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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
735 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2026
..WINTER WEATHER IMPACTING THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE
.MULTIPLE FRONTS ARE PUSHING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST BRINGING
MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION, WARMING TEMPERATURES, AND
INCREASING WINDS THROUGH EARLY WEEK. PRECIPITATION CONTINUES,
SNOW FOR THE FAR NORTHERN PANHANDLE STILL ONGOING. JUNEAU HAS
SEEN A TRANSITION TO COLD RAIN AS OF MONDAY EVENING. 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. AS OF 730 PM, SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE
REACHED SKAGWAY AND HAVE BEGUN RAISING TEMPERATURES AND RAIN HAS
BEGUN MIXING WITH SNOW. WITH STABLE AIR MOVING IN FROM THE CHILKAT
VALLEY, COULD SEE PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT NEAR HAINES AS
THE STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION RAISES TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING
ABOVE 2000 FT.
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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS
735 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 7 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* 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.
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HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HAINES
735 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP
TO TWO INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT GLAZE. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* 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 2 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN SO FAR.
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIXED PRECIPITATION WITH A
50% CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. FREEZING RAIN
FALLING ON EXISTING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU
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