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WWAK43 PAFG 152151
WSWAFG
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
151 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2026
AKZ850-161500-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0054.260416T1500Z-260419T0000Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS CAMP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TRIMS CAMP AND THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
FROM MP 202 TO MP 224
151 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM AKDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS CAMP.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH WET SNOW ON WARM
PAVEMENT. EXPECT SOME OF THE SNOW TO MELT AS IT MAKES CONTACT WITH
THE GROUND, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOONS. ANY WET SPOTS WILL
LIKELY REFREEZE OVERNIGHT MAKING FOR PATCHES OF ICE. VISIBILITY
MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF
WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AWAY FROM THE HIGHWAY, SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE
HIGHER TERRAIN MAY BE AS HIGH AS 18 INCHES. MOST ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL OCCUR BEFORE SUNRISE AND AFTER SUNSET THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
BB/SCL
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