High Wind Watch 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK

032 
WWAK73 PAFG 011808
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
908 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

AKZ226-021500-
/O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-160103T1500Z/
/O.EXB.PAFG.HW.A.0001.160102T1200Z-160103T1500Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
908 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATION...NEAR PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO PREVENT PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

AKZ220-011915-
/O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-160101T2100Z/
YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS-
INCLUDING...FORT YUKON...VENETIE...CENTRAL...CIRCLE...
STEVENS VILLAGE...BEAVER...CHALKYITSIK...BIRCH CREEK...
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS...EAGLE SUMMIT...TWELVEMILE SUMMIT
908 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

AKZ225-021500-
/O.EXT.PAFG.HW.A.0001.160102T1200Z-160103T1500Z/
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA
908 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...NEAR ALASKA RANGE PASSES

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO PREVENT PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

563 
WWAK73 PAFG 011808 CCA
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
908 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

AKZ226-021500-
/O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-160103T1500Z/
/O.EXB.PAFG.HW.A.0001.160102T1200Z-160103T1500Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
908 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATION...NEAR PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO PREVENT PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

AKZ220-011915-
/O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-160101T2100Z/
YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS-
INCLUDING...FORT YUKON...VENETIE...CENTRAL...CIRCLE...
STEVENS VILLAGE...BEAVER...CHALKYITSIK...BIRCH CREEK...
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS...EAGLE SUMMIT...TWELVEMILE SUMMIT
908 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

AKZ225-021500-
/O.COR.PAFG.HW.A.0001.160102T1200Z-160103T1500Z/
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA
908 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...NEAR ALASKA RANGE PASSES

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO PREVENT PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

427 
WWAK73 PAFG 012212
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
112 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

AKZ225-021200-
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/O.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0001.160102T1200Z-160103T1500Z/
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA
112 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST
SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...NEAR ALASKA RANGE PASSES

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. OUTDOOR ITEMS
  SHOULD BE SECURED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY
DAMAGE. 

&&

$$

AKZ226-021200-
/O.UPG.PAFG.HW.A.0001.160102T1200Z-160103T1500Z/
/O.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0001.160102T1200Z-160103T1500Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
112 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST
SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATION...NEAR PASSES WEST OF THE TOK CUTOFF.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. OUTDOOR ITEMS
  SHOULD BE SECURED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY
DAMAGE. 

&&

$$

AKZ223-021200-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0001.160102T1200Z-160103T1500Z/
DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS-
INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY...
HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE
112 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST
SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...AREAS NEAR DELTA JUNCTION AND SOUTHWARD ALONG THE
  RICHARDSON HIGHWAY

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY
BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.

&&

$$

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1254 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015

.DISCUSSION...THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. FOR THE GRIDS WE UTILIZED A BLEND OF THE ECMWF AND THE
GFS...WITH A BIT OF THE SREF BLENDED INTO THE POPS.

ALOFT...AT 500 HPA...A BLOCKING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF SHORT
WAVES WILL ROTATE AROUND A LOW IN BRISTOL BAY OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...THE FIRST OF WHICH IS CURRENTLY MOVING TO THE NORTH ACROSS
NORTHERN ALASKA. THIS SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BROOKS RANGE
THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST BY FRIDAY
MORNING. A SECOND SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA ON
SATURDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE LOOKS TO SLIDE TO THE WEST EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

SURFACE...A 974 LOW SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEAKEN. THE SURFACE REFLECTION OF AN
UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE WILL ROTATE NORTH FROM A NOME TO FT YUKON
LINE EARLY THIS EVENING...TO A SHISHMAREF TO KAKTOVIK LINE BY
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE NORTHWARD. A 955 LOW
SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE NORTH AS A 962 LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY
BY 4 AM SATURDAY AND CONTINUE NORTHWARD TO BE OVER NOME AS A 983
LOW BY 4 AM SUNDAY.

CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES
THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE AS
CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR MOUNTAIN WAVES BREAKING. THE
FIRST ROUND OF HIGH WINDS IN THE ALASKA RANGE WILL START UP THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A STRONG MOUNTAIN
TOP LEVEL JET COMBINED WITH A GOOD CRITICAL LEVEL WILL ALLOW GOOD
MOMENTUM TRANSFER TO THE SURFACE. WINDS WILL DIE DOWN ON FRIDAY. A
SECOND ROUND OF HIGH WINDS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ALASKA RANGE
WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
ELSEWHERE IN THE INTERIOR...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AS STRONG FLOW ALOFT WILL LIKELY BE ABLE
TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. MOISTURE FROM THE SHORTWAVE MOVING
ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA TONIGHT COMBINED WITH UPSLOPE FLOW WILL
BRING A QUICK SHOT FOR SOME GOOD SNOW TO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE POSTED FOR ZONES 218 AND 219 WHERE A
QUICK 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. GENERALLY ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
ACROSS THE INTERIOR.

WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR...MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A QUICK
PASSING SHORTWAVE WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT TONIGHT. THE LOW THAT
WILL MOVE NORTH UP THE WEST COAST OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO ST LAWRENCE ISLAND ON
SATURDAY NIGHT. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE WEST COAST...PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY
EVENING. THE LOW WILL HELP TO MOVE WARM AIR TO THE NORTH. THIS
WILL HELP TO BRING MIXED OR EVEN FREEZING PRECIPITATION TO PARTS
OF THE WEST COAST...PARTICULARLY IN THE YUKON DELTA AND THE LOWER
YUKON VALLEY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE
WEST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NORTH SLOPE...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH PASSES OF
THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW
WILL CAUSE SERIOUS REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITIES THROUGH ATIGUN PASS
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT STRATUS...AREAS OF FOG AND SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ220-AKZ223-AKZ224.

HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ225-AKZ226.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ225.
&&

RM DEC 15