Gale Warning 18, NWS Fairbanks, AK

270 
FZAK51 PAFG 171223
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 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.

PKZ298-180300-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC WILL PUSH SOUTH OVER THE
ARCTIC COAST BY MON EVENING AND CONTINUE TO BUILD E THROUGH THU.
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TUE. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP E OF MACKENZIE BAY TODAY.

$$

PKZ225-180300-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-180300-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-180300-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

$$

PKZ240-180300-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

$$

PKZ245-180300-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

SDB/DA JAN 16

920 
FZAK51 PAFG 172354
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
254 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 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.

PKZ298-181230-
254 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF
ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. A LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH FROM ST MATTHEW ISLAND TO KIVALINA WILL MOVE WEST
TO THE DATELINE TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF
OF ALASKA WILL MOVE OVER INTERIOR ALASKA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
AND THEN WEAKEN WED.

$$

PKZ225-181230-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
254 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOW SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOW SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOW SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOW SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOW SNOW.
.WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOW SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-181230-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
254 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOW SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOW SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOW SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOW SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-181230-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
254 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-181230-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
254 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-181230-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
254 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

JAN 16

485 
FZAK51 PAFG 181204
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
304 AM AKST MON JAN 18 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.

PKZ298-190300-
304 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA
WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED.

$$

PKZ225-190300-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
304 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-190300-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
304 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-190300-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
304 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-190300-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
304 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-190300-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
304 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. FOG.
.WED...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

SDB/DA JAN 16

288 
FZAK51 PAFG 182305
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
205 PM AKST MON JAN 18 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.

PKZ298-191215-
205 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF
ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU.
A WEATHER FRONT IN SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHWEST OVER
INTERIOR ALASKA TUE AND WED.

$$

PKZ225-191215-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
205 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-191215-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
205 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-191215-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
205 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-191215-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
205 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-191215-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
205 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

JAN 16

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
206 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

.DISCUSSION...

MODELS...GOOD INITIALIZATION AND RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY FOR THE
SHORT TERM AND THE MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT AS THEY MOVE
INTO THE MID TERM...BUT THE PATTERN IS NOT DYNAMIC AT ALL AND THE
MODELS ARE MOSTLY SMOOTHING OUT THE RIPPLES IN THE PATTERN THAT
WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. THEY ALL AGREE THAT
THERE WILL BE WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE INTERIOR...MAINLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...AND THAT WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE UPPER NOATAK
AND KOBUK...LOWER YUKON DELTA...THE CHUKCHI SEA AND THE BERING
STRAIT.

ALOFT...AT 500 HPA...MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE
LOW IN THE MIDDLE YUKON THIS MORNING AS IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
SOUTHWEST TO OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS BY SUNDAY MORNING....AND
OVER ADAK BY MONDAY MORNING. A TROUGH EXTENDS TO THE NORTHEAST
FROM THE LOW THIS MORNING TO A 523 DAM LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES COAST AND A COL WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHEAST HALF
OF THE STATE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE LOW WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN
BANKS ISLAND AS IT DEEPENS TO 508 DAM BY MONDAY MORNING...THEN
GETS ABSORBED BY A 492 DAM LOW 400 NM NORTH OF BANKS ISLAND. THE
WEAK TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...THEN DIG IN AND STRENGTHEN MONDAY AS COLD AIR IS PULLED
SOUTH OVER THE AREA. THE 540 DAM HIGH THAT WAS OVER NORTON SOUND
YESTERDAY HAS MOVED OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AND WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE WEST. WEAK RIDGING WILL PUSH WEST OVER THE EASTERN
INTERIOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE COL WILL EXPAND TO COVER MOST OF
THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. AT 850 HPA...SOME SLIGHTLY
COOLER AIR MOVES OVER THE ARCTIC NEXT COUPLE DAYS...THEN MUCH
COOLER AIRMASS MOVING OVER THE ARCTIC COASTAL AREAS AND LEAKING
INTO THE INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

