283  
WWAK41 PAFG 202239  
WSWNSB  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
239 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
AKZ801-220600-  
/O.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0033.261023T1200Z-261026T0000Z/  
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POINT LAY, CAPE LISBURNE, AND POINT HOPE  
239 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4  
INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. VISIBILITIES  
MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.  
 
* WHERE...POINT HOPE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD  
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN  
POWER OUTAGES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
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