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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
955 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2026
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WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE YUKON RIVER-
TANANA FLATS-EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-
GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY-
TWO RIVERS-FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-NENANA-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
INCLUDING LIVENGOOD, CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, EAGLE SUMMIT,
TWELVEMILE SUMMIT, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 85 TO MP 124,
THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 32 TO MP 134,
THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO MP 38, BIRCH LAKE,
THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 295 TO MP 317, EIELSON AFB,
SALCHA, MOOSE CREEK, HARDING LAKE,
THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 317 TO MP 346, ESTER DOME,
MURPHY DOME, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 325 TO MP 342, HAYSTACK,
THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 1 TO MP 32,
THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 12 TO MP 85, TWO RIVERS,
CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP 12 TO MP 34, FAIRBANKS,
FORT WAINWRIGHT, ESTER, NORTH POLE, FOX, NENANA,
THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 290 TO 325, TANANA, MINTO,
MANLEY HOT SPRINGS, RAMPART, AND LAKE MINCHUMINA
955 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2026
..ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND
BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT AND RUNNING THROUGH THE WEEKEND, SNOW WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL INTERIOR FROM SOUTHEAST TO
NORTHWEST. FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH WEST TO TANANA AND NORTH TO
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS COULD BROADLY SEE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A BAND OF HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF
UP TO 8-12 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR THESE
HIGHER SNOW TOTALS IS FROM MANLEY HOT SPRINGS EAST TO JUST WEST OF
ESTER, ALTHOUGH THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY. RESIDENTS SHOULD
STAY TUNED FOR FORECAST UPDATES.
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YUKON FLATS-FORTYMILE COUNTRY-UPPER TANANA VALLEY-
UPPER CHENA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING FORT YUKON, VENETIE, CIRCLE, CENTRAL, STEVENS VILLAGE,
BEAVER, THE STEESE HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 124, EAGLE, CHICKEN,
THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 9, TOK, TANACROSS, TETLIN,
NORTHWAY, ALCAN, THE ALASKA HIGHWAY EAST OF MP 1392,
THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY SOUTH OF MP 9, THE TOK CUTOFF NORTH OF MP 105,
CHENA HOT SPRINGS, AND CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD EAST OF MP 34
955 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2026
..LIGHT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
AN ORGANIZED BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AREA
BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY EVENING IN THE UPPER TANANA VALLEY, REACHING
FORT YUKON EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WHILE THE SNOW WILL BE SHORT
LIVED, SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 5 INCHES.
JC/DS
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