SURFACE...NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST
AREA. RIDGING FROM A 1043 MB HIGH IN THE SIBERIAN ARCTIC CONTINUES
TO PUSH SOUTHEAST OVER THE ARCTIC COAST...WHILE A 974 MB LOW IN
THE NORTH PACIFIC...SOUTH OF SAND POINT...CONTINUES TO SPIN. AS
THE WEEKEND CONTINUE THE RIDGE WILL PUSH A BIT SOUTH WHILE THE LOW
WILL PUSH NORTH A BIT TIGHTENING UP THE GRADIENT FROM THE CENTRAL
INTERIOR WEST. WITH THE GRADIENT BEING PINCHED EXPECT...STRONGER
WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE LOWER YUKON DELTA...THE WESTERN BROOKS
RANGE AND CHUKCHI SEA...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE CENTRAL
AND WESTERN INTERIOR. WINDS OVER THE LOWER YUKON DELTA AND ST
LAWRENCE ISLAND LAY DOWN ON SUNDAY...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS IN THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND THE BROOKS RANGE COULD SEE
THE STRONGER GUSTY WINDS INTO MID WEEK AT THIS TIME. ONE THING
THIS PATTERN DOES GUARANTEE IS THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH
PRECIPITATION THROUGH MID WEEK IF ANY ACROSS THE INTERIOR.

SATELLITE...MODIS NIGHTTIME MICROPHYSICS FROM SPORT AT 16/0725Z
CONTINUES TO SHOW A WIDE SWATH OF STRATUS OVER MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA EXTENDING OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY...AND THE GOES
IMAGES INDICATE IT IS MOVING TO THE WEST.

ARCTIC COAST AND BROOKS RANGE...LOTS OF STRATUS...PATCHY FOG AND
FLURRIES...RELATIVELY STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND GUSTY
WINDS IN THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE. WINDS WILL NOT GENERALLY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO LOFT THE SNOW AND BRING VISIBILITY DOWN...BUT IT
WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MOVE SNOW AROUND AND CREATE ISSUES WITH
DRIFTING SNOW AND POTENTIAL SNOW LOADING PROBLEMS IN THE
MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE OVER THE COAST
AND PLAINS...AS WELL AS THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE. WINDS WILL
BECOME QUITE GUSTY IN THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE AND GUSTS TO
AROUND 55 MPH WILL OCCUR. TEMPERATURES ON A SLOW DOWNWARD SPIRAL
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OVER THE EASTERN
ARCTIC COAST AND EASTERN BROOKS RANGE.

WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR...NOT CHANGING MUCH FROM PREVIOUS
FORECAST AS MODELS HAVE WORKED OUT QUITE WELL DEVELOPING THE
WINDS. WILL CONTINUE THE TREND UP WITH THE WINDS AND WILL ADD
Z208 AND Z213 TO THE MIX OF WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...AND HEADLINES
AS WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE PROBLEMS STARTING THIS
AFTERNOON. MODELS NOT INDICATING THE WINDS ABATING UNTIL LATE
SUNDAY SO WILL PUSH OUT THE END TIMES FOR MOST OF THE HAZARDS.
OTHER THAN A FEW FLURRIES THIS MORNING...NO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
EXPECTED IN ANY OF THE ZONES. STRATUS WILL BE A PROBLEM FOR MOST
AREAS TODAY...BUT MAY MIX OUT AS THE WINDS PICK UP.

CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...STRATUS...STRATUS...AND MORE
STRATUS FLOATING AROUND THE AREA. MOST OF IT MOVED INTO THE AREA
FROM THE YUKON TERRITORY AND GOES IMAGES INDICATE IT IS MOVING
WEST...JUST DO NOT SEE A BACK SIDE TO IT SO EXPECT ITS DEMISE
WILL COME WITH THE INCREASING WINDS ALOFT THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES A BIT WARMER TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...THEN A
COOLING TREND FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK. STILL DO NOT SEE ANY
SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA. NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
ACROSS THE AREA WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 15 MPH. SOME STRONGER
WINDS POSSIBLY TO 40 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL PRODUCE SOME
BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE
SUMMITS IN THE CENTRAL INTERIOR NORTHWEST OF FAIRBANKS AS THEY
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH
EXPECTED AT INDIAN MOUNTAIN...GOBBLERS KNOB AND FINGER MOUNTAIN AS
WELL AS OTHER SUMMITS IN THE RAY MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS AND AROUND EAGLE SUMMIT. TANANA JET HAS NOT KICKED IN
YET BUT EXPECT IT TO THIS MORNING WITH WINDS PICKING UP
SATURDAY...SO GUSTY WINDS IN DELTA JUNCTION TO 45 MPH AND NENANA
TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ217.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ208-AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230.

&&

SDB JAN 16