581  
WWAK41 PAFC 210418  
WSWAER  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
818 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
AKZ702-210530-  
/O.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T0600Z/  
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE, UPPER EAGLE RIVER, AND  
INDIAN  
818 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED  
 
SNOW HAS LIGHTENED UP ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE AND EAGLE RIVER HILLSIDES.  
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT, WITH LESS THAN  
ONE INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.  
 
 
 
AKZ714-742-211200-  
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T1200Z/  
EUREKA / TAHNETA PASS-WESTERN COPPER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TAHNETA PASS, MENDELTNA, NELCHINA, LAKE  
LOUISE, TOLSONA, AND EUREKA  
818 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ732-211200-  
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T1200Z/  
THOMPSON PASS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THOMPSON PASS  
818 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.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ741-211200-  
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T1200Z/  
NORTHERN COPPER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAXSON  
818 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, 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ743-210600-  
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T0600Z/  
CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GAKONA, GLENNALLEN, AND COPPER CENTER  
818 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ750-210600-  
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T0600Z/  
TOK CUTOFF-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SLANA, NEBESNA, MENTASTA LAKE, AND  
CHISTOCHINA  
818 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 AND NABESNA ROAD.  
 
* 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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