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WWAK43 PAFG 200448
WSWAFG
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
848 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
AKZ849-850-201500-
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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 224 TO MP
259, BLACK RAPIDS, DONNELLY DOME, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP
202 TO MP 224, AND TRIMS CAMP
848 PM 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. 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...HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO BUILD IN MONDAY NIGHT
AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS SHIFT
TO THE NORTH TUESDAY WITH GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE EXPECTED.
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>837-201500-
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FORTYMILE COUNTRY-UPPER TANANA VALLEY-DELTA JUNCTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE ALASKA HIGHWAY EAST OF MP 1392, FORT
GREELY, THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 9, DELTANA, TANACROSS,
CHICKEN, TETLIN, THE TOK CUTOFF NORTH OF MP 105, DELTA JUNCTION,
THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY SOUTH OF MP 9, EAGLE, ALCAN, TOK, AND NORTHWAY
848 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES EXPECTED, WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED FROM NORTHWAY TO THE
ALCAN BORDER ALONG THE ALASKA HIGHWAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW TOTALS
OF 12 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY 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...UNTIL 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 THROUGH 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.
AKZ833-834-838-201500-
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YUKON FLATS-WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE YUKON
RIVER-UPPER CHENA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, THE STEESE HIGHWAY
NORTH OF MP 124, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 32 TO MP 134, CHENA
HOT SPRINGS ROAD EAST OF MP 34, VENETIE, STEVENS VILLAGE,
LIVENGOOD, EAGLE SUMMIT, TWELVEMILE SUMMIT, THE STEESE HIGHWAY
FROM MP 85 TO MP 124, FORT YUKON, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO
MP 38, CHENA HOT SPRINGS, CENTRAL, BEAVER, AND CIRCLE
848 PM 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 2 TO 4 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.
AKZ839-840-843-201500-
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TANANA FLATS-EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-TWO RIVERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 295 TO MP
317, HARDING LAKE, SALCHA, BIRCH LAKE, EIELSON AFB, MOOSE CREEK,
TWO RIVERS, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP 12 TO MP 34, AND THE
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 317 TO MP 346
848 PM 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 BETWEEN 5 AND
10 INCHES.
* WHERE...EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA, HARDING LAKE, AND TWO RIVERS.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A VERY SHARP GRADIENT BETWEEN LIGHT AND HEAVY
SNOW WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY. IF THIS GRADIENT IS WEST OF THE AREA,
TOTALS WILL LIKELY END UP ON THE HIGHER END OF THIS FORECAST RANGE.
IF THE GRADIENT IS TO THE EAST OF THE AREA, SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE ON THE LOWER END OF THIS RANGE.
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.
AKZ847-848-201500-
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NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-SOUTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CANTWELL, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP
237 TO MP 288, CARLO CREEK, ANDERSON, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP
202 MP 237, KANTISHNA, DENALI NATIONAL PARK, AND HEALY
848 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4
AM AKDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 10
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...DENALI BOROUGH.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* 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. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE AREA OF HEAVIER WILL HAVE A
DRAMATIC EFFECT ON THE FINAL SNOWFALL TOTALS. IF THE BAND MOVES A
FEW DOZEN MILES WEST, SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE ON THE HIGHER END OF
THE RANGE, ESPECIALLY NEAR HEALY. IF THE BAND MOVES A FEW DOZEN
MILES EAST, SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY BE ON THE LOWER END, EVEN
IN HEALY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
AKZ841-842-844-845-201500-
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GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY-
FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-NENANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTH POLE, HAYSTACK, ESTER DOME, MURPHY
DOME, FOX, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 325 TO MP 342, THE STEESE
HIGHWAY FROM MP 12 TO MP 85, NENANA, FORT WAINWRIGHT, FAIRBANKS,
THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 290 TO 325, ESTER, AND THE ELLIOTT
HIGHWAY FROM MP 1 TO MP 32
848 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4
PM AKDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 7
INCHES.
* WHERE...FAIRBANKS, FOX, CHATANIKA, ESTER AND NENENA.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT. HEAVIER
SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY. THERE IS HIGH UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT
LOCATION OF THIS HEAVIER SNOW AREA. 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. IF THE AREA OF HEAVIER SNOW SHIFTS SLIGHTLY WEST,
HEAVY SNOW BECOMES MORE LIKELY OVER THE AREA. IF THE AREA OF
HEAVIER SNOW SHIFTS SLIGHTLY EAST, HEAVY SNOW BECOMES LESS LIKELY
OVER THE AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
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