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WWAK42 PAFG 250959
WSWWCZ
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
159 AM AKDT SUN OCT 25 2026
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SOUTH SLOPES OF THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE-NOATAK VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALKER LAKE, RED DOG MINE, AND NOATAK
159 AM AKDT SUN OCT 25 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES IN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN, INCLUDING RED DOG MINE, AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN
NOATAK. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...NOATAK VALLEY AND SOUTH SLOPES OF THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.
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UPPER KOBUK VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KOBUK, SHUNGNAK, AND AMBLER
159 AM AKDT SUN OCT 25 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...UPPER KOBUK VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW HAS CHANGED TO RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW IN THE VALLEY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CONTINUE IN THE HILLS NORTH
OF THE KOBUK RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.
AJS
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