Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued January 8 at 7:38PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
January 8, 2025 - 8:38pm
Expires:
January 9, 2025 - 7:00am
Description:
A series of lows will track up the western portions of the state
this weekend. Snow will begin to fall Friday morning and will
persist until Tuesday afternoon. There is the potential to see
heavy snowfall, significant blowing snow, strong winds, and
drifting snow, especially Sunday when the strongest storm is
projected to move across the region. There is a chance to see
mixed precipitation from the Y-K Delta to the southern Seward
Peninsula.
Area Description:
South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Upper Kobuk Valleys; Bering Strait Coast; Southern Seward Peninsula Coast; Interior Seward Peninsula; Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills; Yukon Delta Coast; Lower Yukon River; St Lawrence Island; Lower Koyukuk Valley; Middle Yukon Valley; Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys
Forcast Office:
NWS Fairbanks AK