NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
347 AM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008

.DISCUSSION...

OVER THE ARCTIC...GOES VIS LOOP SHOWING AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF STRATUS
OVER AREAS FROM BARROW NORTH THROUGH SOUTHWEST...INCLUDING MOST
OF ZONE 201. THIS STRATUS IS MISSED BY THE LOW LEVEL RH PROGS
ON BOTH THE GFS AND NAM MODELS. THIS AREA IS LIKELY TO REMAIN
FOGGY THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUING...ALTHOUGH
VISIBILITY MAY COME UP SOME DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. DENSE FOG HEADLINES WILL BE POSTED FOR ZONES 201 AND 202.
THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST IS LIKELY TO REMAIN FOG-FREE.