Weather Alerts for Alaska

Recent Locations: Kodiak, AK

1. Blizzard Warning for: Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast

2. Cold Weather Advisory for: Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island; Interior Kuskokwim Delta

3. Cold Weather Advisory for: Southern Seward Peninsula Coast

4. Cold Weather Advisory for: Western Capes

5. High Wind Watch for: Lower Matanuska Valley

6. Special Weather Statement for: City and Borough of Juneau

7. Special Weather Statement for: City and Borough of Sitka; Petersburg Borough; Western Kupreanof and Kuiu Island; Prince of Wales Island; City and Borough of Wrangell; Ketchikan Gateway Borough; Annette Island

8. Special Weather Statement for: City and Borough of Yakutat; Municipality of Skagway; Haines Borough and Klukwan; Admiralty Island

9. Wind Advisory for: Prince of Wales Island; City and Borough of Wrangell; Ketchikan Gateway Borough; Annette Island

10. Winter Storm Watch for: Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait

11. Winter Storm Watch for: City and Borough of Juneau

12. Winter Storm Watch for: City and Borough of Yakutat; Western Kupreanof and Kuiu Island

13. Winter Storm Watch for: Glacier Bay; Eastern Chichagof Island; City and Borough of Sitka

14. Winter Storm Watch for: Municipality of Skagway; Haines Borough and Klukwan; Admiralty Island; Petersburg Borough

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Central Beaufort Sea Coast; Central Arctic Plains

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Glacier Bay; Eastern Chichagof Island; City and Borough of Sitka

18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island; Western Capes

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Next Topic: Fog

Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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Fractus Clouds Next Topic: Freezing Rain

A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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