Special Weather Statement issued January 23 at 11:50PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

A strong storm with south to southwest winds of 40 to 55 mph will
impact the West Coast and Western Interior Thursday night and
Friday.

For coastal locations, water is likely to come through cracks in
the sea ice and make travel very difficult. Given the extent of
the ice and thickness, impacts to land areas are expected to be
minimal, so no coastal flood products will be issued at this time.
The potential for coastal impacts remains south of Hooper Bay and
Nunivak Island. Given the warmth of the airmass and the amount of
liquid precipitation, travel will become quite difficult late
week into the weekend.

Stay tuned for future updates as details are ironed out in future
forecasts.

Information on the latest forecast can be found by visiting our
website, www.weather.gov/afg.