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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
224 PM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

AKZ824>826-828>830-851-852-050000-
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Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills-Yukon Delta Coast-Lower
Yukon River-Lower Koyukuk Valley-Middle Yukon Valley-Lower Yukon
and Innoko Valleys-North Slopes of the Western Alaska Range-Upper
Kuskokwim Valley-
Including the cities of Huslia, Ruby, Kaltag, Shageluk, Marshall,
Grayling, Galena, Holy Cross, Farewell Lake, Shaktoolik, Hooper
Bay, Unalakleet, Koyukuk, Anvik, Koyuk, Nunam Iqua, Pilot
Station, Scammon Bay, St Michael, Alakanuk, McGrath, Elim,
Stebbins, Hughes, St Marys, Russian Mission, Mountain Village,
Chevak, Emmonak, Takotna, Kotlik, Nikolai, and Nulato
224 PM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Blowing snow, high winds, and very cold wind chills as low
  as 50 below zero possible. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
  Blowing snow could reduce visibility to one half mile or less at
  times.

* WHERE...Western Interior, Eastern Norton Sound, and Yukon Delta.

* WHEN...From Friday evening through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce
  visibility. Travel could be very difficult. Very cold wind chills
  as cold as 50 below could cause frostbite in as little as 10
  minutes. This will be a prolonged period of very cold conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

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