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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
850 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2026
..POTENTIAL OVERRUNNING SNOW EVENT FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
.COLD ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE FOR THE
END OF THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEK. WITH THE COLD AIR IN PLACE,
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW OVER THE GULF INTO THE BERING SEA
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE AREA. WITH THE INCREASED DEWPOINTS
APPROACHING AND COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE, SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
FALL ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. CURRENT GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BE OVER THE PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE
THAT HOLD ONTO THE COLD AIR LONGER. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT
THIS OVERRUNNING SNOW EVENT LASTS INTO THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT
WEEK. THIS WILL DEPEND ON HOW LONG THE COLD AIR PERSISTS THROUGH
THE INNER CHANNELS.
MEANWHILE, SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF
THE PANHANDLE.
AKZ320>322-271400-
/O.EXP.PAJK.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260227T0600Z/
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.A.0005.260228T1500Z-260301T1500Z/
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS,
ELFIN COVE, AND PELICAN
850 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, IT IS BEING
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9PM AKST DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATION RATES
DECREASING BELOW THE ADVISORY THRESHOLD. FOR THE WINTER STORM
WATCH, HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...GLACIER BAY, EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND AND CAPE
FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, EXPIRING AT 9 PM AKST
THIS EVENING. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO START SATURDAY MORNING AND COULD POTENTIALLY LAST
INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE AND
WARM, MOISTURE RICH AIR MOVING OVER.
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.
AKZ328-270900-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260227T0900Z/
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
AND THORNE BAY
850 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO TWO INCHES.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE
INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO LESS
THEN A MILE AT TIMES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN
FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
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.
AKZ325-326-271400-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.A.0005.260228T1500Z-260301T1500Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JUNEAU AND PETERSBURG
850 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES POSSIBLE FOR JUNEAU. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16
INCHES POSSIBLE FOR PETERSBURG.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU AND PETERSBURG BOROUGH.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START SATURDAY MORNING
AND COULD POTENTIALLY LAST INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK WITH
COLD ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE AND WARM, MOISTURE RICH AIR MOVING
OVER.
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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