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Wind Advisory issued December 16 at 3:06AM AKST until December 17 at 3:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...East winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Delta Junction. * WHEN...Until 3 PM AKST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Blowing and drifting snow is expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Significant drifting of snow is possible.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 16 at 3:18AM AKST until December 16 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Blowing snow. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph will create blowing and drifting snow with visibility reduced to one half mile or less at times. * WHERE...Along the Arctic Coast from Deadhorse east. * WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST this evening. * IMPACTS...Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will peak during the day today.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 15 at 3:17PM AKST until December 15 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT...Blowing snow. Visibility reduced to one half mile in blowing snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch. East winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Nunivak Island and the Kuskokwim Delta coast north of Kipnuk. * WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall will continue to reduce visibility at times through mid-evening. Visibility then improves later this evening as snow tapers off and winds diminish for a brief period Sunday night.
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Gale Warning issued December 15 at 3:34AM AKST until December 16 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind
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Small Craft Advisory issued December 15 at 3:34AM AKST until December 16 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...E wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...E wind 50 kt. Seas
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Small Craft Advisory issued December 15 at 3:27AM AKST until December 16 at 5:00AM AKST by NWS Juneau AK

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming E in the morning, then increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. W swell early in the morning. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15
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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 14 at 4:05PM AKST until December 15 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Visibility reduced to one half mile in blowing snow. Total snow accumulations of up to 3 inches. East winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Nunivak Island and the Kuskokwim Delta coast north of Kipnuk. * WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Easterly winds increase this evening, decreasing visibility along the Kuskokwim Delta coast and for Nunivak Island. There may be a break in snowfall Sunday morning, but hazardous conditions return Sunday afternoon with a second round of snow. Visibility then improves Sunday evening as snow tapers off
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Special Weather Statement issued December 14 at 12:41PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

Light to moderate snow is becoming increasingly likely in the Eastern Interior near Chicken/Eagle with several inches of high ratio (very fluffy) snow possible Sunday PM - Monday morning. Around Fairbanks North Star Borough, confidence is lower but there is an increasing chance for at least a couple of inches of high ratio (very fluffy) snow on Sunday night - Monday as a front swings through.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 15 at 2:58AM AKST until December 16 at 12:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 11 inches. * WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range South of Trims Camp. * WHEN...From noon today to noon AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heaviest snow will fall Sunday afternoon into early Monday morning with snowfall rates upwards of 1-2 inches per hour at times.