Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Nome, AK

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Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1159 AM AKST Sat Dec 7 2024


SYNOPSIS
Relatively mundane weather ongoing today with areas of light snow from St. Lawrence Island to the Seward Peninsula and northeast into the Brooks Range. Temperatures will stay above normal for much of Northern Alaska through next week. Low pressure in the Bering will bring mixed precipitation to the southern West Coast on Sunday and snow and blowing snow to Northwest Alaska.

DISCUSSION...
Key Weather Impacts by Region...

Central and Eastern Interior...
- Warm temperatures continue through the middle of next week with high temperatures peaking around the mid-upper 30s on Monday from the AK Range to FNSB.

- Gap winds strengthen tomorrow afternoon and evening. Winds will likely gust near or over 70 mph, especially in Isabel Pass.
Windy Pass may approach 70 mph sunday night but there is less confidence. Strong winds continue through Monday.

West Coast and Western Interior...
- Light snow from St. Lawrence Island to the Brooks Range. A front will move from south to north this afternoon and evening providing light snow for most of the Western Interior. 0.5-1.5 inches of snow is expected for most of the area.

- A stronger storm moving into the southern Bering on Sunday will provide widespread mixed precipitation.
- Expect snow amounts upwards of 6-10 inches in the Nulato Hills with around 1-3 inches in the Western Interior by Sunday night.
- St. Lawrence Island and the Seward Peninsula will begin to see snow Sunday evening/night with 2-4 inches in the lower elevations and upwards of 6-8 inches in the terrain by Monday night.
- Precipitation looks to turn to a mix with and change to rain in SW AK Sunday evening. It changes over to rain in the southern Seward Peninsula and St. Lawrence Island Monday afternoon/evening. A glaze of ice is likely for most areas.

North Slope and Brooks Range...

- Light snow in the Brooks Range today, around 1-2 inches of snow expected.

- Strong Chinook conditions Monday and Tuesday will bring well above normal temperatures and strong south winds through Brooks Range passes.
- Snow chances Sunday night into Monday have the potential to mix with freezing rain, sleet and rain Monday night, though it will be drying out across most of the Slope.

- Strong easterly gales develop along the coast Sunday night into Monday. Some blowing snow is possible and will have to watch for visibilities less than one mile around Point Lay and Utqiagvik.

Analysis and Forecast Confidence...
The low that has been near Nunivak Island the last couple of days is gradually shifting northwest but will still provide light snow to most of Western Alaska from the Brooks Range south today through tomorrow morning. This low, coupled with a high in SE AK is providing southerly flow over the Interior. A stronger upper low will move into the Bering on Monday swinging a front northward across the west coast. Strong chinook flow will continue for the Interior with above normal temperatures on Monday. Warm temps will continue through mid-week.

Extended Forecast Days 4-7...
Warm weather continues for much of the state. The low in the Bering Sea will be weakening and drifting northwest on Tuesday, but light rain and snow will still be around Western Alaska.
Otherwise, everyone along the West Coast will dry out by Wednesday afternoon. A chance of snow is possible for the Interior on Thursday. Strong easterly flow will persist over the Arctic with storm force winds possible offshore for the E North slope Wed into Thursday. Turning colder for Northern Alaska by next weekend.

Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...Nome may see water levels 1 to 3 feet above the normal high tide line on Monday night and Tuesday, otherwise no coastal impacts are expected from this storm system.
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