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WWAK41 PAFC 202056
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1256 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
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ANCHORAGE-LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY-HATCHER PASS-SUTTON / UPPER
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EAGLE RIVER, PALMER, ANCHORAGE, CHICKALOON,
EKLUTNA, BIG LAKE, SUTTON, HATCHER PASS, AND WASILLA
1256 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING AND SNOWFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED. LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH THE EVENING, BUT ANY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION AS
ROADS MAY BE SLICK.
AKZ702-210600-
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ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE, INDIAN, AND UPPER EAGLE
RIVER
1256 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO
INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION.
* WHERE...ANCHORAGE AND EAGLE RIVER HILLSIDES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING,
WHICH MAY LEAD TO SLOWER TRAVEL THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE.
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, LAKE LOUISE, NELCHINA, TOLSONA,
TAHNETA PASS, AND EUREKA
1256 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO
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...STEADY LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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
1256 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES.
* WHERE...THOMPSON PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TEMPERATURES AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING
WILL ALLOW SNOW TO CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
THE PASS. AT THE TOP OF THE PASS, SNOW WILL BE MORE PROLONGED BUT
MAY ALSO BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DEPEND
ON HOW MUCH TEMPERATURES WARM.
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
1256 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2
INCHES FROM MILE POST 150 TO PAXSON AND BETWEEN 2 AND 3 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.
AKZ743-210600-
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CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GLENNALLEN, COPPER CENTER, AND GAKONA
1256 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL COPPER
VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING. RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES
SOUTH OF GULKANA, LIMITING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
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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TOK CUTOFF-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEBESNA, MENTASTA LAKE, CHISTOCHINA, AND
SLANA
1256 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO
INCHES.
* WHERE...TOK CUTOFF.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.
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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