Weather Alerts for Alaska

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1. Blizzard Warning for: Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast

2. Cold Weather Advisory for: Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island; Interior Kuskokwim Delta

3. Cold Weather Advisory for: Southern Seward Peninsula Coast

4. Cold Weather Advisory for: Western Capes

5. High Wind Watch for: Lower Matanuska Valley

6. Special Weather Statement for: City and Borough of Juneau

7. Special Weather Statement for: City and Borough of Sitka; Petersburg Borough; Western Kupreanof and Kuiu Island; Prince of Wales Island; City and Borough of Wrangell; Ketchikan Gateway Borough; Annette Island

8. Special Weather Statement for: City and Borough of Yakutat; Municipality of Skagway; Haines Borough and Klukwan; Admiralty Island

9. Wind Advisory for: Prince of Wales Island; City and Borough of Wrangell; Ketchikan Gateway Borough; Annette Island

10. Winter Storm Watch for: Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait

11. Winter Storm Watch for: City and Borough of Juneau

12. Winter Storm Watch for: City and Borough of Yakutat; Western Kupreanof and Kuiu Island

13. Winter Storm Watch for: Glacier Bay; Eastern Chichagof Island; City and Borough of Sitka

14. Winter Storm Watch for: Municipality of Skagway; Haines Borough and Klukwan; Admiralty Island; Petersburg Borough

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Central Beaufort Sea Coast; Central Arctic Plains

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Glacier Bay; Eastern Chichagof Island; City and Borough of Sitka

18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island; Western Capes

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Next Topic: Graupel

Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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