Weather Alerts for Western Arctic CoastIssued by the National Weather Service |
 BLIZZARD WARNING |
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| WESTERN ARCTIC COAST | ||
Areas Affected: Western Arctic Coast |
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| Effective: Fri, 3/5 2:41am | Updated: Fri, 3/5 5:05am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Fri, 3/5 12:00pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occuring. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. * WHERE...Western Arctic Coast. * WHEN...Until noon today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 45 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. |
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 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT |
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| WESTERN ARCTIC COAST | ||
Areas Affected: Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley - Chukchi Sea Coast - Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills - Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys - Lower Yukon Valley - Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula - Southern Seward Peninsula Coast - St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast - Yukon Delta |
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| Effective: Fri, 3/5 2:41am | Updated: Fri, 3/5 5:05am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Fri, 3/5 4:00pm | Severity: Minor | Certainty: Observed |
Details:
...Strong weather front moving to the West Coast Sunday... A strong weather front associated with a low moving north in Siberia will move to the West Coast late Sunday bringing strong winds, spreading heavy snow up the coast, and potential for widespread Blizzard conditions. The front will develop in the Bering Sea Saturday and move to the coast Sunday as the low moves to Wrangel Island. Strong south winds to 30 mph gusting to 50 mph will move to St Lawrence Island early Sunday. The winds will spread to the West Coast by Sunday evening and will be from the east and southeast at 20 to 35 mph gusting to 50 mph locally. Heavy snow will move to the Seward Peninsula, Norton Sound, and the Lower Yukon Delta Sunday. The heaviest snow will be in the Bendeleben Mountains on the Seward Peninsula, and the Nulato Hills. Snowfall amounts vary in the model solutions at this time, but range up to one foot in those areas. Most locations can expect 2 to 4 inches of snow Sunday night. For the latest weather Warnings and forecasts go to www.weather.gov/fairbanks. |
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