Gale Warning 69, NWS Fairbanks, AK

250 
FZAK51 PAFG 231149
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
349 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 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.

PKZ298-240300-
349 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1040 MB HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY THEN WEAKEN AND DRIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY. A BROAD
AREA OF LOWER PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ225-240300-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
349 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2016

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-240300-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
349 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2016

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

$$

PKZ235-240300-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
349 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2016

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-240300-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
349 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2016

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-240300-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
349 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2016

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RM/RF APR 16

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
247 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2016

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER AIR...RIDGE EXTENDING NORTHWEST ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA WILL
PERSIST INTO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST AS BERING SEA LOW AND TROUGH MOVE TOWARDS THE MAINLAND.
HOWEVER...MODELS ARE NOT ALL ON BOARD WITH MOVING A TROUGH IN FROM
THE WEST OR KEEPING THE RIDGE IN PLACE BEYOND MID WEEK. TROUGH
OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR WILL MOVE TO NORTHEAST ALASKA SATURDAY
WITH ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

SURFACE...A 987 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 120 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ADAK BY 4PM SATURDAY AND TO NEAR ADAK BY 4AM SUNDAY.
THE LOW WILL BE SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AT 4PM MONDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SIBERIA THROUGH SATURDAY AND PERSIST
THROUGH MONDAY. A 1040 MB HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY THEN WEAKEN AND DRIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH
TUESDAY. A BROAD AREA OF LOWER PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BERING
SEA.

NORTH SLOPE...EAST WINDS CONTINUE QUITE STRONG OVER ZONE 204...SO
WILL EXTEND STRONG WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. MODELS SHOW WINDS
DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. GALE WILL ALSO BE NECESSARY FOR MARINE
ZONE 245. WINDS WILL CONTINUE DECREASING ON SATURDAY AS HIGH OVER
BEAUFORT SEA MOVES NORTHEAST.

WEST COAST...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER SIBERIA AND SQUEEZING
AGAINST BERING SEA LOW WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE OF NORTH WINDS FOR
MARINE ZONE 220 WITH BRISK TOMORROW AND BRISK FOR 210 CONTINUING.

INTERIOR...A THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE FROM
NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA TO NORTHERN CANADA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OVER INTERIOR DECREASING.
FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE ALASKA RANGE LATE SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY BRINGING RAIN SHOWERS AND WEAK TO MODERATE CHINOOK WINDS TO
THE EASTERN INTERIOR.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...MIN RH'S OVER THE TANANA VALLEY WILL BE IN THE 20S
THROUGH SATURDAY. MIN RH'S FURTHER NORTH WILL BE IN THE 30S. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY BE NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. A WEAK TO MODERATE
CHINOOK IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...WITH SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH
IN PASSES. THROUGH MONDAY...CWR WILL BE NEAR ZERO AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED .

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

DA APR 16