852  
WWAK42 PAFG 080431  
WSWWCZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
831 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
AKZ813-814-090000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0020.261009T0800Z-261010T1800Z/  
SOUTH SLOPES OF THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE-NOATAK VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RED DOG MINE, WALKER LAKE, AND NOATAK  
831 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY  
NIGHT TO 10 AM AKDT SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 TO 14  
INCHES FOR AREAS OF ELEVATION. WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING AS HIGH  
AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NOATAK VALLEY AND SOUTH SLOPES OF THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT TO 10 AM AKDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR  
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 

 
 

 
 
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