Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday
Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM (PKZ855) Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 349 PM AKST Wed Feb 18 2026 |  |
Tonight: SW winds 25 kt. Thu: W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Thu Night: W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Fri: E winds 15 kt. Fri Night: E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sat: E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sat Night: SE winds 40 kt. Snow. Sun: SE winds 35 kt. Mon: N winds 20 kt. | |
| Zone Forecast: Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM (PKZ855) | |
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