Non-Precipitation Warnings / Watches / Advisories
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
262 WWAK73 PAFG 202319 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 319 PM AKDT Thu Jun 20 2024 AKZ839-840-211500- /O.CON.PAFG.SM.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-240621T2000Z/ Tanana Flats-Eielson AFB and Salcha- Including the cities of Birch Lake, The Richardson Highway from MP 295 to MP 317, Eielson AFB, Salcha, Moose Creek, Harding Lake, and The Richardson Highway from MP 317 to MP 346 319 PM AKDT Thu Jun 20 2024 ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Visibility 1 mile or less in dense smoke. * WHERE...Tanana Flats and along the Richardson Highway between Salcha and Birch Lake. * WHEN...Until noon AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. Dense smoke will have health affects on people with respiratory illness. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dense smoke is expected to remain south of Eielson AFB. Smoke will likely thicken again late tonight. Winds are expected to turn northeast on Friday afternoon and push the smoke south over the Tanana Flats and away from the Richardson Highway. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Persons with respiratory illnesses should remain indoors to avoid inhaling smoke. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$