Gale Warning 47, NWS Fairbanks, AK

823 
FZAK52 PAFG 262334
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
234 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 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.

PKZ299-271445-
234 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 973 MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND PERSIST THROUGH SAT.
MEANWHILE...A DEEPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA AT 961 MB BY SAT. A TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE
NORTHEAST BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST
RUSSIA WILL PERSIST.

$$

PKZ200-271445-
NORTON SOUND-
234 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-271445-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
234 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-271445-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
234 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-271445-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
234 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

ET/CCC FEB 16

019 
FZAK52 PAFG 271324
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
424 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 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.

PKZ299-280030-
424 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 975 MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.
A DEEPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA AT 961 MB
BY SAT AND INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA ON SUN. A TROUGH WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHEAST BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER
LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING
SEA ON MON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA WILL PERSIST.

$$

PKZ200-280030-
NORTON SOUND-
424 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-280030-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
424 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST WINDS FROM SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND WEST. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST WINDS FROM SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND WEST. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-280030-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
424 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-280030-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
424 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

EWP/NTS FEB 16

430 
FZAK52 PAFG 272231
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
131 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 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.

PKZ299-281500-
131 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 961 MB LOW 250 NM SE OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE NW TO 100 NM S OF
ST PAUL ISLAND AT 969 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES S OVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SUN NIGHT AS ANOTHER LOW
MOVES N TO NEAR NIKOLSKI BY MON AT ABOUT 968 MB. MEANWHILE...A
TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHEAST BERING SEA TO
NORTHWEST AK THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ200-281500-
NORTON SOUND-
131 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-281500-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
131 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-281500-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
131 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-281500-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
131 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

ET/CF FEB 16

407 
FZAK52 PAFG 281323
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
423 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 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.

PKZ299-290430-
423 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 966 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 120 NM S OF ST PAUL
ISLAND BY 3 PM TODAY AT 970 MB THEN TO 100 NM N OF ATKA AT 974 MB
BY 3 AM MONDAY. 

$$

PKZ200-290430-
NORTON SOUND-
423 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-290430-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
423 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA. BLOWING
SNOW AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT..EXCEPT 20 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA.
BLOWING SNOW AND FOG.
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-290430-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
423 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-290430-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
423 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT FROM CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE
KRUSENSTERN. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW NORTH OF CAPE THOMPSON.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT FROM CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE
KRUSENSTERN. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW NORTH OF CAPE THOMPSON.
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RM/DJH FEB 16

334 
FZAK52 PAFG 282212
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
112 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 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.

PKZ299-291315-
112 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 969 MB LOW 150 NM S OF ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE WEST AND
DISSIPATE BY 3PM MONDAY.

$$

PKZ200-291315-
NORTON SOUND-
112 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-291315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
112 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-291315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
112 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016

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

$$

PKZ220-291315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
112 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

CF/ET FEB 16

172 
FZAK52 PAFG 291313
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
413 AM AKST MON FEB 29 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.

PKZ299-010415-
413 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 970 MB LOW 50 MILES NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE SOUTH AND DISSIPATE
THROUGH MON. A 964 MB LOW 250 MILES SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE
WEST TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WEAKEN TO A 983 MB LOW BY 3 PM
WED. INVERTED TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
THROUGH TODAY.

$$

PKZ200-010415-
NORTON SOUND-
413 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-010415-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
413 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 20 KT OFF THE YUKON
DELTA. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 20 KT OFF THE
YUKON DELTA. FOG.
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-010415-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
413 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF
CAPE ESPENBERG.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 5 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-010415-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
413 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

NTS/DJH FEB 16

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
248 PM AKST THU FEB 25 2016

.DISCUSSION...

MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS INCLUDE THE ONGOING BLIZZARD WARNING FOR
SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST...STRONG WINDS AND
ASSOCIATED HEADLINES IN ALASKA RANGE PASSES AND NEAR DELTA
JUNCTION AREA...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST STARTING LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THE
25/12Z DETERMINISTIC MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84
HOURS...WITH SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN
THEREAFTER INTO THE EXTENDED.

