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WWAK43 PAFG 171235
WSWAFG
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
435 AM AKDT SAT OCT 17 2026
AKZ849-850-180000-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0031.261020T0000Z-261022T1200Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS CAMP-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE
SOUTH OF TRIMS CAMP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 202 TO MP
224, TRIMS CAMP, DONNELLY DOME, BLACK RAPIDS, AND THE RICHARDSON
HIGHWAY FROM MP 224 TO MP 259
435 AM AKDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24
INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 2500 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW
2500 FEET, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE PASS LEVEL.
WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE.
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FOLLOWING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS NORTH OF
TRIMS CAMP ON MONDAY, MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BUILD
IN LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS WINDS SHIFT TO
BEING OUT OF THE NORTH. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH WILL FOLLOW THE
WIND ADVISORY THAT IS ISSUED FOR NORTH OF TRIMS CAMP ON MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
MACKAY
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