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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
526 AM AKDT Thu Jun 20 2024

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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.

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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.

&&

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