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WWAK41 PAFC 242256
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
256 PM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2026
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CENTRAL SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TRAPPER CREEK, TALKEETNA, AND PETERSVILLE
256 PM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL SUSITNA VALLEY, INCLUDING TALKEETNA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AREAS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION HAVE DEVELOPED
ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL SUSITNA VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON,
INCLUDING A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL
FOR MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS IS ANTICIPATED ALONG THE TALKEETNA SPUR
ROAD AND NEAR TALKEETNA, WHERE TEMPERATURES COULD REMAIN AT OR
BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY
RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT, ALLOWING
FREEZING RAIN TO TRANSITION TO PLAIN RAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
AKZ748-250600-
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NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHULITNA, BROAD PASS, AND DENALI HIGHWAY
256 PM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 12
INCHES.
* WHERE...NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY, INCLUDING BROAD PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NORTH OF
TALKEETNA AND ACROSS BROAD PASS THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN LATE THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY MORNING
BEFORE TAPERING OFF. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AT
TIMES NEAR THE SOUTH END OF THE PASS, LIMITING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
AFTER A BREAK BREAK IN THE SNOW, ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY 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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NORTHERN COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAXSON
256 PM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM AKDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 10
INCHES, HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM PAXSON NORTH.
* WHERE...NORTHERN COPPER VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM AKDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN
COPPER RIVER VALLEY BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN 4 AM AND 4 PM SUNDAY BEFORE SLOWLY
TAPERING OFF. THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE NORTH
OF MILE POST 160 WITH THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS FROM PAXSON NORTH.
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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