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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
236 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
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CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANAKTUVUK PASS, GALBRAITH LAKE, THE
DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 232 TO MP 322, AND ATIGUN PASS
236 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 3 PM AKST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 3 PM AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WINDS ARRIVE FRIDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUE AT LEAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES WILL
FALL FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
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CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NUIQSUT, ALPINE, THE DALTON HIGHWAY NORTH
OF MP 387, FLAXMAN ISLAND, DEADHORSE, KUPARUK, KAKTOVIK, PRUDHOE
BAY, AND POINT THOMSON
236 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY
* WHAT...BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST AND EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
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WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POINT HOPE, CAPE LISBURNE, AND POINT LAY
236 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...POINT HOPE.
* WHEN...FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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