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WWAK42 PAFG 170045  
WSWWCZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
445 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
AKZ820-821-180000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.260318T1200Z-260320T1500Z/  
SHISHMAREF-BERING STRAIT COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BREVIG MISSION, SHISHMAREF, TELLER,  
DIOMEDE, AND WALES  
445 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO  
7 AM AKDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP  
TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BERING STRAIT COAST AND SHISHMAREF.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM AKDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD  
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY  
MORNING, FOLLOWED BY PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG NORTHERLY  
WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ818-180000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.260318T1500Z-260319T1500Z/  
NORTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CANDLE, DEERING, AND BUCKLAND  
445 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO  
7 AM AKDT THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP  
TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM AKDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD  
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY  
MORNING, FOLLOWED BY PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG NORTHERLY  
WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ825-180000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0043.260318T1800Z-260320T1500Z/  
YUKON DELTA COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHEVAK, ALAKANUK, KOTLIK, EMMONAK,  
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, HOOPER BAY, SCAMMON BAY, AND NUNAM IQUA  
445 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO  
7 AM AKDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
LESS THAN ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...YUKON DELTA COAST.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM AKDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD  
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY  
MORNING, FOLLOWED BY PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG NORTHERLY  
WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. THE WORST  
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
 
 
 
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