Brisk Wind Advisory 59, NWS Fairbanks, AK

893 
FZAK51 PAFG 022312
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
212 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016

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.

PKZ298-031415-
212 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE HIGH ARCTIC WILL
REMAIN OVER THE NORTH SLOPE WED AND THU. 

$$

PKZ225-031415-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
212 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-031415-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
212 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-031415-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
212 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-031415-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
212 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-031415-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
212 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

LTH/CCC FEB 16

890 
FZAK51 PAFG 031333
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
433 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

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.

PKZ298-040030-
433 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL
PERSIST THROUGH FRI. A 995 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL
DIMINISH TONIGHT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL
MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY THU AND TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FRI.

$$

PKZ225-040030-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
433 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-040030-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
433 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-040030-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
433 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-040030-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
433 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-040030-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
433 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

FEB 16

294 
FZAK51 PAFG 040000
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
300 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

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.

PKZ298-041215-
300 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC WILL PERSIST.
THE REMAINS OF A WEATHER FRONT MOVING NORTH OVER THE ALASKAN
INTERIOR WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE ARCTIC
COAST.

$$

PKZ225-041215-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
300 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING
SNOW. 
.THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 45 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 40 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-041215-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
300 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. WINDS STRONGEST WELL OFFSHORE. FOG AND
BLOWING SNOW.
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT WEST OF ICY CAPE. FOG AND
BLOWING SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-041215-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
300 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-041215-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
300 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. WINDS STRONGEST WELL OFFSHORE. BLOWING
SNOW AND FOG.
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-041215-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
300 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

DJH/EP FEB 16

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
557 AM AKST MON FEB 1 2016

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 48 HOURS. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY
BEFORE A DEVELOPING UPPER LEVEL LOW WITH THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH
SINKS FURTHER SOUTH OUT OF THE HIGH ARCTIC TO WESTERN CANADA AND
EASTERN ALASKA BY LATE MON NIGHT.

HIGH ALOFT OVER THE NORTH POLE WILL EXPAND SOUTHWARD TO BE OVER THE
ARCTIC SLOPE BEGINNING TUESDAY. THIS HIGH IS ORIGINATING FROM THE
HIGH THAT WAS OVER NORTHERN ALASKA MON MORNING...THEN DRIFTED
NORTH TO THE NORTH POLE.

THE SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH
AND THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PUSH TO THE NORTH GULF COAST
BY TUE NIGHT OR WED MORNING.

DENSE FOG ON THE ARCTIC COAST COMES AND GOES WITH NO REAL REASONFOR
THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS HAS BEEN MOST CHALLENGING FINDING A
PATTERN AND ESTABLISHING WHEE THE DENSE FOG WILL DRIFT TO. IT IS
VERY LIKELY THAT THERE ARE OPEN LEADS IN THE ICE SOMEWHERE IN THE
VICINITY OF THE ARCTIC COAST FOR THE DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP AND
ADVECT IN OVER THE COASTAL AREAS.

WINDS OVER THE WEST COAST WILL BE DIMINISHING THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TODAY AS THE SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO PULL NORTHWESTWARD. THE
PRECIP BAND IS GETTING STRUNG OUT AND THE TEMPERATURES IN THE
BERING STRAIT AND THE WEST COAST AREAS ARE IN MANY PLACES ABOVE
FREEZING SO BLOWING SNOW IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE.

WINDS OVER THE Y-K DELTA WILL BE DIMINISHING ALSO THROUGHOUT THE
DAY AS THE LOW PULLS NORTHWARD AND THE HIGH PULLS NORTH.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ230.
&&

CF FEB 16