256  
WWAK42 PAFC 252351  
WSWALU  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
251 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
AKZ787-261400-  
/O.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0030.260226T0300Z-260228T0000Z/  
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ATKA AND ADAK  
251 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM  
AKST FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO UNDER 1  
MILE.  
 
* WHERE...ATKA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AKST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW  
WITH STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED FOR ATKA. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX  
WITH SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE  
TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW OR A  
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK,  
ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE WEST. VISIBILITIES MAY BE  
REDUCED TO BELOW 1 MILE IN PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ785-261400-  
/O.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0030.260227T0800Z-260228T1400Z/  
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UNALASKA, NIKOLSKI, AND AKUTAN  
251 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM  
AKST SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 10  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO  
UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW.  
 
* WHERE...UNALASKA AND DUTCH HARBOR, NIKOLSKI  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM AKST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW  
AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 

 
 

 
 
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