Small Craft Advisory 69, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
240 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 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.

PKZ299-121345-
240 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN BERING
SEA AND THE ALASKA WEST COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE INTERIOR INTO FRIDAY. 

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PKZ200-121345-
NORTON SOUND-
240 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2016

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.TUE...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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PKZ210-121345-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
240 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2016

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

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PKZ215-121345-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
240 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2016

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

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PKZ220-121345-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
240 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2016

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG.
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

CCC/DA JUL 16

Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
235 AM AKDT MON JUL 11 2016

.DISCUSSION...
Models remarkably similar past 72 hours with minute differences.
Cold front will continue to lie from just east of Barrow and then
southward to about Fairbanks and then southwestward from there.
expect showers and possible thunderstorms to the east of the
frontal boundary.

In addition...the thermal trough will be positioned from about
Northway to Wiseman to about Howard Pass in the Western Brooks
Range.

Upper level high will continue to build over Eastern Alaska. This
will continue to stabilize the entire area through much of the
week. Expect that much of the precipitation that is associated
with convection in the Interior will be on the decline after
Tuesday.

Extremely warm air makes it way into the Northern and Central Interior
late this week. Numerous places will see high temperatures in the
80s and maybe a couple will see to it the lower 90s which will
shatter the old records already in place.

A much stronger front is scheduled to begin to impact the Northwestern
part of Alaska by around early Friday morning or Thursday
afternoon.

Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
RH values will continue to decrease for the next several days as
the ridge build in. The subsidence in the High will cause the
surface based layers to increase in temperatures as well as an
increase in the upper level temperatures. Therefore the entire
airmass will continue to stabilize after Monday.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
Although moderate rainfall on the Arctic Slope on Sunday...it
doesn't appear that there will be any hydro issues in the Eastern
Interior or the North Central Interior through Tuesday.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ225-PKZ230.
&&

CF JUL 16