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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
320 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
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CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRUDHOE BAY, NUIQSUT, KUPARUK, THE DALTON
HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 387, ALPINE, AND DEADHORSE
320 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE
TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. WIND CHILLS
AS LOW AS 60 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5
1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
AKZ805-211500-
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EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KAKTOVIK, FLAXMAN ISLAND, AND POINT
THOMSON
320 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50
MPH.
* WHERE...EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND LARGE SNOW
DRIFTS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 60
BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
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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CENTRAL ARCTIC PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAGWON, FRANKLIN BLUFFS, AND THE DALTON
HIGHWAY FROM MP 322 TO MP 387
320 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL ARCTIC PLAINS AND CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/2 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
LARGE SNOW DRIFTS MAY DEVELOP THAT COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
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