029  
WWAK43 PAFG 242059  
WSWAFG  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
1159 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2026  
 
AKZ838>846-242200-  
/O.CAN.PAFG.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260225T1500Z/  
UPPER CHENA RIVER VALLEY-TANANA FLATS-EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-  
GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY-TWO  
RIVERS-FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-NENANA-CENTRAL INTERIOR-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FOX, HARDING LAKE, TWO RIVERS, MURPHY  
DOME, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP 12 TO MP 34, TANANA, THE  
PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 325 TO MP 342, ESTER DOME, ESTER, MANLEY  
HOT SPRINGS, FAIRBANKS, SALCHA, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD EAST OF MP  
34, EIELSON AFB, BIRCH LAKE, CHENA HOT SPRINGS, THE RICHARDSON  
HIGHWAY FROM MP 295 TO MP 317, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 290 TO  
325, NENANA, LAKE MINCHUMINA, RAMPART, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM  
MP 1 TO MP 32, FORT WAINWRIGHT, HAYSTACK, MINTO, NORTH POLE, THE  
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 317 TO MP 346, MOOSE CREEK, AND THE  
STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 12 TO MP 85  
1159 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 
WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS ENDED AND VISIBILITY HAS ALREADY IMPROVED,  
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE CANCELLED.  
 

 
 
AKZ831-832-834-242200-  
/O.EXP.PAFG.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260224T2100Z/  
UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY-DALTON HIGHWAY SUMMITS-WHITE MOUNTAINS AND  
HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE YUKON RIVER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PROSPECT CREEK, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM  
MP 39 TO MP 164, FINGER MOUNTAIN, TWELVEMILE SUMMIT, THE YUKON  
RIVER BRIDGE, ALLAKAKET, LIVENGOOD, GOBBLERS KNOB, THE DALTON  
HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO MP 38, EAGLE SUMMIT, ALATNA, THE STEESE  
HIGHWAY FROM MP 85 TO MP 124, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 32 TO  
MP 134, EVANSVILLE, CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, AND BETTLES  
1159 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKST TODAY
 
 
WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS ENDED AND VISIBILITY HAS ALREADY IMPROVED,  
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE CANCELLED.  
 

 
 
AKZ847-251600-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260226T0000Z/  
NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KANTISHNA, ANDERSON, HEALY, THE PARKS  
HIGHWAY FROM MP 237 TO MP 288, AND DENALI NATIONAL PARK  
1159 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM AKST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS, ESPECIALLY ABOVE 1500  
FEET, MAY LEAD TO PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. THESE WINDS MAY  
OCCASIONALLY MIX DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR, ESPECIALLY IN VALLEYS  
AND CHANNELS OPEN TO THE WEST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5  
1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ833-835-251200-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-260225T1200Z/  
YUKON FLATS-FORTYMILE COUNTRY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT YUKON, VENETIE, STEVENS VILLAGE,  
CENTRAL, BEAVER, CHICKEN, EAGLE, THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP  
9, CIRCLE, AND THE STEESE HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 124  
1159 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.  
 
* WHERE...FORTYMILE COUNTRY AND YUKON FLATS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM AKST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ON THE SOUTH  
SIDE OF THE YUKON FLATS AND THE NORTH AND WEST ENDS OF THE  
FORTYMILE COUNTRY WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS ELSEWHERE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR  
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ836-837-849-251600-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-260226T0000Z/  
UPPER TANANA VALLEY-DELTA JUNCTION-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF  
TRIMS CAMP-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TETLIN, BLACK RAPIDS, THE RICHARDSON  
HIGHWAY FROM MP 224 TO MP 259, THE ALASKA HIGHWAY EAST OF MP  
1392, FORT GREELY, DELTANA, TOK, TANACROSS, ALCAN, DELTA  
JUNCTION, DONNELLY DOME, THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY SOUTH OF MP 9, THE  
TOK CUTOFF NORTH OF MP 105, AND NORTHWAY  
1159 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...DELTA JUNCTION, EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS CAMP,  
AND UPPER TANANA VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM AKST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR  
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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