Blizzard Warning 19, NWS Fairbanks, AK

583 
WWAK43 PAFG 260409
WSWAFG

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
709 PM AKST Wed Feb 25 2026

AKZ850-270000-
/O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260227T0000Z/
Eastern Alaska Range South of Trims Camp-
Including the cities of Trims Camp and the Richardson Highway
from MP 202 to MP 224
709 PM AKST Wed Feb 25 2026

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. 
  Significant blowing and drifting snow is expected.

* WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range South of Trims Camp.

* WHEN...Until 3 PM AKST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions are ongoing and will make travel 
  treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Travel will be 
  impacted. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce 
  visibility.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Alaska 511 has closed a section of the 
  Richardson Highway at MP186-218. Hazardous conditions are expected 
  north of this area to Donnelly Dome

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. Visit 511.alaska.gov or call 5 1 1 for the latest road 
conditions.

Persons should consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely 
necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter 
storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, 
booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing. 
Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help 
you survive in case you become stranded.

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440 
WWAK43 PAFG 262041
WSWAFG

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1141 AM AKST Thu Feb 26 2026

AKZ850-262145-
/O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260227T0000Z/
Eastern Alaska Range South of Trims Camp-
Including the cities of the Richardson Highway from MP 202 to MP
224 and Trims Camp
1141 AM AKST Thu Feb 26 2026

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

AK DOT reports that visibility has improved, therefore the Blizzard 
warning will be cancelled. However, dangerous travel conditions 
still exist along the Richardson Hwy.

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Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
440 AM AKST Wed Feb 25 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front has passed and temperatures across Northern Alaska
have fallen well below 0F. The western and northern regions have a
slight head start, but by Wednesday night/Thursday morning
overnight lows will be in the 20s, 30s, and even 40s below. During
the day, there should be enough heating to lift temperatures back
into the teens or single digits below 0. Temperatures look to follow
this trend through at least the beginning of next week. The most
active weather should be a series of fronts over the eastern
Arctic Coast, which should bring light snow and strong winds on
Friday and Sunday. Otherwise, our active and snowy February should
come to a cold, quiet end.

&&

.KEY WEATHER MESSAGES...
Central and Eastern Interior...

- An extended stretch of drier and much colder conditions persists
  into the first week of March. Expect daily lows in the -30F to
  -45F range. Highs during the day should peak in the teens or
   single digits below zero.

- Cold Weather Advisories have been issued for the Alaska Range
  passes and Upper Tanana Valley for the next several days for
  wind chill values at or below -50F. Wind gusts through the
  Alaska Range passes may reach 45 mph at times through Thursday
  morning.

- Large amounts of snow on frozen rivers and streams is leading to
  areas of water overflowing the ice. Use caution while travel
  along or on frozen waterways.

West Coast and Western Interior...
- Much colder and drier conditions have overspread Western Alaska
  with 24 hour temperature falls of 20-50 degrees.

- Northwesterly winds through the Bering Strait will gust up to
  35mph through Thursday morning. Strongest expected from Wales to
  Nome as well as St. Lawrence Island.

- A extended period of below normal temperatures for this time of
  year continues through the weekend with lows in the -15F to
  -35F range. Highs during the day should peak in the teens or
  single digits below zero.

North Slope and Brooks Range...
- Strong westerly winds persist along the Northeast Arctic Coast
  today before diminishing tonight. Blowing snow and reduced
  visibility this afternoon and evening should improve tonight as
  well.

- Another round of snow and near blizzard conditions expected for
  the Northeast Arctic Coast late Friday through Sunday.

- An extended period of below normal temperatures expected this
  week with minimum temperatures in the -25F to -45F range.
  Maximum temperatures in the -15F to -25F range.

&&

.FORECAST ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...
Temperatures this morning across the Northern and Western regions
of the forecast area are in the 20s and 30s below zero. In the
central Interior, temperatures are in the teens, and in the
Eastern Interior, single digits below. This is the start of a
cold, calm stretch of weather lasting through the start of March.
A 495dam 500mb low has brought a cold arctic airmass over Alaska.
850mb temperatures in this air mass are as cold as -35C which
supports surface temperatures in the 40Fs below zero. This cold
air is spread across Northern Alaska Wednesday morning, but
Thursday and Friday, the coldest will be in the Eastern Interior,
supplied by northeasterly flow from Canada. A low that is
currently over Greenland will travel west across the Arctic
Archipelago through Thursday. That low will bring a front to the
eastern Arctic Coast on Friday, which results in light snow and
strong winds gusting up to 45 mph. That low will also refresh the
cold air over the eastern North Slope and Interior for the
weekend.

A 986mb surface low in the Gulf of Alaska is causing northerly gap
winds through the Alaska Range, as well as northwesterly winds
through the Upper Tanana Valley and Fortymile Country near Eagle.
Through Isabel Pass, winds will be gusting up to 45 mph until the
gradient weakens Thursday evening. Winds will be weaker through
Windy Pass, up to 35 mph. Cold Weather Advisories have been issued
for wind chills along the south side of the Alaska Range for the
combination of cold temperatures and strong winds. A Cold Advisory
has also been issued for the Upper Tanana Valley for wind chills
as low as -60F, with winds gusting up to 35 mph through Thursday
morning. Friday Evening, high pressure builds in over the state
and winds die down across the Interior and West Coast.

&&

.EXTENDED FORECAST DAYS 4-7...
By the start of the extended forecast period on Saturday morning,
a cold upper-level air mass will be settled over Northern Alaska.
Skies should be mostly clear, and the coldest temperatures at the
surface will be overnight in the 30s and 40s below in the Central
and Western Interior Valleys. There is enough daytime heating at
this point in the year to bump temperatures up into teens below
during the day. By Sunday, the coldest temperatures will be in the
Eastern Interior, due to the northerly flow provided by the
upper-level low over the Arctic Archipelago. Temperatures across
the eastern North Slope, and into the Central and Eastern Interior
will bottom out in the 30s and 40s through the middle of next
week. Temperatures in the western half of the state will still be
cold, but more in the 20s and 30s below range.

Another front will swing around the low over the Arctic
Archipelago resulting in another swell of locally strong winds
and light snow along the eastern Arctic Coast. Currently models
have this front arriving Saturday night/Sunday morning, but
there's enough uncertainty in the models that it could arrive a
bit later or earlier than that. Preliminary snow totals look to
be between up to 2 inches with wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph
along the Coast. Winds in Central and Eastern Brooks Range also
look to get a bump on Saturday, with gap winds gusting up to 40
mph. Winds along the North Slope and in the Brooks Range should
taper off by Monday night. However, northeasterly winds across
the Interior should strengthen on Monday night, as high pressure
building to the north and a low moving up into the Gulf create a
decent pressure gradient across Alaska.

Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AK...Cold Weather Advisory for AKZ848-850-851.
     Cold Weather Advisory for AKZ836.
PK...Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ803-816.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ805-852.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ806-807-817-854.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ810.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ811.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ850-857.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ851-853.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ856.
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