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WWAK41 PAFC 081348
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
448 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2026
AKZ749-751-090200-
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SOUTHERN COPPER VALLEY-MCCARTHY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCCARTHY, KENNY LAKE, AND CHITINA
448 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST MONDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 18 INCHES. HIGHEST
AMOUNTS NEAR MCCARTHY.
* WHERE...MCCARTHY AND SOUTHERN COPPER VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
EDGERTON HIGHWAY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A LONG DURATION SNOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COPPER
VALLEY SOUTH ALONG THE EDGERTON HIGHWAY TO MCCARTHY. LIGHT SNOW
WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY SUNDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A BRIEF
LULL BEFORE INTENSITY INCREASES AGAIN MONDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF
ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL
BEGIN TO TAPER OFF MONDAY 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.
AKZ743-750-090200-
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CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY-TOK CUTOFF-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHISTOCHINA, NEBESNA, COPPER CENTER,
SLANA, GLENNALLEN, GAKONA, AND MENTASTA LAKE
448 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 18 INCHES. HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ALONG THE TOK CUTOFF FROM CHISTOCHINA TO MENTASTA PASS.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH ALONG THE TOK CUTOFF.
* WHERE...CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY AND TOK CUTOFF.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY THROUGH MENTASTA
PASS AND ALONG THE TOK CUTOFF. THE SNOW WILL BE POWDERY GIVEN THE
COLD TEMPERATURES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL, GUSTY WINDS,
AND EASILY TRANSPORTABLE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A LONG DURATION SNOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL COPPER
VALLEY NORTH OF GLENNALLEN AND ALONG THE TOK CUTOFF TO MENTASTA
PASS. LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY SUNDAY WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF A BRIEF LULL BEFORE INTENSITY INCREASES AGAIN
MONDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER
OFF MONDAY 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.
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