486  
WWAK41 PAFG 181351  
WSWNSB  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
451 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
AKZ801-190100-  
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260219T1200Z/  
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POINT LAY, POINT HOPE, AND CAPE LISBURNE  
451 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND  
3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WESTERN ARCTIC COAST.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ809-190000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-260219T0000Z/  
CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 232 TO MP 322,  
ATIGUN PASS, GALBRAITH LAKE, AND ANAKTUVUK PASS  
451 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP  
TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD  
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR  
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
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