Non-Precipitation Warnings / Watches / Advisories
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
816 WWAK73 PAFG 201326 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 526 AM AKDT Thu Jun 20 2024 AKZ839-211430- /O.EXB.PAFG.SM.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-240621T2000Z/ Tanana Flats- Including the cities of Birch Lake and The Richardson Highway from MP 295 to MP 317 526 AM AKDT Thu Jun 20 2024 ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY 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...Smoke will thin some this afternoon, then get thicker again 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. && $$ AKZ840-211430- /O.EXT.PAFG.SM.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-240621T2000Z/ Eielson AFB and Salcha- Including the cities of Eielson AFB, Salcha, Moose Creek, Harding Lake, and The Richardson Highway from MP 317 to MP 346 526 AM AKDT Thu Jun 20 2024 ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Visibility less than one mile in dense smoke. * WHERE...Along the Richardson Highway between Salcha and Birch Lake. * WHEN...Until noon AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. Dense smoke will have health affects on people with respiratory illness. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The dense smoke is expected to remain south of Eielson AFB. Smoke will thin some this afternoon then thicken again late tonight. Winds are expected to turn northeast on Friday afternoon and push the smoke south over the Tanana Flats and away from the Richardson Highway. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Persons with respiratory illnesses should remain indoors to avoid inhaling smoke. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$