464  
WWAK41 PAFG 112253  
WSWNSB  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
153 PM AKST WED FEB 11 2026  
 
AKZ801-130000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260213T0600Z/  
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POINT LAY, POINT HOPE, AND CAPE LISBURNE  
153 PM AKST WED FEB 11 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...POINT LAY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM AKST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS CONTINUE. SNOW  
ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS SLOWLY WEAKEN ONCE THE SNOW  
ARRIVES, BUT FALLING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO KEEP VISIBILITY LOW  
THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ802>805-120600-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-260212T0600Z/  
NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST-NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA  
COAST-EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLAXMAN ISLAND, KUPARUK, ATQASUK, ALPINE,  
WAINWRIGHT, DEADHORSE, UTQIAGVIK, NUIQSUT, PRUDHOE BAY, THE  
DALTON HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 387, KAKTOVIK, AND POINT THOMSON  
153 PM AKST WED FEB 11 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS  
30 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST, EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST,  
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST, AND NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD  
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
 
 
 
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