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Storm Warning 9, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 20, 2026, 3:48 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Feb 20, 2026, 3:48 PM AKST (00:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2026, 3:45 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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791 FZAK51 PAFG 210048 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 348 PM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 Arctic Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ811-211500- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .TUE...NW winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ812-211500- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ813-211500- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ814-211500- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ815-211500- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 45 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. .WED...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ857-211500- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 348 PM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt increasing to 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ858-211500- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 348 PM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ859-211500- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 348 PM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ860-211500- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 348 PM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ861-211500- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 348 PM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Snow. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. $$ Feb 26
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468 FZAK51 PAFG 211246 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 345 AM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 Arctic Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ811-220300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ812-220300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 35 kt becoming S. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ813-220300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ814-220300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ815-220300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 35 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ857-220300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 345 AM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 45 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .SUN...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ858-220300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 345 AM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ859-220300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ860-220300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 345 AM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ861-220300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. $$ Feb 26
025 FZAK51 PAFG 220048 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 348 PM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 Arctic Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ811-221500- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ812-221500- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ813-221500- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ814-221500- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ815-221500- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt becoming S 20 kt. Snow. .SUN...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ857-221500- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 348 PM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 50 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .SUN...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .THU...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ858-221500- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 348 PM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ859-221500- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 348 PM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ860-221500- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 348 PM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ861-221500- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 348 PM AKST Sat Feb 21 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Snow. .SUN...W winds 20 kt. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ Feb 26
601 FZAK51 PAFG 221245 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 22 2026 Arctic Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ811-230300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 25 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ812-230300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ813-230300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 22 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ814-230300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 22 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ815-230300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 22 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ857-230300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ858-230300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ859-230300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 22 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ860-230300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 22 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ861-230300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 22 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 15 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ Feb 26
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Feb 20, 3:33 PM AKST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 3:33 PM AKST, 15 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
333 PM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026
.SYNOPSIS...
A significant multi-day winter storm is expected to impact most
of Northern Alaska Saturday through Wednesday. Snow begins along
the West Coast and North Slope late Friday into Saturday which
leads to periods of blizzard conditions through the Bering Strait,
along the Chukchi Sea Coast, the Baldwin Peninsula, and the
Western Arctic Coast as strong winds overlap with falling snow.
Heavy snow drapes across the North Slope and Western Interior
Saturday into Sunday. Heavy snow reaches the Central Interior
including the Fairbanks North Star Borough by mid-day Sunday.
Multiple days of snowfall are expected for most locations with
this event. Winds weaken Sunday into Monday improving blizzard
conditions, but snowfall continues in the Interior through Tuesday
and into Wednesday for the Western Alaska Range. Warming
temperatures throughout this storm will lead to periods of rain
along the Lower Yukon River which will likely freeze on the
ground. Colder and drier conditions are expected to return late
next week following this storm.
&&
.KEY WEATHER MESSAGES...
Central and Eastern Interior...
- Relatively clear and calm conditions across the Interior Friday
and Saturday under high pressure. Overnight valley temperatures
drop into the -30 to -40 range across the Interior Friday night.
- A significant multi-day winter storm approaches the Interior
Sunday morning bringing considerable snowfall Sunday through
Tuesday to the Central Interior including the Fairbanks North
Star Borough and the Western Alaska Range. Snowfall totals for
the event of 8 to 16 inches possible. Winter Storm Watches have
been issued.
- Temperatures warm into the double digits above 0 with the heavy
snowfall. Temperatures then cool Wednesday through the end of
next week following the storm with lows falling well into the
double digits below 0.
West Coast and Western Interior...
- A significant multi-day winter storm approaches the West Coast
Friday afternoon through Friday night bringing considerable
snowfall Friday night through Sunday night to the West Coast and
Western Interior, particularly from the Seward Peninsula north.
10 to 20 inches of snow are possible for the Western Brooks
Range through Kotzebue and the Noatak Valley. Winter Storm
Warnings and Winter Storm Watches have been issued.
- Strong southerly winds through the Bering Strait and
southeasterly winds along the Chukchi Sea Coast could cause
periods of blizzard conditions late Friday through early Sunday.
Blizzard Warnings have been issued.
- Temperatures warming into the low to mid 30s from the Seward
Peninsula south Saturday and Sunday will cause much of the
precipitation along the Lower Yukon, Yukon Delta, and St.
Lawrence Island to fall as rain. Some rain and wintry mix is
expected for the Seward Peninsula as well Sunday. Rain could
freeze on contact with cold surfaces on the ground causing
slippery conditions. A Winter Storm Watches have been issued
for potential ice accumulations from this rain.
- Temperatures cool rapidly Monday into Tuesday as Arctic air from
Siberia moves over the region. Temperatures fall below 0 by
Tuesday and into the teens and 20s below 0 by Wednesday for most
places.
