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WWAK43 PAFG 232140
WSWAFG
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1240 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2025
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WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE YUKON RIVER-UPPER
CHENA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 85 TO MP 124,
CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD EAST OF MP 34, TWELVEMILE SUMMIT, THE
DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO MP 38, CHENA HOT SPRINGS, EAGLE
SUMMIT, CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, LIVENGOOD, AND THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY
FROM MP 32 TO MP 134
1240 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2025
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
AKST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO
8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40
MPH. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...STEESE AND ELLIOTT HIGHWAYS, INCLUDING EAGLE SUMMIT; AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS NEAR CHENA HOT SPRINGS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. SLOW DOWN AND USE
CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. RESUSPENDED SNOW FROM VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST BY
LATE TUESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY OCCUR
BETWEEN 6 AM AND 6 PM WEDNESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF THURSDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
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DALTON HIGHWAY SUMMITS-TANANA FLATS-EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-
GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY-TWO
RIVERS-FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-NENANA-CENTRAL INTERIOR-NORTHERN
DENALI BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 39 TO MP 164,
HARDING LAKE, PROSPECT CREEK, FOX, RAMPART, LAKE MINCHUMINA,
DENALI NATIONAL PARK, HAYSTACK, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP
317 TO MP 346, ANDERSON, MINTO, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP
295 TO MP 317, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 237 TO MP 288, MURPHY
DOME, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP 12 TO MP 34, EIELSON AFB,
FAIRBANKS, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 290 TO 325, FINGER MOUNTAIN,
HEALY, MANLEY HOT SPRINGS, KANTISHNA, NORTH POLE, ESTER, BIRCH
LAKE, GOBBLERS KNOB, NENANA, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 12 TO MP
85, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 1 TO MP 32, TWO RIVERS, SALCHA,
THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 325 TO MP 342, ESTER DOME, TANANA,
MOOSE CREEK, THE YUKON RIVER BRIDGE, AND FORT WAINWRIGHT
1240 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM AKST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. FOR THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND FAIRBANKS
NORTH STAR BOROUGH, TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 10
INCHES. FOR LOCATIONS NEAR THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE, TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 7 AND 14 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING TO 15 MPH.
VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW.
* WHERE...FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH, CENTRAL INTERIOR, WESTERN
ALASKA RANGE.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. 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.
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