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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
545 PM AKST THU FEB 20 2025
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WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING POINT HOPE, POINT LAY, AND CAPE LISBURNE
545 PM AKST THU FEB 20 2025
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SUNDAY
* WHAT...BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. EAST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50
MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A HALF MILE OR LESS. SIGNIFICANT
DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY.
* WHERE...POINT LAY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 50 BELOW
ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 5
MINUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
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