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WWAK41 PAFC 191201
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
401 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
AKZ703-704-727-200115-
/O.EXB.PAFC.WW.Y.0036.260319T1800Z-260320T1200Z/
EAST TURNAGAIN ARM-PORTAGE-TURNAGAIN PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTAGE, GIRDWOOD, AND TURNAGAIN PASS
401 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
AKDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12
INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF UP TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL
RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS.
* WHERE...GIRDWOOD, PORTAGE AND TURNAGAIN PASS.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND MOVE OVER THE AREA. VERY LOW DENSITY SNOW WILL BE
EASILY SUSPENDED BY VEHICLES, LEADING TO LOW 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.
AKZ728-200000-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-260320T0000Z/
WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND & WHITTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHITTIER AND CHENEGA
401 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
* WHERE...WHITTIER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL
COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE
WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW MOVING IN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
WILL COINCIDE WITH STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH WHITTIER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ735-200115-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-260320T0300Z/
CORDOVA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TATITLEK AND CORDOVA
401 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE.
* WHERE...CORDOVA AND TATITLEK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
AND OR SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH OR MORE PER HOUR IN HEAVIER SNOW
SHOWERS COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AT
TIMES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH BY THURSDAY 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.
AKZ732-200100-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-260320T0100Z/
THOMPSON PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THOMPSON PASS
401 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE.
* WHERE...THOMPSON PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA
BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS PERSIST THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, THE
STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT MORE EASTERLY BY
THURSDAY EVENING AND DIMINISH SLIGHTLY IN INTENSITY, REDUCING THE
POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW.
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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