Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK

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WWAK42 PAFG 062306
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
206 PM AKST Tue Jan 6 2026

AKZ815-821-071600-
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0002.260107T0000Z-260107T1600Z/
Kivalina and Red Dog Dock-Bering Strait Coast-
Including the cities of Kivalina, Wales, Brevig Mission, Red Dog
Dock, and Teller
206 PM AKST Tue Jan 6 2026

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Winds gusting as high as 60 
  mph.

* WHERE...Bering Strait Coast including Wales, Brevig Mission, and 
  Teller. Kotzebue Sound Coast including Kivalina and Red Dog Dock.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Visibility reduced to 1/4 mile or less.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. If you must travel, 
have a winter survival kit with you.

&&

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AKZ820-827-070600-
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260107T0600Z/
Shishmaref-St Lawrence Island-
Including the cities of Gambell, Savoonga, Diomede, and
Shishmaref
206 PM AKST Tue Jan 6 2026

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS 
EVENING...

* WHAT...Winds gusting as high as 50 mph and blowing snow reducing 
  visibility to 1/2 mile at times.

* WHERE...Shishmaref and St Lawrence Island.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Visibility will drop to 1/2 mile at times due to blowing 
  snow. Travel could be difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling. 

&&

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WWAK42 PAFG 070528
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
828 PM AKST Tue Jan 6 2026

AKZ815-070630-
/O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260107T1600Z/
Kivalina and Red Dog Dock-
Including the cities of Red Dog Dock and Kivalina
828 PM AKST Tue Jan 6 2026

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE AS WINDS WEAKEN.

$$

AKZ820-827-070630-
/O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260107T0600Z/
Shishmaref-St Lawrence Island-
Including the cities of Savoonga, Point Lay, Gambell, Cape
Lisburne, Diomede, Shishmaref, and Point Hope
828 PM AKST Tue Jan 6 2026

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...


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AKZ821-071600-
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260107T1600Z/
Bering Strait Coast-
Including the cities of Wales, Brevig Mission, and Teller
828 PM AKST Tue Jan 6 2026

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Winds gusting as high as 45 
  mph.

* WHERE...Bering Strait Coast and Brevig Mission.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM AKST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Visibility reduced to 1/4 mile or less.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. If you must travel, 
have a winter survival kit with you.

&&

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WWAK42 PAFG 071535
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
635 AM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026

AKZ821-071645-
/O.EXP.PAFG.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260107T1600Z/
Bering Strait Coast-
Including the cities of Brevig Mission, Teller, and Wales
635 AM AKST Wed Jan 7 2026

...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM AKST THIS MORNING...

$$

Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
505 AM AKST Tue Jan 6 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
As a low pressure system works east through Southcentral Alaska
today into Wednesday, snow showers will persist across the
Interior, shifting west to east before becoming increasingly
isolated Wednesday night into Thursday. Additional snow amounts of
1-4" are expected across the Interior south of Bettles, with
locally higher amounts up to 8" in the Alaska Range. On the
backside of this system, wind gusts up to 50 mph will continue
from the NW Arctic Coast and Western Brooks Range through the
Bering Straight to St. Lawrence Island today, with winds subsiding
tonight into Wednesday. Looking north, very cold wind chills as
low as 70 below zero look to also continue across the Eastern
North Slope today into tonight. As clearer skies make a return mid
to late week upon the exit of this system, temperatures will
trend colder across Northern Alaska heading into the weekend. A
frontal boundary remains on track to lift north from the Gulf of
Alaska this weekend, bringing an increase in clouds, snow chances,
warmer temperatures, and gusty winds along the West Coast and
across higher elevations.

&&

.KEY WEATHER MESSAGES...
Central and Eastern Interior...

- Snow chances will continue to shift east across the Interior
  through Wednesday, tapering off Wednesday night into Thursday.
  Total snow accumulations of 1-4" are expected with locally
  higher amounts up to 8" in the Alaska Range.

- Elevated E/NE winds will persist today into tonight across
  higher elevations and the Middle Tanana Valley, shifting south
  to the Alaska Range and Upper Tanana Valley for Wednesday.

- Warmer temperatures have returned to the Interior, with colder
  conditions expected to build back in Wednesday into Thursday as
  snow ends west to east and skies become increasingly clear.
  Widespread 30s/40s below zero will return as a result. Coldest
  areas will get down to around 50 below zero.

- Another round of snow and slightly warmer temperatures are
  expected to build back into the Interior Friday through the
  weekend as a front lifts north from the Gulf of Alaska.

West Coast and Western Interior...

- Wind gusts up to 50 mph will continue today from the NW Arctic
  Coast through the Bering Straight to St. Lawrence Island,
  leading to areas of low visibility ahead of winds subsiding
  tonight. Isolated snow showers will persist today along the West
  Coast.

- Light snow will continue to shift east across the Western
  Interior today, with an additional 1-2" expected especially
  closer to the Central Interior. Dry conditions will return for
  Wednesday and Thursday, as snow showers continue for St.
  Lawrence Island.

