High Wind Watch issued January 10 at 12:20PM AKST until January 12 at 3:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
* WHAT...Southeast winds 45 to 65 mph with gusts of 75 to 100 mph possible. * WHERE...Anchorage. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...High winds could move loose debris, damage property, and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Back-to-back systems will bring the potential for high winds to the area this weekend, with the second system Saturday night into Sunday being the primary concern. The first system Friday night may result in gusts in excess of 50 mph for the East Anchorage Hillside, with low potential for the wind
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 10 at 12:12PM AKST until January 13 at 12:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Dalton Highway Summits and White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River. * WHEN...From 9 PM Saturday to midnight AKST Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
Winter Storm Warning issued January 10 at 12:09PM AKST until January 13 at 12:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches. Visibility one half mile at times. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Southern Seward Peninsula Coast and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...From 6 AM Saturday to noon AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
Winter Storm Watch issued January 10 at 12:09PM AKST until January 13 at 9:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. For the Winter Storm Watch, heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Yukon Delta Coast and Lower Yukon River. * WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, until noon AKST Saturday. For the Winter Storm Watch, from late Saturday night through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
Winter Storm Watch issued January 10 at 12:09PM AKST until January 13 at 6:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Middle Yukon Valley and Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 10 at 2:45AM AKST until January 11 at 12:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Visibility one half mile at times. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Yukon Delta Coast and Lower Yukon River. * WHEN...From noon Friday to noon AKST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
Winter Storm Watch issued January 10 at 2:45AM AKST until January 13 at 6:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 7 to 10 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Middle Yukon Valley and Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
Winter Storm Warning issued January 9 at 5:09PM AKST until January 9 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
...Heavy snow for the Klondike Highway... A front will continue to bring snow and rain to the area. At sea level, the precipitation has transitioned back to all rain and is expected to remain the case through the period. At higher elevations, the moderate to heavy snow will last through this evening with rates decreasing through the evening. Snowfall rates of up to around 0.5 to 1 inch per hour are anticipated until around 9 PM. * WHAT...Heavy wet snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches through 9 PM. * WHERE...Klondike Highway, particularly near White Pass. * WHEN...Until
Special Weather Statement issued January 9 at 4:35PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
A low pressure system will bring strong southerly winds across the Alaska Range. Some of these winds are expected to make it to the Fairbanks area with gusts of 20 to 35 mph being possible. This pattern will bring unseasonably warm to near record temperatures from Fairbanks to Delta Junction on Sunday. On Sunday we are expecting temperatures in the valley to be up to 40 degrees and the Fairbanks Hills possibly as high as the mid to upper 40s. For reference, the daily record maximum temperature on the 12th is 39 degrees. Strong winds could cause tree limbs to
Coastal Flood Advisory issued January 9 at 3:48PM AKST until January 11 at 5:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
* WHAT...Water levels as high as 3 to 6 feet above the normal highest tide line. * WHERE...Kuskokwim Delta Coast. * WHEN...Water levels will begin to rise by Friday afternoon and remain elevated through Friday night. The highest water levels will coincide with high tide Friday evening. * 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...Strong onshore winds will develop Friday afternoon and persist into Friday night. There