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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1247 AM AKST THU FEB 19 2026
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NOATAK VALLEY-KIVALINA AND RED DOG DOCK-LOWER KOBUK VALLEY-
BALDWIN PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NOATAK, SELAWIK, RED DOG MINE, KIANA,
KOTZEBUE, RED DOG DOCK, NOORVIK, AND KIVALINA
1247 AM AKST THU FEB 19 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 65
MPH.
* WHERE...BALDWIN PENINSULA, KIVALINA AND RED DOG DOCK, LOWER KOBUK
VALLEY, AND NOATAK VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. 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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NORTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA-SHISHMAREF-BERING STRAIT COAST-SOUTHERN
SEWARD PENINSULA COAST-INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PILGRIM SPRINGS, CANDLE, DIOMEDE,
GOLOVIN, WALES, DEERING, WHITE MOUNTAIN, SHISHMAREF, BUCKLAND,
BREVIG MISSION, SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS, COUNCIL, HAYCOCK, TELLER,
NOME, AND TAYLOR
1247 AM AKST THU FEB 19 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50
MPH.
* WHERE...BERING STRAIT COAST, INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA, NORTHERN
SEWARD PENINSULA, SHISHMAREF, AND SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST.
* WHEN...FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS COULD
BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A SLIGHT CHANCE IS IN PLACE FOR A WINTRY MIX
OF PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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