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WWAK41 PAFG 211428
WSWNSB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
628 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2026
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EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLAXMAN ISLAND, POINT THOMSON, AND
KAKTOVIK
628 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON
..BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/2 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THROUGHOUT
THE DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
AKZ804-211530-
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CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALPINE, KUPARUK, NUIQSUT, PRUDHOE BAY,
THE DALTON HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 387, AND DEADHORSE
628 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
WIND GUSTS HAVE DECREASED AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT
THE DAY WITH IMPROVING VISIBILITY.
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CENTRAL ARCTIC PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FRANKLIN BLUFFS, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM
MP 322 TO MP 387, AND SAGWON
628 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
WIND GUSTS HAVE DECREASED AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT
THE DAY WITH IMPROVING VISIBILITY.
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