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WWAK41 PAFC 200325
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
725 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
AKZ732-735-200430-
/O.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-260320T0300Z/
THOMPSON PASS-CORDOVA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TATITLEK, CORDOVA, AND THOMPSON PASS
725 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED
THE THREAT HAS ENDED.
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
725 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.
AKZ728-201200-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-260320T1200Z/
WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND & WHITTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHENEGA AND WHITTIER
725 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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.
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