Weather Alerts for Alaska

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1. Blizzard Warning for: Shishmaref; Bering Strait Coast

2. Blizzard Warning for: St Lawrence Island

3. Blizzard Warning for: Western Arctic Coast

4. Cold Weather Advisory for: Western Arctic Coast; Northwest Arctic Coast; Northern Arctic Coast; Central Beaufort Sea Coast; Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast; Western Arctic Plains; Howard Pass and the Delong Mountains; Central Arctic Plains; Central Brooks Range; Romanzof Mountains

5. High Wind Warning for: City and Borough of Sitka; Western Kupreanof and Kuiu Island; Prince of Wales Island

6. High Wind Warning for: Ketchikan Gateway Borough; Annette Island

7. High Wind Warning for: Petersburg Borough; City and Borough of Wrangell

8. Special Weather Statement for: South Slopes Of The Eastern Brooks Range; South Slopes Of The Central Brooks Range; Upper Koyukuk Valley; Dalton Highway Summits; Yukon Flats; White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River; Fortymile Country; Upper Tanana Valley; Delta Junction; Upper Chena River Valley; Tanana Flats; Eielson AFB and Salcha; Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills; Chatanika River Valley; Two Rivers; Fairbanks Metro Area; Nenana; Central Interior; Northern Denali Borough; Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp

9. Special Weather Statement for: South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Noatak Valley; Kivalina and Red Dog Dock; Lower Kobuk Valley; Baldwin Peninsula; Northern Seward Peninsula; Upper Kobuk Valleys; Shishmaref; 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; North Slopes of the Western Alaska Range; Upper Kuskokwim Valley

10. Wind Advisory for: Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait

11. Wind Advisory for: Glacier Bay; Eastern Chichagof Island; Admiralty Island; City and Borough of Juneau

12. Winter Storm Warning for: Haines Borough and Klukwan

13. Winter Weather Advisory for: Eastern Alaska Range South of Trims Camp

14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills; Yukon Delta Coast; Lower Yukon River

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Municipality of Skagway

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northwest Arctic Coast; Northern Arctic Coast; Central Beaufort Sea Coast; Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Southern Seward Peninsula Coast; Interior Seward Peninsula

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Next Topic: Graupel

Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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