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High Wind Watch issued April 14 at 11:46PM AKDT until April 17 at 10:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Southeast winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph possible. * WHERE...Northern Denali Borough. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
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Winter Storm Watch issued April 14 at 11:42PM AKDT until April 18 at 1:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...Northwest Arctic Coast, Northern Arctic Coast, Central Beaufort Sea Coast and Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel may be very difficult. Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds appear to arrive Thursday afternoon. There may be falling snow at this time, which can result in whiteout conditions.
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Winter Storm Watch issued April 14 at 11:42PM AKDT until April 18 at 4:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Western Arctic Coast. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Travel may be very difficult. Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds appear to arrive Thursday morning. There may be falling snow at this time, which can result in whiteout conditions.
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Special Weather Statement issued April 14 at 2:48PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

As a front over the southeastern Bering Sea pushes north, it will bring a messy combination of heavy snow, rain-snow mix, and rain to much of Western Alaska beginning on Wednesday and running through Friday. Between 2 and 8 inches of snow may fall in coastal locations, with between 1 and 4 inches for Interior valleys. The highest totals would likely be along the YK Delta coast. Precipitation will remain mostly or completely snow above 1500 feet in the Interior. The front may set up from Golovin to Mountain Village, and there is a chance areas farther west may remain
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Special Weather Statement issued April 15 at 12:20AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

As a front over the southeastern Bering Sea pushes north, it will bring a messy combination of heavy snow, rain-snow mix, and rain to much of Western Alaska beginning on Wednesday and running through Friday. Between 2 and 8 inches of snow may fall in coastal locations, with between 1 and 4 inches for Interior valleys. The highest totals would likely be along the YK Delta coast. Precipitation will remain mostly or completely snow above 1500 feet in the Interior. The front may set up from Golovin to Mountain Village, and there is a chance areas farther west may remain
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Wind Advisory issued April 13 at 4:26PM AKDT until April 14 at 1:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Southeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Northern Denali Borough. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 1 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will be from 1 AM to 5 AM with winds then diminishing through noon.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued April 11 at 2:28PM AKDT until April 12 at 4:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow with low visibility expected. Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations of up to 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Chevak, Hooper Bay, and Scammon Bay. * WHEN...Until 4 AM AKDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. Visibility will be reduced to one half mile or less at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Visibility to one-half mile or less likely, especially in Chevak.
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Winter Storm Warning issued April 11 at 2:27PM AKDT until April 12 at 7:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches. * WHERE...Upper Koyukuk Valley. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest amounts expected over the Dalton Highway Summits. Snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour possible this afternoon and evening.