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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
612 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009
..A LACK OF SNOWFALL AT FAIRBANKS SO FAR THIS WINTER
ONLY 11.5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS BEEN OBSERVED SO FAR THIS WINTER AT
THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS IS 17.2 INCHES BELOW
AVERAGE...AND ONLY 40 PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT
TYPICALLY FALLS THROUGH THIS POINT IN THE SEASON.
MOST OF THE SNOW AT FAIRBANKS TYPICALLY FALLS DURING THE FIRST
HALF OF THE WINTER SEASON...WITH NEARLY 2/3'S OF THE ANNUAL
SNOWFALL OCCURRING PRIOR TO THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.
THE WEATHER PATTERN DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS DOES NOT LOOK
FAVORABLE FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. THERE MAYBE A LITTLE LIGHT
SNOW SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
MINOR.
ANOTHER CHINOOK IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK...AND TEMPERATURES ON
THE HILLS AROUND FAIRBANKS MAY AGAIN CLIMB TO NEAR OR A LITTLE
ABOVE FREEZING ON TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT. THE CHINOOK WILL
CAUSE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE ALASKA RANGE THAT WILL CAUSE
THE AIR TO DRY AND WARM...AND WILL KEEP THE MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY
DRY.
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