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WWAK47 PAJK 121535  
WSWAJK  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
635 AM AKST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
..ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS
 
 
.A STORM FORCE SYSTEM IS BRINGING THE NEXT ROUND OF MORE  
SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE HAINES HIGHWAY AND LESS SO FOR THE  
KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. AS PRECIPITATION RATES INCREASE, PRECIPITATION  
IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO ONLY SNOW. A MAJORITY OF THE HIGHER  
SNOW RATES ARE ANTICIPATED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF  
THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME, RATES HAVE A 30-50% CHANCE TO EXCEED ONE  
INCH PER HOUR DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FOR HAINES AND HAINES  
HIGHWAY, AND AROUND A 30% CHANCE TO EXCEED HALF AN INCH PER HOUR  
FOR THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.  
 
AKZ319-122345-  
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260213T0000Z/  
HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HAINES  
635 AM AKST THU FEB 12 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8  
INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...HAINES AND HAINES HIGHWAY.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH 3 PM AKST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOW RATES, POSSIBLY GREATER  
THAN ONE INCH PER HOUR, ARE ANTICIPATED DURING THE EARLY  
MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ318-122345-  
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260213T0000Z/  
MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS  
635 AM AKST THU FEB 12 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6  
INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...SKAGWAY AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH 3 PM AKST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOW RATES ARE ANTICIPATED DURING  
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY, AMOUNTS NEAR SEA LEVEL MAY  
BE LOWER IF PRECIPITATION RATES ARE INSUFFICIENT TO RESULT IN  
SUSTAINED ISOTHERMAL COOLING OF THE ATMOSPHERE.  
 
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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