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WWAK41 PAFG 222251
WSWNSB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
251 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026
AKZ801-231500-
/O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0035.261023T2100Z-261024T1500Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POINT LAY, POINT HOPE, AND CAPE LISBURNE
251 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM AKDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
* WHERE...WESTERN ARCTIC COAST.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN
POWER OUTAGES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN SATURDAY MORNING.
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING, WEAKENING SLOWLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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