962  
WWAK43 PAFG 251024  
WSWAFG  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
224 AM AKDT SUN OCT 25 2026  
 
AKZ812-260000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0025.000000T0000Z-261027T0600Z/  
SOUTH SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHANDALAR DOT CAMP, COLDFOOT, THE DALTON  
HIGHWAY FROM MP 165 TO MP 232, WISEMAN, AND INIAKUK LAKE  
224 AM AKDT SUN OCT 25 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 TO  
16 INCHES. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTH SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE SNOW WILL COME IN TWO WAVES. SNOW IS  
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND  
4 TO 8 INCHES. THERE WILL BE A BREAK WITH LIGHTER SNOW SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HEAVIER SNOW RETURNS MONDAY MORNING  
AND CONTINUES INTO THE EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF  
SNOW.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ831-260000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0025.000000T0000Z-261027T0600Z/  
UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EVANSVILLE, ALATNA, BETTLES, AND ALLAKAKET  
224 AM AKDT SUN OCT 25 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND  
12 INCHES AND A GLAZE OF ICE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE SNOW WILL COME IN TWO WAVES. SNOW IS  
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES  
EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE A BREAK WITH LIGHTER SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON  
AND NIGHT. ON MONDAY, SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE MORNING WITH 2 TO 4  
INCHES EXPECTED BUT RAIN BECOMES MORE LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON AS  
WARMER TEMPERATURES INTRUDE AND THIS WILL LIMIT SNOWFALL TOTALS.  
ANY RAIN WILL ACT AS FREEZING RAIN AND STICK ON SURFACES BELOW  
FREEZING. THIS COULD MAKE FOR SLICK CONDITIONS EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR  
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ846-260000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-261026T1200Z/  
CENTRAL INTERIOR-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TANANA, LAKE MINCHUMINA, MINTO, MANLEY HOT  
SPRINGS, AND RAMPART  
224 AM AKDT SUN OCT 25 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP  
TO 3 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL INTERIOR.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A SERIES OF FRONTS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER  
THE CENTRAL INTERIOR THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. THE CURRENT FRONT  
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX. MOST OF  
THE ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE IN LAKE MINCHUMINA. HOWEVER, A GLAZE  
IS POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE AS TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY WARM THROUGHOUT THE  
DAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR  
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ833-260000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0084.261025T1200Z-261027T0000Z/  
YUKON FLATS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE STEESE HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 124, FORT  
YUKON, CIRCLE, BEAVER, STEVENS VILLAGE, VENETIE, AND CENTRAL  
224 AM AKDT SUN OCT 25 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES  
AND A GLAZE OF ICE.  
 
* WHERE...YUKON FLATS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ845-260000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0084.261025T1500Z-261027T0000Z/  
NENANA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 290 TO 325 AND  
NENANA  
224 AM AKDT SUN OCT 25 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING  
TO 4 PM AKDT MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH  
AND A GLAZE OF ICE.  
 
* WHERE...NENANA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MULTIPLE FRONTS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE  
AREA ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, BOTH OF WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BRING A  
WINTRY MIX. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN DURING THE  
OVERNIGHT HOURS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. ANY RAIN WILL ACT AS FREEZING  
RAIN AND STICK ON SURFACES BELOW FREEZING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR  
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ837-839>844-260000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0084.261025T1800Z-261027T0600Z/  
DELTA JUNCTION-TANANA FLATS-EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-GOLDSTREAM  
VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY-TWO RIVERS-  
FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EIELSON AFB, FOX, FORT WAINWRIGHT, ESTER,  
DELTA JUNCTION, ESTER DOME, DELTANA, FAIRBANKS, MURPHY DOME, BIRCH  
LAKE, TWO RIVERS, FORT GREELY, SALCHA, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY  
FROM MP 1 TO MP 32, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 12 TO MP 85, MOOSE  
CREEK, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 317 TO MP 346, THE  
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 295 TO MP 317, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM  
MP 325 TO MP 342, NORTH POLE, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP  
12 TO MP 34, HAYSTACK, AND HARDING LAKE  
224 AM AKDT SUN OCT 25 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING  
TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WINTRY MIX. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY, DELTA JUNCTION, EIELSON AFB,  
SALCHA, FAIRBANKS METRO AREA, GOLDSTREAM VALLEY, NENANA HILLS,  
TANANA FLATS, AND TWO RIVERS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MULTIPLE FRONTS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE  
AREA ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, BOTH OF WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BRING A  
WINTRY MIX. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN DURING THE  
OVERNIGHT HOURS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. ANY RAIN WILL ACT AS FREEZING  
RAIN AND STICK ON SURFACES BELOW FREEZING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR  
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ832-834-835-838-260000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0084.261026T0600Z-261028T0000Z/  
DALTON HIGHWAY SUMMITS-WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF  
THE YUKON RIVER-FORTYMILE COUNTRY-UPPER CHENA RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 39 TO MP 164,  
CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD EAST OF MP 34, GOBBLERS KNOB, EAGLE  
SUMMIT, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 0 TO MP 38, CHENA HOT SPRINGS,  
THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 32 TO MP 134, TWELVEMILE SUMMIT, THE  
YUKON RIVER BRIDGE, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP 85 TO MP 124,  
PROSPECT CREEK, CHICKEN, LIVENGOOD, CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, FINGER  
MOUNTAIN, THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 9, AND EAGLE  
224 AM AKDT SUN OCT 25 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING  
TO 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. VISIBILITY  
COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.  
 
* WHERE...DALTON HIGHWAY SUMMITS, FORTYMILE COUNTRY, UPPER CHENA  
RIVER VALLEY, WHITE MOUNTAINS, AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE YUKON  
RIVER.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR  
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
AJS  
 
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