Brisk Wind Advisory 71, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FZAK52 PAFG 072240
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
140 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 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.

PKZ299-081345-
140 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 978 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NW INTO BRISTOL BAY
ON MON AT 989 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH
OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST TO BANKS ISLAND THROUGH
TUE.

$$

PKZ200-081345-
NORTON SOUND-
140 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-081345-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
140 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT.
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-081345-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
140 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING.
BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-081345-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
140 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

CF/JK FEB 16

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
257 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

.DISCUSSION...
RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR NORTHERN ALASKA INTO THE
UPCOMING WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING GENERALLY ABOVE NORMAL
AND ONLY VERY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...IF ANY...EXPECTED. MODELS
ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT EXTENDING
FROM THE HIGH ARCTIC AND DOWN TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH WESTERN
CANADA. THIS WILL BLOCK ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEMS FROM
MOVING INTO THE FORECAST AREA. SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR
A COUPLE WEAK WEATHER FRONTS TO SPIN NORTHWARD INTO THE INTERIOR
AND RESULT IN SOME CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE
LIGHT AND NOT WIDESPREAD.

IN THE SHORT TERM...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN
INTERIOR AND WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE NORTHWEST AND
TOWARD RUSSIA. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM THE SOUTH TODAY WITH LESS THAN 1
INCH OF SNOW EXPECTED. A TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS FEATURE IS RESULTING IN WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH AND
SOME BLOWING SNOW AROUND NORTHWEST ALASKA AND THE WESTERN ARCTIC
COAST. AS THE TROUGH DEPARTS THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.

LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE SOUTHERN
BERING ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL SPREAD A FEW MORE SNOW SHOWERS
INTO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE STATE. THIS WILL ALSO BRING WEAK
CHINOOK FLOW TO THE ALASKA RANGE BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE
NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA AND WILL SPREAD SOME SNOW SHOWERS INTO
THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-
PKZ245.
&&

EWP FEB 16