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WWAK43 PAFG 151105
WSWAFG
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
305 AM AKDT THU OCT 15 2026
AKZ832-834-160000-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0078.261015T1800Z-261017T1800Z/
DALTON HIGHWAY SUMMITS-WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF
THE YUKON RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EAGLE SUMMIT, PROSPECT CREEK, TWELVEMILE
SUMMIT, LIVENGOOD, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 85 TO MP 124, THE
DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO MP 38, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP
39 TO MP 164, CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP
32 TO MP 134, FINGER MOUNTAIN, THE YUKON RIVER BRIDGE, AND
GOBBLERS KNOB
305 AM AKDT THU OCT 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM
AKDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2
TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE PASS LEVEL. WINDS
GUSTING UP TO AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH.
* WHERE...DALTON, ELLIOTT, AND STEESE HIGHWAY SUMMITS, WHITE
MOUNTAINS, AND HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE YUKON RIVER.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE HALF
MILE AT TIMES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL LIFT NORTH OVER THE
INTERIOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL LESSEN ON FRIDAY AS SNOW
CHANCES PERSIST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
MACKAY
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