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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1013 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2026
..ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE KLONDIKE AND HAINES HIGHWAYS
.TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW ARE AHEAD OF US. A SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE
PANHANDLE TUESDAY EVENING WILL BRING WITH IT A ROUND OF WET SNOW
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF BLOWING SNOW FOR THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.
SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE VARIABLE, AS HIGH WINDS COULD RESULT IN
MORE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND LESS ACTUAL SNOW ACCUMULATION.
AFTER A SHORT BREAK, A STORM FORCE SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING UP INTO
THE PANHANDLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, BRINGING THE NEXT ROUND OF
MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE KLONDIKE
HIGHWAY AND THE HAINES HIGHWAY. CURRENTLY EXPECTING AROUND 1 TO
2 INCHES PER EVERY 3 HOURS TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT..
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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS
1013 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
60 MPH. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD
GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY NEAR WHITE PASS.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL NOON AKST
WEDNESDAY. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT AND IS DISCOURAGED.
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH WINDS WILL RESULT IN VARIABLE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN BOTH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS LOWER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THAN
ANTICIPATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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
1013 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO
10 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE HAINES HIGHWAY.
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COULD
BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH WINDS WILL RESULT IN VARIABLE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN BOTH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS LOWER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THAN
ANTICIPATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU
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