROVE A BIT.
ELSEWHERE ALONG THE NORTH SLOPE AND BROOKS RANGE....EXPECT AREAS
OF FOG...BLOWING SNOW...AND FLURRIES.

WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR...EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS TO
DEVELOP THIS EVENING ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST THIS EVENING
DUE TO A LOCALIZED PINCH IN THE SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT. EXPECT
THESE STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL CAUSE AT LEAST SOME SNOW TO BLOW AROUND...REDUCING THE
VISIBILITY TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. OTHERWISE...EXPECT
SOME CLEARING THROUGH TOMORROW.

CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...THE CLEARING TREND IN SKY COVER IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TROUGH THIS EVENING. AS THE UPPER LEVEL
MOVES TO THE SOUTHWEST. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS OVER THE
WEEKEND EXPECT WIND TO INCREASE...PARTICULARLY OVER SUMMITS AND
CHANNELED AREAS.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ213.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-
PKZ245.
&&

MAR 16