One product issued by NWS for: Kotzebue AK
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 238 AM AKST Fri Jan 27 2023 AKZ209-280000- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-230128T0000Z/ Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley- Including Kotzebue, Selawik, and Noorvik 238 AM AKST Fri Jan 27 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow with low visibility expected. Visibility will be reduce to one half mile or less at times. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch. East winds gusting as high as 45 mph. Wind chills to 45 below. * WHERE...Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 3 PM AKST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Large snow drifts will form. The dangerously cold wind chills to 45 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Cold wind chills are occuring now, and will continue through early Friday. East winds will increase tonight, with the strongest winds and lowest visibility in blowing snow developing after midnight tonight and continuing through Friday afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$