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WWAK41 PAFC 102157
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1257 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
AKZ743-102300-
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CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COPPER CENTER, GLENNALLEN, AND GAKONA
1257 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
THE THREAT HAS ENDED.
AKZ749-102300-
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SOUTHERN COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KENNY LAKE AND CHITINA
1257 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
THE THREAT HAS ENDED.
AKZ725-110600-
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SOUTHERN KENAI MTNS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEWARD
1257 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.
* WHERE...SEWARD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW NORTH OF SEWARD. RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH SNOW AT TIMES
NEAR SEWARD AND MAKE ROADS VERY ICY. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY
DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS IN SEWARD HAVE WARMED
TEMPERATURES ENOUGH FOR RAIN TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN ON FROZEN GROUND MAY
CAUSE VERY ICY ROAD CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR SEWARD. NORTH OF SEWARD
IS WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED.
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.
AKZ701-711-110600-
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ANCHORAGE-LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PALMER, EKLUTNA, BIG LAKE, ANCHORAGE,
WASILLA, AND EAGLE RIVER
1257 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AS OF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, A BAND OF HEAVIER
SNOWFALL IS JUST WEST OF ANCHORAGE AND IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT
EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ANCHORAGE AND EAGLE RIVER. IT WILL
THEN SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY BE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. 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.
AKZ702-110600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260111T1800Z/
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE, INDIAN, AND UPPER
EAGLE RIVER
1257 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE AND EAGLE RIVER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DUE TO A SLIGHT SHIFT IN THE STORM TRACK,
WINDS ARE LESS LIKELY TO MAKE IT INTO THE HILLSIDE. ISOLATED
POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW REMAIN POSSIBLE IN SOUTH FORK EAGLE RIVER,
UPPER BEAR VALLEY AND UPPER POTTER VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ703-704-726>728-110600-
/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 MOOSE PASS, SUMMIT LAKE, CHENEGA,
WHITTIER, GIRDWOOD, HOPE, TURNAGAIN PASS, AND PORTAGE
1257 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH
THROUGH PORTAGE.
* 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, MAINLY THROUGH TURNAGAIN PASS. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY
DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. RAIN ON FROZEN AND SNOW COVERED SURFACES WILL CREATE
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG EASTERLY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED FROM
WHITTIER TO TURNAGAIN ARM. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE
DAY TODAY, WHICH WILL BRING SNOW LEVELS BACK DOWN TO SEA LEVEL
LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SNOW FALLING ONTO WET OR ICE
COVERED SURFACES NEAR SEA LEVEL MAY LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.
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>748-110600-
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HATCHER PASS-WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY-SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY-
CENTRAL SUSITNA VALLEY-NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLOW, HATCHER PASS, DENALI HIGHWAY,
SKWENTNA, TRAPPER CREEK, BROAD PASS, TALKEETNA, CHULITNA, AND
PETERSVILLE
1257 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE 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.
AKZ731-110600-
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VALDEZ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VALDEZ
1257 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES
WITH UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...VALDEZ.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF 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.
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