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Recent Statements:
  • For the latest Public Information Statement for Northern Alaska, click NOAK49PAFG. (01/28/12 18:36 AKST)

Almanac
    Current Fairbanks Observation
    2:53 AM AKST Sunday January 29
    -51°F    Freezing Fog
     Pressure:   29.91" falling (1012.9 mb)
     RelHum:   100%
     Skies:   Mostly cloudy
     Winds:   Calm
     Wind Chill:   -51°F
    Fairbanks Climatology
     LowHigh
    Normals-17°F 2°F
    Records-60°F(1933)42°F(1945)
     SunriseSunset
    29 Jan 9:48 AM 4:23 PM
    30 Jan 9:45 AM 4:27 PM
    Daylight Today: 6:35
    A GAIN of 06m 37 s Disclaimer
Canada South Central Bering Sea  East of 
the International Date Line Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island Point Franklin to Cape Halkett Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort Kotzebue 
Sound Dall 
Point to Wales Cape Newenham to Dall Point Cape Newenham to Dall Point Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters Cape Newenham to Port Heiden Kachemak Bay Cook Inlet North of Kamishak Bay and English Bay Cook Inlet North of Kamishak Bay and English Bay Cook Inlet North of Kamishak Bay and English Bay Barren Islands And Kamishak Bay Waters Valdez Arm Port of 
Valdez Prince William Sound Cape Suckling to Gore Point Icy Cape to Cape Suckling Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape Upper Kuskokwim Valley Eastern Alaska Range Denali Upper Tanana Valley and the Fortymile Country Deltana and Tanana Flats Middle Tanana Valley Central 
Interior Yukon Flats and Surrounding Uplands Upper 
Koyukuk Valley Southeastern Brooks Range Upper Kobuk and Noatak Valleys Lower Koyukuk and Middle Yukon Valleys Lower 
Yukon Valley Yukon Delta St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills Southern Seward Peninsula Coast Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys Chukchi 
Sea Coast Chukchi 
Sea Coast Northeastern Brooks Range Northwestern Brooks Range Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast Central Beaufort Sea Coast Northern Arctic Coast Western Arctic Coast Kodiak 
Island Bristol Bay Kuskokwim 
Delta Lower Kuskokwim 
Valley Susitna 
Valley Copper 
River Basin Southeast Prince William Sound Southeast Prince William Sound Southeast Prince William Sound Southeast Prince William Sound Southeast Prince William Sound Southeast Prince William Sound Southeast Prince William Sound Western Prince Wiilliam Sound Western Kenai Peninsula Matanuska 
Valley Anchorage Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal 
Area Northeast Prince William Sound Kuskokwim 
Delta Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley Prince William Sound Cape Newenham to Dall Point St Matthew Island Waters Norton Sound Dall 
Point to Wales Kotzebue 
Sound Wales to Cape Thompson Russia
Current Hazards:
Hazard Key Zonemap
  • Map of Forecast Zone Numbers for Northern Alaska

    Additional Alaska Forecasts:

  • WWAK73PAFG_AKZ222
    -----------------
    AKZ222-291500-
    /X.NEW.PAFG.FG.Y.0004.120128T2052Z-120130T0200Z/
    MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-
    INCLUDING...FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...EIELSON AFB...ESTER...
    NORTH POLE...MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...FOX...CHATANIKA...
    CHENA HOT SPRINGS...SOURDOUGH CAMP
    1152 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012
    
    ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST SUNDAY...
    
    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
    ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST SUNDAY. 
    
    * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
    
    * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
    
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
    
    A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES ARE FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO
    NEAR ZERO. REDUCE VEHICLE SPEED WHEN DRIVING AND USE LOW BEAM
    HEADLIGHTS.
    
    &&
    
    $$
    FPAK53PAFG_AKZ222
    -----------------
    AKZ222-300315-
    MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-
    INCLUDING...FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...EIELSON AFB...ESTER...
    NORTH POLE...MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...FOX...CHATANIKA...CHENA
    HOT SPRINGS...SOURDOUGH CAMP
    309 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012
    
    ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY...
    .TODAY...CLEAR. AREAS OF ICE FOG. VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
    HIGHS 35 TO 50 BELOW IN THE VALLEYS AND AROUND 25 BELOW ON THE
    HILLS. LIGHT WINDS.
    .TONIGHT...CLEAR. AREAS OF ICE FOG. VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO
    AT TIMES. LOWS 40 TO 55 BELOW IN THE VALLEYS AND AROUND 25 BELOW
    ON THE HILLS. LIGHT WINDS.
    .MONDAY...INCREASING CLOUDS. AREAS OF ICE FOG IN THE MORNING
    WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. A FEW FLURRIES AFTER NOON.
    HIGHS 20 TO 25 BELOW. LIGHT WINDS.
    .MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
    LOWS 25 TO 30 BELOW. LIGHT WINDS.
    .TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
    HIGHS 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW. LIGHT WINDS.
    .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 25 BELOW. 
    .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS NEAR 5 BELOW. 
    .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 20 BELOW. 
    .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
    HIGHS NEAR 5 BELOW.
    .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
    LOWS NEAR 25 BELOW.
    .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
    HIGHS NEAR 10 BELOW.
    .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 25 BELOW. 
    .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS NEAR 5 BELOW. 
    
    &&
                 TEMPERATURE   /  PRECIPITATION
    FAIRBANKS    -42 -48 -24   /  0    0    0
    
    $$
    FPAK79PAFG_AKZ222
    -----------------
    AKZ222-291315-
    MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-
    INCLUDING...FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...EIELSON AFB...ESTER...
    NORTH POLE...MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...FOX...CHATANIKA...
    CHENA HOT SPRINGS...SOURDOUGH CAMP
    1114 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012
    .NOW...
    ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST SUNDAY...
    
    DENSE ICE FOG WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY SO IN THE URBAN
    VALLEY FROM FAIRBANKS TO EIELSON. THE VISIBILITY WILL LOCALLY BE
    REDUCED TO ZERO. TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL BE IN THE 45 TO 60 BELOW
    RANGE IN THE VALLEYS AND CLOSER TO 25 BELOW ON THE HIGHER HILL
    TOPS. 
    
    
    $$
    

    Derived from FPAK53PAFG - Updated 03:24 01/29/2012


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