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WWAK41 PAFG 262011
WSWNSB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1111 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2026
AKZ804-271600-
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CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALPINE, KUPARUK, NUIQSUT, THE DALTON
HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 387, PRUDHOE BAY, AND DEADHORSE
1111 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM AKST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS.
AKZ805-271600-
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/O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0020.260227T1800Z-260302T1800Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLAXMAN ISLAND, KAKTOVIK, AND POINT
THOMSON
1111 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
* WHERE...EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN
POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE MAY BE A BRIEF BREAK IN BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS SATURDAY BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE AGAIN BY SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.
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