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WWAK41 PAFG 230601
WSWNSB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
901 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2026
AKZ802-803-806-807-230715-
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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, UTQIAGVIK,
AND HOWARD PASS
901 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
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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 NORTH OF MP 387,
PRUDHOE BAY, KAKTOVIK, HEADWATERS OF THE CANNING RIVER, THE
DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 322 TO MP 387, KUPARUK, FRANKLIN BLUFFS,
ATIGUN PASS, ANAKTUVUK PASS, NUIQSUT, SAGWON, DEADHORSE, ALPINE,
FLAXMAN ISLAND, POINT THOMSON, GALBRAITH LAKE, AND THE DALTON
HIGHWAY FROM MP 232 TO MP 322
901 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN UP TO 2 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL ARCTIC PLAINS, CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST, CENTRAL
BROOKS RANGE, EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST, AND ROMANZOF MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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...WINDS SHIFT WESTERLY AND STRENGTHEN TONIGHT
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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