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WWAK42 PAFG 111559
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
759 AM AKDT WED MAR 11 2026
AKZ820-821-120000-
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/O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0023.260311T1559Z-260312T1500Z/
SHISHMAREF-BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DIOMEDE, TELLER, WALES, BREVIG MISSION,
AND SHISHMAREF
759 AM AKDT WED MAR 11 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND 1 TO 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...BERING STRAIT COAST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE
IS POSSIBLE DURING THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THURSDAY MORNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SHISHMAREF WILL GET MINOR BLOWING SNOW, BUT
THE MOST IMPACTFUL CONDITIONS WILL RESIDE ALONG THE BERING STRAIT
COAST, ESPECIALLY WALES AND DIOMEDE.
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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