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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1141 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2026
..PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THURSDAY
.SNOW SHOWERS ARE STARTING TO MAKE THEIR WAY ACROSS THE GULF
TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM IN FROM THE WEST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SEA LEVEL TEMPERATURES FROM PELICAN AND SKAGWAY
SOUTHWARD ARE STILL IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S AS OF 11 AM WHICH IS
RESULTING IN MORE OF A MIX IN PRECIP TYPE FOR THE NORTH WHERE THE
SHOWERS ARE STARTING UP. EXPECT THOSE TEMPERATURES TO START TO
DECREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS BECOMING MORE
WIDESPREAD AND PRECIP TYPES AT LOW ELEVATIONS BECOMING MORE SNOW.
YAKUTAT IS ALREADY SEEING HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WHICH WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE INTO THAT AREA INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.
AKZ317-260500-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260226T0600Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF YAKUTAT
1141 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AROUND 7 INCHES HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED
FROM THE YAKUTAT AREA AROUND 9 AM THIS MORNING FROM HEAVY SNOW
SHOWERS. EXPECT THOSE SHOWERS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE
TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.
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.
AKZ318-260500-
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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS
1141 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES.
* WHERE...MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AKST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS WILL BE ON THE KLONDIKE
HIGHWAY. SKAGWAY WAS IN THE MID 30S EARLIER THIS MORNING, BUT
NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE STARTED THERE WHICH HAS DROPPED THE
TEMPERATURE DOWN TO FREEZING. EXPECT MORE SNOW SHOWERS AS THE
DAY GOES ON.
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.
AKZ322-260500-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260226T1500Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELFIN COVE AND PELICAN
1141 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES.
* WHERE...CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE
WITH LOCALIZED LOCATIONS HAVING A CHANCE OF SEEING ACCUMULATIONS
A FEW INCHES HIGHER OR LOWER THEN THE ABOVE RANGE. TEMPERATURES
ARE STILL IN THE MID 30S LATE THIS MORNING RESULTING IN MORE
MIXED PRECIP WITH LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION SO FAR. TEMPERATURES
SHOULD START TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE AND POSSIBLY
HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTY BEFORE THE ONSET OF
WINTER WEATHER.
AKZ325-260500-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260226T1500Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF JUNEAU
1141 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT AND IS DISCOURAGED.
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING
COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN IN THE MID 30S WITH
MORE MIXED PRECIP SO FAR. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO START TO
DECREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS
ARRIVING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE WITH
LOCALIZED LOCATIONS HAVING A CHANCE OF SEEING ACCUMULATIONS A
FEW INCHES HIGHER OR LOWER THEN THE ABOVE RANGE.
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.
AKZ323-328-260500-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0012.260226T0300Z-260227T0100Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SITKA, CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG,
COFFMAN COVE, AND THORNE BAY
1141 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM AKST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA AND PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY
VARIABLE WITH LOCALIZED LOCATIONS HAVING A CHANCE OF SEEING
ACCUMULATIONS A FEW INCHES HIGHER OR LOWER THEN THE ABOVE
RANGE.
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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