Weather Alerts for Alaska

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1. Blizzard Warning for: St Lawrence Island

2. High Surf Advisory for: SW Kenai Peninsula

3. Special Weather Statement for: Delta Junction; Tanana Flats; Eielson AFB and Salcha; Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills; Fairbanks Metro Area; Nenana; Northern Denali Borough

4. Special Weather Statement for: Northern Seward Peninsula; Upper Kobuk Valleys; Shishmaref; Bering Strait Coast; Southern Seward Peninsula Coast; Interior Seward Peninsula; Lower Koyukuk Valley

5. Special Weather Statement for: South Slopes Of The Eastern Brooks Range; South Slopes Of The Central Brooks Range; Upper Koyukuk Valley; Yukon Flats

6. Special Weather Statement for: Thompson Pass

7. Wind Advisory for: Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp

8. Wind Advisory for: Municipality of Skagway

9. Winter Storm Warning for: Eastern Alaska Range South of Trims Camp

10. Winter Storm Warning for: Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills

11. Winter Storm Warning for: Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys; Upper Kuskokwim Valley

12. Winter Storm Warning for: Middle Yukon Valley

13. Winter Storm Warning for: Yukon Delta Coast; Lower Yukon River

14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Dalton Highway Summits

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Copper Valley; Northern Susitna Valley

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Shishmaref; Bering Strait Coast

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Southern Denali Borough

18. Winter Weather Advisory for: White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River; Upper Chena River Valley; Chatanika River Valley; Two Rivers; Central Interior

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

Next Topic: Evaporation

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