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WWAK41 PAFC 142334
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
234 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
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THOMPSON PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THOMPSON PASS
234 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
THE THREAT HAS ENDED.
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SUTTON / UPPER MATANUSKA VALLEY-CENTRAL SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TALKEETNA, TRAPPER CREEK, SUTTON,
PETERSVILLE, AND CHICKALOON
234 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON
THE THREAT HAS ENDED.
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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 NANWALEK, KENAI, SELDOVIA, NIKISKI, HOPE,
SKILAK LAKE, COOPER LANDING, MOOSE PASS, SOLDOTNA, CLAM GULCH,
HALIBUT COVE, STERLING, HOMER, NINILCHIK, TURNAGAIN PASS, SUMMIT
LAKE, PORTAGE, GIRDWOOD, SEWARD, AND ANCHOR POINT
234 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT
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 MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT 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.
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