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Winter Weather Advisory issued January 12 at 4:55PM AKST until January 13 at 12:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 3 inches. Visibility one half mile at times. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Lower Kobuk Valley, Baldwin Peninsula, Northern Seward Peninsula, Shishmaref and Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills. * WHEN...Until noon AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
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Winter Storm Warning issued January 12 at 4:55PM AKST until January 13 at 12:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Some mixed precipitation at times. Snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches. Visibility one half mile at times. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Southern Seward Peninsula Coast and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Until noon AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible due to the moisture laden snow.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued January 12 at 4:55PM AKST until January 13 at 9:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Snow, blowing snow, and mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. Periods of light rain will mix in at times as well, creating slick travel conditions. * WHERE...Yukon Delta Coast and Lower Yukon River. * WHEN...Until 9 AM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
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Coastal Flood Advisory issued January 12 at 3:39PM AKST until January 14 at 3:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT...Water levels up to 4 feet above the normal highest tide line. * WHERE...Kuskokwim Delta Coast, including Kipnuk and Kwigillingok. * WHEN..The highest water levels will coincide with high tide Sunday and Monday evenings. * IMPACTS...Water could push up through gaps in the ice and cause localized flooding for communities along the coast, particularly between Kipnuk and Kwigillingok. Strong onshore winds could also push pieces of sea ice up onto the shoreline. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will turn westerly this afternoon and strengthen during high tide late this evening, posing the greatest threat for flooding impacts. Winds weaken but remain
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High Surf Advisory issued January 12 at 3:39PM AKST until January 13 at 6:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* LOCATION...Bristol Bay. * WAVES AND SURF...Water levels as high as 5 feet above the normal highest tide line. * TIMING...Most locations around Bristol Bay will experience an additional high tide with elevated water levels. The high tide is forecast around midnight tonight into the early morning hours on Monday. Near Togiak, sustained elevated water levels and high surf are possible this evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...High surf and localized beach erosion are expected along the immediate shoreline.
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Winter Storm Warning issued January 12 at 2:55PM AKST until January 14 at 6:00AM AKST by NWS Juneau AK

...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY FROM TWO SYSTEMS... .A front advancing from the west will bring a surge of moisture reaching up to the Klondike Highway. Cooler temperatures aloft will keep precipitation as snow. Precipitation diminishes during a lull Monday morning, before another system arrives Monday afternoon into Monday evening. This next system will bring heavier snow, with most accumulation happening along the Klondike and Haines Highways, though a brief period of snow may be possible for the towns of Skagway and Haines during the afternoon and early evening hours. Warming temperatures Monday night along the Highways will result
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Winter Weather Advisory issued January 12 at 2:55PM AKST until January 14 at 3:00AM AKST by NWS Juneau AK

...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY FROM TWO SYSTEMS... .A front advancing from the west will bring a surge of moisture reaching up to the Klondike Highway. Cooler temperatures aloft will keep precipitation as snow. Precipitation diminishes during a lull Monday morning, before another system arrives Monday afternoon into Monday evening. This next system will bring heavier snow, with most accumulation happening along the Klondike and Haines Highways, though a brief period of snow may be possible for the towns of Skagway and Haines during the afternoon and early evening hours. Warming temperatures Monday night along the Highways will result
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Winter Storm Warning issued January 12 at 2:41PM AKST until January 13 at 9:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow. Visibility reduced to one quarter mile or less at times. Additional snow accumulation of 12 to 24 inches. * WHERE...Thompson Pass. * WHEN...Until 9 AM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heavy snow, with snow rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, will persist through at least early afternoon at the top of the pass. Intensity will then vary after this point, with periods of heavy snow lasting all the way through Monday morning. Lower elevations of the pass will see mostly rain as warmer air moves in today, but
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Winter Weather Advisory issued January 12 at 2:41PM AKST until January 13 at 9:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT...Snow, blowing snow, freezing rain, and rain. Freezing rain on top of cold, snow-covered roads. Heavy snow closer to Thompson Pass and along the Glenn Highway corridor west of Glennallen. Total snow accumulation of 6 to 12 inches for the Glenn Highway corridor and 12 to 24 inches possible toward Thompson Pass. * WHERE...The southern to western portions of the Copper River Basin, including the Richardson Highway toward Thompson Pass and the Glenn Highway west of Glennallen to around Chickaloon. * WHEN...Until 9 AM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A wintry mix of precipitation