Gale Warning 66, NWS Fairbanks, AK

420 
FZAK51 PAFG 142249
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
249 PM AKDT THU APR 14 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.

PKZ298-151400-
249 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1040 MB HIGH NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL STRENGTHEN SLOWLY
THROUGH SUN. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM THE YUKON DELTA TO CAPE
LISBURNE WILL MOVE TO THE DATELINE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN. 

$$

PKZ225-151400-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
249 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-151400-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
249 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-151400-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
249 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2016

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

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

$$

PKZ240-151400-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
249 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2016

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE THIS EVENING. 
FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-151400-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
249 PM AKDT THU APR 14 2016

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

CF/DJH APR 16

233 
FZAK51 PAFG 151046
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
246 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 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.

PKZ298-160200-
246 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1033 MB HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL ARCTIC WILL MOVE W AND MERGE WITH
A 1033 MB HIGH NEAR THE DATELINE. EASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST S OF
75N INTO NEXT WEEK.

$$

PKZ225-160200-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
246 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016

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

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

$$

PKZ230-160200-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
246 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016

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

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

$$

PKZ235-160200-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
246 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-160200-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
246 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT...

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. FOG.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-160200-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
246 AM AKDT FRI APR 15 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT...

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. FOG.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

SDB/DA APR 16

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
419 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2016

.DISCUSSION...
12Z 500 MB ANALYSIS SHOWS LONG WAVE RIDGE AXIS HAS SHIFTED EAST
OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AS BROAD LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH A 527 DM LOW CENTERED AROUND 400
MILES ESE OF KETCHIKAN. THE NORTH PACIFIC IS CURRENTLY IN A
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WITH BROAD TROUGHING REMAINING OVER THE
BERING SEA AND A SHORT WAVE AND 512 DM LOW CENTERED AROUND 300
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ADAK. A 510 DM LOW WAS POSITIONED OVER THE
SHELIKHOVA GULF. IN THE ARCTIC...548 DM HIGH IS NOW CUTOFF FROM
RIDGING PRESENT IN ALASKA YESTERDAY. BROAD LOW PRESSURE REMAINED
OVER THE NORTHERN NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. AT THE SURFACE...A 1040
MB HIGH REMAINS IN THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA WITH A 986 MB LOW
PASSING TO THE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.

NORTH SLOPE...ISSUED BLIZZARD WARNINGS FOR ZONES 203...WESTERN
204...AND 206 NORTH OF SAGWON THIS MORNING AS VISIBILITIES
PLUMMETED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS BEING REPORTED ON THE DALTON HIGHWAY NOT TOO FAR SOUTH
OF PRUDHOE BAY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WERE ISSUED FOR ZONES
201..202 AND 205 FOR BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO ONE
HALF MILE. VISIBILITIES IN ZONE 203 HAVE IMPROVED SLIGHTLY OVER
THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT OR NEAR
BLIZZARD CRITERIA AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY AS PRESSURE GRADIENT
REMAINS ENHANCED DUE TO BEAUFORT SEA HIGH AND PRESSURE FALLS IN
THE INTERIOR ASSOCIATED WITH LOW IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVING
INTO THE WESTERN GULF TOMORROW. CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW REGARDING
THE EXACT TIMING OF PERIODS OF LOWEST VISIBILITY...BUT CONDITIONS
SHOULD IMPROVE FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE ARCTIC BEGINNING
TOMORROW NIGHT...AS PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO SLACKEN WITH WITH
ARCTIC HIGH WEAKENING AND RETREATING INTO THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI
SEA. THE HIGH WILL BE REPLACED BY AN UPPER LOW/DISTURBANCE THAT
WILL SWEEP DOWN FROM THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO AND SWING ACROSS THE
ARCTIC COAST ON FRIDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BE
ASSOCIATED WITH A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS SPEEDS OVER THE ARCTIC
COAST...BEFORE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS AGAIN HIGH OVER
THE HIGH ARCTIC BEGINS INTENSIFIES A BIT COUPLED WITH PRESSURE
FALLS IN THE EAST INTERIOR BEGINNING MONDAY.

WEST COAST...UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST WILL BRING LOW
CHANCES OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS HERE TONIGHT...BEFORE THE TROUGH
SHIFTS WEST OUT OVER THE BERING SEA KEEPING ANY CHANCE OF PRECIP
OUT OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TOMORROW INTO
FRIDAY. WEST ALEUTIAN LOW WILL PASS TO THE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST
AREA...BUT STILL MY GRAZE ZONE 214 WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN
OR SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

INTERIOR...A REMNANT OCCLUDED FRONT WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR TONIGHT...WHICH WILL OVERALL HAVE LOW
IMPACTS WEATHERWISE. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS
ALONG WITH SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS TO INTERIOR ALASKA NOW
THROUGH SATURDAY. PRESSURE FALLS ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACHING LOW
WILL TIGHTEN UP PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER EAST CENTRAL ALASKA...WITH
GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER SUMMITS AND CHANNELED AREAS OF ZONES 218
TO 221. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLACKEN OFF TOMORROW MORNING.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
SEE TEXT ABOVE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ206.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ240-PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ230-PKZ235.
&&

NTS APR 16