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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
512 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025

AKZ846>848-230100-
Central Interior-Northern Denali Borough-Southern Denali Borough-
Including Tanana, Minto, Manley Hot Springs, Rampart,
Lake Minchumina, Healy, Denali National Park, Kantishna,
Anderson, The Parks Highway from MP 237 to MP 288, Cantwell,
Carlo Creek, and The Parks Highway from MP 202 MP 237
512 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025

...Heavy Snowfall and Rain Likely for Central Interior...

There is increasing likelihood that a winter storm moving into
the area will impact the Central Interior Thursday into Friday.
Potential impacts from this storm include southerly high winds of
25 to 35+ mph and blowing snow, heavy snowfall transitioning to
rain, and then a changeover back to more snowfall along a strong
arctic front into the weekend. Over a foot of snow possible for
higher terrain locations along the Dalton Highway and from
Bettles west. Strong winds will remain out to the west with a
better chance of mixed precipitation out to the east. Given the
warmth of the airmass and the amount of liquid precipitation,
travel will become quite difficult late week into the weekend.

There is still some uncertainty regarding the strength and
positioning of the storm. Stay tuned for future updates as details
are ironed out in future forecasts.

Information on the latest forecast can be found by visiting our
website, www.weather.gov/afg.

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AKZ811-833-834-837>845-849-850-230100-
South Slopes Of The Eastern Brooks Range-Yukon Flats-
White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River-
Delta Junction-Upper Chena River Valley-Tanana Flats-
Eielson AFB and Salcha-Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills-
Chatanika River Valley-Two Rivers-Fairbanks Metro Area-Nenana-
Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp-
Eastern Alaska Range South of Trims Camp-
Including Arctic Village, Fort Yukon, Venetie, Circle, Central,
Stevens Village, Beaver, The Steese Highway north of MP 124,
Livengood, Circle Hot Springs, Eagle Summit, Twelvemile Summit,
The Steese Highway from MP 85 to MP 124,
The Elliott Highway from MP 32 to MP 134,
The Dalton Highway from MP 0 to MP 38, Delta Junction,
Fort Greely, Deltana, Chena Hot Springs,
Chena Hot Springs Road east of MP 34, Birch Lake,
The Richardson Highway from MP 295 to MP 317, Eielson AFB,
Salcha, Moose Creek, Harding Lake,
The Richardson Highway from MP 317 to MP 346, Ester Dome,
Murphy Dome, The Parks Highway from MP 325 to MP 342, Haystack,
The Elliott Highway from MP 1 to MP 32,
The Steese Highway from MP 12 to MP 85, Two Rivers,
Chena Hot Springs Road from MP 12 to MP 34, Fairbanks,
Fort Wainwright, Ester, North Pole, Fox, Nenana,
The Parks Highway from MP 290 to 325, Black Rapids,
Donnelly Dome, The Richardson Highway from MP 224 to MP 259,
Trims Camp, and The Richardson Highway from MP 202 to MP 224
512 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025

...Active Weather Beginning Thursday Night...

Moisture and very warm air from a storm in the Bering Sea will
begin to push into the eastern Interior on Thursday night. This
will begin a very active period of weather over the following week
for the area. For Fairbanks and areas to the west, precipitation
will likely begin as snow on Thursday night and Friday morning,
followed by a brief break Friday afternoon. Precipitation will
likely transition to a rain and snow mix or all rain on Friday
evening and continue through Saturday as a separate feed of
moisture from as far south as Hawaii reaches the area. High
temperatures Friday and Saturday will reach the upper 30s to
around 40. Precipitation will transition back to snow Sunday and
Monday. There is still high uncertainty in how much precipitation
will fall and where. Areas from Fairbanks south and west will
likely see more precipitation than areas further to the northeast.

Very strong winds are also expected Friday and Saturday through
Alaska Range Passes and over summits of the Steese Highway.

After these systems move east early next week, there is an
increasing probability for a prolonged period of very cold
temperatures across the area, possibly the coldest thus far this
winter.

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JC