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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
859 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2026
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WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POINT LAY, POINT HOPE, AND CAPE LISBURNE
859 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SUNDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
11 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 70 MPH.
* WHERE...WESTERN ARCTIC COAST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM AKST SUNDAY.
* 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 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS SHIFT NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN SUNDAY
AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS CONDITIONS OTHERWISE IMPROVE. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW IS EXPECTED NEAR POINT HOPE WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS NEAR
POINT LAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY.
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NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST-NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-WESTERN ARCTIC
PLAINS-HOWARD PASS AND THE DELONG MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UMIAT, ATQASUK, WAINWRIGHT, HOWARD PASS,
AND UTQIAGVIK
859 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED AND PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 7 AND 11 INCHES
POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...HOWARD PASS AND THE DELONG MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN ARCTIC
COAST, NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST, AND WESTERN ARCTIC PLAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW BEGINS SATURDAY MORNING WITH SOUTHERLY
WINDS. WINDS SHIFT MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AND STRENGTHEN SUNDAY
MORNING INCREASING THE CHANCES FOR PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. SNOW CHANCES BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-CENTRAL
ARCTIC PLAINS-CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE-ROMANZOF MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 232 TO MP 322,
THE DALTON HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 387, POINT THOMSON, NUIQSUT,
PRUDHOE BAY, HEADWATERS OF THE CANNING RIVER, FRANKLIN BLUFFS,
THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 322 TO MP 387, ANAKTUVUK PASS, ATIGUN
PASS, SAGWON, DEADHORSE, KAKTOVIK, GALBRAITH LAKE, ALPINE,
FLAXMAN ISLAND, AND KUPARUK
859 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON AKST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS
COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL ARCTIC PLAINS, CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST, CENTRAL
BROOKS RANGE, EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST, AND ROMANZOF MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON AKST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW BEGINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHERLY
WINDS. WINDS SHIFT SOUTHWESTERLY AND STRENGTHEN SUNDAY MORNING.
WINDS SHIFT WESTERLY AND FURTHER STRENGTHEN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY. PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BECOME MORE LIKELY MONDAY
ALONG THE COAST EAST OF PRUDHOE BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5
1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
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