044  
WWAK41 PAFG 280545  
WSWNSB  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
945 PM AKDT WED AUG 27 2025  
 
AKZ808-809-281500-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-250828T1500Z/  
CENTRAL ARCTIC PLAINS-CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 322 TO MP 387,  
THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 232 TO MP 322, GALBRAITH LAKE,  
FRANKLIN BLUFFS, ATIGUN PASS, SAGWON, AND ANAKTUVUK PASS  
945 PM AKDT WED AUG 27 2025  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP  
TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL ARCTIC PLAINS AND CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ806-807-281745-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0012.250828T0600Z-250829T0600Z/  
WESTERN ARCTIC PLAINS-HOWARD PASS AND THE DELONG MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOWARD PASS AND UMIAT  
945 PM AKDT WED AUG 27 2025  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER  
INCH.  
 
* WHERE...HOWARD PASS AND THE DELONG MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN ARCTIC  
PLAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL  
CONDITIONS AND VERY SLICK SURFACES. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION  
ON POWER LINES MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE  
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  
 
DO NOT TOUCH DOWNED LINES AND REPORT ANY POWER OUTAGES TO YOUR  
ELECTRIC COMPANY. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO SLICK ROADWAYS  
AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ804-281745-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-250829T1500Z/  
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE DALTON HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 387,  
ALPINE, NUIQSUT, PRUDHOE BAY, KUPARUK, AND DEADHORSE  
945 PM AKDT WED AUG 27 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3  
INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 0.05 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING  
AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL ARCTIC PLAINS, CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST, AND  
CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM AKDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW  
AND FREEZING RAIN COULD CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
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