North Slope and Brooks Range..
- A significant multi-day winter storm approaches the western
North Slope Friday night into Saturday bringing heavy snow and
periods of blizzard conditions across the North Slope Saturday
through early Monday. 6 to 10 inches of total snow expected West
of Point Barrow and 6 to 9 inches total expected east of Point
Barrow. Greater totals of 10 to 16 inches possible for the
Eastern Brooks Range, primarily east of the Dalton Highway.
Winter Storm Warnings have been issued.
- Gusty southerly winds are expected as this storm passes Friday
night into Saturday, particularly at Point Hope where gusts up
to 70 mph are possible. Blizzard conditions are expected and a
Blizzard Warning has been issued. Winds shift southwesterly
Saturday night into Sunday along the Arctic Coast and then
westerly along the eastern Arctic Coast late Sunday into Monday.
Periods of blizzard conditions are possible along the Arctic
Coast Sunday through Monday, particularly east of Prudhoe Bay.
- Temperatures warm significantly into the teens and 20s above 0
across the North Slope as this storm passes through the area
Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures then cool Monday into Tuesday
back into the double digits below 0.
&&
.FORECAST ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...
For Friday through Monday.
At the start of the forecast period Friday, a strong 584 decameter
ridge of high pressure extends from the North Pacific into the
Bering Sea. Relatively calm conditions Friday can be attributed to
this feature. A strong shortwave low moving through the pattern
pulls considerable moisture into itself from as far south as
Hawaii around the Pacific high bringing significant snowfall to
the West Coast Saturday. A surface high under the ridge in the
1040s allows for a very strong pressure gradient along the West
Coast despite the weak surface low under the shortwave only being
around 1010 millibars. Strong winds along the West Coast are
therefore capable of creating periods of blizzard conditions as
the low moves from the Northwest Bering Sea to the Chukchi Sea and
across the Arctic Coast. Heavy snow moves inland as the ridge in
the North Pacific weakens. Due to continuous moisture transport
from the south and cold air from a strong Canadian high
significant multi-day snowfall is expected for the Central
Interior including the Fairbanks North Star Borough. However the
West Coast pulls in too much warm air and much of the
precipitation is expected to fall as rain, primarily south of the
Seward Peninsula, but some periods of rain/wintry mix is expected
for the Seward Peninsula as well.
On Monday a strong 1045 millibar surface high in eastern Siberia
begins to move east. This brings significantly colder and drier
air across the West Coast by Monday night and squeezes out the
remaining moisture trapped in the Interior Monday night through
Tuesday with some lingering snow showers possible into Wednesday
depending on how quickly this Siberian high takes over.
&&
.EXTENDED FORECAST DAYS 4-7...
For Monday through next Friday.
At the start of the extended forecast period late Monday, a high
pressure region moves out of Siberia over the West Coast and into
the Interior cutting off the moisture transport for this snow
event and squeezing out the remaining moisture that gets trapped
in the Interior. The winter storm impacts mostly end for the West
Coast by Tuesday, but will continue through Tuesday for the
Interior as the remaining moisture continues to fall as snow. High
pressure settles over Northern Alaska following this storm
allowing colder, drier, and clearer conditions to return late next
week.
Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None
&&
.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AK...Blizzard Warning for AKZ801.
Winter Storm Warning for AKZ802-803-806-807.
Winter Storm Watch for AKZ812-831.
Winter Storm Warning for AKZ813-819.
Blizzard Warning for AKZ814-815-817.
Winter Storm Warning for AKZ816-818.
Blizzard Warning for AKZ820-821.
Winter Storm Warning for AKZ822-823.
Winter Storm Watch for AKZ824-828-829.
Winter Storm Watch for AKZ825-826-830.
Winter Storm Warning for AKZ827.
Winter Storm Warning for AKZ804-805-808>810.
Winter Storm Watch for AKZ832-834.
Winter Storm Watch for AKZ838>846.
Winter Storm Watch for AKZ847.
PK...Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ801-803-852.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ802.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ804.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ805-816-850-853.
Gale Warning for PKZ806-807-817-856.
Gale Warning for PKZ808.
Gale Warning for PKZ809.
Gale Warning for PKZ810-854.
Storm Warning for PKZ811.
Gale Warning for PKZ812-858.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ813-860.
Gale Warning for PKZ851.
Gale Warning for PKZ855.
Storm Warning for PKZ857.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ859.
&&
StokesThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 3:48 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Feb 20, 3:48 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:49 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:45 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 10:27 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | Denali, Fairbanks North Star, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 3 days |
| Feb 21, 10:27 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 3 days |
| Feb 21, 11:21 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | Nome Census Area, Northwest Arctic, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 3 days |
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