445  
WWAK42 PAFG 111921  
WSWWCZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
1121 AM AKDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
AKZ820-821-121500-  
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-260312T1500Z/  
SHISHMAREF-BERING STRAIT COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALES, TELLER, DIOMEDE, SHISHMAREF, AND  
BREVIG MISSION  
1121 AM AKDT WED MAR 11 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
AROUND 1 TO 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BERING STRAIT COAST.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE  
IS POSSIBLE DURING THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON.  
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SHISHMAREF WILL GET MINOR BLOWING SNOW, BUT  
THE MOST IMPACTFUL CONDITIONS WILL RESIDE ALONG THE BERING STRAIT  
COAST, ESPECIALLY WALES AND DIOMEDE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ827-121615-  
/O.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0038.260311T1921Z-260312T2100Z/  
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAVOONGA AND GAMBELL  
1121 AM AKDT WED MAR 11 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH.  
 
* WHERE...ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM AKDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS AT  
TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
 
 
 
 
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