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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
215 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
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SOUTH SLOPES OF THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE-UPPER KOBUK VALLEYS-  
LOWER YUKON RIVER-LOWER KOYUKUK VALLEY-MIDDLE YUKON VALLEY-  
LOWER YUKON AND INNOKO VALLEYS-  
NORTH SLOPES OF THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE-UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-  
INCLUDING WALKER LAKE, AMBLER, SHUNGNAK, KOBUK, RUSSIAN MISSION,  
ST MARYS, PILOT STATION, MARSHALL, HUSLIA, HUGHES, GALENA,  
NULATO, KALTAG, RUBY, KOYUKUK, GRAYLING, HOLY CROSS, SHAGELUK,  
ANVIK, FAREWELL LAKE, MCGRATH, NIKOLAI, AND TAKOTNA  
215 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
..VERY COLD TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK  
 
TEMPERATURES HAVE BEGUN TO DROP ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR AND  
WEST COAST. WE EXPECT TEMPERATURES THE THE VALLEYS TO DROP INTO  
THE 30S AND 40S BELOW ZERO AND EVEN AS LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO IN  
SOME LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY FROM GALENA NORTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  
THESE LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK,  
BUT WE COULD SEE A RISE TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.  
 
SCL  
 
 
 
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NOATAK VALLEY-KIVALINA AND RED DOG DOCK-LOWER KOBUK VALLEY-  
BALDWIN PENINSULA-NORTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA-SHISHMAREF-  
BERING STRAIT COAST-SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST-  
INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA-EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS-  
YUKON DELTA COAST-ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-  
INCLUDING NOATAK, RED DOG MINE, KIVALINA, RED DOG DOCK, NOORVIK,  
SELAWIK, KIANA, KOTZEBUE, DEERING, BUCKLAND, CANDLE, SHISHMAREF,  
DIOMEDE, WALES, BREVIG MISSION, TELLER, NOME, WHITE MOUNTAIN,  
GOLOVIN, SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS, COUNCIL, HAYCOCK,  
PILGRIM SPRINGS, TAYLOR, UNALAKLEET, STEBBINS, ST MICHAEL, ELIM,  
KOYUK, SHAKTOOLIK, MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, EMMONAK, ALAKANUK, KOTLIK,  
SCAMMON BAY, HOOPER BAY, NUNAM IQUA, CHEVAK, GAMBELL,  
AND SAVOONGA  
215 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
..VERY COLD TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK  
 
WHILE TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY BELOW NORMAL, WE ANTICIPATE A  
COOL DOWN TO CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK. STRONG, COLD, NORTHERLY  
FLOW WILL BRING TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S BELOW ZERO OR COLDER  
ACROSS MOST OF THE WEST COAST BY TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS NEAR  
KOTZEBUE SOUND AND SELAWIK MAY EVEN APPROACH 40 BELOW ZERO BY  
TUESDAY MORNING. MUCH OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA LIKELY WILL BE WELL  
INTO THE 20S BELOW ZERO, ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL BE IN THE SINGLE  
DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO AND THE YUKON DELTA WILL BE IN THE  
TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO AS WELL. THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUD COVER  
AROUND WHICH SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES RELATIVELY MILDER, BUT WHERE  
IT'S CLEAR WILL BE VERY COLD.  
 
TEMPERATURES WILL TRY TO MODERATE BY THE END OF THE WEEK WITH AN  
INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY FLOW.  
 
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