869  
WWAK43 PAFG 211101  
WSWAFG  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
301 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
AKZ847-848-211215-  
/O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-261021T1200Z/  
NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-SOUTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HEALY, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 202 MP  
237, CANTWELL, CARLO CREEK, KANTISHNA, ANDERSON, THE PARKS  
HIGHWAY FROM MP 237 TO MP 288, AND DENALI NATIONAL PARK  
301 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED  
 
SNOWFALL RATES HAVE DIMINISHED. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN  
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
 
 
AKZ833-834-838-220000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-261022T0000Z/  
YUKON FLATS-WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE YUKON  
RIVER-UPPER CHENA RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CENTRAL, BEAVER, STEVENS VILLAGE, CHENA  
HOT SPRINGS ROAD EAST OF MP 34, VENETIE, LIVENGOOD, EAGLE SUMMIT,  
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO MP 38, THE  
ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 32 TO MP 134, FORT YUKON, CIRCLE, THE  
STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 85 TO MP 124, TWELVEMILE SUMMIT, THE  
STEESE HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 124, AND CHENA HOT SPRINGS  
301 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 11  
INCHES EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...UPPER CHENA RIVER VALLEY, WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN  
SOUTH OF THE YUKON RIVER, AND YUKON FLATS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* 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...SNOWFALL RATES WILL DIMINISH THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ835>837-220000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-261022T0000Z/  
FORTYMILE COUNTRY-UPPER TANANA VALLEY-DELTA JUNCTION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE TOK CUTOFF NORTH OF MP 105,  
TANACROSS, DELTANA, FORT GREELY, EAGLE, TOK, THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY  
SOUTH OF MP 9, THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 9, TETLIN, THE  
ALASKA HIGHWAY EAST OF MP 1392, ALCAN, NORTHWAY, CHICKEN, AND  
DELTA JUNCTION  
301 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* 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.  
 
* WHERE...DELTA JUNCTION, FORTYMILE COUNTRY, AND UPPER TANANA VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES WILL DIMINISH THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ839-840-843-220000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-261022T0000Z/  
TANANA FLATS-EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-TWO RIVERS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 295 TO MP  
317, BIRCH LAKE, SALCHA, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP 12 TO MP  
34, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 317 TO MP 346, EIELSON AFB,  
HARDING LAKE, MOOSE CREEK, AND TWO RIVERS  
301 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND  
10 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA, HARDING LAKE, AND TWO RIVERS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES WILL DIMINISH THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ849-850-220015-  
/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, DONNELLY DOME, TRIMS CAMP,  
THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 224 TO MP 259, AND THE RICHARDSON  
HIGHWAY FROM MP 202 TO MP 224  
301 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS CAMP AND EASTERN ALASKA  
RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS CAMP.  
 
* 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, AND WATER IN YOUR  
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5 1 1  
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ841-842-844-845-220000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0080.000000T0000Z-261022T0000Z/  
GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY-  
FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-NENANA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAYSTACK, NORTH POLE, THE STEESE HIGHWAY  
FROM MP 12 TO MP 85, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 1 TO MP 32,  
MURPHY DOME, FORT WAINWRIGHT, ESTER, FOX, NENANA, THE PARKS  
HIGHWAY FROM MP 325 TO MP 342, FAIRBANKS, ESTER DOME, AND THE  
PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 290 TO 325  
301 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 7  
INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...FAIRBANKS, FOX, CHATANIKA, ESTER AND NENANA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES WILL DIMINISH THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR  
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
GFS  
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