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WWAK41 PAFC 100549
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
AKZ771-100700-
/O.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260110T0600Z/
KODIAK ISLAND NORTHEAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT LIONS, KODIAK CITY, AND OUZINKIE
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING
THE THREAT HAS ENDED.
AKZ732-101500-
/O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260110T2100Z/
THOMPSON PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THOMPSON PASS
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 18 AND 30 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...THOMPSON PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE SWITCHING TO SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE EVENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ725-101500-
/O.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260111T0600Z/
SOUTHERN KENAI MTNS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEWARD
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST SATURDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND
20 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...SEWARD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND COMBINE
WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND
POTENTIAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, WHICH MAY GENERATE RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN
AT SEA LEVEL. DESPITE WARMING TEMPERATURES, THE RECENT COLD SNAP
IS LIKELY TO GENERATE FREEZING RAIN IF PRECIPITATION SWITCHES OVER
TO RAIN. HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY IN THE BEAR CREEK
SUBDIVISION AND NORTH TO DIVIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ744-101500-
/O.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260110T2100Z/
ERNESTINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF 46 MILE AND TONSINA
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12
AND 26 INCHES. HIGHEST TOTALS NEAR THOMPSON PASS.
* WHERE...ERNESTINE AND 46 MILE.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ703-704-726>728-101500-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260111T1500Z/
EAST TURNAGAIN ARM-PORTAGE-INTERIOR KENAI PENINSULA-TURNAGAIN
PASS-WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND & WHITTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOPE, TURNAGAIN PASS, WHITTIER, CHENEGA,
PORTAGE, GIRDWOOD, SUMMIT LAKE, AND MOOSE PASS
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW, BLOWING SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 18 INCHES. HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS
EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND NEAR PORTAGE VALLEY. WINDS COULD
GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM.
* WHERE...EAST TURNAGAIN ARM, INTERIOR KENAI PENINSULA, TURNAGAIN
PASS, AND WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND & WHITTIER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS MAY
TRANSITION PRECIPITATION IN THE LOWEST 500 FT TO RAIN. DESPITE
WARMING TEMPERATURES, RAIN FALLING ONTO FROZEN GROUND IS LIKELY TO
FREEZE ON IMPACT SHOULD RAIN DEVELOP. RAIN WILL TRANSITION BACK
TO SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES COOL, THEN END FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ731-101500-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260111T1500Z/
VALDEZ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VALDEZ
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 14 AND 24
INCHES.
* WHERE...VALDEZ.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A LONG DURATION, STEADY SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN
THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL
BECOME WETTER AND DENSER SATURDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM,
WITH SOME MIXING WITH RAIN POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
LET UP THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ741-742-101500-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260110T1500Z/
NORTHERN COPPER VALLEY-WESTERN COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MENDELTNA, NELCHINA, TOLSONA, AND PAXSON
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12
INCHES.
* WHERE...NORTHERN COPPER VALLEY AND WESTERN COPPER VALLEY,
INCLUDING PAXSON AND EUREKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ743-101500-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260111T0600Z/
CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GLENNALLEN, COPPER CENTER, AND GAKONA
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, FOLLOWED BY A
PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTH WINDS SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS COULD LOFT THE NEW SNOWFALL, LEADING TO
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ749-101500-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260111T0600Z/
SOUTHERN COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHITINA AND KENNY LAKE
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 6 AND 14 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...MCCARTHY AND SOUTHERN COPPER VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, FOLLOWED BY A
PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTH WINDS SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS COULD LOFT THE NEW SNOWFALL, LEADING TO
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ALONG PARTS OF THE
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ750-101200-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260110T1200Z/
TOK CUTOFF-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEBESNA, CHISTOCHINA, MENTASTA LAKE, AND
SLANA
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2
TO 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW.
* WHERE...MENTASTA PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE DANGEROUSLY
COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON
EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH MENTASTA PASS
WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITY STARTING THIS EVENING. WINDS AND FALLING
SNOW WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ751-101500-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260110T2100Z/
MCCARTHY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCCARTHY
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 14 INCHES.
* WHERE...MCCARTHY AND SOUTHERN COPPER VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ702-101500-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.260110T0600Z-260111T1800Z/
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UPPER EAGLE RIVER, ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE,
AND INDIAN
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE AND EAGLE RIVER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN INITIAL ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN
LATE THIS EVENING ALONG WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS,
PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH
MIDDAY SATURDAY. A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN AS
WINDS DIMINISH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THEN GRADUALLY END THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ712-745>748-101500-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.260110T1000Z-260111T2100Z/
HATCHER PASS-WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY-SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY-
CENTRAL SUSITNA VALLEY-NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DENALI HIGHWAY, PETERSVILLE, SKWENTNA,
TRAPPER CREEK, BROAD PASS, TALKEETNA, WILLOW, CHULITNA, AND
HATCHER PASS
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
NOON AKST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 9 AND 18
INCHES. UP TO 24 INCHES POSSIBLE NORTH OF TALKEETNA AND THROUGH
BROAD PASS.
* WHERE...SUSITNA VALLEY AND HATCHER PASS.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO NOON AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW IS NOW INITIALLY EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE
TONIGHT. THERE COULD BE A BREAK IN HEAVIER SNOWFALL ALONG AND
EAST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SATURDAY FOR MOST OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY
SHIFTING TO HATCHER PASS AND THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS SATURDAY
NIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST SUNDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ701-711-101500-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.260110T1800Z-260111T1800Z/
ANCHORAGE-LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG LAKE, PALMER, EAGLE RIVER, ANCHORAGE,
EKLUTNA, AND WASILLA
849 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9
AM AKST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ANCHORAGE AND LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN INITIAL ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW IS STILL
EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING, BUT NEW SNOWFALL THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING WILL STAY LIGHT, GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS. A SECOND
ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP SOMETIME LATE SATURDAY
MORNING OR SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS ANCHORAGE AND EAGLE RIVER,
THEN SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY BE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW
WILL THEN GRADUALLY END THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
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