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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
840 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
..CONTINUED SNOW SHOWERS FOR HIGH ELEVATION KLONDIKE HIGHWAY
.MORE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY FOR THE KLONDIKE
HIGHWAY, PARTICULARLY NEAR WHITE PASS. SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH
SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO
LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES.
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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS
840 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 13
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...KLONDIKE HIGHWAY, NEAR WHITE PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS AT SEA LEVEL NEAR SKAGWAY HAVE TURNED
SOUTHERLY AND TEMPERATUES HAVE WARMED OVERNIGHT WITH A
TRANSITION TO RAIN. HOWEVER, CONTINUED SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN AT
THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER
WITH YOU IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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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