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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
154 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. ORGANIZED BANDS OF SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING NEAR
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND SOUTHERN BARANOF ISLAND, THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE WESTERN KUPREANOF
ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND, PREDOMINATELY FOR KAKE AND PORT ALEXANDER
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
AKZ327-271500-
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WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KAKE AND PORT ALEXANDER
154 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 5 INCHES. REDUCED VISIBILITIES
AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* 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 130 AM AKST, A BAND OF SHOWERS IS
DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF BARANOF ISLAND MOVING
NE TOWARDS KAKE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN
FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTY BEFORE THE ONSET OF
WINTER WEATHER.
AKZ328-271500-
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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
AND THORNE BAY
154 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
EARLY THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1 MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE
INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO LESS THEN
A MILE AT TIMES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL 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.
AKZ320>322-325-326-271900-
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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
154 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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