780
WWAK41 PAFC 140550
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
850 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
AKZ701-702-141515-
/O.EXB.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.260114T1200Z-260114T1800Z/
ANCHORAGE-ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INDIAN, ANCHORAGE, UPPER EAGLE RIVER,
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE, EAGLE RIVER, AND EKLUTNA
850 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN
HEAVIER SNOWFALL.
* WHERE...ANCHORAGE / EAGLE RIVER (ALL ELEVATIONS).
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW
WILL BE LIGHT AND POWDERY IN NATURE AND EASILY LOFTED BY MOVING
VEHICLES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES AND EASILY
TRANSPORTABLE SNOW MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
AT TIMES ON AREA ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ711-746-141515-
/O.EXB.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.260114T1200Z-260114T2200Z/
LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY-SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLOW, PALMER, WASILLA, AND BIG LAKE
850 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE
AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOWFALL.
* WHERE...LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY AND SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM AKST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW
WILL BE LIGHT AND POWDERY IN NATURE AND EASILY LOFTED BY MOVING
VEHICLES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES AND EASILY
TRANSPORTABLE SNOW MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
AT TIMES ON AREA ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ713-747-141515-
/O.EXB.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.260114T1400Z-260115T0000Z/
SUTTON / UPPER MATANUSKA VALLEY-CENTRAL SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SUTTON, TRAPPER CREEK, TALKEETNA,
CHICKALOON, AND PETERSVILLE
850 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6
INCHES. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN
HEAVIER SNOWFALL.
* WHERE...CENTRAL SUSITNA VALLEY AND SUTTON / UPPER MATANUSKA VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM AKST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW
WILL BE LIGHT AND POWDERY IN NATURE AND EASILY LOFTED BY MOVING
VEHICLES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES AND EASILY
TRANSPORTABLE SNOW MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
AT TIMES ON AREA ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ732-141515-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.260114T1800Z-260115T0700Z/
THOMPSON PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THOMPSON PASS
850 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5
AND 10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...THOMPSON PASS.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM AKST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE
VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING, LASTING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ703-704-721>727-141515-
/O.CON.PAFC.WS.A.0006.260115T0900Z-260116T1500Z/
EAST TURNAGAIN ARM-PORTAGE-SOUTHERN KACHEMAK BAY-SW KENAI
PENINSULA-NW KENAI PENINSULA-SKILAK LAKE-SOUTHERN KENAI MTNS-
INTERIOR KENAI PENINSULA-TURNAGAIN PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIKISKI, CLAM GULCH, NANWALEK, SKILAK
LAKE, TURNAGAIN PASS, SELDOVIA, SUMMIT LAKE, SOLDOTNA, KENAI,
HALIBUT COVE, HOMER, NINILCHIK, PORTAGE, SEWARD, HOPE, COOPER
LANDING, GIRDWOOD, ANCHOR POINT, MOOSE PASS, AND STERLING
850 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
KENAI PENINSULA AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. WINDS COULD GUST AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...EAST TURNAGAIN ARM, WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA, SOUTHERN
KENAI MTNS, INTERIOR KENAI PENINSULA, AND TURNAGAIN PASS.
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY
WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A LARGE MOISTURE PLUME ALONGSIDE A WARM AIR
MASS AND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RISE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL FIRST START AS
SNOWFALL. ONCE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING HIGHER IN
ELEVATION, SNOWFALL WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN. BLOWING SNOW
IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE TRANSITION DUE TO GUSTY WINDS. ONCE SURFACE
TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING, PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MOSTLY
RAIN. HOWEVER, AS THE RAIN FALLS ON FROZEN SURFACES, SLIPPERY
ROADS AND SURFACES WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. THERE IS MUCH UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS EVENT AND THE
FORECAST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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