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WWAK41 PAFG 190949
WSWNSB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1249 AM AKST THU FEB 19 2026
AKZ801-200100-
/O.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0017.260221T0900Z-260223T0000Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAPE LISBURNE, POINT LAY, AND POINT HOPE
1249 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 70
MPH.
* WHERE...WESTERN ARCTIC 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. VERY STRONG WINDS
COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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