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WWAK41 PAFC 192134
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
134 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
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ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INDIAN, UPPER EAGLE RIVER, AND ANCHORAGE
HILLSIDE
134 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
AKDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12
INCHES, WITH THE GREATER AMOUNTS MORE LIKELY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* WHERE...ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL TO
AND BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS EVENING, CHANGING A MIX OF SNOW AND
RAIN TO SOLIDLY SNOWFALL. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GREATER AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THERE IS UNCERTAINTY FOR LOWER ELEVATION SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WHICH WILL DEPEND ON HOW SNOW LEVELS CHANGE OVER
TIME.
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
134 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND
16 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 CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. RISING TEMPERATURES LATE TODAY 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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NORTHERN COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAXSON
134 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 14
INCHES FROM MILE POST 150 TO PAXSON AND BETWEEN 12 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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NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHULITNA, DENALI HIGHWAY, AND BROAD PASS
134 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES.
* WHERE...NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA
VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON 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 LIGHT 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 MENDELTNA, NELCHINA, LAKE LOUISE, EUREKA,
TAHNETA PASS, AND TOLSONA
134 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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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