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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
607 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2026
..ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE KLONDIKE AND HAINES HIGHWAYS
.TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW ARE AHEAD OF US. A SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE
PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY MORNING IS BRINGING 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. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR SNOWFALL CLOSER TO SEA LEVEL AS
WELL WITH THIS SYSTEM, THOUGH LOWER TOTALS ARE EXPECTED.
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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS
607 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT 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 12 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...FOR THE ADVISORY, HIGH WINDS WILL RESULT IN
VARIABLE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. BLOWING SNOW COULD RESULT IN BOTH
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS WELL AS LOWER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THAN
ANTICIPATED. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, MINOR SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE NEAR SEA LEVEL, ALTHOUGH THE
MAJORITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATION ALONG THE
HIGHWAY.
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
607 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT 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...GREATEST SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE HAINES HIGHWAY, SOME POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW NEAR
SEA LEVEL, THOUGH TOTALS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE.
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COULD
BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE POSSIBILITY OF A PERIOD OF SNOWFALL IN
DOWNTOWN HAINES WEDNESDAY NIGHT CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE
POTENTIAL OF ANYWHERE FROM 1-6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION
EXISTS, WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS NEAR SEA LEVEL LIKELY TO OCCUR
ALONG THE CHILKAT PENINSULA.
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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