Winter Storm Watch
Status
New Event ExpiredStart Time
Thu 08/28/2025 08:00 AM EDTEnd Time
Fri 08/29/2025 02:00 AM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Umiat, AK ∙ Feniak Lake, AK ∙ Mount Bastille, AKFull Alert Message
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1001 PM AKDT Tue Aug 26 2025 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Ice accumulations of 0.1" to 0.25" are possible. * WHERE...Howard Pass and the Delong Mountains and Western Arctic Plains. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Ice accumulations will lead to hazardous travel conditions and very slick surfaces. Significant ice accumulation on power lines may cause power outages. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The greatest ice accumulations are expected along the northern slopes of the Northwestern Brooks Range and Western Arctic Coastal Plains. There is high uncertainty in potential ice amounts extending northeast of this location, though ice accumulations Thursday into Thursday night appear increasingly possible as far northeast as Nuiqsut, Prudhoe Bay, and the northern extent of the Dalton Highway. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Persons should consider delaying all travel. Motorists should use extreme caution if travel is absolutely necessary.
Technical Header
AKZ806-807-272015- /O.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0024.250828T1200Z-250829T0600Z/ Western Arctic Plains-Howard Pass and the Delong Mountains- Including the cities of Howard Pass and Umiat 1001 PM AKDT Tue Aug 26 2025