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WSWNSB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
331 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2026
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CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-CENTRAL
ARCTIC PLAINS-CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE-ROMANZOF MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DEADHORSE, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP
322 TO MP 387, THE DALTON HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 387, KAKTOVIK,
POINT THOMSON, HEADWATERS OF THE CANNING RIVER, FLAXMAN ISLAND,
NUIQSUT, ANAKTUVUK PASS, ATIGUN PASS, PRUDHOE BAY, THE DALTON
HIGHWAY FROM MP 232 TO MP 322, SAGWON, GALBRAITH LAKE, KUPARUK,
FRANKLIN BLUFFS, AND ALPINE
331 PM AKST MON FEB 23 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 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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