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WWAK43 PAFG 292033
WSWAFG
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1233 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2026
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EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS CAMP-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE
SOUTH OF TRIMS CAMP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLACK RAPIDS, DONNELLY DOME, THE
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 224 TO MP 259, TRIMS CAMP, AND THE
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 202 TO MP 224
1233 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM
AKDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 11
INCHES.
* WHERE...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM AKDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. ROADS, AND
ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW MAY MELT INITIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
BUT WILL QUICKLY BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP
BELOW FREEZING WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING. SNOWFALL RATES
MAY BE AS HIGH AS 0.5"-1.0" PER HOUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. MOST OF THE SNOWFALL WILL BE BETWEEN MP 205 AND MP 235 ON
THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY.
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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