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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1202 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 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. A MORE ORGANIZED BAND OF SHOWERS IS DEVELOPING
ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRINGES OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND NEAR
HYDABURG, THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
AND THORNE BAY
1202 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMLULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE
INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO LESS THEN
A MILE AT TIMES. AS OF 1130 PM AKST, A MORE ORGANIZED BAND OF
SHOWERS IS DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF PRINCE OF
WALES ISLAND NEAR HYDABURG, THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN
EXTENDED THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING.
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.
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GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS,
ELFIN COVE, PELICAN, JUNEAU, AND PETERSBURG
1202 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 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.
* WHERE...GLACIER BAY, EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND AND CAPE
FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT.
* WHEN...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOWFALL 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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