Open and warm waters off Arctic Alaska spark ‘bold’ forecast for warm October
It's the first time forecasters have predicted significantly warmer weather with a probability of greater than 80 percent.
September 24, 2018
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The lack of sea ice off Alaska and the persistence of warm temperatures in the open waters there have set up an unusual weather situation — a near-certain forecast of significantly higher-than-normal temperatures for northwestern Alaska.
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