Wind Advisory 7, NWS Fairbanks, AK

263 
WWAK73 PAFG 272231
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
231 PM AKDT Mon Apr 27 2026

AKZ847-290600-
/O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260429T0600Z/
Northern Denali Borough-
Including the cities of Healy, Kantishna, Anderson, the Parks
Highway from MP 237 to MP 288, and Denali National Park
231 PM AKDT Mon Apr 27 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* WHERE...Northern Denali Borough.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM AKDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

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AKZ849-290600-
/O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260429T0600Z/
Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp-
Including the cities of Black Rapids, the Richardson Highway from
MP 224 to MP 259, and Donnelly Dome
231 PM AKDT Mon Apr 27 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM AKDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

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AKZ837-290600-
/O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.260428T0000Z-260429T0600Z/
Delta Junction-
Including the cities of Fort Greely, Delta Junction, and Deltana
231 PM AKDT Mon Apr 27 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Delta Junction.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM AKDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

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353 
WWAK73 PAFG 282132
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
132 PM AKDT Tue Apr 28 2026

AKZ847-282245-
/O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260429T0600Z/
Northern Denali Borough-
Including the cities of Healy, Anderson, the Parks Highway from
MP 237 to MP 288, Denali National Park, and Kantishna
132 PM AKDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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AKZ837-290300-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260429T0300Z/
Delta Junction-
Including the cities of Fort Greely, Deltana, and Delta Junction
132 PM AKDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Delta Junction.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM AKDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

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AKZ849-290300-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260429T0300Z/
Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp-
Including the cities of the Richardson Highway from MP 224 to MP
259, Donnelly Dome, and Black Rapids
132 PM AKDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM AKDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

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595 
WWAK73 PAFG 290305
NPWAFG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
705 PM AKDT Tue Apr 28 2026

AKZ837-849-290415-
/O.EXP.PAFG.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260429T0300Z/
Delta Junction-Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp-
Including the cities of Fort Greely, Black Rapids, Deltana,
Donnelly Dome, the Richardson Highway from MP 224 to MP 259, and
Delta Junction
705 PM AKDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Winds have fallen across the area below advisory criteria.

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DS/JL

Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
414 AM AKDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
A picturesque low in the Bering Sea is rapidly strengthening and
will occlude on Sunday as a front works its way northeast. This
front will bring rain, snow and east winds up to 45 mph to the
West Coast. The precipitation should be mostly light as the front
weakens. There may be some blowing snow in St. Lawrence Island but
temperatures across the coast will be in the 30s to near 40, so it
is not of great concern. This front moves towards the Interior
on Monday but will fizzle out before it gets there. Otherwise,
the Interior will be mild and mostly dry with southerly AK Range
gap winds increasing in the afternoon. Mild and dry weather
continues into Monday before rain/snow showers return on Tuesday
with a shortwave trough moving northward from the Gulf. The North
Slope and Brooks Range will have temperatures near to slightly
above normal with little to no precipitation expected until
Monday night and Tuesday. This precip could come as light
accumulating snow in the Brooks Range, especially towards Atigun
Pass.

&&

.KEY WEATHER MESSAGES...
Central and Eastern Interior...
- Persistent chinook flow keeps highs near to above average, in
  the 50s to near 60 across the interior valleys.

- Southerly gap winds gradually increase Sunday afternoon with
  gusts up to 50 mph possible through Monday then decrease on
  Tuesday.

- A front provides rain and snow showers on Tuesday. A few of
  these may come with graupel which could result in the first
  couple of lightning strikes of the year. The highest chance
  (<5%) is in the Alaska Range Tuesday afternoon.

West Coast and Western Interior...
- A strong low in the Bering Sea brings easterly wind gusts around
  35 to 45 mph and a mix of rain and wet snow for the West Coast
  this morning through tonight. Blowing snow is not of great
  concern.
     * Snow accumulations up to 3 inches possible in St. Lawrence
       Island.

