College, AK Weather Alerts

* WHAT...Visibility less than one mile in dense smoke.

* WHERE...Chatanika River Valley, Eielson AFB and Salcha, Fairbanks
Metro Area, Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills, Tanana Flats, Two
Rivers, and White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon
River.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM AKDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

The long period of mostly dry and hot weather which has been in
place through most of June will come to an end by the middle of
next week. A strong front from Siberia will usher in a completely
different regime of weather, which will start as increasing
westerly winds on Monday evening and Tuesday. This will increase
ventilation rates and may result in some improvement in air
quality over the Interior, but there will still be active
wildfires in the Interior, so smoke will not completely go away.

By Wednesday, the strong front is moving across the northern
Mainland and will bring very blustery west winds across the
Mainland, with the strongest winds over the northern Interior,
where winds will be into the 20 mph range with gusts into the 30
mph range. Chances for rain begin Wednesday and Wednesday night,
and increase for the 4th of July and continue into the latter
period of the week. Temperatures will be near seasonal norms on
Wednesday, and will drop below seasonal norms by late week.
Periods of rainfall will likely continue through the weekend, with
the potential for widespread rainfall amounts which will likely
exceed what was seen in the entire month of June for many
locations.

Stay tuned to the latest forecast updates at www.weather.gov/afg

Warm temperatures are leading to rapid snowmelt along and near the
Tanana River. This may lead to high water flows and minor flooding
near the river.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt continues to be possible.

* WHERE...Tanana River from Salcha to Fairbanks.

* WHEN...Through Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.

As of Friday morning, the Tanana at Fairbanks is near bankful, with
water levels rising upstream at Big Delta. The Tanana will continue
to rise with increasing temperatures; highest daily stages will be
in the late afternoon/early evening and lowest daily stages in the
morning. Flooding may occur from the Tanana, nearby tributaries or
groundwater.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- High water due to snowmelt is pushing through the Tanana
Basin.

- Http://www.weather.gov/aprfc

- If you live near or along Tanana River stay alert and be
prepared to take action.

A strong cold front will bring snow squalls, blowing snow, and
reduced visibility along with much colder temperatures to the
Interior from Fairbanks south to the Alaska Range tonight and
Tuesday.

1 to 3 inches of snow is expected from Fairbanks south to the
Alaska Range Monday night into Tuesday. Northwest winds gusting
over 30 mph will cause low visibility in blowing snow, and snow
drifts will form. Temperatures will fall into the single digits
tonight and then below zero Tuesday night. Northwest winds and
blowing snow will reach Fairbanks, Nenana and Denali this evening
and continue into Tuesday morning. The northwest winds and
blowing snow will reach Delta Junction, Tok and the Eastern Alaska
Range later tonight and early Tuesday morning and continue
through the day Tuesday.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
expected.

* WHERE...Tanana Flats, Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills,
Fairbanks Metro Area and Nenana.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 7 PM AKDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.

A strong storm moving across the Alaska Range on Saturday night
will produce seasonably strong winds across the Interior,
including into the Fairbanks area. Temps will warm back up into
the 40s and upper 30s by Saturday afternoon, with a chance for
mixed precipitation (rain and snow) Saturday evening and
overnight. The warm front will lift north and a cold front surging
through from the west will turn any mixed precipitation to snow
showers, along with very blustery winds from the southwest, by
Sunday morning. Around the Fairbanks area, expect west winds 15
to 30 mph Sunday morning into early Sunday evening, with gusts to
35 mph across higher elevation hills. Snow amounts will be 2 to 3
inches over higher terrain, with the possibility of 1 to 2 inches
of wind driven snowfall over the lower elevations through Sunday
night.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
expected.

* WHERE...Tanana Flats, Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills,
Fairbanks Metro Area and Nenana.

* WHEN...From 9 AM to 7 PM AKDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...East winds will switch to southwesterly
winds Sunday morning. The strongest winds are expected late
Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon.

A very cold airmass over Interior Alaska and will last into this
weekend. Low temperatures will be in the 20s and 30s below, with
a few areas in the 40s below, through the weekend. Highs will be
10 above to 10 below.

Warmer temperatures are expected to move over the Interior Sunday
night and Monday.

The Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air
Quality Alert which is IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
AKST FRIDAY.

North Pole has a Stage 2 alert.

Fairbanks has no alert.

A very cold airmass over Interior Alaska and will last into this
weekend. Low temperatures will be in the 20s and 30s below, with
a few areas in the 40s below, through the weekend. Highs will be
10 above to 10 below.

Warmer temperatures are expected to move over the Interior Sunday
night and Monday.