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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
151 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
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SOUTH SLOPES OF THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE-UPPER KOBUK VALLEYS-  
LOWER YUKON RIVER-LOWER KOYUKUK VALLEY-MIDDLE YUKON VALLEY-  
LOWER YUKON AND INNOKO VALLEYS-  
NORTH SLOPES OF THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE-UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-  
INCLUDING WALKER LAKE, AMBLER, SHUNGNAK, KOBUK, RUSSIAN MISSION,  
ST MARYS, PILOT STATION, MARSHALL, HUSLIA, HUGHES, GALENA,  
NULATO, KALTAG, RUBY, KOYUKUK, GRAYLING, HOLY CROSS, SHAGELUK,  
ANVIK, FAREWELL LAKE, MCGRATH, NIKOLAI, AND TAKOTNA  
151 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026  
   
..VERY COLD TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK  
 
ONCE THIS SYSTEM BRINGING SNOW MOVES OUT OF THE AREA TOMORROW, SKIES  
WILL CLEAR, ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET VERY QUICKLY. WE EXPECT  
TEMPERATURES TO DROP WIDESPREAD INTO THE 30S AND 40S BELOW ZERO  
AND EVEN AS LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO IN SOME LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY  
FROM GALENA NORTH. THESE LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST  
THROUGH THE MIDWEEK, BUT WE COULD SEE A RISE TOWARDS THE END OF  
THE WEEK.  
 
SCL  
 
 
 
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NOATAK VALLEY-KIVALINA AND RED DOG DOCK-LOWER KOBUK VALLEY-  
BALDWIN PENINSULA-NORTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA-SHISHMAREF-  
BERING STRAIT COAST-SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST-  
INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA-EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS-  
YUKON DELTA COAST-ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-  
INCLUDING NOATAK, RED DOG MINE, KIVALINA, RED DOG DOCK, NOORVIK,  
SELAWIK, KIANA, KOTZEBUE, DEERING, BUCKLAND, CANDLE, SHISHMAREF,  
DIOMEDE, WALES, BREVIG MISSION, TELLER, NOME, WHITE MOUNTAIN,  
GOLOVIN, SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS, COUNCIL, HAYCOCK,  
PILGRIM SPRINGS, TAYLOR, UNALAKLEET, STEBBINS, ST MICHAEL, ELIM,  
KOYUK, SHAKTOOLIK, MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, EMMONAK, ALAKANUK, KOTLIK,  
SCAMMON BAY, HOOPER BAY, NUNAM IQUA, CHEVAK, GAMBELL,  
AND SAVOONGA  
151 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026  
   
..VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK  
 
WHILE TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY BELOW NORMAL, WE ANTICIPATE A  
COOL DOWN TO CONTINUE AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK THROUGH  
MIDWEEK. STRONG, COLD, NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING TEMPERATURES IN  
THE 20S BELOW ZERO OR COLDER ACROSS MOST OF THE WEST COAST BY  
TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS NEAR KOTZEBUE SOUND AND SELAWIK MAY  
EVEN APPROACH 40 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. MUCH OF THE SEWARD  
PENINSULA LIKELY WILL BE WELL INTO THE 20S BELOW ZERO, ST.  
LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO  
AND THE YUKON DELTA WILL BE IN THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO AS  
WELL. THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUD COVER AROUND WHICH SHOULD KEEP  
TEMPERATURES RELATIVELY MILDER, BUT WHERE IT'S CLEAR WILL BE VERY  
COLD.  
 
TEMPERATURES WILL TRY TO MODERATE BY THE END OF THE WEEK WITH AN  
INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY FLOW.  
 
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