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WWAK41 PAFC 191322
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
522 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
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NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DENALI HIGHWAY, CHULITNA, AND BROAD PASS
522 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8
INCHES.
* WHERE...NORTH OF TALKEETNA, INCLUDING BROAD PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA
VALLEY MONDAY MORNING WITH STEADY SNOWFALL CONTINUING ALONG THE
PARKS HIGHWAY FROM NORTH OF TALKEETNA ACROSS BROAD PASS THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY TONIGHT.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.
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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EUREKA / TAHNETA PASS-WESTERN COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUREKA, LAKE LOUISE, MENDELTNA, TOLSONA,
TAHNETA PASS, AND NELCHINA
522 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
AKDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12
INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN EUREKA AND SHEEP MOUNTAIN.
* WHERE...EUREKA / TAHNETA PASS AND WESTERN COPPER VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO
STEADIER SNOWFALL THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE
SLOWLY TAPERING OFF BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY EVENING.
UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AROUND MENDELTNA WITH HIGHER
AMOUNTS FARTHER WEST ALONG THE GLENN HIGHWAY.
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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NORTHERN COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAXSON
522 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 10
INCHES FROM MILE POST 150 TO PAXSON AND BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES
FROM PAXSON NORTH TO MILE POST 200.
* WHERE...NORTHERN COPPER VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS.
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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THOMPSON PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THOMPSON PASS
522 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 18
INCHES, MAINLY NEAR THE TOP OF THE PASS.
* WHERE...THOMPSON PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A LONG DURATION SNOWFALL EVENT WILL BEGIN
EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. RISING
TEMPERATURES LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL CHANGE SNOW
TO RAIN FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE PASS. AT THE TOP OF THE PASS,
SNOW WILL BE MORE PROLONGED BUT MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES.
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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