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WWAK41 PAFC 012024
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1224 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2026
AKZ704-727-020700-
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PORTAGE-TURNAGAIN PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TURNAGAIN PASS AND PORTAGE
1224 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING
FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN PASS...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTAGE AND TURNAGAIN PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...SUDDEN CHANGES FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. DROPS IN VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE
HALF MILE IS POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS. THE
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE NEAR PORTAGE. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY
DIFFICULT WITH SLICK ROADS AND RAPID CHANGES TO 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.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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