Weather Alerts for Alaska

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1. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island

2. Flood Watch for: Kuskokwim Valley West; Kuskokwim Valley East; Interior Kuskokwim Delta; Northern Bristol Bay Coast; Inland Bristol Bay

3. Flood Watch for: South Slopes Of The Central Brooks Range; South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Upper Kobuk Valleys

4. Heat Advisory for: City of Hyder

5. Hydrologic Outlook for: Howard Pass and the Delong Mountains; Central Brooks Range; Noatak Valley; Lower Kobuk Valley; Northern Seward Peninsula; Southern Seward Peninsula Coast; Interior Seward Peninsula; Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills; Lower Yukon River; Lower Koyukuk Valley; Middle Yukon Valley; Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys; Upper Koyukuk Valley; Dalton Highway Summits; Central Interior

6. Hydrologic Outlook for: Howard Pass and the Delong Mountains; Central Brooks Range; South Slopes Of The Central Brooks Range; South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Noatak Valley; Lower Kobuk Valley; Northern Seward Peninsula; Upper Kobuk Valleys; Southern Seward Peninsula Coast; Interior Seward Peninsula; Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills; Lower Yukon River; Lower Koyukuk Valley; Middle Yukon Valley; Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys; Upper Koyukuk Valley; Dalton Highway Summits; Central Interior

7. Hydrologic Outlook for: Kuskokwim Valley West; Kuskokwim Valley East; Interior Kuskokwim Delta; Western Capes; Northern Bristol Bay Coast; Inland Bristol Bay

8. Hydrologic Outlook for: Kuskokwim Valley West; Kuskokwim Valley East; Interior Kuskokwim Delta; Western Capes; Northern Bristol Bay Coast; Inland Bristol Bay

9. Hydrologic Outlook for: White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River; Upper Chena River Valley; Chatanika River Valley; Two Rivers

10. Wind Advisory for: Delta Junction

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

12. Wind Advisory for: Lower Koyukuk Valley; Middle Yukon Valley; Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys; Upper Kuskokwim Valley

13. Wind Advisory for: Northern Denali Borough

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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