{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.6bd70e013bfe30b0ed0bb63093e95db799a4718f.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Winter Storm Watch issued June 5 at 12:20PM AKDT until June 8 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-06-05","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.6bd70e013bfe30b0ed0bb63093e95db799a4718f.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Fairbanks AK"},"word_count":196,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Winter Storm Watch: Winter Storm Watch issued June 5 at 12:20PM AKDT until June 8 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Central Brooks Range\n**Issued by:** NWS Fairbanks AK\n**Sent:** 2026-06-05T12:20:00-08:00\n**Effective:** 2026-06-05T12:20:00-08:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-06T16:00:00-08:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Moderate to heavy snow and blowing snow possible. Total\nsnow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches possible. Wind gusts up to 30\nmph possible.\n\n* WHERE...Central Brooks Range.\n\n* WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Gusty winds could lead\nto areas of blowing snow which could significantly reduce\nvisibility.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...An unseasonably strong arctic trough will\npass over the North Slope and Brooks Range this weekend into the\nstart of next week. Widespread light snow is expected across the\nArctic Coast and Arctic Plains, with heaviest totals in the Brooks\nRange. Winds will be strongest over Atigun Pass, where gusts up to\n30 mph are expected. Heaviest snow accumulations are expected\nSunday and Monday, particularly along the Dalton Highway from\nChandalar Shelf over Atigun Pass to Toolik Lake and Ice Cut Hill.\nLocally higher totals are expected above pass level.\n\n## Instructions\nMonitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation."}