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WWAK41 PAFC 052353
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
253 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2026
AKZ722-723-061600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0008.260306T0800Z-260307T0600Z/
SW KENAI PENINSULA-NW KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NINILCHIK, CLAM GULCH, SOLDOTNA, NIKISKI,
HOMER, KENAI, STERLING, AND ANCHOR POINT
253 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 PM AKST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES, HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM
NINILCHIK TO NIKISKI. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. VISIBILITY
AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EITHER INTO
COOK INLET OR WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE DURATION OF SNOW
AND MAGNITUDE OF THE WINDS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE EXACT STORM
TRACK. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A PERIOD OF LESS SNOW AND WIND FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING; HOWEVER, ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND A
SHIFT IN THE WIND FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY LINGER INTO SATURDAY FOR COMMUNITIES
ALONG KACHEMAK BAY.
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.
AKZ721-061600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0031.260306T0600Z-260306T2000Z/
SOUTHERN KACHEMAK BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HALIBUT COVE, NANWALEK, AND SELDOVIA
253 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM AKST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...SOUTHERN KACHEMAK BAY, INCLUDING SELDOVIA.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE
TO RAIN AROUND NOON FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY
WINDS MAY REDEVELOP BY FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ703-704-725>728-061600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0031.260306T0800Z-260307T0400Z/
EAST TURNAGAIN ARM-PORTAGE-SOUTHERN KENAI MTNS-INTERIOR KENAI
PENINSULA-TURNAGAIN PASS-WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND & WHITTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEWARD, SUMMIT LAKE, WHITTIER, CHENEGA,
GIRDWOOD, MOOSE PASS, TURNAGAIN PASS, PORTAGE, AND HOPE
253 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM AKST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, AND MIXED PRECIPITATION. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 18 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
NEAR PORTAGE AND THROUGH TURNAGAIN PASS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
60 MPH THROUGH EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM.
* WHERE...GIRDWOOD, PORTAGE, WHITTIER, TURNAGAIN PASS, SEWARD,
INTERIOR KENAI PENINSULA
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. VERY STRONG
WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. RAIN
FALLING ONTO SNOW COVERED AND FROZEN ROADWAYS MAY FREEZE ON
CONTACT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
KENAI PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM AS
THE FRONT PUSHES NORTH, POSSIBLY TRANSITIONING SNOW TO RAIN FOR
GIRDWOOD, PORTAGE, WHITTIER AND SEWARD, RISING SNOW LEVELS TO
BETWEEN 300 AND 800 FEET MIDDAY BEFORE FALLING QUICKLY AT THE END
OF THE EVENT. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE STORM TRACK, WHICH
WILL LEAD TO FLUCTUATIONS IN SNOW LEVELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ724-061600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0031.260306T0800Z-260307T0600Z/
SKILAK LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COOPER LANDING AND SKILAK LAKE
253 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 PM AKST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.
VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...SKILAK LAKE.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. VERY STRONG
WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ729-061600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0031.260306T0800Z-260307T0200Z/
TYONEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TYONEK
253 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 PM AKST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 7 AND 14 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...TYONEK.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING
DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ735-061600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0031.260306T1000Z-260306T2000Z/
CORDOVA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TATITLEK AND CORDOVA
253 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM AKST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3
AND 8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...CORDOVA.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF
A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES, WITH
SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH
THEN CHANGE TO RAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AS WINDS INCREASE AND
WARMER AIR MOVES IN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ745>748-061600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0031.260306T1000Z-260307T1400Z/
WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY-SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY-CENTRAL SUSITNA
VALLEY-NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TRAPPER CREEK, BROAD PASS, TALKEETNA,
PETERSVILLE, WILLOW, DENALI HIGHWAY, SKWENTNA, AND CHULITNA
253 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 5
AM AKST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12
INCHES ALONG AND JUST WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY WITH HIGHER
AMOUNTS IN THE FAR NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE SUSITNA
VALLEY. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO AS
LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...SUSITNA VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. LOCALIZED AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ732-744-061600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0031.260306T1200Z-260307T1400Z/
THOMPSON PASS-ERNESTINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THOMPSON PASS, 46 MILE, AND TONSINA
253 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 5
AM AKST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...ERNESTINE AND THOMPSON PASS.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS SNOW
DEVELOPS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN SOUTHERLY BY FRIDAY EVENING AS A FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS,
WHERE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER
SNOW AND STRONGER WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ749-751-061600-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0031.260306T1200Z-260307T1400Z/
SOUTHERN COPPER VALLEY-MCCARTHY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHITINA, KENNY LAKE, AND MCCARTHY
253 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 5
AM AKST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.
* WHERE...MCCARTHY AND SOUTHERN COPPER VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM AKST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW FRIDAY MORNING MAY CHANGE TO A WINTRY
MIX OF SNOW, FREEZING RAIN, AND RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING
AS WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. IF
TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING, RAIN FALLING ONTO SNOW COVERED
AND FROZEN ROADWAYS MAY FREEZE ON CONTACT LEADING TO SLIPPERY
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.
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