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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
831 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2026
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WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POINT LAY, CAPE LISBURNE, AND POINT HOPE
831 AM AKDT THU APR 23 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...POINT LAY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD
REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY THE
EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE TO LINGER INTO THE
EVENING HOURS WHICH MAY KEEP VISIBILITY SLIGHTLY REDUCED.
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.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY IN YOUR
VEHICLE.
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