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WWAK43 PAFG 182259
WSWAFG
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
259 PM AKDT SUN OCT 18 2026
AKZ849-850-191500-
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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
259 PM AKDT SUN OCT 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM AKDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 36
INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE PASS
LEVEL AND 12 TO 24 INCHES EXPECTED BELOW 2500 FEET. WINDS COULD
GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FOLLOWING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS NORTH OF
TRIMS CAMP ON MONDAY, HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BUILD IN MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS WINDS SHIFT TO BEING OUT OF THE
NORTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, WATER AND WARM
CLOTHING IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT
511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
AKZ835>837-191500-
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FORTYMILE COUNTRY-UPPER TANANA VALLEY-DELTA JUNCTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTHWAY, THE ALASKA HIGHWAY EAST OF MP
1392, EAGLE, TANACROSS, CHICKEN, THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP
9, ALCAN, THE TOK CUTOFF NORTH OF MP 105, THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY
SOUTH OF MP 9, DELTA JUNCTION, TETLIN, TOK, DELTANA, AND FORT
GREELY
259 PM AKDT SUN OCT 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES EXPECTED, WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES FROM NORTHWAY TO THE ALCAN
BORDER ALONG THE ALASKA HIGHWAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW TOTALS OF 12
TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN TANACROSS AND DOT LAKE. WINDS COULD
GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...DELTA JUNCTION, FORTYMILE COUNTRY, AND UPPER TANANA VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS MAY BE AS HIGH AS 35 MPH
TUESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, WATER AND WARM
CLOTHING IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT
511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
AKZ833-834-838-191500-
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YUKON FLATS-WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE YUKON
RIVER-UPPER CHENA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TWELVEMILE SUMMIT, CHENA HOT SPRINGS,
FORT YUKON, BEAVER, CENTRAL, THE STEESE HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 124,
STEVENS VILLAGE, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 85 TO MP 124, CIRCLE
HOT SPRINGS, VENETIE, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 32 TO MP 134,
EAGLE SUMMIT, CIRCLE, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO MP 38,
CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD EAST OF MP 34, AND LIVENGOOD
259 PM AKDT SUN OCT 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
10 INCHES EXPECTED. WIND COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH ACROSS HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
* WHERE...UPPER CHENA RIVER VALLEY, SOUTHERN AND EASTERN YUKON FLATS,
WHITE MOUNTAINS, AND EAGLE SUMMIT.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* 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...THERE WILL BE A NARROW SNOW GRADIENT. THE
HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW LIES SOUTHEAST OF FORT YUKON. WEST
AND NORTH OF THERE, THE LIKELIHOOD FOR HEAVIER SNOW DROPS QUICKLY.
LOCATIONS NEAR BEAVER AND LIVENGOOD MAY END UP GETTING 1 TO 3
INCHES OR LESS FROM THIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5 1 1
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
AKZ847-848-191500-
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NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-SOUTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP
202 MP 237, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 237 TO MP 288, CANTWELL,
HEALY, KANTISHNA, CARLO CREEK, AND DENALI NATIONAL PARK
259 PM AKDT SUN OCT 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE PASS LEVEL. WINDS COULD
GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...DENALI BOROUGH.
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NORTH AND WEST OF HEALY, THE CHANCE FOR HEAVY
SNOW DROPS OFF QUICKLY DUE TO A NARROW GRADIENT OF SNOW. THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES IN HEALY BUT ONLY A FEW INCHES
IN ANDERSON. WE ARE MONITORING THIS CLOSELY AND WILL CONTINUE TO
UPDATE AS DETAILS BECOME CLEARER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
AKZ839>845-191500-
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TANANA FLATS-EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA
HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY-TWO RIVERS-FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-
NENANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT WAINWRIGHT, FOX, ESTER DOME, NENANA,
HAYSTACK, BIRCH LAKE, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 295 TO MP
317, NORTH POLE, ESTER, MURPHY DOME, FAIRBANKS, THE STEESE
HIGHWAY FROM MP 12 TO MP 85, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP 12 TO
MP 34, TWO RIVERS, SALCHA, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 325 TO MP
342, HARDING LAKE, EIELSON AFB, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 1 TO
MP 32, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 317 TO MP 346, THE PARKS
HIGHWAY FROM MP 290 TO 325, AND MOOSE CREEK
259 PM AKDT SUN OCT 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH AND NENANA.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHTER SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY WITH SOME
MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. HEAVIER SNOW IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY.
THERE IS HIGH UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT SNOW AMOUNTS AND THE
PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW. THIS DETAIL WILL BE CRUCIAL IN
DETERMINING WHICH SPOTS GET 6"+ AND 3" OR LESS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE
ARE LEANING TOWARDS THE HEAVIEST SNOW BEING TOWARDS EIELSON WITH
LIGHTER SNOW IN FAIRBANKS AND ESPECIALLY WEST OF FAIRBANKS. A 30
MILE CHANGE EAST OR WEST WILL RESULT IN DRASTIC DIFFERENCES. WE
WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE AS DETAILS BECOME CLEARER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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