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WSWAFG
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
424 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
AKZ835>837-210000-
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-261022T0000Z/
FORTYMILE COUNTRY-UPPER TANANA VALLEY-DELTA JUNCTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTHWAY, DELTANA, EAGLE, TOK, TANACROSS,
THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY SOUTH OF MP 9, THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP
9, CHICKEN, ALCAN, THE ALASKA HIGHWAY EAST OF MP 1392, THE TOK
CUTOFF NORTH OF MP 105, FORT GREELY, TETLIN, AND DELTA JUNCTION
424 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 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 LOWER TOTALS OF 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.
AKZ849-850-210000-
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-261022T1200Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS CAMP-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE
SOUTH OF TRIMS CAMP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLACK RAPIDS, TRIMS CAMP, THE RICHARDSON
HIGHWAY FROM MP 224 TO MP 259, DONNELLY DOME, AND THE RICHARDSON
HIGHWAY FROM MP 202 TO MP 224
424 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 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.
AKZ833-834-838-210000-
/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 VENETIE, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD EAST OF
MP 34, CHENA HOT SPRINGS, CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, BEAVER, EAGLE
SUMMIT, CIRCLE, LIVENGOOD, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO MP 38,
STEVENS VILLAGE, THE STEESE HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 124, FORT YUKON,
THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 32 TO MP 134, CENTRAL, THE STEESE
HIGHWAY FROM MP 85 TO MP 124, AND TWELVEMILE SUMMIT
424 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 11
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 THIS MORNING 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.
AKZ839-840-843-210000-
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0022.261020T1800Z-261022T0000Z/
TANANA FLATS-EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-TWO RIVERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 295 TO MP
317, BIRCH LAKE, MOOSE CREEK, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP
317 TO MP 346, EIELSON AFB, TWO RIVERS, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD
FROM MP 12 TO MP 34, HARDING LAKE, AND SALCHA
424 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING 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 THIS MORNING 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.
AKZ847-848-210000-
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-261021T1200Z/
NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-SOUTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DENALI NATIONAL PARK, HEALY, KANTISHNA,
THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 237 TO MP 288, CARLO CREEK, THE PARKS
HIGHWAY FROM MP 202 MP 237, ANDERSON, AND CANTWELL
424 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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.
AKZ841-842-844-845-210000-
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0080.261020T1800Z-261022T0000Z/
GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY-
FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-NENANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTH POLE, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP
12 TO MP 85, NENANA, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 290 TO 325, ESTER,
FAIRBANKS, ESTER DOME, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 325 TO MP 342,
THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 1 TO MP 32, HAYSTACK, FOX, MURPHY
DOME, AND FORT WAINWRIGHT
424 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
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 THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH TUESDAY,
WITH HEAVIER SNOW EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. THERE IS HIGH
UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT LOCATION OF THIS HEAVIER SNOW AREA, AS A
BAND LOOKS LIKELY TO SET UP IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE 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, AND
SOME AREAS LIKE NORTH POLE COULD SEE GREATER TOTALS OF 7 OR EVEN 8
INCHES. 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.
SPANN
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