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PKZ240 Cape Halkett To Flaxman Island- 420 Am Akst Wed Mar 8 2023
.brisk wind advisory in effect from this evening through early Thursday morning - .
Today - SW winds 20 kt. Tonight - W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Thu - W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Thu night - W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Fri - W winds 15 kt. Fri night - SE winds 20 kt. Sat - SW winds 15 kt. Sun - W winds 15 kt.

PKZ200 Norton Sound- 420 Am Akst Wed Mar 8 2023
Today - SW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. Tonight - N winds 20 kt. Thu - N winds 10 kt. Thu night - N winds 10 kt. Fri - N winds 5 kt. Fri night - N winds 10 kt. Sat - N winds 15 kt. Sun - N winds 20 kt.

FXAK69 PAFG 131052 AFDAFG

Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 252 AM AKDT Mon May 13 2024

SYNOPSIS
A front moving over the Interior this afternoon will provide scattered to numerous showers and a chance for a thunderstorm as well. A strong front will likely impact the west coast on Tuesday with snow and blowing snow along the Bering Strait. In Nome, it is looking like more of a snow to rain event with strong southerly winds. Unsettled weather will continue for the west coast Wednesday and Thursday.

DISCUSSION

Upper Level Analysis...
The 00z models initialized well at 500mb. There is weak troughing over the North Slope that has previously provided localized areas of dense fog. A ridge over the Bering and West Coast with a shortwave moving trough moving through the West Coast this morning, then into the Interior by this evening. There is upper level energy just to the northeast of Eagle and a low south of Pilot Point in the AK Peninsula which continues to move into the Northern Gulf of Alaska today.

West Coast and Western Interior...
High pressure will keep most of the west coast quiet and dry today. Temperatures will be a bit cooler inland with highs in the 40s to near 50 and lower 50s towards the AK Range. Along the coast, expect highs in the 20s north of the Seward Peninsula and low to mid 30s from Nome south. Scattered to numerous showers and possibly an isolated thunderstorm in the western Alaska Range today. A strong front will begin to impact the west coast on Tuesday with strong southerly winds and snow and blowing snow for Saint Lawrence Island and the Bering Strait. This will be similar to the events back in March. A Special Weather Statement has been issued for potential impacts. Winter Storm Watches have been issued for Saint Lawrence Island, Bering Strait and the Seward Pen. Southerly winds could gust between 30 and 55 mph and there could be near Blizzard conditions on Saint Lawrence Island and the Bering Strait. Snow and strong winds will develop over the Seward Peninsula Tuesday evening with the heaviest snow coming overnight.
Then from Brevig Mission east, it will change over to rain or a rain/snow mix Wednesday morning. For the Yukon Delta Coast, snow will begin during the evening and change over to rain early Wednesday morning, though most of the precipitation will be mainly light. Along the Chukchi Sea Coast, snow will begin Wednesday night with strong southerly to southeasterly winds, then it may change over to rain/snow Wednesday afternoon. There may be some minor elevated surf impacts for southern facing shorelines and along the Yukon Delta coast for 2 to 4 foot water level rises.
Chances for precip will continue into Thursday.

Central and Eastern Interior...
Scattered to numerous showers and Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon as a trough from the west moves through.
On Tuesday showers and an isolated storm will be confined to the Eastern Interior as high pressure builds over the Interior. No precip expected on Wednesday as it will be a beautiful, partly to mostly sunny day with highs in the lower 60s.

North Slope and Brooks Range...
Patchy fog will hang around the Arctic Coast with a few flurries as well. Expect high temperatures in the 20s along the coast with 30s in the Brooks Range through early next week. The weather looks to remain pretty mundane today. Then Tuesday evening, we are monitoring a Bering Sea Low which will bring a strong front to the West Coast. There may be some winter weather impacts to the Chukchi Sea Coast, especially Point Hope. Snow is expected to begin in Point Hope around midnight with southerly winds increasing to 30-40 mph with gusts to 55 mph. The snow may mix with rain at times on Wednesday, but the winds will remain strong through Thursday morning.

Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...
A Bering Sea low with strong southerly winds looks to bring water levels 2 to 4 feet above the normal high tide line Wednesday morning through Thursday. With shorefast ice still remaining, it may not be enough to bump it out of place, but water on top of the ice is a possibility. Ice pans in the Bering Sea may try to push ashore as well, but the beach would be the farthest that these ice pans get. These impacts will be monitored early this week.

Extended Forecast for Days 4-7...
Models are not in agreement for day 4 and beyond, but expect more of the same in the Interior with showers and isolated storms and high temperatures in the 50s/60s. Troughing looks to remain over the West Coast and Western Interior with some active weather. Though nothing looks particularly impactful this far out.

FIRE WEATHER
Temperatures remain in the 50s through Tuesday, then bump into the 60s on Wednesday with highs sticking around the upper 50s and low 60s through the end of the week. Scattered to numerous rain showers with an isolated storm possible today then that pushes to the AlCan Border on Tuesday. Wednesday looks to be dry everywhere with partly to mostly sunny skies. Minimum RH's will be around 25-35% through Tuesday, then decrease to 20-30% on Wednesday.
Winds remain relatively light, though any shower or storm may cause some erratic winds with gusts as high as 30 mph possible.

HYDROLOGY
Ice jam near Circle has released and everything is moving downstream. Ice and water released from the jam is expected to reach Fort Yukon during the early morning hours, then proceed down river. Ice had moved into Stevens Village yesterday afternoon but was stopped at the Dalton Highway Bridge. Breakup is expected at Stevens Village Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.
Otherwise, a gradual breakup on the Upper Yukon is expected to continue.

AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AK...Winter Storm Watch for AKZ820-821.
Winter Storm Watch for AKZ822-823.
Winter Storm Watch for AKZ827.
PK...Small Craft Advisory for PKZ851.

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