Warning Vector

Winter Storm Watch

NWS Fairbanks AK ยท US

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Details

Winter Storm Watch In Effect From Friday Afternoon Through Sunday Afternoon

Event
Winter Storm Watch
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Future
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Possible
Response
Prepare

Description

What

Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 10 and 20 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Where

Noatak Valley and South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range.

When

From Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon.

Impacts

Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.

Instructions

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

Affected areas

  • South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range
  • Noatak Valley

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Fairbanks AK

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~23s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M5DKV30AWFNQMBWCADHCR5GD
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.54ced5a0205547be32980cb032ad85bb55c15da8.001.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Fairbanks AK
AWIPS ID
CAPAFG
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.5634
WMO heading
XOAK52
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
Alaska (AK)
WMO bulletin number
52

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEWSA
NationalWeatherServiceWSA

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierWSWWCZ
WMOidentifierWWAK42 PAFG 202135
NWSheadlineWINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0032.261024T0000Z-261026T0000Z/
eventEndingTime2026-10-25T16:00:00-08:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range
  • Noatak Valley
NameValue
SAME002188
UGCAKZ813
UGCAKZ814