ALOFT...LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. THE PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PARKED OVER
MAINLAND ALASKA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WHILE MULTIPLE SHORTWAVES
RIDE THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THIS RIDGE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF
NEXT WEEK. A 496 DAM LOW...ORIGINATING FROM THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA WILL MOVE OUT INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TOMORROW
MORNING THEN PROGRESS EAST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM NEAR 46N 152W TOMORROW AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE NORTH AND THEN MERGED WITH THE OTHER AFOREMENTIONED LOW
SUNDAY.

SURFACE...A 978 MB LOW 165 MILES SOUTH OF KING COVE WILL MOVE
NORTHWEST TOWARDS ST PAUL ISLAND THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. AN
INVERTED TROUGH STEMMING FROM THIS LOW WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT WEST
WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW. ANOTHER LOW...AT 973 MB WILL EMERGE
FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE
SATURDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE TOWARDS KODIAK THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. 1034 MB SURFACE HIGH NEAR 80N 130W WILL STRENGTHEN AND
EXPAND SOUTH TOWARDS THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST...INCREASING THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

WESTERN ALASKA...THE MAIN CONCERN HERE IS THE ONGOING BLIZZARD
WARNING FOR ZONE 213...SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT
COAST. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN NOTED ALONG THE BERING STRAIT
COAST...BUT IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT GAMBELL HAS EXPERIENCED
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SO FAR GIVEN NO OBS OR WEB CAM. WINDS WILL
DECREASE OVERNIGHT WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS THE BERING
STRAIT COAST...BUT WILL HANG ON OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS STRONG OVERHEAD.

ELSEWHERE...SHORTWAVE MOVING NORTH OVER THE AREA IS SPARKING OFF
SNOW SHOWERS AS IT LIFTS NORTH. PER THE 24 HOUR MICROPHYSICS
SATELLITE PRODUCT...A BAND OF STRATUS AND FOG IS DRAPED FROM
POINT HOPE...OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND YUKON DELTA COAST AND
HAS BEEN SLOWLY SHIFTING WEST AND CONTINUE TO DO SO TONIGHT.

NORTH SLOPE...POTENTIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE EASTERN
BEAUFORT SEA COAST AND POSSIBLE STRONG WIND HEADLINES OR WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW ZONES 203 AND 202. WINDS WILL
INCREASE OVERNIGHT ACROSS BARTER ISLAND AND BECOME SUSTAINED
BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING. THE MAIN STICKING POINT AND QUESTION TO THE POTENTIAL OF
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS IF THERE IS ANY LOOSE...FRESH SNOW TO BLOW
AROUND TO CAUSE SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. WINDS WILL BE
CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER...BUT STRONG ENOUGH FOR A POTENTIAL STRONG
WIND HEADLINE STARTING LATE TOMORROW EVENING. AM UNCERTAIN ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY SEVERE REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY FOR BLOWING
SNOW FOR THE VILLAGES OF ZONES 202 AND 203. OTHERWISE...SOME LOW
CEILINGS AND AREAS OF FOG AT TIMES TONIGHT.

CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. WINDS ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED FOR ZONES 223 AND 225 SINCE WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER IN ZONE 226...SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE TO
GUST ABOVE 50 MPH AND WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...THUS HAVE
EXTENDED THE WIND ADVISORY TILL 9 PM. A WEAK TANANA VALLEY JET
WILL DEVELOP IN ZONE 223 TOMORROW...HOWEVER IT LOOKS TO BE SUB
ADVISORY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE FROM DELTA JUNCTION
SOUTH.

ELSEWHERE...A LINE OF SHOWERS HAVE FORMED TO THE SOUTHWEST OF
FAIRBANKS OVER THE FEW HOURS. THIS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE
FAIRBANKS AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR...BUT WILL LIKELY BE JUST
SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES AS IT MOVES OVER THE AREA.
OTHERWISE...CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED TO SOUTHERN
ZONE 224 AND THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ204.

WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ226.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ235-PKZ240.
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LTH FEB 16