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WWAK41 PAFG 281141
WSWNSB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
241 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2026
AKZ804-010100-
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/O.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0028.260301T0000Z-260302T0600Z/
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRUDHOE BAY, ALPINE, NUIQSUT, THE DALTON
HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 387, KUPARUK, AND DEADHORSE
241 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9
PM AKST SUNDAY...
..BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/2 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
AKZ803-281245-
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NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UTQIAGVIK
241 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM AKST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
THE THREAT HAS ENDED.
AKZ805-010100-
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260302T1800Z/
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLAXMAN ISLAND, POINT THOMSON, AND
KAKTOVIK
241 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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.
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 70 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE OUTDOORS AS FROSTBITE CAN
OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS FIVE MINUTES OR LESS.
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.
CS/BB
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