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Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1242 PM AKST Sun Feb 22 2026

.SYNOPSIS...
A significant multi-day winter storm is ongoing across Northern
Alaska. Conditions improve along the West Coast as the storm moves
further inland. Snow has begun across the Interior and continues
through Tuesday. The heaviest snow is expected Monday for the
Fairbanks North Star Borough. Late Sunday through Wednesday high
pressure builds into the region following the storm causing
temperatures to rapidly cool across the West Coast Monday and
across the rest of the region Tuesday and Wednesday. Colder,
drier, and mostly calmer conditions are expected for the latter
half of the week.

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.KEY WEATHER MESSAGES...
Central and Eastern Interior...
- A significant multi-day winter storm is ongoing in the Central
  Interior and is bringing considerable snowfall Sunday through
  early Wednesday to the region and particularly the Fairbanks
  North Star Borough and the Western Alaska Range. Snowfall totals
  for the event of 12 to 18 inches expected for the Fairbanks
  North Star Borough and Western Alaska Range. Winter Storm
  Warnings remain in effect. Lighter snow accumulations are
  expected further east where Winter Weather Advisories remain in
  effect.

- Gusty westerly winds through the Tanana Valley Tuesday may lead
  to periods of blowing snow, particularly east of Delta Junction
  where winds could gust up to 40 mph.

- Temperatures warm into the double digits above 0 with the heavy
  snowfall peaking in the 20s Monday afternoon. Temperatures then
  cool Tuesday through the end of the week following the storm
  with lows falling well into the double digits below 0.

- 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...
- A significant multi-day winter storm is ongoing and is bringing
  considerable snowfall through Sunday night to the West Coast and
  Western Interior, particularly from the Seward Peninsula north.
  12 to 18 inches of storm total snow is expected for the Western
  Brooks Range through Kotzebue and the Noatak Valley. Winter
  Storm Warnings remain in effect.

- Weakening winds have allowed conditions to improve along the
  Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea Coasts. The Blizzard Warnings have
  ended. Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect for these
  areas.

- Winds shift northwesterly and strengthen late Sunday into Monday
  from St. Lawrence Island north through the Bering Strait and
  east through the Chukchi Sea Coast. These winds coincide with
  the ending of the remaining precipitation. Gusty northwesterly
  winds may lead to periods of blowing snow through the Bering
  Strait and Chukchi Sea Coast Monday through Wednesday.

- Temperatures warming into the low to mid 30s from the Seward
  Peninsula south through 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. Rain could freeze on
  contact with cold surfaces on the ground causing slippery
  conditions. Winter Storm Warnings remain in effect for potential
  ice accumulations from this rain and wintry mix.

- 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. Any standing water left from the rain/wintry mix will
  freeze.

North Slope and Brooks Range..
- A significant multi-day winter storm is ongoing across the North
  Slope and is bringing heavy snow and periods of blizzard
  conditions across the North Slope through early Monday. 6 to 11
  inches of total snow expected West of Point Barrow and 5 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.

- Southerly winds shift westerly along the 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
  Sunday. Temperatures then cool Monday into Tuesday back into the
  double digits below 0.

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.FORECAST ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...
For Sunday through Wednesday.
At the start of the forecast period Sunday, a series of generally
weak surface lows (1006 to 1018 millibars) continues to pull
significant moisture into Northern Alaska from as far south as
Hawaii. A strong 1038 millibar high pressure in the North Pacific
forces the moisture to move further west keeping the moisture from
completely overwhelming the colder air across the state limiting
non-snow precipitation to the West Coast, particularly from the
Seward Peninsula south. As the surface lows and high pressure that
had previously settled over the Interior continue to slowly
weaken, gusty winds along the West Coast weaken as well. Pressure
in the Interior continues to decrease through Tuesday as the storm
progresses further inland reaching near 1000 millibars by
Tuesday. Following the storm`s movement east high pressure in
eastern Siberia extends towards the West Coast Monday switching
wind directions more to the northwest and beginning a sharp
cooling trend. As this higher pressure pushes east the moisture
transport for the storm finally cuts off allowing the storm to
weaken significantly Tuesday. Higher pressure to the west and
lower pressure to the east encourage gusty westerly winds through
the Tanana Valley potentially leading to areas of blowing snow
Tuesday into Wednesday. Pressure continues to increase from the
west to the east across Northern Alaska through Wednesday as the
storm has the last of its moisture drained in the Southeastern
Interior.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST DAYS 4-7...
For Wednesday through next Sunday.
At the start of the forecast period Wednesday, higher pressure
moving out of Siberia continues to push into Northern Alaska
bringing mostly clear, mostly calm, and significantly colder
conditions following the large winter storm earlier in the week.
As high pressure pushes against the Alaska Range gusty northerly
winds are expected along the south side of Alaska Range passes.
These areas are not expected to have received very much snow from
the recent storm, but winds will be strong enough that periods of
blizzard conditions are possible. Colder and drier conditions are
likely to remain through the end of the week.

The probability of another storm system approaching the region
next weekend has diminished since yesterday. There is still a
non-zero chance that there may be a somewhat notable storm, but it
is less likely than yesterday.

Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None

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.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AK...Winter Storm Warning for AKZ802-803-806-807.
     Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ836-837-849.
     Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ851-852.
     Winter Storm Warning for AKZ812-825-826-830-831.
     Winter Storm Warning for AKZ813-819.
     Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ814-815-817.
     Winter Storm Warning for AKZ816-818.
     Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ820-821.
     Winter Storm Warning for AKZ822-823.
     Winter Storm Warning for AKZ824-828-829.
     Winter Storm Warning for AKZ827.
     Winter Storm Warning for AKZ804-805-808>810-832-834.
     Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ833-835.
     Winter Storm Warning for AKZ838>846.
     Winter Storm Warning for AKZ847.
PK...Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ801.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ802-804-805-811>813-852-853-857>859.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ803.
     Gale Warning for PKZ806.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ807-856.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ808-810-855.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ809.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ814.
     Gale Warning for PKZ815-816-850-851-861.
     Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ817-860.
     Gale Warning for PKZ854.
&&

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