Current Warnings, Watches, & Advisories Around Alaska

These warnings and watches have been issued by the National Weather Service Offices in Fairbanks and Anchorage.

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By Brett Shepard
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Blizzard Warnings
 “BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO  9 PM AKST WEDNESDAY for the EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* WINDS...WEST WINDS TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH MONDAY NIGHT 
  AND TUESDAY. WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH TUESDAY EVENING 
  DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING 
  WEDNESDAY. 
* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY MONDAY 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL 
  ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. TRAVEL 
  AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. 
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST TUESDAY For the CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK
* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY 
  EVENING. 
* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BEGINNING THIS EVENING CONTINUING 
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL 
  ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. TRAVEL 
  AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED.
 
Freezing Rain Advisory
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM AKST TUESDAY FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL... HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
* ICE ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OR LESS.
* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL BE ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING
  AND THEN SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE DAY.
* IMPACTS...EXPOSED SURFACES MAY BECOME SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE
  DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
 
Dense Fog Advisory
 
DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR THE ANCHORAGE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA
* LOCATION...PRIMARILY ACROSS WEST ANCHORAGE AND ALONG THE KNIK ARM.
* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM AKST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...VERY LOW VISIBILITIES CAN CAUSE VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...

USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.”

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