Winter Weather Advisory issued October 16 at 6:18AM AKDT until October 16 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

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* WHAT...Snow, blowing snow, and pockets of freezing drizzle. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch with a light glaze of ice. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...Central Beaufort Sea Coast and Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast. * WHEN...Until 4 PM AKDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. Freezing drizzle could lead to icy surface conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility at times. Slow down and use caution while traveling.

Event time
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Provider
NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
AK, US
Severity
Moderate
area
Central Beaufort Sea Coast; Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast
event
Winter Weather Advisory
onset
2026-10-16T06:18:00-08:00
states
["AK"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Likely
effective
2026-10-16T06:18:00-08:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.db7ae30170a3feb27ae7619496193bf27981e232.001.1
references
["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d94cf694b762b1c00d01d07f3ae1431eb6978fe0.001.1","urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.81833ea06fd1e6a8ee29a918d2e3035f30b49b9c.001.1"]
instruction
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
message type
Update
location basis
Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
freshness minutes
60
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