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WWAK43 PAFG 241402
WSWAFG
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
502 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2025
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WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE YUKON RIVER-UPPER
CHENA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TWELVEMILE SUMMIT, THE STEESE HIGHWAY
FROM MP 85 TO MP 124, CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, LIVENGOOD, THE ELLIOTT
HIGHWAY FROM MP 32 TO MP 134, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO MP
38, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD EAST OF MP 34, CHENA HOT SPRINGS, AND
EAGLE SUMMIT
502 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2025
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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 PROSPECT CREEK, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
FROM MP 295 TO MP 317, ESTER, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 325 TO MP
342, MINTO, TWO RIVERS, NENANA, MURPHY DOME, THE DALTON HIGHWAY
FROM MP 39 TO MP 164, ESTER DOME, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP
12 TO MP 85, FORT WAINWRIGHT, GOBBLERS KNOB, MANLEY HOT SPRINGS,
FINGER MOUNTAIN, ANDERSON, TANANA, KANTISHNA, THE RICHARDSON
HIGHWAY FROM MP 317 TO MP 346, NORTH POLE, BIRCH LAKE, HAYSTACK,
EIELSON AFB, SALCHA, RAMPART, MOOSE CREEK, FOX, CHENA HOT SPRINGS
ROAD FROM MP 12 TO MP 34, LAKE MINCHUMINA, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY
FROM MP 1 TO MP 32, HARDING LAKE, HEALY, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM
MP 290 TO 325, FAIRBANKS, DENALI NATIONAL PARK, THE PARKS HIGHWAY
FROM MP 237 TO MP 288, AND THE YUKON RIVER BRIDGE
502 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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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