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Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
195 WWAK73 PAFG 261646 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 846 AM AKDT Wed Jun 26 2024 AKZ839-840-844-270100- /O.EXT.PAFG.SM.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240628T0000Z/ Tanana Flats-Eielson AFB and Salcha-Fairbanks Metro Area- Including the cities of Birch Lake, The Richardson Highway from MP 295 to MP 317, Eielson AFB, Salcha, Moose Creek, Harding Lake, The Richardson Highway from MP 317 to MP 346, Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright, Ester, North Pole, and Fox 846 AM AKDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Visibility less than one mile in dense smoke. * WHERE...Tanana Flats, Eielson AFB and Salcha and Fairbanks Metro Area. * WHEN...Until 4 PM AKDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Area fires and wind conditions now look to keep the smoke around the impacted zones into Thursday afternoon. 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. && $$