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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
154 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2024
..MORE SNOW FOR THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND HAINES
A WARM FRONT IS CURRENTLY DRAPED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE
BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE UPPER PORTIONS OF KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND
THROUGH HAINES. WHILE SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 2500 FEET LATER
THIS EVENING, WE ARE FORECASTING AN ADDITIONAL 2-3 INCHES FOR THE
CHILKAT PENINSULA AND 3-4 INCHES FOR WHITE PASS.
AS PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO BACK OFF LATER TONIGHT, WINDS WILL
INCREASE OVER WHITE PASS, WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
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HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HAINES
154 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES.
* WHERE...HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE WET, HEAVY, AND
HARD TO MANAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, WHERE AVAILABLE, CALL 5 1 1 OR
VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS
154 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES.
* WHERE...KLONDIKE HIGHWAY ABOVE 1500 FEET.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOWER SNOW TOTALS OF AROUND 1 TO 3 INCHES
EXPECTED AT SKAGWAY AND DYEA. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE WET AND
HEAVY NEAR SEA LEVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTY BEFORE THE ONSET OF
WINTER WEATHER.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, WHERE AVAILABLE, CALL 5 1 1 OR
VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU
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