A Strong area of high pressure over the Beaufort Sea brought strong winds to the eastern Arctic Coast.
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The episode as NWS AFG wrote it up.
A Strong area of high pressure over the Beaufort Sea brought strong winds to the eastern Arctic Coast.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 6, 3:26 AM AKST, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 326 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Snow expected to taper off across the Eastern Interior and Alaska Range this morning. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches for the Fairbanks area, to 3 to 6 inches in the Delta Junction area, to up to 12 inches of snow in the Eastern Alaska Range through this morning. Blizzard conditions along the Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast possible on Sunday. .DISCUSSION... The upper level low over northwest Alaska will track across the north slope today Southwestly flow pattern will turn more westerly and northwestly on Sunday as a trough moves through the Interior and ridging builds over the west coast on Sunday. Ridging will continue Monday and Tuesday with little to no precip expected except for portions of the west coast of Alaska. Models in good agreement through the short term and stayed with continuity on the snow amounts across the Interior. Central and Eastern Interior... Snow will taper off this morning across the Eastern Interior. Southeast of Fairbanks will see the higher amounts of 4 to 7 inches from Delta Junction southeast towards the Alaska Range. 7 to 12 inches expected for the eastern Alaska Range from Trims Camp south. Snow will taper off early Sunday morning. Ridging building in over the state will keep the Interior quiet Sunday through Tuesday. Strong west to northwest winds are expected to develop today, with gusts to 35 mph over higher terrain with blowing snow and low visibility, and northerly gap winds through the Eastern Alaska Range with gusts to 50 mph. Quiet conditions with easterly flow developing going into early next week as high pressure builds in across the area. Temperatures are expected to remain above climatological normal going into early next week. North Slope and Brooks Range... West to northwest winds will develop across the Arctic Coast this morning and continue through Sunday, with winds gusting 40 to 50 mph and near blizzard conditions possible along the eastern Arctic Coast by Sunday. Strong surface high pressure will settle in across the North Slope beginning tomorrow, resulting in quieter weather conditions going into the middle of next week. Temperatures will cool over the next couple of days, but still remain above normal. West Coast and Western Interior... Weather conditions along the West Coast continue to improve, with the worst snow and blowing snow conditions remaining throughout Kotzebue Sound and the Upper and Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys this afternoon. These conditions are expected to slowly improve going through tonight in those areas as snow tapers off from south to north. Surface high pressure continues to build across the West Coast through tomorrow, keeping conditions relatively quiet going into early next week. Strong surface low pressure in the western Bering Sea will increase offshore flow across Norton Sound, with stronger winds near St. Lawrence Island through tomorrow night. Temperatures expected to remain warm across the area going into next week, with highs in the 20s and 30s through Tuesday. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. Extended Forecast Days 4 to 7... Primarily a ridging pattern across the state on Tuesday will have a trough impinge on the ridge across the Chukchi Sea Coast going into the end of the week. The evolution of this troughing feature across the state will impact the intrusion of colder air across the forecast area. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Blizzard Warning for AKZ204. Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ203-AKZ218-AKZ220-AKZ223-AKZ224- AKZ226. Gale Warning for PKZ245. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ210-PKZ240. && MAR 22
1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard conditions occurred at both Barter Island and Point Thomson. The strongest winds occurred on Barter Island where winds gusted as high as 60 mph.
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