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WWAK41 PAFC 200650
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1050 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
AKZ750-210000-
/O.EXA.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T0600Z/
TOK CUTOFF-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SLANA, NEBESNA, CHISTOCHINA, AND MENTASTA
LAKE
1050 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 12
INCHES, HIGHEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN MILE POST 40 AND MILE POST 90 OF
THE TOK CUTOFF.
* WHERE...TOK CUTOFF AND NABESNA ROAD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
TOK CUTOFF LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO
FALL BETWEEN 1 AM AND 1 PM 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.
AKZ702-210000-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T0600Z/
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE, UPPER EAGLE RIVER, AND
INDIAN
1050 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12
INCHES, HIGHEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION.
* WHERE...ANCHORAGE AND EAGLE RIVER HILLSIDES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO
ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING, THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH AROUND
MIDDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ714-742-210000-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T1200Z/
EUREKA / TAHNETA PASS-WESTERN COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUREKA, LAKE LOUISE, NELCHINA, MENDELTNA,
TAHNETA PASS, AND TOLSONA
1050 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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 THE WESTERN COPPER VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.
AKZ732-210000-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T1200Z/
THOMPSON PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THOMPSON PASS
1050 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.
AKZ741-210000-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T1200Z/
NORTHERN COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAXSON
1050 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, INCLUDING THE EASTERN DENALI
HIGHWAY AND PAXSON.
* 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.
AKZ701-711-713-202100-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.261020T1200Z-261020T2100Z/
ANCHORAGE-LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY-SUTTON / UPPER MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHICKALOON, SUTTON, WASILLA, EKLUTNA, BIG
LAKE, PALMER, ANCHORAGE, AND EAGLE RIVER
1050 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM AKDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6
INCHES, HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM AKDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE POSSIBLE, INCLUDING
DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RAIN WILL INTENSIFY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
AND CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND
HIGHEST ACCUMULATION WILL BE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS, FROM THE LOWER
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE TO EAST ANCHORAGE AND UP THE GLENN HIGHWAY
CORRIDOR TO PALMER AND SUTTON. ROADS WILL START OUT WET AND ROAD
SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE STILL WARM (IN THE UPPER 30S), BUT STEADY
MODERATE SNOW SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO LEAD TO SLUSHY ACCUMULATION,
ESPECIALLY ALONG NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS. SNOW WILL CHANGE BACK TO RAIN
BY LATE MORNING IN SOUTH TO WEST ANCHORAGE, CONTINUE NORTHWARD TO
THE MATANUSKA VALLEY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE EXACT TIMING OF
CHANGEOVER BACK TO RAIN WILL GREATLY IMPACT TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS.
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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