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WWAK43 PAFG 242302
WSWAFG
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
202 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2025
AKZ832-846-250015-
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DALTON HIGHWAY SUMMITS-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 39 TO MP 164,
GOBBLERS KNOB, PROSPECT CREEK, FINGER MOUNTAIN, MANLEY HOT
SPRINGS, LAKE MINCHUMINA, THE YUKON RIVER BRIDGE, MINTO, TANANA,
AND RAMPART
202 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING, BUT THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THE SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL
RAPIDLY AS SKIES CLEAR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
AKZ834-838-250700-
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WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE YUKON RIVER-UPPER
CHENA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TWELVEMILE SUMMIT, EAGLE SUMMIT, THE
ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 32 TO MP 134, LIVENGOOD, THE DALTON
HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO MP 38, CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, THE STEESE
HIGHWAY FROM MP 85 TO MP 124, CHENA HOT SPRINGS, AND CHENA HOT
SPRINGS ROAD EAST OF MP 34
202 PM 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: THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ALREADY ENDED.
SNOWFALL SLOWLY TAPERS OFF THROUGH 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.
AKZ839>845-847-250700-
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TANANA FLATS-EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA
HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY-TWO RIVERS-FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-
NENANA-NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTER DOME, ANDERSON, FAIRBANKS, THE
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 317 TO MP 346, FOX, THE RICHARDSON
HIGHWAY FROM MP 295 TO MP 317, KANTISHNA, HAYSTACK, THE PARKS
HIGHWAY FROM MP 325 TO MP 342, NENANA, SALCHA, NORTH POLE, THE
PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 290 TO 325, MURPHY DOME, DENALI NATIONAL
PARK, BIRCH LAKE, ESTER, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 12 TO MP 85,
CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP 12 TO MP 34, THE PARKS HIGHWAY
FROM MP 237 TO MP 288, HEALY, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 1 TO MP
32, TWO RIVERS, MOOSE CREEK, HARDING LAKE, FORT WAINWRIGHT, AND
EIELSON AFB
202 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. 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, WESTERN ALASKA RANGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL MAY BE VERY
DIFFICULT.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE AS SKIES
CLEAR FOLLOWING THE SNOW LATE THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
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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