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Extreme Cold Watch
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 127 PM AKST Sat Feb 7 2026 AKZ801>810-090100- /O.NEW.PAFG.EC.A.0002.260209T0300Z-260212T0300Z/ Western Arctic Coast-Northwest Arctic Coast-Northern Arctic Coast- Central Beaufort Sea Coast-Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast-Western Arctic Plains-Howard Pass and the Delong Mountains-Central Arctic Plains-Central Brooks Range-Romanzof Mountains- Including the cities of Flaxman Island, Deadhorse, Atigun Pass, Headwaters of the Canning River, Point Thomson, the Dalton Highway from MP 322 to MP 387, Anaktuvuk Pass, Alpine, Point Hope, Umiat, Cape Lisburne, Nuiqsut, Kuparuk, Point Lay, Kaktovik, Sagwon, Galbraith Lake, the Dalton Highway north of MP 387, Utqiagvik, Franklin Bluffs, Atqasuk, Wainwright, Prudhoe Bay, the Dalton Highway from MP 232 to MP 322, and Howard Pass 127 PM AKST Sat Feb 7 2026 ...EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 75 below possible. * WHERE...Arctic Coast, Arctic Plains, and Brooks Range Passes. * WHEN...From Sunday evening through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 75 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 5 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Moderate winds between 5 to 10 mph are expected to start as early as Sunday night, with increasing winds around 15 to 20 mph expected to peak Tuesday into Wednesday along the Eastern Arctic Coast. Winds gusts may be as high as 60 mph along the Chukchi Sea Coast, while winds in Atigun Pass will remain gusty. This coupled with ambient air temperatures as low as 50 below Monday night into Tuesday, will allow for dangerously cold wind chills to impact much of the Arctic Coast through midweek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go outside. && $$ CS/BB