Warning Vector

Winter Weather Advisory

NWS Fairbanks AK ยท US

Updated
This event was updated at .

Details

Winter Weather Advisory Remains In Effect From 3 AM Tuesday To 6 AM AKST Wednesday

Event
Winter Weather Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Likely
Response
Execute

Description

What

Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to 3 inches. Northeast winds gusting as high as 50 mph.

Where

Arctic Coast.

When

From 3 AM Tuesday to 6 AM AKST Wednesday.

Impacts

Areas of blowing snow could reduce visibility to around 1/2 mile at times, which could impact travel.

Additional details

Areas to the east of Utqiagvik could intermittently experience visibilities as low as 1/4 mile from the onset of the snowfall Tuesday morning through Tuesday afternoon as both the snowfall rates and the wind gusts will be higher over that area during that timeframe.

Instructions

Slow down and use extra caution if traveling.

Affected areas

  • Western Arctic Coast
  • Northwest Arctic Coast
  • Northern Arctic Coast
  • Central Beaufort Sea Coast
  • Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Fairbanks AK

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m10s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M6YQCM8AB524YQ1JGJGZ0QC8
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b9e0ed8f1386f817fde6746b26cf3827bf3cd51e.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.8331
WMO heading
XOAK51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
Alaska (AK)
WMO bulletin number
51

References

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceWWY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierWSWNSB
WMOidentifierWWAK41 PAFG 082319
NWSheadlineWINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0088.261110T1200Z-261111T1500Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-11T06:00:00-09:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Western Arctic Coast
  • Northwest Arctic Coast
  • Northern Arctic Coast
  • Central Beaufort Sea Coast
  • Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast
NameValue
SAME002185
UGCAKZ801
UGCAKZ802
UGCAKZ803
UGCAKZ804
UGCAKZ805