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WWAK43 PAFG 110055
WSWAFG
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
355 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
AKZ848>850-120100-
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SOUTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS CAMP-
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS CAMP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CANTWELL, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP
202 MP 237, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 224 TO MP 259, THE
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 202 TO MP 224, BLACK RAPIDS, CARLO
CREEK, DONNELLY DOME, AND TRIMS CAMP
355 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST SUNDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ALONG THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY,
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM AROUND 2 INCHES NEAR FORT
GREELY UP TO 18 INCHES NEAR TRIMS CAMP. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
65 MPH, STRONGEST NEAR BLACK RAPIDS THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG THE
PARKS HIGHWAY, TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES NEAR
CANTWELL. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS CAMP, EASTERN ALASKA
RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS CAMP, AND SOUTHERN DENALI BOROUGH.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
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.
AKZ832-834-120100-
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260112T1200Z/
DALTON HIGHWAY SUMMITS-WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF
THE YUKON RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO MP 38,
PROSPECT CREEK, EAGLE SUMMIT, FINGER MOUNTAIN, CIRCLE HOT
SPRINGS, TWELVEMILE SUMMIT, THE YUKON RIVER BRIDGE, LIVENGOOD,
THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 39 TO MP 164, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM
MP 85 TO MP 124, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 32 TO MP 134, AND
GOBBLERS KNOB
355 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY
* WHAT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* WHERE...DALTON HIGHWAY SUMMITS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
*ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
ON SATURDAY, THEN WEAKEN SATURDAY NIGHT. AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOWFALL
WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT, WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE AS HIGH
AS AN INCH AN HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
BETWEEN 7 TO 14 INCHES.
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.
AKZ839-841-842-844-845-120100-
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260112T1200Z/
TANANA FLATS-GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER
VALLEY-FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-NENANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIRBANKS, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP
295 TO MP 317, NORTH POLE, NENANA, ESTER, FOX, THE PARKS HIGHWAY
FROM MP 290 TO 325, MURPHY DOME, ESTER DOME, BIRCH LAKE,
HAYSTACK, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 1 TO MP 32, THE PARKS
HIGHWAY FROM MP 325 TO MP 342, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 12 TO
MP 85, AND FORT WAINWRIGHT
355 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY
* WHAT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES.
* WHERE...CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY, FAIRBANKS METRO AREA, GOLDSTREAM
VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS, NENANA, AND TANANA FLATS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP
BELOW 1 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY
DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY.
*ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE WEST OF
FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH WILL LIKELY MOVE EAST OVER THE BOROUGH
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE AS HIGH AS 1
TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE WEST OF FAIRBANKS.
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.
AKZ846-120100-
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260112T1200Z/
CENTRAL INTERIOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MINTO, RAMPART, LAKE MINCHUMINA, TANANA,
AND MANLEY HOT SPRINGS
355 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
2 AND 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL INTERIOR.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
*ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE AS HIGH AS 1 TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE 6 TO 12 INCHES.
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.
AKZ847-120100-
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NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 237 TO MP 288,
DENALI NATIONAL PARK, KANTISHNA, ANDERSON, AND HEALY
355 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
4 AND 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH, INCLUDING ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
*ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SUNDAY NEAR OR ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY BETWEEN CANTWELL AND
NENANA. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY UNDERNEATH THAT BAND. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION MAY APPROACH 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE PARKS
HIGHWAY AND ESPECIALLY IN DENALI NAT'L PARK.
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.
AKZ840-843-120100-
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260112T1200Z/
EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-TWO RIVERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 317 TO MP
346, EIELSON AFB, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP 12 TO MP 34,
MOOSE CREEK, HARDING LAKE, TWO RIVERS, AND SALCHA
355 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES.
* WHERE...EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA AND TWO RIVERS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
*ADDTIONAL DETAILS...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT, WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE AS HIGH AS AN INCH AN HOUR,
HOWEVER, THIS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP WEST OF EIELSON AND SALCHA. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE 4 TO 8 INCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
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