Barrow, Alaska
January 17, 2014
-34°C (-30°F), clear, no wind

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WIND CHILL AND LOCAL BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
AKST SATURDAY.

* WIND CHILL…TO 65 BELOW.

* VISIBILITY…NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS…NORTHEAST GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

* SNOW…ACCUMULATION 2 INCHES.

* TIMING…COLD WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AND
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS… VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL
ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE
EXPECTED. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT
EXPOSED FLESH WILL FREEZE IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN
FROSTBITE.

Well, a winter storm is brewing and it’s about time to wrap up our on-ice operations.

We’re headed out tomorrow, assuming our flight from Barrow to Fairbanks takes off on schedule.

We’ll spend today finishing up some lab work and packing our equipment.

Late last night on our way back from the lab we noticed the aurora was out, so we got away from the lights and got some nice photos.

The almost full moon was out too, and the way it lit up the landscape was mesmerizing. A very fitting finale for this trip to Barrow.

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