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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1036 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2025
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UPPER CHENA RIVER VALLEY-TANANA FLATS-EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-
GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY-TWO
RIVERS-FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-NENANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIRBANKS, TWO RIVERS, CHENA HOT SPRINGS
ROAD EAST OF MP 34, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 12 TO MP 85, THE
ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 1 TO MP 32, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP
325 TO MP 342, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 290 TO 325, SALCHA,
NENANA, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 295 TO MP 317, FOX, MURPHY
DOME, CHENA HOT SPRINGS, FORT WAINWRIGHT, EIELSON AFB, BIRCH
LAKE, MOOSE CREEK, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP 12 TO MP 34,
HARDING LAKE, NORTH POLE, ESTER DOME, HAYSTACK, ESTER, AND THE
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 317 TO MP 346
1036 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2025
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY
* WHAT...LONG DURATION COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S BELOW TO AROUND
50 BELOW BY FRIDAY NIGHT, CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY, EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA, FAIRBANKS
METRO AREA, GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS, NENANA, TANANA
FLATS, TWO RIVERS, AND UPPER CHENA RIVER VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN
IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN LEAD
TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE. PEOPLE PARTAKING IN
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SHORT DURATION OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
FOR THE NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY, SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS COLD
SNAP ARE LIKELY STILL TO COME. CLOUDS THINNING OVER THE AREA
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW VALLEY TEMPERATURES TO RETURN TO
THE 40S BELOW ZERO. THE INVERSION THAT HAS KEPT HILLS WARMER WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEK AS COLDER AIR ALOFT FILTERS BACK
OVER THE AREA. BY FRIDAY NIGHT, VALLEY TEMPERATURES MAY APPROACH
50 BELOW WITH THE WARMEST HILLS NEAR 30 BELOW. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES CONTINUING TO
SLOWLY FALL, POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 60 BELOW IN LOW SPOTS EAST OF
FAIRBANKS. CLOUDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN UNTIL EARLY MONDAY
MORNING AT THE EARLIEST. CALM OR VERY LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW ICE
FOG TO REDEVELOP, LEADING TO POOR VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
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