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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
402 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2026
..PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THURSDAY
.SNOW SHOWERS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY ACROSS THE GULF AND WILL
CONTINUE TO STREAM IN FROM THE WEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SEA
LEVEL TEMPERATURES FROM ANGOON AND SITKA SOUTHWARD ARE STILL IN
THE MID TO UPPER 30S AS OF 3 PM WHICH IS RESULTING IN MORE OF A
MIX IN PRECIP TYPE WHERE THE SHOWERS ARE STARTING UP. EXPECT
THOSE TEMPERATURES TO START TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING 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.
AKZ317-260600-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260226T0600Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF YAKUTAT
402 PM 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. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITY COULD BE AS LOW AS
A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AROUND 9 INCHES HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED
FROM THE YAKUTAT AREA AROUND NOON FROM HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS.
EXPECT THOSE SHOWERS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS LATE 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.
AKZ318-260600-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260226T0600Z/
MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS
402 PM 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. GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* WHERE...MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM AKST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS WILL BE ON THE
KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. SKAGWAY IS STILL IN THE MID 30S FOR
TEMPERATURES AND WILL SEE MUCH LOWER SNOW TOTALS THEN HIGHER
ON THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.
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.
AKZ322-260915-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260226T1500Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELFIN COVE AND PELICAN
402 PM 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...UNTIL 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 EARLY THIS
EVENING SO WHILE SNOW HAS STARTED THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION SO FAR. TEMPERATURES SHOULD START TO DECREASE
THIS EVENING 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.
AKZ325-260915-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260226T1500Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF JUNEAU
402 PM 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 THIS EVENING 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.
AKZ323-328-260915-
/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
402 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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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