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WWAK41 PAFG 231038
WSWNSB
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
238 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2026
AKZ801-240000-
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0035.261023T2100Z-261024T1500Z/
WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAPE LISBURNE, POINT HOPE, AND POINT LAY
238 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7
AM AKDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
THREE INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
* WHERE...WESTERN ARCTIC COAST.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. 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.
AKZ809-240000-
/O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0083.261024T1200Z-261027T0600Z/
CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANAKTUVUK PASS, GALBRAITH LAKE, THE
DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 232 TO MP 322, AND ATIGUN PASS
238 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 10
PM AKDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES. SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* WHERE...SOUTH SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE AND ATIGUN PASS.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE WITH
AREAS BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WILL DOWNSLOPE ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF
THE BROOKS RANGE, RAISING TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING AND REDUCING
SNOW AMOUNTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
GFS
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