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Winter Storm Watch issued October 20 at 2:37PM AKDT until October 25 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

Winter Storm Watch · Southern Seward Peninsula Coast. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
20 October 2026 at 22:37 UTC
First saved by us
20 October 2026 at 22:40 UTC
Last included in a daily record
21 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area
NWS Fairbanks AK · Southern Seward Peninsula Coast
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
22 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
23 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC / 26 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 6 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. * WHERE...Southern Seward Peninsula Coast. * WHEN...From late Thursday night through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Strong winds could result in power outages. Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow.

Instructions in this archived message

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

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0 updates · 1 first record

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First saved record · 20 October 2026 at 22:40 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Winter Storm Watch issued October 20 at 2:37PM AKDT until October 25 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 20 October 2026 at 22:37 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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      "sender": "w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov",
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      "category": "weather",
      "title": "Winter Storm Watch issued October 20 at 2:37PM AKDT until October 25 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK",
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      "occurredAt": "2026-10-20T22:37:00.000Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-20T22:37:00.000Z",
      "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
      "effectiveAt": "2026-10-20T22:37:00.000Z",
      "onsetAt": "2026-10-23T12:00:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-22T06:00:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Severe",
      "urgency": "Future",
      "certainty": "Possible",
      "messageType": "Alert",
      "status": "Source alert",
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      "coordinates": null,
      "issuer": "NWS Fairbanks AK",
      "summary": "Winter Storm Watch · Southern Seward Peninsula Coast. Severe; possible; urgency: future.",
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      "instruction": "Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.",
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      "source": "nws",
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    }
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