Non-Precipitation Warnings / Watches / Advisories
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
276 WWAK73 PAFG 211954 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1154 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024 AKZ839-840-220300- /O.EXT.PAFG.SM.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-240622T0300Z/ 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 1154 AM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024 ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dense smoke with visibility 1 mile or less. * WHERE...Tanana Flats and along the Richardson Highway between Salcha and Birch Lake. * WHEN...Until 7 PM AKDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. Dense smoke will have health affects on people with respiratory illness. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Dense smoke will continue to affect the area between Salcha and Birch Lake early this afternoon. Then, northeast winds are expected to increase and push the smoke southwest over the Tanana Flats, away from the Richardson Highway. The northeast winds are expected to continue through Saturday night and keep the smoke away from the Richardson Highway through Saturday night. 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. && $$