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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
336 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2026
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CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-CENTRAL
ARCTIC PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRUDHOE BAY, FLAXMAN ISLAND, SAGWON, THE
DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 322 TO MP 387, ALPINE, NUIQSUT, THE DALTON
HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 387, KAKTOVIK, KUPARUK, FRANKLIN BLUFFS,
DEADHORSE, AND POINT THOMSON
336 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE
INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 55
BELOW ZERO.
* WHERE...CENTRAL ARCTIC PLAINS, CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST, AND
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
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.
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