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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
428 AM AKST THU FEB 19 2026
AKZ725-728-200130-
/O.CON.PAFC.WI.Y.0003.260219T2200Z-260221T0300Z/
SOUTHERN KENAI MTNS-WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND & WHITTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHENEGA, SEWARD, AND WHITTIER
428 AM AKST THU FEB 19 2026
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON 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 THIS AFTERNOON 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.
AKZ731-200130-
/O.CON.PAFC.WI.Y.0003.260220T1000Z-260221T1500Z/
VALDEZ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VALDEZ
428 AM AKST THU FEB 19 2026
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS 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 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT, 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.
AKZ771-200130-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0005.260220T0600Z-260220T1500Z/
KODIAK ISLAND NORTHEAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT LIONS, OUZINKIE, AND KODIAK CITY
428 AM AKST THU FEB 19 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
* 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 THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* 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, THEN PEAK TONIGHT 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.
AKZ732-200130-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0005.260220T1000Z-260221T1500Z/
THOMPSON PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THOMPSON PASS
428 AM AKST THU FEB 19 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT 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 TONIGHT 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 TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH TONIGHT, 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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