481  
WWAK41 PAFC 210535  
WSWAER  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
935 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
AKZ714-732-742-210645-  
/O.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T1200Z/  
EUREKA / TAHNETA PASS-THOMPSON PASS-WESTERN COPPER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TAHNETA PASS, MENDELTNA, NELCHINA, LAKE  
LOUISE, THOMPSON PASS, TOLSONA, AND EUREKA  
935 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED  
 
SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WESTERN COPPER VALLEY, INCLUDING  
EUREKA AND TAHNETA PASS AREAS. SNOW IN THOMPSON PASS HAS BECOME MORE  
SHOWERY IN NATURE. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW  
OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.  
 
 
 
AKZ743-750-210645-  
/O.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T0600Z/  
CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY-TOK CUTOFF-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SLANA, GAKONA, MENTASTA LAKE, NEBESNA, COPPER  
CENTER, GLENNALLEN, AND CHISTOCHINA  
935 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING  
 
SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY AND TOK CUTOFF  
REGIONS. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT  
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.  
 
 
 
AKZ741-211200-  
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-261021T1200Z/  
NORTHERN COPPER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAXSON  
935 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2  
INCHES.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
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