this forecast is not for the faint of heart...
Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
243 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2017
AKZ218>226-101500-
Southeastern Brooks Range-Upper Koyukuk Valley-
Yukon Flats and Surrounding Uplands-Central Interior-
Middle Tanana Valley-Deltana and Tanana Flats-
Upper Tanana Valley and the Fortymile Country-Denali-
Eastern Alaska Range-
Including Arctic Village, Wiseman, Coldfoot, Chandalar DOT Camp,
Iniakuk Lake, Allakaket, Hughes, Bettles, Caribou Mountain,
Gobblers Knob, Fort Yukon, Venetie, Central, Circle,
Stevens Village, Beaver, Chalkyitsik, Birch Creek,
Circle Hot Springs, Eagle Summit, Twelvemile Summit, Nenana,
Anderson, Tanana, Minto, Manley Hot Springs, Rampart,
Lake Minchumina, Livengood, Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright,
Eielson AFB, Ester, North Pole, Moose Creek, Two Rivers, Fox,
Chatanika, Chena Hot Springs, Sourdough Camp, Salcha,
Delta Junction, Fort Greely, Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek,
Dot Lake, Healy Lake, Tok, Tanacross, Eagle, Tetlin, Northway,
Alcan, Chicken, Boundary, Healy, Denali National Park,
Carlo Creek, Kantishna, Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids,
Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake
243 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2017
...SIGNIFICANT COLD SPELL COMING TO THE INTERIOR...
Many areas in the interior will have 40 to 50 below low
temperatures next week.
Temperatures will cool across the interior through Friday when
some areas will have lows around 30 below. It will warm a bit for
the weekend with lows around 20 below.
For next week a high pressure system will develop over Siberia
which will drag cold air out of the arctic and Canada into the
interior, and temperatures will fall to 40 to 50 below. The
coldest areas will be in the upper Yukon Flats, but the middle
Tanana Valley, including Fairbanks, will be around 40 below for
lows.
High temperatures will not be much warmer as there is very little
solar heating to help warm the atmosphere and break the strong
inversion that will develop.
For the latest forecasts go to weather.gov/fairbanks
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One of the climate guys here is saying it can possibility get down to where radial engine aircraft will be shut down when it drops to 60 below which he is seeing for some areas like Bettles and the slope. This has happen in the 80's and also in the 90's. I looked ahead at my little area and couple forecast was showing 54 below. Come on up and we will go ice fishing.
John