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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1057 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2026
AKZ725-728-191500-
/O.NEW.PAFC.WI.Y.0003.260219T2200Z-260221T0300Z/
SOUTHERN KENAI MTNS-WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND & WHITTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHENEGA, SEWARD, AND WHITTIER
1057 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY
* WHAT...NORTH TO WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED. WIND CHILL READINGS DROPPING TO ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY
FRIDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...SEWARD (AND VICINITY) AND WHITTIER.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15
BELOW ZERO COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THE DAY THURSDAY AND PEAK THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL THEN VERY GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH SATURDAY. THE
COLDEST WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
AKZ731-191500-
/O.NEW.PAFC.WI.Y.0003.260220T1000Z-260221T1500Z/
VALDEZ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VALDEZ
1057 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY
* WHAT...NORTH TO EAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
EXPECTED. WIND CHILL READINGS DROPPING TO AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO
FRIDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...VALDEZ.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15
BELOW ZERO COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT, THEN PEAK DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR A SECONDARY PEAK OF WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
AKZ771-191500-
/O.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0005.260220T0600Z-260220T1500Z/
KODIAK ISLAND NORTHEAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KODIAK CITY, OUZINKIE, AND PORT LIONS
1057 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH
POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL READINGS DROPPING AS LOW AS ZERO TO 5 DEGREES
ABOVE ZERO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST END OF KODIAK ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY, AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH
THE DAY THURSDAY, THEN PEAK THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND
EVENT. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS
SITUATION. FASTEN LOOSE OBJECTS OR SHELTER OBJECTS IN A SAFE
LOCATION PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF WINDS.
AKZ732-191500-
/O.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0005.260220T1000Z-260221T1500Z/
THOMPSON PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THOMPSON PASS
1057 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE.
WIND CHILL READINGS DROPPING AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...THOMPSON PASS.
* WHEN...FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND
CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED
SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. BLOWING SNOW DUE TO HIGH WINDS
MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THURSDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT, THEN PEAK DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR A SECOND PEAK FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND
EVENT. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS
SITUATION. FASTEN LOOSE OBJECTS OR SHELTER OBJECTS IN A SAFE
LOCATION PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF WINDS.
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