- Following a brief warmup, colder conditions will build back in
  tonight into Wednesday, as snow ends west to east and skies
  become increasingly clear. Widespread 20s/30s below zero will
  return as a result, with even colder wind chills at times.
  Coldest areas will get down to around 40 below zero.

- Another round of snow and slightly warmer temperatures are
  expected to build back into the Interior Friday through the
  weekend as a front lifts north from the Gulf of Alaska. Gusty
  winds are also favored to develop along the West Coast during
  this timeframe.

North Slope and Brooks Range...

- Very cold and dry conditions will remain in place over the North
  Slope. Widespread temperatures in the 20s/30s below zero will
  persist, with 40s/50s below zero in the coldest spots.

- Wind chills as low as 70 below zero will continue for the
  Eastern North Slope, where a Cold Weather Advisory remains in
  effect through tonight.

- Northeasterly winds gusting up to 50 mph continue across the NW
  Arctic Coast and Western Brooks Range through tonight, resulting
  in blowing snow reducing visibility to near or below 1/2 miles
  at time.

- Snow showers look to return by the weekend up north, as moisture
  from the Gulf of Alaska lifts north over the Interior towards
  the North Slope.

&&

.FORECAST ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...Today through Thursday Night.
Early morning satellite imagery shows a 965 mb surface low
working east through Southcentral Alaska, with a 500 mb low around
486 dm centered over the Western Interior. This setup will
continue to allow for snow to shift east across the Interior, as
isolated snow showers and gusty winds persist along the West
Coast. Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect from the NW
Arctic Coast through the Bering Straight to St. Lawrence Island
today, with wind gusts up to 50 mph leading to visibility down to
around 1/2 mile at times, ahead of winds subsiding later today
into tonight. The timing of these advisories will continue to be
monitored as winds taper off later today. Across the Interior,
snow showers will progress east as that low in Southcentral shifts
southeast towards the Gulf of Alaska. This track will ultimately
cutoff moisture transport further north Wednesday night into
Thursday, but until then, we are looking at an additional 1-4" of
snow through then with up to 8" in the Alaska Range.

Outside the Alaska Range, we could see locally higher totals
across the Central Interior dependent on snow ratios and where
some of the heavier snow bands set up. Should this event
overachieve our current forecast in this corridor as some CAMS are
pointing towards the potential of this morning, we could see
totals closer to 4-8" which we will continue to monitor. This
solution will also depend on moisture transport over the Alaska
Range, with some newer model runs showing the potential for more
efficient wrap around bands of snow to fill in across the Interior
later today into Wednesday. Atmospheric profiles are considerably
colder than our December snowfalls and only a fraction of the DGZ
is included early in the event. By this afternoon, the profile is
expected to be colder than the DGZ, suggesting SLRs should drop
to around 10:1, but if the event average stays around climatology
of around 16:1, we could see forecast totals overachieve in this
corridor. The latest NBM 5.0 shows these ratios staying around
16:1 throughout the event, which we will continue to evaluate
throughout for any changes to the forecast.

Following widespread cloud cover and an increase in winds that
brought warmer temperatures to much of the Interior over the past
24- 48 hours, clearer skies and lighter winds building in out of
the west will support the return of colder conditions as snow
tapers off. Widespread 30s/40s below zero are expected to return
later this week, with coldest areas dropping back to around 50
below zero. Up on the North Slope and in the Brooks Range, a
persistent very cold and dry pattern continues to prevail, with a
Cold Weather Advisory remaining in effect for the Eastern North
Slope. Wind chills as low as 70 below zero will continue through
midweek for this corridor with widespread air temperatures in the
20s/30s/40s below zero.

&&

.EXTENDED FORECAST DAYS 4-7...Friday through next Tuesday.
Increasing confidence continues to support a series of strong low
pressure systems moving into the NE Pacific and Gulf of Alaska to
finish out this week into early next week. The first system, a
surface low around 950-960 mb, will lift northeast into the Gulf
of Alaska for Friday, with a front extending north towards
Northern Alaska. This setup would support wrap around moisture as
S/SW flow begins to prevail aloft, bringing about the return of
widespread snow chances building in out of the SE to NW for Friday
into Saturday across the Interior. Winds will also steadily
increase along the West Coast and across higher elevations during
this timeframe. As this first system weakens and moves inland,
another low looks to fill in behind following a similar track,
helping to keep snow chances around into early next week. One
close aspect of these systems that we will be watching for through
next week is if will we end up seeing an Alaska Range chinook
event, which could bring stronger winds and warmer, drier air into
the Interior. Even without that, temperatures are expected to
trend warmer overall given increased cloud cover and snow chances
through the extended forecast, still remaining broadly below
normal.

Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AK...Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ801-815-820-821-827.
     Cold Weather Advisory for AKZ804-805-808>810.
PK...Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ801-802-805-810-850-852.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ804.
     Gale Warning for PKZ806-807-817-854-856.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ808.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ811-857.
     Gale Warning for PKZ816.
     Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ816-817-851-854.
     Gale Warning for PKZ853.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ855.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ858.
&&

MacKay