Gale Warning 19, NWS Fairbanks, AK

498 
FZAK52 PAFG 171229
CWFWCZ

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

PKZ299-180300-
329 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WITH A 1043 MB CENTER OVER SIBERIA WILL
PERSIST OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AND CHUKCHI SEA THROUGH WED.
LOW PRESSURE AROUND A 968 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL
PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AS THE LOW DRIFTS N THROUGH
MON...THEN WEAKENS AND DRIFTS NE. 

$$

PKZ200-180300-
NORTON SOUND-
329 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-180300-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
329 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

.TODAY...N 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.  

$$

PKZ215-180300-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
329 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

$$

PKZ220-180300-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
329 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 25 KT.  

$$

SDB/DA JAN 16

278 
FZAK52 PAFG 172358
CWFWCZ

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

PKZ299-181215-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST 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.

$$

PKZ200-181215-
NORTON SOUND-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-181215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-181215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

$$

PKZ220-181215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

.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 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

JAN 16

368 
FZAK52 PAFG 181205
CWFWCZ

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

PKZ299-190300-
305 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST 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.

$$

PKZ200-190300-
NORTON SOUND-
305 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-190300-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
305 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 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...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-190300-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
305 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

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

$$

PKZ220-190300-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
305 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 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 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

SDB/DA JAN 16

303 
FZAK52 PAFG 182308
CWFWCZ

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

PKZ299-191215-
208 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST 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.

$$

PKZ200-191215-
NORTON SOUND-
208 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-191215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
208 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 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 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-191215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
208 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

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

$$

PKZ220-191215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
208 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

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

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