291  
WWAK41 PAFG 170741  
WSWNSB  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
1141 PM AKDT WED APR 16 2025  
 
AKZ801-171800-  
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0025.250417T1200Z-250418T1200Z/  
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-  
INCLUDING POINT HOPE, POINT LAY, AND CAPE LISBURNE  
1141 PM AKDT WED APR 16 2025  
 
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM  
AKDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
OF UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WESTERN ARCTIC COAST.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
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.  
 
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ802>805-171800-  
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0025.250417T1200Z-250419T0600Z/  
NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST-NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-  
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-  
INCLUDING WAINWRIGHT, ATQASUK, UTQIAGVIK, NUIQSUT, PRUDHOE BAY,  
ALPINE, DEADHORSE, KUPARUK, THE DALTON HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 387,  
KAKTOVIK, FLAXMAN ISLAND, AND POINT THOMSON  
1141 PM AKDT WED APR 16 2025  
 
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM  
AKDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
OF UP TO TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST, NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST, CENTRAL  
BEAUFORT SEA COAST AND EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
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.  
 
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
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