Winter Weather Advisory

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Winter Weather Advisory issued November 9 at 11:55AM AKST until November 11 at 6:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to three inches. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...Portions of the Central Arctic Coast & Northwest Arctic Coast. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 6 AM AKST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could reduce visibility to around 1/2 mile at times. Blizzard conditions will be intermittently possible to the east of Utqiagvik, which will be dependent on the severity of blowing snow & intensity of the snowfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Scattered light snow showers are expected to continue during this timeframe. Steadier snowfall along with heavier snowfall rates are expected to start early Tuesday morning & last through Tuesday. East-northeast winds will increase as we progress into Tuesday & generally remain elevated through midweek. Areas to the east of Utqiagvik could intermittently experience visibilities as low as 1/4 mile from the onset of the snowfall from around early Tuesday morning into Tuesday evening as both the snowfall rates & the wind gusts will be higher over that area during that timeframe.