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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
249 PM AKDT Mon Oct 14 2024


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Western Arctic Coast-Northwest Arctic Coast-Northern Arctic Coast-
Central Beaufort Sea Coast-Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast-
Western Arctic Plains-Howard Pass and the Delong Mountains-
Central Arctic Plains-Central Brooks Range-Romanzof Mountains-
Including Point Hope, Point Lay, Cape Lisburne, Wainwright, 
Atqasuk, Utqiagvik, Nuiqsut, Prudhoe Bay, Alpine, Deadhorse, 
Kuparuk, the Dalton Highway north of MP 387, Kaktovik, 
Flaxman Island, Point Thomson, Umiat, Howard Pass, Sagwon, 
Franklin Bluffs, the Dalton Highway from MP 322 to MP 387, 
Anaktuvuk Pass, Atigun Pass, Galbraith Lake, 
the Dalton Highway from MP 232 to MP 322, 
and Headwaters of the Canning River
249 PM AKDT Mon Oct 14 2024

...Strong Storm to Bring Snow and Elevated Water Levels...

A strong low pressure system will move southeast out of the
Chukchi Sea and bring snow to the Western Arctic Coast beginning
Tuesday morning. Snow will spread southeast to the rest of the
Arctic Coast and the Brooks Range during the day on Tuesday. Snow
will linger through Wednesday and through Thursday near the coast
east of Utqiagvik. Storm total snow accumulations through 
Thursday night will range from 1-3 inches along the coast from
Point Hope to Kuparuk to 3-5 inches along the coast east of
Kuparuk to 4-8 inches along the Dalton Highway north of Atigun
Pass. Winds will gust to around 45 mph from Point Lay to Point
Hope on Tuesday evening as well as at Kaktovik on Thursday where
blowing snow could cause reduced visibility.

This system will also bring elevated water levels 1-2 feet above
the normal high tide line from Utqiagvik to Point Hope Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning.

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