Brisk Wind Advisory 118, NWS Fairbanks, AK

Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
228 PM AKST Wed Mar 8 2017

.DISCUSSION...
Models in decent agreement through 60 hours. Upper level ridge
continues to build in over the West Coast and the Bering Sea
through Thursday. A vertically stacked low just west of the
Kamchatka Peninsula will move northeast around the ridge and
combine with another upper low moving eastward in the Russian
Arctic by Saturday. This will squash the ridge down and develop a
long wave trough over the Eastern half of Alaska by late Sunday
and into Monday.

Surface high pressure over northern Alaska continues will persist
through the weekend although it will gradually weaken over time.
The low moving out of Eastern Russia will continue to tighten the
pressure gradient along the northwest Arctic Coast which will keep
the area from about Point Lay westward very windy, hence the High
Wind Warning.

The upper level trough with the associated warm front will push an
area of light snow into Northern Alaska from the Brooks Range
north and east of Point Lay beginning Thursday afternoon.

Conditions will likely deteriorate in the western Arctic and
spread eastward through Thursday night. Winds will continue to be
moderately strong over the Bering Sea and West Coast through
Thursday night.

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.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
High Wind Warning for AKZ201.

Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ201-AKZ202.

Gale Warning for PKZ225-PKZ230.

Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
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MAR 17