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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
788 WWAK81 PAFG 281245 SPSNSB Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 445 AM AKDT Fri Jun 28 2024 AKZ802>806-808>810-290800- Northwest Arctic Coast-Northern Arctic Coast- Central Beaufort Sea Coast-Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast- Western Arctic Plains-Central Arctic Plains-Central Brooks Range- Romanzof Mountains- Including Wainwright, Atqasuk, Utqiagvik, Nuiqsut, Prudhoe Bay, Alpine, Deadhorse, Kuparuk, the Dalton Highway north of MP 387, Kaktovik, Flaxman Island, Point Thomson, Umiat, 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 445 AM AKDT Fri Jun 28 2024 ...Very Strong Thunderstorms Possible This Afternoon... An unusually unstable airmass is setting the stage for numerous strong thunderstorms this afternoon into this evening. Thunderstorms will develop along the Brooks Range around noon, then traverse north through the Arctic Plain this afternoon and to the Arctic Coast this evening. Any thunderstorm has the chance to bring hail up to 1 inch in diameter, heavy rain, frequent lightning and gusty winds up to 50 mph. Thunderstorms will diminish in coverage around midnight, though an isolated storm may continue in the Eastern Brooks Range through the morning hours. $$ BB/MT