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WWAK41 PAFC 192300
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
300 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
AKZ728-201200-
/O.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-260320T1200Z/
WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND & WHITTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHITTIER AND CHENEGA
300 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
8 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 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL
COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS COINCIDING WITH SNOW
SHOWERS COULD LEAD TO SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITY. PLAN EXTRA TIME
IF TRAVELING AND PREPARE FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING 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.
AKZ703-704-727-201200-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-260320T1200Z/
EAST TURNAGAIN ARM-PORTAGE-TURNAGAIN PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TURNAGAIN PASS, PORTAGE, AND GIRDWOOD
300 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE 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.
AKZ732-200300-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-260320T0300Z/
THOMPSON PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THOMPSON PASS
300 PM 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...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, THE STRONG
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT MORE EASTERLY THIS
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.
AKZ735-200100-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-260320T0100Z/
CORDOVA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CORDOVA AND TATITLEK
300 PM 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...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 TONIGHT
WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATER THIS 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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