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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
558 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
AKZ849-850-200000-
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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
558 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 24 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. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED ONE INCH AN
HOUR AT TIMES.
* WHERE...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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 TODAY, HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BUILD IN TODAY 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>837-200000-
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0022.261020T0600Z-261022T0000Z/
FORTYMILE COUNTRY-UPPER TANANA VALLEY-DELTA JUNCTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOK, EAGLE, THE ALASKA HIGHWAY EAST OF MP
1392, THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY SOUTH OF MP 9, THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY NORTH
OF MP 9, DELTANA, TANACROSS, DELTA JUNCTION, CHICKEN, TETLIN,
ALCAN, FORT GREELY, NORTHWAY, AND THE TOK CUTOFF NORTH OF MP 105
558 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES EXPECTED, WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED FROM NORTHWAY TO THE
ALCAN BORDER ALONG THE ALASKA HIGHWAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW TOTALS
OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN TANACROSS AND DOT LAKE.
WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW IN THE
UPPER TANANA VALLEY AROUND NORTHWAY TO THE ALCAN BORDER.
* WHERE...DELTA JUNCTION, FORTYMILE COUNTRY, AND UPPER TANANA VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING 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.
AKZ833-834-838-200000-
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0022.261020T1800Z-261022T0000Z/
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 ROAD
EAST OF MP 34, STEVENS VILLAGE, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 32 TO
MP 134, CENTRAL, VENETIE, CIRCLE, BEAVER, EAGLE SUMMIT, FORT
YUKON, THE STEESE HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 124, CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS,
LIVENGOOD, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO MP 38, CHENA HOT
SPRINGS, AND THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 85 TO MP 124
558 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM
AKDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 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 VERY 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 HEAVIEST 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
CLOSER TO 3 TO 5 INCHES OR LESS.
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.
AKZ847-848-200000-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WS.A.0031.261020T1200Z-261021T1200Z/
NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-SOUTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KANTISHNA, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP
202 MP 237, ANDERSON, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 237 TO MP 288,
CANTWELL, DENALI NATIONAL PARK, HEALY, AND CARLO CREEK
558 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...
* 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 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
AKZ839>845-200000-
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.A.0031.261020T1800Z-261022T0000Z/
TANANA FLATS-EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA
HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY-TWO RIVERS-FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-
NENANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTER DOME, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM
MP 317 TO MP 346, HAYSTACK, FORT WAINWRIGHT, HARDING LAKE, THE
PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 325 TO MP 342, MOOSE CREEK, EIELSON AFB,
NORTH POLE, MURPHY DOME, SALCHA, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 290 TO
325, ESTER, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 1 TO MP 32, NENANA, THE
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 295 TO MP 317, FOX, THE STEESE HIGHWAY
FROM MP 12 TO MP 85, FAIRBANKS, BIRCH LAKE, TWO RIVERS, AND CHENA
HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP 12 TO MP 34
558 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 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. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY INTO
TONIGHT 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 INCHES OR MORE VERSUS 3
INCHES OR LESS. A 30 MILE CHANGE EAST OR WEST WILL RESULT IN
DRASTIC DIFFERENCES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
MACKAY
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