NWS Fairbanks AKUP.W 5840September 29, 2026
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: Central US Arctic Offshore
The National Weather Service office in Fairbanks issued a heavy freezing spray warning for Central US Arctic Offshore, which was in force until 5:00 a.m. local time on September 30. It was the 5,840th heavy freezing spray warning the NWS office in Fairbanks issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 13 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Fairbanks AK
- Area
- Central US Arctic Offshore
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:45 p.m. AKDT, September 29, 2026
- In force from
- 4:00 p.m. AKDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 a.m. AKDT, September 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- PAFG UP.W 5840
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
Offshore Waters Forecast for the US Arctic Waters Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. Individual waves may be twice as high. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Snow in the evening. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Moderate freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Moderate freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Light freezing spray. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.