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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
227 PM AKDT TUE MAY 5 2026
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EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KAKTOVIK, POINT THOMSON, AND FLAXMAN
ISLAND
227 PM AKDT TUE MAY 5 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AFTER A LULL IN WINDS THIS AFTERNOON,
WESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP BY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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