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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
606 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2026
..POTENTIAL OVERRUNNING SNOW EVENT FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
.SNOW SHOWERS ARE LINGERING LONGER INTO FRIDAY MORNING FOR
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THAN INITIALLY ANTICIPATED AS
ORGANIZED BANDS OF SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING NEAR PRINCE OF WALES
ISLAND AND BARANOF ISLAND. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
EXTENDED FOR A FEW HOURS INTO THE EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THESE
BANDS MOVE INLAND.
MAIN WINTER STORY WILL BE THIS WEEKEND AS 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.
AKZ327-271800-
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WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KAKE AND PORT ALEXANDER
606 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST 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 MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING.
* 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
1 MILE AT TIMES. AS OF 600 AM AKST, A BAND OF SHOWERS IS
TRACKING ALONG THE WESTERN PORTION OF BARANOF ISLAND MOVING NE
TOWARDS KAKE. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH
IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE LATE MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTY BEFORE THE ONSET OF
WINTER WEATHER.
AKZ328-272100-
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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
AND THORNE BAY
606 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE
INTO THE AREA AS A LOW IN THE GULF GRADUALLY MOVES SE. AS OF 600
AM AKST, A BAND OF SHOWERS IS TRACKING TOWARDS WESTERN POW WITH
VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE REPORTED AT KLAWOCK AND
HYDABURG. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
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>322-325-326-272300-
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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
606 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, 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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