998  
WWAK42 PAFG 191522  
WSWWCZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
622 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2025  
 
AKZ827-200000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-250220T0000Z/  
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-  
INCLUDING GAMBELL AND SAVOONGA  
622 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2025  
 
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF  
UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE  
VISIBILITY. THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO COULD  
CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS  
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT  
CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ820-821-200000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-250220T0000Z/  
SHISHMAREF-BERING STRAIT COAST-  
INCLUDING SHISHMAREF, DIOMEDE, WALES, BREVIG MISSION, AND TELLER  
622 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SHISHMAREF AND BERING STRAIT COAST.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE  
VISIBILITY. THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO COULD  
CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
 
 
 
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