20130817 SEEK HARBOR OF REFUGE ASAP - FALL STORM WARNING FOR ARCTIC ALASKA

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WWAK81 PAFG 170523 SPSNSB SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 923 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 AKZ201-180530- WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 923 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 AN EARLY FALL STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE NORTH SLOPE AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND IMPACT THE ALASKA INTERIOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA AND CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE SUNDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. GALE FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS MOVING ON TO THE NORTH SLOPE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW IN AREAS FROM THE BROOKS RANGE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SOME WET SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE BROOKS RANGE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING WITH IT PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR TUESDAY. THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE HOWEVER TEMPERATURES IN THE INTERIOR WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 DEGREES NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE A STARK CONTRAST TO THE RECENT SPELL OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. $$ AKZ202-180530- NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 923 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 AN EARLY FALL STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE NORTH SLOPE AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND IMPACT THE ALASKA INTERIOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA AND CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE SUNDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. GALE FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS MOVING ON TO THE NORTH SLOPE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW IN AREAS FROM THE BROOKS RANGE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SOME WET SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE BROOKS RANGE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING WITH IT PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR TUESDAY. THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE HOWEVER TEMPERATURES IN THE INTERIOR WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 DEGREES NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE A STARK CONTRAST TO THE RECENT SPELL OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. $$ AKZ203-180530- CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 923 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 AN EARLY FALL STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE NORTH SLOPE AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND IMPACT THE ALASKA INTERIOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA AND CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE SUNDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. GALE FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS MOVING ON TO THE NORTH SLOPE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW IN AREAS FROM THE BROOKS RANGE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SOME WET SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE BROOKS RANGE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING WITH IT PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR TUESDAY. THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE HOWEVER TEMPERATURES IN THE INTERIOR WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 DEGREES NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE A STARK CONTRAST TO THE RECENT SPELL OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. $$ AKZ204-180530- EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 923 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 AN EARLY FALL STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE NORTH SLOPE AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND IMPACT THE ALASKA INTERIOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA AND CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE SUNDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. GALE FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS MOVING ON TO THE NORTH SLOPE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW IN AREAS FROM THE BROOKS RANGE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SOME WET SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE BROOKS RANGE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING WITH IT PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR TUESDAY. THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE HOWEVER TEMPERATURES IN THE INTERIOR WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 DEGREES NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE A STARK CONTRAST TO THE RECENT SPELL OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. $$ AKZ205-180530- NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...SINGILUK...UMIAT 923 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 AN EARLY FALL STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE NORTH SLOPE AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND IMPACT THE ALASKA INTERIOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA AND CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE SUNDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. GALE FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS MOVING ON TO THE NORTH SLOPE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW IN AREAS FROM THE BROOKS RANGE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SOME WET SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE BROOKS RANGE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING WITH IT PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR TUESDAY. THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE HOWEVER TEMPERATURES IN THE INTERIOR WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 DEGREES NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE A STARK CONTRAST TO THE RECENT SPELL OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. $$ AKZ206-180530- NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 923 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 AN EARLY FALL STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE NORTH SLOPE AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND IMPACT THE ALASKA INTERIOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA AND CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE SUNDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. GALE FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS MOVING ON TO THE NORTH SLOPE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW IN AREAS FROM THE BROOKS RANGE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SOME WET SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE BROOKS RANGE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING WITH IT PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR TUESDAY. THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE HOWEVER TEMPERATURES IN THE INTERIOR WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 DEGREES NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE A STARK CONTRAST TO THE RECENT SPELL OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. $$ CCC

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AKZ207-180530- CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 929 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 AN EARLY FALL STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE NORTH SLOPE AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND IMPACT THE ALASKA INTERIOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA AND CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE SUNDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. GALE FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS MOVING ON TO THE NORTH SLOPE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW IN AREAS FROM THE BROOKS RANGE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SOME WET SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE BROOKS RANGE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING WITH IT PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR TUESDAY. THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE HOWEVER TEMPERATURES IN THE INTERIOR WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 DEGREES NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE A STARK CONTRAST TO THE RECENT SPELL OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. $$ AKZ208-180530- LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE 929 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 AN EARLY FALL STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE NORTH SLOPE AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND IMPACT THE ALASKA INTERIOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA AND CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE SUNDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. GALE FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS MOVING ON TO THE NORTH SLOPE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW IN AREAS FROM THE BROOKS RANGE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SOME WET SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE BROOKS RANGE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING WITH IT PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR TUESDAY. THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE HOWEVER TEMPERATURES IN THE INTERIOR WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 DEGREES NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE A STARK CONTRAST TO THE RECENT SPELL OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. $$ AKZ209-180530- BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 929 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 AN EARLY FALL STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE NORTH SLOPE AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND IMPACT THE ALASKA INTERIOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA AND CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE SUNDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. GALE FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS MOVING ON TO THE NORTH SLOPE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW IN AREAS FROM THE BROOKS RANGE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SOME WET SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE BROOKS RANGE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING WITH IT PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR TUESDAY. THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE HOWEVER TEMPERATURES IN THE INTERIOR WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 DEGREES NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE A STARK CONTRAST TO THE RECENT SPELL OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. $$ AKZ210-180530- NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 929 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 AN EARLY FALL STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE NORTH SLOPE AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND IMPACT THE ALASKA INTERIOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA AND CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE SUNDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. GALE FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS MOVING ON TO THE NORTH SLOPE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW IN AREAS FROM THE BROOKS RANGE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SOME WET SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE BROOKS RANGE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING WITH IT PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR TUESDAY. THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE HOWEVER TEMPERATURES IN THE INTERIOR WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 DEGREES NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE A STARK CONTRAST TO THE RECENT SPELL OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. $$ AKZ211-180530- SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 929 PM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013 AN EARLY FALL STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE NORTH SLOPE AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND IMPACT THE ALASKA INTERIOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA AND CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE SUNDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. GALE FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS MOVING ON TO THE NORTH SLOPE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW IN AREAS FROM THE BROOKS RANGE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SOME WET SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE BROOKS RANGE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING WITH IT PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR TUESDAY. THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE HOWEVER TEMPERATURES IN THE INTERIOR WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 DEGREES NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE A STARK CONTRAST TO THE RECENT SPELL OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. $$

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Arctic Coastal Waters Forecast FZAK51 PAFG 171134 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 334 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-180245- 334 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA SATURDAY WILL MOVE EAST TO THE BERING STRAIT AS A 999 MB LOW BY 4PM SUN...THEN INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR MONDAY. $$ PKZ225-180245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 334 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-180245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 334 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-180245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 334 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ240-180245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 334 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ245-180245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 334 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ SDB AUG 13