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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
849 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2026
..WINTER WEATHER IMPACTING THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE
.MULTIPLE FRONTS ARE PUSHING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST BRINGING
MULTIPLE ROUND OF PRECIPITATION, WARMING TEMPERATURES, AND
INCREASING WINDS THROUGH EARLY WEEK. PRECIPITATION CONTINUES,
SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE STILL ONGOING. JUNEAU
IS SEEING A TRANSITION TO WINTRY MIX WITH SLEET IN DOWNTOWN, WITH
PRECIPITATION TYPES TRANSITIONING SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THIS
MORNING. STRONGER SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS CAUSED MORE MOISTURE TO MOVE
INTO THE SKAGWAY AND HAINES AREA, CAUSING MORE SNOW THAN
ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED, PROMPTING BOTH MOVING THE ADVISORY START
TIME TO NOW, AS WELL AS ADDING HAINES INTO THE MIX. WITH STABLE
AIR MOVING IN FROM THE CHILKAT VALLEY, COULD SEE PERIODS OF
FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AS THE STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION RAISES
TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING ABOVE 2000 FT.
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF JUNEAU
849 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY
* WHAT...HEAVY WET SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO
TWO INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY.
* IMPACTS...THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE ONGOING
MORNING COMMUTE AND EVENING COMMUTE. HEAVY WET SNOW WILL BE
DIFFICULT TO MANAGE DUE TO HIGH WATER CONTENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CONDITIONS ARE BEGINNING TO TRANSITION OVER
TO A WINTRY MIX, MAINLY WITH SLEET AND SNOW. A TRANSITION TO
RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
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.
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HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HAINES
849 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY
* WHAT...SNOW FOLLOWED BY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A
LIGHT GLAZE.
* WHERE...HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW WILL BE
DIFFICULT TO MANAGE DUE TO HIGH WATER CONTENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AROUND 1 TO 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN SO FAR.
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIXED PRECIPITATION WITH A
50% CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. FREEZING
RAIN FALLING ON THE EXISTING SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY MAKE SNOW
VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE.
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.
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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS
849 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8
INCHES.
* WHERE...KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED DURING
THE TRANSITION TO HEAVY, WET SNOW LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.
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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