Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
307 WWAK83 PAFG 092035 CCA SPSAFG Special Weather Statement...CORRECTED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1235 PM AKDT Wed Oct 9 2024 AKZ811-812-831>834-846-101400- South Slopes Of The Eastern Brooks Range- South Slopes Of The Central Brooks Range-Upper Koyukuk Valley- Dalton Highway Summits-Yukon Flats- White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River- Central Interior- Including Arctic Village, Wiseman, Coldfoot, Chandalar DOT Camp, Iniakuk Lake, the Dalton Highway from MP 165 to MP 232, Allakaket, Bettles, Evansville, Alatna, Gobblers Knob, Prospect Creek, Finger Mountain, The Yukon River Bridge, The Dalton Highway from MP 39 to MP 164, 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, Tanana, Minto, Manley Hot Springs, Rampart, and Lake Minchumina 1235 PM AKDT Wed Oct 9 2024 ...Accumulating Snow Expected Through Thursday and Again Over The Weekend... A trough lifting northward across the Interior will continue to bring light snowfall to portions of the north-central Interior and southern Brooks Range today into Thursday. 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected along the Dalton Highway and in the higher terrain, with the highest accumulations expected in Bettles and Coldfoot. Another low pressure system will follow for Friday and into the weekend tracking north through the Brooks range towards the eastern North Slope. Gusty northeast winds will develop Friday and Saturday over higher terrain with snow developing Saturday afternoon into Sunday. Several inches of snow will be possible with this second system. A rain/snow mix is possible around the Fairbanks area Saturday evening into Sunday. $$ JL