Special Weather Statement for Central Beaufort Sea Coast; Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast; Central Arctic Plains
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A front moving across the Arctic Coast today will bring rain showers which transition to a wintry mix this evening. The chances for a wintry mix increase from 5PM to 11PM tonight. This wintry mix can be sleet, snow and freezing drizzle. After midnight Thursday night, the steadiest and heaviest precipitation should...
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A front moving across the Arctic Coast today will bring rain showers which transition to a wintry mix this evening. The chances for a wintry mix increase from 5PM to 11PM tonight. This wintry mix can be sleet, snow and freezing drizzle. After midnight Thursday night, the steadiest and heaviest precipitation should transition to a mist or freezing drizzle which can result in patchy ice, especially on colder/elevated surfaces. Otherwise, Friday will be chilly with patchy ice possible in the morning. If there is any ice, it will melt by the late morning on Friday.
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Special Weather Statement issued July 23 at 11:46AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Fairbanks AK. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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