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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1110 PM AKDT Tue Sep 15 2026

AKZ804>806-808-162000-
Central Beaufort Sea Coast-Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast-
Western Arctic Plains-Central Arctic Plains-
Including Nuiqsut, Prudhoe Bay, Alpine, Deadhorse, Kuparuk,
the Dalton Highway north of MP 387, Kaktovik, Flaxman Island,
Point Thomson, Umiat, Sagwon, Franklin Bluffs,
and the Dalton Highway from MP 322 to MP 387
1110 PM AKDT Tue Sep 15 2026

...POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Rain and snow showers with pockets of freezing rain and
  freezing drizzle at times.

* WHERE...Central/Eastern Arctic Coast/Plains.

* WHEN...Through Wednesday Morning, September 16th.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult at times. Pockets of
  freezing rain and freezing drizzle could lead to light ice
  accumulations and, as a result, slippery travel and surface
  conditions.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A warm front lifting northward will allow
  for warmer air to overrun the colder air already in place at the
  surface. Precipitation will initially begin as a freezing
  rain/snow mix, transitioning to predominantly snow throughout
  the daytime hours.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling. Visit 511.alaska.gov or
call 5 1 1 for the latest road conditions.

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