- Easterly winds up to 45 mph bring potential for an ice shove
  (ivu) across Maknik Lagoon today or tonight.

- Rain and snow showers persist through the week. High
  temperatures range from the 40s and low 50s in the Interior to
  mid and upper 30s along the coast.

North Slope and Brooks Range..
- East winds increase tonight along the Chukchi Sea Coast with
  gusts up to 35 mph persisting through Tuesday night.

- A cool front brings snow chances from west to east as early as
  Monday nigh and especially Tuesday through Wednesday with
  accumulations possible for Atigun Pass.

- High temperatures in the southern Brooks Range rise into the 40s
  to near 50. The northern Brooks Range will range from the mid
  20s to mid 30s. The Arctic Coast will be in the low to mid 20s
  with Point Hope being in the upper 30s to near 40.

&&

.FORECAST ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...
The overall pattern won't be changing much over the next week. An
upper low will remain over the Bering Sea with an upper high over
western Canada. At 500mb, there is a strengthening 498 decameter
low north of Adak, a shortwave trough extending from eastern
Siberia to the Gulf of Alaska, and a 564 decameter high in the
eastern Pacific extending northward towards the AlCan Border. The
main feature in this pattern is the low in the Bering which will
bring a front to the West Coast beginning this morning. This front
is becoming occluded but will still provide active weather to the
West Coast. Then, there is a second front that is coming from an
energetic shortwave pivoting around the Bering low that lifts
across northern Alaska Tuesday/Wednesday.

The occluding frontal system weakens as it moves into our area and
is moving into a seasonably warm air mass suggesting lesser impacts.
However, the combination of 6+ hours of steady cold rain or perhaps
very wet snow and easterly winds gusting up to 45 mph confirm that
it will be lousy weather as the front moves across the YK Delta,
Seward Peninsula, and St. Lawrence Island. Fortunately, there is
no great concern for blowing snow since due to the wet snow and
warm temperatures. The potential for an ice shove (ivu) continues
to be monitored across Maknik Lagoon. The southwest cape up to
Powooilak Camp is also exposed, but sea ice is farther offshore
and may not be able to reach the coast before winds weaken.

The next front brings mainly rain chances to many of the same
locations Monday and Monday night before shifting northeast across
the remainder of northern Alaska Tuesday through Wednesday. The
upper level disturbance is energetic and negatively tilted implying
strong dynamic forcing that could support convective showers with
charge separation for the first lightning strikes of the season.
Even if thunderstorms don't materialize, graupel is definitely
possible with the stronger cells Tuesday afternoon/evening. Farther
south across the Alaska Range, southerly gaps winds and high
elevation snow are looking more likely. Snow levels appear to be
2500-3000 ft suggesting the Parks/Richardson highways won't be
impacted, but heavy wet snow and strong winds may overload the
existing snow pack resulting in some avalanche potential.

&&

.EXTENDED FORECAST DAYS 4-7...
The extended forecast continues to feature troughing across the
Bering and ridging across western Canada resulting in southerly flow
over most of the state. The two most noteworthy features appear to
be the frontal boundary lifting across the Brooks Range Tuesday
night into Wednesday and the second is a low pressure system
tracking north near the YK Delta Wednesday night and Thursday. EFI
guidance is highlighting potential for unseasonable QPF and snowfall
across portions of the Brooks Range and North Slope with the frontal
boundary Tuesday night/Wednesday. EFI guidance indicates a similar
combination of unseasonable QPF/snowfall potential across the YK
Delta and St. Lawrence Island Wednesday night through Thursday
night. Elsewhere, southerly winds across the Central Interior/West
Coast and gusty winds through the Alaska Range passes remain
possible, especially Thursday/Friday when the WPC is highlighting
potential for high winds.

Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AK...None.
PK...Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ801-802-817-853.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ803-805-806-852.
     Small Craft Advisory for PKZ816.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ850.
     Gale Warning for PKZ851.
     Gale Warning for PKZ854.
&&

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