Weather Alerts for Alaska

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1. Blizzard Warning for: Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills; Yukon Delta Coast; Lower Yukon River

2. Blizzard Warning for: Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island

3. Blizzard Warning for: Shishmaref; Bering Strait Coast

4. Blizzard Warning for: St Lawrence Island

5. Blizzard Warning for: Western Arctic Coast

6. Cold Weather Advisory for: Yukon Flats

7. Extreme Cold Warning for: South Slopes Of The Eastern Brooks Range

8. Extreme Cold Warning for: Western Arctic Coast; Northwest Arctic Coast; Northern Arctic Coast; Central Beaufort Sea Coast; Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast; Western Arctic Plains; Howard Pass and the Delong Mountains; Central Arctic Plains; Central Brooks Range; Romanzof Mountains

9. High Wind Warning for: Municipality of Skagway

10. High Wind Watch for: Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait; City and Borough of Sitka

11. High Wind Watch for: Ketchikan Gateway Borough; Annette Island

12. High Wind Watch for: Prince of Wales Island

13. High Wind Watch for: Western Kupreanof and Kuiu Island

14. Wind Advisory for: Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait; City and Borough of Sitka

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

16. Wind Advisory for: Eastern Aleutians

17. Wind Advisory for: Haines Borough and Klukwan

18. Wind Advisory for: Ketchikan Gateway Borough; Annette Island

19. Wind Advisory for: Municipality of Skagway

20. Wind Advisory for: Prince of Wales Island

21. Winter Storm Warning for: Interior Kuskokwim Delta

22. Winter Storm Warning for: Western Capes; Northern Bristol Bay Coast

23. Winter Storm Watch for: Haines Borough and Klukwan

24. Winter Storm Watch for: Municipality of Skagway

25. Winter Weather Advisory for: Dalton Highway Summits

26. Winter Weather Advisory for: Eastern Alaska Range South of Trims Camp

27. Winter Weather Advisory for: Municipality of Skagway

28. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Copper Valley

29. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northwest Arctic Coast; Northern Arctic Coast; Central Beaufort Sea Coast; Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast

30. Winter Weather Advisory for: Pribilof Islands

31. Winter Weather Advisory for: Southern Seward Peninsula Coast; Interior Seward Peninsula

32. Winter Weather Advisory for: SW Kenai Peninsula; NW Kenai Peninsula

33. Winter Weather Advisory for: Thompson Pass

34. Winter Weather Advisory for: Turnagain Pass

35. Winter Weather Advisory for: Western Susitna Valley; Southern Susitna Valley; Central Susitna Valley; Northern Susitna Valley

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

Next Topic: Condensation

Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds