260  
WWAK41 PAFG 182346  
WSWNSB  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
246 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
AKZ809-190100-  
/O.EXP.PAFG.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-260219T0000Z/  
CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALBRAITH LAKE, ANAKTUVUK PASS, ATIGUN  
PASS, AND THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 232 TO MP 322  
246 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON  
 
VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED, THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO  
EXPIRE.  
 
 
 
AKZ801-191200-  
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260219T1200Z/  
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAPE LISBURNE, POINT LAY, AND POINT HOPE  
246 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 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.  
 
 
 
 
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