Winter Weather Advisory
NWS Anchorage AK ยท US
Details
Winter Weather Advisory In Effect Until 5 AM AKST Thursday
- Event
- Winter Weather Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Execute
Description
What
Freezing rain and rain falling on cold surfaces expected. Total ice accumulation of a light glaze.
Where
Lower Matanuska Valley and Southern Susitna Valley from south and west of Wasilla to Willow.
When
Until 5 AM AKST Thursday.
Impacts
Travel could be difficult. Some roads will become slick.
Additional details
Areas of light rain, possibly mixed with snow, will develop and become more widespread tonight. Temperatures will hover right around or a few degrees above freezing for locations south and west of Wasilla and below freezing near Willow. Colder areas, including hills, bridges, and overpasses will be the most likely to see freezing rain. Rain will then taper off overnight into Thursday morning, with temperatures cooling to freezing or below. Thus, any water on roadways will freeze.
Instructions
Slow down and use caution while traveling. For the latest road conditions call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.
Affected areas
- Lower Matanuska Valley
- Southern Susitna Valley
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Anchorage AK
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m12s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M77BY5QVNQNANR4R2NDS7EVX
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f4c919f5d0a213521ca30e01816a706713dffbe.001.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Anchorage AK
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAFC
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.3052
- WMO heading
- XOAK51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | WWY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | WSWAER |
| WMOidentifier | WWAK41 PAFC 120752 |
| NWSheadline | WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXA.PAFC.WW.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-261112T1400Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-12T05:00:00-09:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Lower Matanuska Valley
- Southern Susitna Valley
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 002170 |
| UGC | AKZ711 |
| UGC | AKZ746 |